Four musicians singing
Hey Bulldog
perched on the roof of a building… Contrary to appearances, the scene does not take place in London in 1968 but in Ajaccio, last Sunday.
Deprived of concerts like many artists since the start of the pandemic, the local group The Dudes plugged in its amplifiers at the top of a building in the imperial city and offered residents 45 minutes of music, live.
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“
We decided to create a surprise.
On the one hand for ourselves, because like all groups, we are chomping a bit on our brakes in this bizarre period, and I also hope for the neighborhood with the hope of being able to meet again soon
”, explained singer Jean-Philippe Di Grazia at
France 3 Corse
.
Under the sun of the Isle of Beauty, "
Les Mecs
" took over rock classics from the 1960s and 1970s, from the Beatles to Dire Straits, including the Jam.
On one of the videos published on the group's Facebook page, we can observe spectators visibly delighted to attend this happening from the street and the balconies.
A welcome musical boost, while the government still seems in the dark regarding the reopening of concert halls in France. Recently questioned on a hypothetical date of resumption of cultural life, the Minister of Culture Roselyne Bachelot mentioned "mid-May" without giving further details. On the other side of the Alps, Italian chief executive Mario Draghi has reopened cultural venues to the public at 50% of their capacity.