@edgarblythe,
I knew that, edgar. I checked out your Jewish song, and found this.
Debka Fantasia seeks to dust off the taken-for-grantedness attached to the old pioneer songs by emphasizing their closeness to Bedouin and Arab music, deepening their artistic hue (through rich orchestration, for example ), and playing with rhythms in a manner that makes it hard for the audience to sing along.
Here's one that I love, but first some background on Sarah.
Sarah Brightman is an English classical crossover soprano, actress, songwriter and dancer. She has sung in many languages, including English, Spanish, French, Latin, German, Italian, Russian, Mandarin Chinese, Japanese and Occitan.
now, y'all, the song.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-UjFnL8Fphs