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April 5, 2011
Special Dispatch No.3739
Saudi Songwriter Alaa Wardi Sings of Lack of Opportunities for Facebook Generation in the Arab World: Help Me Get a Visa Before I Go Crazy!

Following is the transcript of a song titled "Bored in Saudi Arabia," written and performed by Saudi songwriter Alaa Wardi, which was posted on the Internet and accessed on March 4, 2011:

To view this clip on MEMRI TV, visit http://www.memritv.org/clip/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/2880.htm.

Alaa Wardi: "I am Alaa Wardi, and I'm living in Saudi Arabia. 

"I eat, I drink, I sleep, and I spend the night on Facebook. 

"I'm so bored that I wrote this song, 

"And eight other songs like it, which I threw into the garbage bin. 

"Oh people, save me! 

"Oh people, get me a visa! 

"Oh people, cut my hair before I go crazy. 

"I've been living in Riyadh for nine months. 

"I haven't seen any girl for a long time. 

"I wanted to go to Canada, but they denied me a visa. 

"The man said: "Go away, you stinking Iranian," so I told him to @!@#$#! 

"Oh people, save me! 

"Oh people, get me a visa! 

"Oh people, help! Help! Before I go crazy. 

"I'm going crazy! 

"They got the idea…"



 

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