Calogero had not spoken since the start of the coronavirus crisis. And for good reason, he was working. Without a drum or trumpet, he appeared on YouTube shortly after 7 p.m. At home, sitting in front of his piano, filmed in profile, in what seems to be his living room. " Good morning all. Like you, I am confined. And I made a song, with an author called Bruno Guglielmi. We would like this song to be useful for something so we decided to pay all our rights and all the receipts of this song, which will be available Thursday, to the nursing staff. "
The song, the text of which was written by one of its faithful authors, is called "We do as if". It portrays with great accuracy the daily life of millions of French people and earthlings, their questions, their anxieties, their solutions to this health crisis. " It's a funny silence coming from the street / Like an unforeseen Sunday / A man sings over there on a balcony / His neighbor accompanies him on the violin / We told the children reassuring words / It was like an adventure / We stuck their drawings on the fridge / We turned off the news channels , ”he sings in the first two verses.
The refrain is particularly touching. "We act as if / Everything was just a game / We act as if / We act as we can / When the night comes / By closing our eyes / We act as if / This world was still happy. But at no time did Calogero sink into pathos and gloom. "Despite the fears there are laughs hanging on / Being so far brings us closer / Even to speak of nothing, the blue of the sky / Especially give me news".
To feel useful "
We contacted the artist but he does not wish to comment further on his initiative. “So that his approach remains what it is, simple, sincere and without calculation, specifies his entourage. During his confinement, Calogero works at home. He has a studio, he has his instruments. He composed this song and asked Bruno Guglielmi to write a text. He wrote it in one day. And both wanted this song to be useful and to be shared as soon as possible. "
Like many artists who keep in touch with their fans on social networks for a week, Calogero first wanted to explain its approach on its YouTube channel by delivering a stripped down version, in voice piano. But he recorded and produced alone, at home, a second version, more arranged and orchestrated. It will be broadcast next Thursday on streaming platforms and probably on many radios. Since Saturday evening, “We act as if” has already been watched 7.5 million times!