Last night and tonight are the first two nights of Passover, and while I'd love to post a cover of "Dayenu" or something like that, my mind always zeroes in on Joy Division's "Passover" whenever I think of this holiday. Despite its title, "Passover" doesn't really sound like the Jewish holiday of the same name—at least it doesn't sound like a dozen people loudly singing off-key and in broken Hebrew, or like my mom complaining that no one is helping her serve food or clear the table fast enough.…
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