Amen / אמן - Israel 1995 - Eurovision songs with live orchestra

[@rietvanmilt4194]

The best Eurovision song ever, I want to hear this at my funeral

[@JanKowalski-vj9py]

While You're still alive I propose You a non-ESC israeli song called "Al kol eleh". For everyday's use.

[@roelanddirker7620]

Geeft wel een beetje aan in wat voor kunstmatig uitgelegd (waarschijnlijk) leven u zich bevind. Ver weg van alle (cachet-gevende) gevaren.

[@rafaelhego]

Really do you think you're going to be able to hear something at your funeral?

[@jesperbn78]

WOW!!!! This is SUCH a strong performance, and they totally nailed it!!! - This remains one of my favourite Israeli songs of the contest.

[@anitallanos6134]

This song becomes meaningful and moving these days of craziness and cruelty. Let's pray for peace!!

[@אליאלאליאל-מ2ו]

Allright. I agree. Super song!!!

[@roelanddirker7620]

This song makes clear how cruel and soul-less a people can get, when being assured of living "in truth".

[@nitah4369]

Amen! ❤🇮🇱❤

[@JanKowalski-vj9py]

At a time Internet was it its infancy. Few people were aware what is this song all about.

[@padraigoriordan1304]

I Remember this.. Israel were always great ..Love from Ireland!

[@amite100]

same goes for Ireland. you always brought GREAT songs to the competition :) Greets from Tel Aviv

[@padraigoriordan1304]

Amit Ezra Very welcome and appreciated.. love to visit Israel.. pity you are no longer in it and our Irish TV station chooses such dire songs! Irish Bearhugs

[@JorgeJRO]

It was my favourite song in 1995. I don't understand how our Spanish jury didn't vote any point to Israel that year (we usually appreciate songs from Israel in ESC). On the other hand, they gave their 12 points to Spain. Although our song was more successful, I prefer "Amen".

[@cinzanobianco1]

Great song and great ballad great vocals by Liora. This only came 8th I really wanted this song to do it the UK gave it 12 points they generally give douze points to the best song. I also loved love city groove that year. Ah the good old days of Eurovision 👈

[@kennet7837]

I'm not religious, but I love this song.

[@JanKowalski-vj9py]

Actually it's a fully fledged prayer.

[@Lommy9999]

She deserves more credit for her performance.

[@noamzacks3315]

Politics..Greece to cyprus and opposite,the scandinavians between themselves..France/Monnaco....and Israel..?well,my country stands alone...We don't expect much from the two faced continent called Europe

[@fresisuisse9904]

From SPAIN 🇪🇸 I LOVE this Song ❤️

[@ponyclub3198]

And Israel gave 12 points to Spain :)

[@roelanddirker7620]

Funny, the marvelous charming song from Spain THAT SAME YEAR contained REAL soul. Are you sure you are Spanish ??

[@TheYorkshirejames]

Playing this now in 2021 here in the UK. This is in my top three of favourite Israeli songs, absolutely still love this. 15 💟points

[@daviddvirtalias3198]

אחד השירים הישראליים היפים ביותר

[@thomasyogayoiii3759]

Exact

[@roelanddirker7620]

Not a little sense, a small understanding why Israelic "humanity" is not appreciatie by all people in this world, David. Music is not here to be misused, you know ?

[@Gera1713]

Eurovision needs to return to how it was with real singing and live orchestra.

[@noamzacks3315]

I agree,but what about keeping politics out?I'm refering to 'neighborly voting'(greece to cyprus,France/Luxemburg/Monnaco,former Soviet republics/Russia and don't forget Scandinavia)

[@JeSuisRene]

noam Zacks I completely agree with your point, though Monaco and Luxembourg no longer compete in the Eurovision. And you forgot the Balkan ex-Yugoslav nations :)

[@noamzacks3315]

@@JeSuisRene yes you are correct.part of the problem is solved by voting on line so it's less influenced by manipulations

[@morbidsearch]

"Real singing" What are you talking about? Artists still have to sing live in Eurovision

[@footyfan101ful]

Maybe Italy will bring it back next year.

[@maryk446]

I just saw the Italian entry that won in 1964 - "Non ho l'eta." Many people said it was the best Eurovision song ever. But I think this one is better. This song brings tears to my eyes.

[@PAX777]

1964? This was performed in 1995. Huh!

[@maryk446]

@@PAX777 I know when each of those songs was performed. I learned about them by watching KZbin videos highlighting the history of Eurovision. You misunderstood what I was saying.

[@JanKowalski-vj9py]

It's a question of preference prayer (Liora) vs. complain (Gilgiola).

[@nimeialiu1372]

From Spain i love song. Thanks for to 12 points

[@AugustThor438]

One of the best esc song ever

[@jesperhjellnes5861]

Coming here after both Austria and Slovenia revealing their ESC 2021 entries are named "Amen" :D

[@aintyours7470]

Lol me too 😆

[@aintyours7470]

You are an Eurovision fan too??

[@huaiwei]

Still listening in 2022. Still the best "Amen". ;)

[@thomasyogayoiii3759]

Ye

[@gwynethvdoherty9584]

2023 🇮🇱🇮🇪🎉

[@1234561899100]

One of the most STUNNING songs ever written!!!

[@24577731]

This should have won !

[@roelanddirker7620]

In hell it 'ld have.

[@peterkirby5576]

A lovely song, very well sung from Israel that could easily have won. A song with meaning and a terrific build. A firm favourite. UK

[@JeSuisRene]

I'm glad the UK jury gave this twelve points.

[@marcgarner4017]

Actually, worse than awful

[@JanKowalski-vj9py]

As for jewish prayer it's quite standard build. Several repetitions of main theme with increasing voice power.

[@yossiher1]

השיר האהוב עלי מכל האירוויזיונים. תמיד מרגש אותי מחדש

[@thomasyogayoiii3759]

Tout est dit

[@AnastasiaTaranenko]

Wonderful, wonderful! Touching amazimg song! Love you Israel! Love you so much!

[@דרורמזרחי-פ4ו]

קול סוחף, מרגש ביצוע מדהים חבל שאין עוד שירים יפים כאלה

[@peterkirby5576]

Lovely song from Israel. I love it.

[@mkrupezki]

אחד השירים הגדולים שאי פעם היו ביורווויזיון

[@alessandroursus9882]

So powefull song!!!!!one of the best songs ever on ESC😍😍😍😍😍😍

[@שלומיקנזי-ט6ג]

שיר הכי יפה שנשמע אי פעם באירוויזיונים לא מבין איך לא זכה

[@roelanddirker7620]

So, so many things you don't understand about life.

[@kevinblakey9249]

I listen to this when I need strength.

[@JanKowalski-vj9py]

You can also use "Brifdge over troubled water" by duo Simon & Garfunkel. You can imagine a God sitting on the piano and singing it for everyone who is in need - I am for you a bridge over troubled water".

[@roelanddirker7620]

When you need brainwashing, probably.

[@valia35]

I have no idea what they sing, but this is one of my all time fav songs of ESC. Great music!!!

[@idodapht2651]

It's a song of prayer. Of believing in human spirit. "Give us life and protect us Let our love come true Give us a blessing and light our face Open our hearts that we will always sing to you." 😇

[@dirkspaapen]

Best ESC song ever.....

[@tubi333]

Amen, Amen With a prayer, Amen That rises, Amen The whole soul will praise God Amen And give a peace greeting and guard our homes Bring us closer to the dream that is inside us Give us always a blessing in the things that we do Open our hearts so that we always sing to you My God, Amen My hopes, Amen Wrap us with love Amen Give us life and guard us Let our love be fulfilled Give us a blessing, light our faces Open our hearts so that we always sing to you To the world, Amen To everyone, Amen Strengthen the human spirit Amen With a prayer, Amen For peace, Amen The whole soul will praise God Amen The whole soul will praise God Amen Amen, Amen Bitfila, Amen She’ola, Amen Kol hanshama tehalel Ya Amen Veten birkat shalom ushmor al beiteinu Karev otanu lachalom shebetocheinu Ten tamid bracha bema’ase yadeinu Ptach libeinu shetamid nashir lecha Elohai, Amen Tikvotai, Amen Atof otanu be’ahava Amen Ten lanu chaim ushmor aleinu Ten shetitgashem ahavateinu Ten lanu bracha, ha’er paneinu Ptach libeinu shetamid nashir lecha La’olam, Amen Lechulam, Amen Chazek et ruach ha’adam Amen Bitfila, Amen Lashalom, Amen Kol hanshama tehalel Ya Amen Kol hanshama tehalel Ya Amen

[@lindakristinekjlibraten777]

It's like a hymn!

[@JanKowalski-vj9py]

​@@lindakristinekjlibraten777 Actually it's a fully fledged prayer. Compatible with any religion that has at least one good-will god.

[@BlackPixel1]

"*With* a prayer" is the correct translation

[@tubi333]

@@BlackPixel1 Toda 🙂

[@JeSuisRene]

I love this!! This should have been in winning contention, along with Spain.

[@JanKowalski-vj9py]

At a time Internet was in its infancy so public could not easely analyse the song before day of contest.

[@79Paulie]

❤️, this was amazing & if she’d been allowed the candles WOW !

[@מהמיקק1721]

מהמם. גורם לדמעות. השיר הכי יפה ששמעתי בעולם

[@Ginea25]

I remember that year. People were so annoyed at Eurovision for not letting Liora have candles on stage. It ruined a great deal of the effect, having her sing on an empty stage. It was deemed a fire hazard. Funny considering the stuff they have on there today.

[@danb8440]

It was weird, considering the fact RTE used pyro during the opening of this Eurovision. Nonetheless, I really loved the Irish Eurovision productions during the nineties.

[@default78643]

3 years later Malta used candles on the stage

[@Manne18]

Goosebumps ❤️

[@JorgeJRO]

Me encanta. Bonita voz, bonita melodía. Atractivo coro. Orquestación impresionante, grandiosa. Una canción muy digna de representar a Israel. Un auténtico himno triunfal, como decía Uribarri. Amén.

[@justinjarrett5868]

Amen is a lovely song. 😍

[@lala-ct9ir]

This is just perfection!

[@bunnyhop7441]

One of my favourites ❤

[@ilanajacobovitz2136]

בשנה הזאת הסתיימה התקופה היפה של השירים הישראלים היפים האיכותיים.השנים הבאות שלאחר מכן,רק התדרדרו עד לשפל החסר תקדים שהגענו היום!!

[@mkrupezki]

אפילו 1998כשזכינו לתיקן את זה

[@tFighterPilot]

היו עוד שירים יפים אחר כך. או לפחות אחד. שירי מימון: השקט שנשאר. אבל כן, רובם היו גרועים

[@laweensaadi72]

Love this song 🥰

[@sarimota4509]

Preciosa canción ,bonita voz y muy bien los coristas

[@miska734]

Przecudowne wykonanie i przepiękna piosenka❤❤❤

[@JanKowalski-vj9py]

Można to od razu śpiewać w każdym kościele. To przecież jest najprawdziwsza w świecie modlitwa.

[@pavelstarbanow7054]

Koll Akavod.!

[@roelverheggen7768]

goodSong !

[@arrosblanc]

I remember l liked the brown hair guy...Now,after watching it again I can tell I still do 😄

[@shirapinchover]

😂

[@marciakrimbergsteimez948]

Wonderful

[@celestearoca7079]

Todas las canciones de Israel son una verdadera delicia. Belliísimo idioma y pueblo. Con amor, de Sefarad.❤️🇪🇸🇮🇱

[@JamesTaylor-hd8ht]

Magical

[@alanrubenacostapizarro6415]

Me encantan es un deleite escucharlo

[@SuperErmacX]

I played this song on the organ in my Bar Mitzva!

[@Botafogoplayground]

שיר נפלא

[@amite100]

2:21 - The last chorus has the best lyrics: To the whole world - Amen For everyone - Amen Strengthen the spirit of mankind - Amen In our prayers - Amen For Peace - Amen All our souls will be singing Hallelujah - Amen

[@מיכאלבראון-ר3ו]

Amit Ezra compose by Moshr Datz

[@niccolomedici4482]

זה מעניין: אנחנו הארץ בה המוטיב הזה, של השלום, הוא החזק ביותר בשירים, ואנחנו מאחלים שלום לכל העולם, ודווקא אנחנו נחשבים למדינת אפרטהייד.

[@galhud9196]

@@niccolomedici4482 חסרה הסברה, גם העולם תמיד יזדהה עם מי שנתפס חלש, ישראל נתפסת עכשיו כחזקה צבאית וכלכלית ואת זה קשה לשנות בתודעה שקיימת אצל אנשים.

[@ruthcoggan9187]

@@galhud9196 אופנתי לשנוא את ישראל, מבלי להבין כלום .

[@JanKowalski-vj9py]

Israel's musical culture has many more songs that are actual prayers with even more emotional and hard hiting lyrics.

[@BlackPixel1]

The "with live orchestra" mention in the title is interesting. It actually was the last time in Eurovision history that the Israeli entry was performed with an orchestra, because Israel did not participate in both the following 96 and 97 competitions, used playback for the 1998 competition and starting from Eurovision 1999 held in Israel orchestras were completely abolished.

[@jarrodbarkley9061]

Interesting!

[@ruthietaylor8756]

Stunning and moving

[@miska734]

Uwielbiam te piosenkę ❤❤❤

[@jethrooffemaria1990]

I love it!

[@gideonlyons3697]

So much hope but so much pain.

[@abrahansaezsanchez9191]

Israel 12 points,himno típico de este país

[@cgfischer]

oh it's so typical Israeli but I love it

[@Lommy9999]

True!

[@Lommy9999]

@OA The way they sing together. Israel made that kind of performance even before Britney and Madonna 😀

[@tanloarellanvannin7504]

CG Fischer and so what?

[@cgfischer]

JCH Walthamstow and nothing. It’s fitting the country so well

[@theformerflightattendant]

Israel always singles out 1 backing vocalist. Then they surround the singer in a group. Then they walk away from the leadsinger, only to come back like a puzzle.😂😂😂

[@joshukaunarak]

That was the Israeli formula, used a lot of times!

[@Botafogoplayground]

Quite right!

[@ponyclub3198]

That's because most Israeli songs in the past were directed by the same director.

[@csabaiedit]

AMEN

[@MsLakatos1]

Unacceptable remarks from Dutch commentator. Love this song.

[@jarjardaze2485]

What did he say

[@MsLakatos1]

@@jarjardaze2485 "...the song makes you nauseous with joy".... and at the end of the song he leaves the commentator booth because he wants to hit the singer. All supposed to be funny...

[@ponyclub3198]

In response - 8 consecutive non qualifications for NL :))

[@Botafogoplayground]

Really unnaceptable. He was really unpolite to say the least.

[@esterherschkovich5002]

Am Israeli Hi :)

[@myrnamyrna-bu4ee]

amen love you sssssss

[@Christkevinla]

Much better than "Halleluja"!!!! Best song ever :)

[@biankaroccaro7532]

Amen ve Amen 🕎❤️

[@meitaleliyahu8270]

שיר מהמם... איך השיר לא זכה?!

[@mixabaron8729]

Meital Eliyahu בריטניה נתנה 12 פעם שניה מתוך 3 פעמים בהיסטוריה לישראל הראשונה 79 הללויה האחרונה 2015 בחצי גמר גולדן בוי שכתב והלחין דורון מדלי לנדב גדז

[@saritis7123]

גם אני שואלת. אולי אם הייתה עושה פן והייתה שרה לבד בלי מלווים היו שומעים את הקול שלה יותר צלול וברור והשיר היה עובר הרבה יותר טוב וקליט.

[@ruthcoggan9187]

@@saritis7123 מה פתאום פן.. היא ככ טבעית ויפהפייה

[@thomasyogayoiii3759]

Oui.

[@abrahansaezsanchez9191]

Bonito himno israelí¡

[@michaelbrowne2676]

Brilliant should have won

[@moon_fake]

who is the backing singer guy with curly hair? just for research purpose

[@謝惠倩]

Amen

[@דרור-ד6י]

🇮🇱🇮🇱🇮🇱🫂

[@GalaxyNokiaGames]

one of the backing vocalists is Orna Datz, who competed for Israel 4 years before with Moshe for their song "Kan"

[@idantal9832]

she's not

[@GalaxyNokiaGames]

@@idantal9832 mhm

[@davidohana9221]

It’s not her .her ex husband Moshe datz was the composer of this song,and sums the connection.

[@izharlevy3101]

RTE has used Aramic letters at the introduction rather than Hebrew alphabet. Completely different languages.. Just saying

[@DimiChris]

I'd rather say that the program they used to create the titles of the songs had a problem with the encoding, because I can't see any Hebrew or Aramaic letters whatsoever there, only Russian letters, like Ж, М, Б and Ч...

[@arvantsaraihan5777]

It looks like Amharic actually, still that's not Hebrew and I don't know why...

[@tFighterPilot]

That's definitely Cyrillic

[@anapodos7337]

אני שרה את זה בטקס יום הזיכרון בבית ספר שלי

[@מיכאלבראון-ר3ו]

Esc 1996 Madrid

[@mixabaron8729]

גדי גולדמן האחרון בהיסטוריה שניצח על תזמורת באירוויזיון (95) מטעם ישראל

[@Lommy9999]

🙏

[@megalalio]

1 spain 2 sweden 3 israel 4 norway 5 croatia

[@JorgeJRO]

Coincido contigo; ésas son mis cinco favoritas de aquel grandioso 1995.

[@JanKowalski-vj9py]

@@JorgeJRO 1995 fue un ESC con mucho canciones inolvidables.

[@thomasyogayoiii3759]

Ce que c'est long autant de musiques, même quand elles sont pas mal.

[@Lommy9999]

She reminds me of Scarlett Johansson.

[@GPBKM]

It's the beautiful Jewish gene... ;-)

[@PAX777]

Liora is awesome, but she looks nothing like Scarlett Johansson. Scarlett being half Danish American has strong fair complexioned Nordic features whilst Liora has the graceful darker Mediterranean-Middle Eastern features with a dyed blonde hair. Both are beautiful in their own way.

[@freddyjaimes9010]

Hermosa la canción, por eso ganaron...

[@joulemaitre3185]

Quelle bénédiction !

[@אורלינעמד-ז8ש]

אמן אמן בתפילה אמן שעולה אמן כל הנשמה תהא הללויה אמן ותן בירכת שלום ושמור על ביתנו

[@ponyclub3198]

Nowadays it'll be called A-Them.

[@o-b-1]

One of the male backing singers played in a classical Israeli kids film, Digdugim

[@moon_fake]

Any info regarding the curly hair guy? Hehe

[@GalaxyNokiaGames]

thats Moshe Datz, who competed for Israel in 1991 with Orna Datz as Duo Datz for their song *Kan*

[@idantal9832]

@@GalaxyNokiaGames he's not, his name is Guy Friedman, Moshe only composed the song

[@GalaxyNokiaGames]

@@idantal9832 oooooh, I see!

[@nimeialiu1372]

Eurovision ya no es como antes. Antes se valoraba canción,lirycs y voz ahora es política y dinero.

[@ספיראמליח]

שרית דגן המלכה👑

[@tipitii7388]

The guy with a little bit lighter hair, curly.. He looks like pop singer Mika!

[@killershark4456]

OMG he totally does 😅

[@alanrubenacostapizarro6415]

Como quisiera saber como están ellos que es de ellos

[@JorgeJRO]

Alan Ruben Acosta Pizarro A Liora la localicé hace unos cuatro años en una entrevista hablando sobre su triunfo en la preselección israelí y el hecho de quedar octavos en Eurovisión, entre otras cosas que ya no recuerdo. Supongo que para saber de ellos no será difícil por internet. Prueba.

[@JorgeJRO]

Por otro lado, si viste el festival por TVE y eres español, yo tb reúno esas condiciones. Creo que fue mi festival favorito y ésta fue mi canoción favorita. Gran actuación y segundo puesto de España. Saludos.

[@oneurope]

You are aware that backing music has been allowed since at least 1990 yes?

[@Ornochestror]

Actually music isn't allowed to be live anymore since 1999. In 1998 they were allowed to choose, but before it was all live

[@oneurope]

Explain Spain 1990 then?

[@Ornochestror]

Only a small part of the music was a playback. There was also an orchestra playing the song. And the backing track was a rarity

[@oneurope]

Apart from that is patently incorrect. When the music cuts out you can hear what the orchestra is playing and it really isnt that much.

[@danielbeach7177]

There’s no backing track on this...it’s live orchestra only

[@miriamyahalom9027]

כבוד לישראל כבוד לאלוהים. היצגו אותנו בכבוד כאומה מאמינה באלוהים

[@jarrodbarkley9061]

Great song, should have done better.

[@JanKowalski-vj9py]

At a time there were no Internet. No one could appreciate the song before actual contest. The first ESC with meaningful Internet coverage was ESC1996.

[@voldeficient]

Zoals Paul de Leeuw zei misselijk makend en suikerzoet maar nu 2023 doorpakken en afmaken !

[@eefneleman9564]

The Dutch commentator was not impressed.

[@jam-vq3lg]

Buenas noches LloO LeS BUSCO allaDa con Dinero aSTa LUEGO José Mejía aDioS

[@מעייןבלאטד]

שיר התחנפות לעולם

[@איתיבכר-י4ג]

ממש ממש לא נכון, שיר מדהים ויפה, כל מדינה הייתה שרה בשפת האם שלה, היום זה כבר הכל באנגלית,זה שיר ממש יפה

[@zsirafablak5143]

Amen not winn

[@hugeeurofan2585]

My "douze points" of the year.