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Syrian rebel sings Backstreet Boys

If ever there was a band to inspire a revolution, the Backstreet Boys are not it.

Yet at least one Syrian rebel has embraced the boy band, and in particular its seminal 1999 mega-hit, "Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely."

Perhaps lyrics like these struck a chord:

There's nowhere to run

I have no place to go

Surrender my heart, body, and soul

How can it be

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You're asking me

To feel the things you never show?

Without further ado, GlobalPost's Tracey Shelton, who is inside Syria, presents a rebel rendition of the Backstreet Boys.

And for those of you unfamiliar with this classic anthem, here's the original music video:

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