Shlock rock my menorah5/28/2023 ![]() ![]() "Sweet Aroma of the Challah" to the tune of "Sweet Home Alabama" by Lynyrd Skynyrd."Under the Chupah" to the tune of "Under the Boardwalk" by The Drifters." Rashi" to the tune of "Windy" by The Association."Old Time Torah Scroll" to the tune of "Old Time Rock & Roll" by Bob Seger.Hit songs include "We Have a Strong Desire" (sung to the tune of Billy Joel's We Didn't Start the Fire), "Abarbanel" (sung to the tune of The Beach Boys' Barbara Ann), " Achashverosh" (sung to the tune of Falco's Rock Me Amadeus), and "My Bekeshe Needs Cleaning" (sung to the tune of the The Mamas & the Papas' California Dreamin'). Shlock Rock parodies popular secular songs, substituting new, Jewish religious-themed lyrics for the originals. ![]() Today Lenny Solomon tours around the world, playing his songs at concerts, schools and Jewish events. It has since gone on to include the "Jewish Rapper" Eitan G, as well as bassist Ben Williams. The original Shlock Rock band consisted of Lenny Solomon on keyboards and vocals, Yonah Lloyd on guitar, Gary Wallin on drums, Mark Skier on bass, Mark Infield on saxophone, keyboards, and percussion, and Danny Block on saxophone and violin. Their first album "Schlock Rock" - (Note: With a C) titled "Learning is Good" was released in January 1986. In December 1985, Solomon and the band rented the 39th Street Music studio in New York for two weeks from midnight to 8:00am as it was the only time slot they could afford. ![]()
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