Kurdish pop star Helly Luv got the attention of the Islamic State (I.S., formerly known as ISIS) with the release of her single, “Risk It All” in February of this year. The militants, who have taken control of parts of Syria and Iraq, have issued death threats against Ms. Luv and her rump-shaking rally cry.
Iraq’s retreat from the Islamic State enabled the Kurds to gain some ground in their battle against Iraq for an independent state, so it is completely reasonable to believe that I.S. wants to silence anyone who might rally the troops against them. What isn’t so easy to believe is that they think Helly Luv actually has that kind of social gravitas.
The video begins with Luv lighting a Molotov cocktail and managing to throw it a whole three feet in front of her – complete with slow motion video effects for added drama. Her throw is as impotent as her lyrics. It’s like someone took a Ke$ha song, added some Syrian refugee children in tattered clothing, and gave AK-47s to the back-up singers.
Synthesized beats, inane lyrics, and Helly Luv’s ass quivering though the streets of Irbil was enough to get the video over 3 million hits on YouTube. Luv said in an interview that her message is that Kurdish people “need to risk everything for our dreams and fight for our country,” but her lyrics are anything but revolutionary.
I don’t wanna wait no more
I wanna risk it all
can’t do it on my own
we takin’ over
leggo
everybody, everywhere
(Bounce)
Hook (x4):
Yella yella ay
yella yella ay
Verse 2 (x4):
Put ya guns up in the air
guns up in the air
It may well be that the Islamic State got a little pelvic-ly perturbed by the 25-year-old hottie and wanted to make sure she doesn’t cause any more distractions, but I can’t help but wonder if they just heard the song and wanted to save everyone the misery of having to listen to this shit. Let’s hope the only thing that dies young is Helly Luv’s career.
http://thedialoguechronicle.com/helly-luv-gets-hella-hated/
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