WTH Is No One in the Music Industry Standing Up for Israeli Hostages? Five for Fighting’s John Ondrasik Explains

John Ondrasik is standing up for Israeli hostages in the best way
he knows how. Having written and performed songs with strong
social messages over the last several decades, he is responding
to the horrors of Hamas’ October 7th attacks by rewriting the
words to his hit song “Superman (It’s Not Easy)”. Ondrasik’s
revised lyrics turn pain into resilience, but why aren’t other
artists speaking out? Ondrasik has sung about 9/11, about
Afghanistan, about Ukraine, and about terror attacks in Israel.
But he is almost alone in the music industry. Why are artists so
afraid to do the right thing, and stand against terrorism?


John Ondrasik is a Grammy-Award nominated singer-songwriter who
has spent the last several decades writing deeply personal songs
with strong social messages in six studio albums featured in over
350 films, TV shows, and advertisements under his hockey moniker,
Five for Fighting. Most recently, John has been using his
platform to advocate for Israel and denounce the holding of
Israeli hostages and the Oct. 7th attacks by the terrorist group
Hamas. He has recently updated the words of his song Superman to
highlight Israeli hostage Alon Ohel, and the other hostages still
held by Hamas.


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