Song of the Day-"7 Baboker" by Yael Naim

Yael Naim first came to my attention when her song "New Soul" was personally chosen by Steve Jobs in 2008 to herald the release of the MacBook Air Laptop. There is no way that I would have ever heard this song on a conventional outlet as it did not fit most radio formats. On the strength of the constant commercial repetition this song went to number 7 on the US Billboard Single charts, the first top ten single ever by an Israeli solo artist.

As a sephardic Jew born in Paris, who later moved to Israel, Yael is multi-lingual and records in French, Hebrew and English. The song of the day is the beautifully sung "7 Baboker" from Yael's self-titled first release first release that contained "New Soul." The lyrics of this tune are in Hebrew. If you want to read the English translation, you can find it at this link. The lyrics are very simple, direct and poetic.


7 Baboker English Lyrics


Here is the song!

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