Cool Video: Song Sung Blue in a Burqa

The ladies sing in English. Don't let the German guy scare you off, this is cool.

The Taliban of Afghanistan banned music and forced women to wear burqas. Things have changed, and this video highlights it. Several women in this video rock out, sarcastically wearing blue burqas. Their lyrics note that women in Afghanistan can even wear blue jeans now. This video is a report from "Die Nacht" (The Night), a German language news show. It's fun because it's happy that these women are freely expressing themselves, but also because they sing in English. There are German subtitles, of course, as this is a German show. But I was most fascinated by the fact that this rock video gives a glimpse into life in Afghanistan today, and it was shot mostly outside on the streets of some city (I assume Kabul) in plain view during the day - and without any apparent fear of retribution. God Bless America. BIG hat tip to Backyard Conservative for this one.