RE: Adon Olam et al

[Adrian Durlester <durleste...>]

Adon Olam one can fit to most any tune. What I find more intriguing are
other connections. Try, for example, waking up your religious school kids
with Modeh Ani sung to "Oh, What a Beautiful Morning!" As Tom Lehrer once
sang "it don't matter if you have to fit a couple of extra syllables into a
line." (Tom Lehrer-Folk Song Army.)

And though I don't want to open up this whole debate again, while it might
be nice (and desirable) to use nice chassidishe tunes, I'll remind us that
we've been adopting the music of the cultures in which we have lived for
centuries.

Adrian


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[mailto:owner-jewish-music (at) shamash(dot)org]On Behalf Of winston weilheimer
Sent: Sunday, January 31, 1999 8:25 AM
To: World music from a Jewish slant.
Subject: RE: Jewish cowboy music
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Absolutely serious.  It looks like others have used some good tunes too.
When I moved to DeLand (outside Orlando), the members of my previous shul
sang Adon Olam to "It's a small world after all."  I also use Oh once there
was a wicked wicked man... on the Shabbat before Purim, Maoz tsur on Shabbat
Channukah, and dayanu for Shabbat Pesach.  Love the idea of Saints go
marchin in...perhaps around Mardi Gras!

Now that I have opened this can of worms...how about some other suggestions
out there!



Winston Weilheimer
Rabbi
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