There's a decent bit of music on the streets of Jerusalem. Saw this mandolin man at the beginning of Ben Yehuda St., which is lined with shoppers and buskers. Some groups of youngsters with guitars play and sing just for fun. Kinda nice. The Arab music plays in the shops lining the Muslim souq in the old city, and one of my favorite experiences was of an a-capella Islamic song played on someone's cell phone on the way to Bethlehem in a sherut. There's no denying the western vibe of some of the Jewish parts of town- it's not unusual to hear a very American brand of English being spoken. Not surprising, but to hear this song was. It's a band playing what sounds like the old American folk song Big Rock Candy Mountain. Interesting because the song was about a hobo's hopeful but sarcastic version of paradise- might be a good analogy to this place.
Hard Rock Candy Mountain- Jerusalem from Jason Williams on Vimeo.
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