Robert Post is a Norwegian artist I just like, no matter what he do and how he does it, – I just like him and his music. It has something to do with the way he writes his songs, – both intuitive, accessible and at the same time quite challenging. It also has something to do with his personality. I don’t know the man personally, but he seems very down to earth and at the same time a pure artist.
When he released his debut album a couple of years ago, he got a lot of positive press coverage in the largest newspapers in Norway. The album was a good one, it got him several hits, and he got some attention also outside of Norway. He has spent the last years touring and writing songs, and parts of this time, he has been living in London. Around 2006, he was trying to find inspiration for new songs, and the war against the Hezbollah and the bombing of Beirut dominated the newspapers. Post especially found interest in a blog called “Beirut Update” that had been printed in The Guardian, and wrote a lyric directly inspired by words from the blog. He contacted the writer, Zena el Khalil, and she approved of the lyrics. Robert finally decided to release the song as his new single, and it is dedicated to Zena and her writings. Her painting “Hope” is also the cover art of his new release.
I really like this one, and it’s a song you just HAVE to listen to from beginning till end, – wonderful things are happening late in the song.
MP3: Robert Post – Beirut
Here is an acoustic version of the song.
You are in love
you are in love
they drop bombs
they sail their sons home in caskets
she’s in love with a god from above
the same god that’s in love with war
who wants to bear a baby into this world?
into the streets of Beirut
she’s in love with a god from above
the same god that’s in love with war
in Beirut
Wow. This was an incredibly lovely Tuesday morning treat. Thank you! Brilliant. Lovely.
@ElGuappa: Glad you liked it! It is definitely a lovely song.