Well they are to some people, but not to those like Kidron and his ilk.
A remix to be released in June contains several lines in English that condemn U.S. immigration laws. Among them: ["It’s time to make a difference the kids, men and the women. Let’s stand for our beliefs, let’s stand for our vision. What about the children."] "These kids have no parents, cause all of these mean laws ... let’s not start a war with all these hard workers, they can’t help where they were born."
* * * Kidron, a U.S. resident for 16 years, maintains the changes are fitting. After all, he notes, American immigrants borrowed the melody of the "Star Spangled Banner” from an English drinking song.
"There’s no attempt to usurp anything. The intent is to communicate," Kidron said. "I wanted to show my thanks to these people who buy my records and listen to the music we release and do the jobs I don’t want to do."