The legendary British group Queen, with Adam Lambert on vocals, recorded for charity, for the benefit of the nursing staff mobilized around the world, a new version of their famous song We are the champions , available on Friday. Renamed You are the champions in tribute to caregivers, the title is accompanied by a video clip showing doctors and nurses who are fighting against the new coronavirus all over the planet.
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The profits from this title will be donated to the Covid-19 Solidarity Response Fund, set up by the World Health Organization, which provides medical gowns, screening kits and training for carers on the front line against the pandemic.
"Just like our parents, grandparents and great grandparents who fought for us in two world wars, these brave warriors on the front lines are our new CHAMPIONS," guitarist Brian May said in a statement. . "As the father of a daughter on the front line, I am acutely aware of the vital work they do every day to save us and our society," added drummer Roger Taylor, whose daughter is a doctor in London.
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For this new version of the song, recorded in 1977 and which has since become an anthem sung notably in football stadiums, Brian May and Roger Taylor each recorded at their home in London, while Adam Lambert, discovered thanks to the show American Idol in 2009 sang from Los Angeles. Since this televised song contest, Adam Lambert has gotten into the habit of joining these rock legends on stage - without a singer since the death of Freddie Mercury in 1991.
The pandemic has forced Queen and Adam Lambert to postpone their joint tour of 27 dates in the United Kingdom and Europe to 2021 and the group hopes that its fans will console themselves with this song.
