Comments on: Market Islam http://arabist.net/archives/2008/07/08/market-islam/ Wed, 03 Dec 2008 21:32:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: MC http://arabist.net/archives/2008/07/08/market-islam/#comment-421807 MC Wed, 09 Jul 2008 00:51:41 +0000 http://arabist.net/?p=2897#comment-421807 Nice piece. You didn't note, however, that Masoud mangled the lyrics to the Bryan Adams song in question and I feel that, as a Canadian, I should step up and point out that the words actually go "Don't tell me it's not worth tryin' for You can't tell me it's not worth dyin' for You know it's true Everything I do - I do it for you ... Take me as I am - take my life I would give it all - I would sacrifice ... I would fight for you - I'd lie for you Walk the wire for you - ya I'd die for you" Yes, we have to memorize this stuff in High School. He's the Bobby Burns of Canada. That aside, I think that, well, I don't know how to approach this diplomatically... but don't you agree, all things considered, that Masoud might be better off digging out another song to quote? One that doesn't lean quite so heavily on the whole death and sacrifice thing? Nice piece. You didn’t note, however, that Masoud mangled the lyrics to the Bryan Adams song in question and I feel that, as a Canadian, I should step up and point out that the words actually go

“Don’t tell me it’s not worth tryin’ for
You can’t tell me it’s not worth dyin’ for
You know it’s true
Everything I do - I do it for you
…
Take me as I am - take my life
I would give it all - I would sacrifice
…
I would fight for you - I’d lie for you
Walk the wire for you - ya I’d die for you”

Yes, we have to memorize this stuff in High School. He’s the Bobby Burns of Canada. That aside, I think that, well, I don’t know how to approach this diplomatically… but don’t you agree, all things considered, that Masoud might be better off digging out another song to quote? One that doesn’t lean quite so heavily on the whole death and sacrifice thing?

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