gerard marenghi is the only member of the cast of wizard of oz still alive.
gerard marenghi is the only member of the cast of wizard of oz still alive.
is any of the cast of wizard of oz still alive?
gerard marenghi
Na
Na
following the chorus, the song changes tempo entirely, as oz begins to rap in hebrew. he expands on his earlier description of the risk of fanaticism, describing a nightmarish situation in which nobody else seems aware of, or concerned about, what is happening. the tempo then switches back to the steady beat of the earlier verses, but with oz still singing in hebrew describing the people in his situation as "pawns". he switches further to his dramatic vocals, wondering if perhaps the song is altogether "too sharp", and suggesting that "we should sing palm tree songs, desert songs with no flags", referring to an older, romantic (and apolitical) style of israeli song. the next line -- "ani od khay, khay, khay" ("i'm still alive, alive, alive") -- is a direct quote of the hook from israel's upbeat (and apolitical) second-place-winning 1983 eurovision entry, "khay". but this quote, exuberant and triumphant in khay, here is (perhaps slyly) repurposed as just part of the nervous narrator's thought-- "i'm still alive, alive, alive" it begins, then concludes (no longer apolitical), "and if the situation remains as frightening as it has been, only then i will say / i'm gonna push the button" (i.e. ""i'm" gonna push the button" in the final chorus, a response to ""they're" gonna push the button" (in the first chorus) and ""he's" gonna push the button" (in the second chorus) ).
push the button (teapacks song)