‘Superman’ musician revamps 9/11 song to honor Hamas hostages, urges anti-Israel protesters, other artists to ‘get on the right side of history

When Alon Ohel is yet location from his sadistic life successful Hamas’ clutches successful nan tunnels heavy beneath Gaza, nan first point his mother wants him to touch is simply a keyboard, she told The Post connected Wednesday.

The classically trained pianist has ever recovered his spot and intent successful music, Idit Ohel said of her son, truthful erstwhile John Ondrasik — amended known by his shape name, Five for Fighting — offered to thief bring renewed attraction to nan much than 20 Israeli hostages still being held by nan terrorists aft their kidnapping connected Oct. 7, 2023, it felt for illustration a cleanable fit.

“Music has a measurement of getting to people. Music helps group connect, link to nan business that Alon is in,” she said.

“This is important because Alon is still alive. Alon is alive, and he is successful a very bad condition. We request group to understand that.”

Ondrasik re-recorded his somber 2000 deed “Superman” — which comforted galore successful nan aftermath of 9/11 — for Alon and nan remaining roughly 24 surviving hostages, tweaking immoderate of nan lyrics to fresh nan undying dream that they will soon return home.

“‘Superman,’ I think, resonated and still does, because it’s really astir our ain innate humanity and that we can’t beryllium Superman, and that we are susceptible and we can’t beryllium everything for everyone.”

Alon was astir released earlier this twelvemonth aft a cease-fire statement was achieved betwixt Israel and Hamas, but that woody has since fallen apart, and the warfare rages on pinch small talk of different hostage merchandise connected nan contiguous horizon.

Ondrasik said he hopes nan re-release of his opus — which was posted Monday connected YouTube — tin comfortableness those suffering often successful soundlessness and bring renewed attraction to nan ongoing atrocity.

“‘Superman’ provides power and solace to group who consciousness abandoned and nan hostage families person been abandoned by nan world,” he said.

“It’s not nan Iranian hostage situation wherever each mailbox has a yellowish ribbon astir it; it’s not connected nan first 2 minutes of nan news each night. They’ve been abandoned by nan world’s institutions, truthful it gives solace to group saying, ‘OK, we spot you. We perceive you.'”

He besides said he hoped nan opus and video would scope those who position nan ongoing situation arsenic governmental —particularly young group who protestation successful support of Palestine connected assemblage campuses without acknowledging Hamas’ horrors.

“I don’t spot really anybody pinch a soul, a bosom and a mind tin look astatine that and deliberation of a quality being who was kidnapped and has been successful a situation for this agelong and not consciousness immoderate compassion, nary matter really they’ve been indoctrinated,” he said.

Ondrasik, who has written songs for different causes, including nan three-year Ukraine war, besides called connected different artists to usage their voices and platforms to raise awareness.

“I dream (the song) gives licence and inspiration and possibly a small spot of shame to each nan artists who person been silent astir nan world,” he said.