Posted on 05/21/2014 1:48:49 AM PDT by Olog-hai
In the West it would be considered an innocuous albeit amateur tribute video to singer Pharrell Williams’ massively popular song “Happy.” But in Iran, a video of six men and unveiled women dancing in Tehran to hit song was enough to be arrested over.
“Sol Production” posted the tribute video on Monday to YouTube, which has already garnered nearly 40,000 views. Iranian police wasted no time in tracking down the happy Iranians, arresting them on Tuesday according to Al Arabiya. …
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Pharrell Williams - Happy (Official Music Video)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6Sxv-sUYtM
It certainly is a happy song!
One of my favorite songs. It’s hard to believe that those guys got arrested for making a music video. What a stunted society they live in.
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