You Have To See This! People Sing Out Their Windows In Deserted Italian Street
This just came across my feed… and chills. Just chills. Beautiful, sweet music amid unpleasant conditions. Italians are confined to their homes, due to the overwhelming outbreak of the Coronavirus there.
If this isn’t proof that music brings people together, and gives us a sense of belonging, and community. I don’t know what does.
And this John Denver quote comes to mind…
“Music does bring people together. It allows us to experience the same emotions. People everywhere are the same in heart and spirit. No matter what language we speak, what color we are, the form of our politics or the expression of our love and our faith, music proves: We are the same.”
Check this out:
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/coronavirus-italy-siena-song-canto-della-verbena-video-lockdown-a9399176.html?fbclid=IwAR1l7DvMSF0CswSLiVbvLYVYC0tmcyrFw2hbr6v_jUtsz4KlXn61zfL9TR4