The synth and drum notes of “Jump” will resonate a little louder than usual on October 17 in the Vélodrome stadium when the players enter.
And not just because the Ligue 1 poster between OM and Bordeaux will be played in an almost empty stadium, the covid crisis requires.
In the hearts of Marseille supporters, the legendary piece by Eddie Van Halen and the group bearing his name will have a very special flavor with the announcement of the disappearance of the American artist on Tuesday.
The club also paid tribute to the hard-rock singer who died at 65 after battling throat cancer with a short message on social networks: “Jump to heaven, rest in peace” (Jump to heaven , rest in peace), accompanied by the first thirty seconds of the planetary tube.
“Eddie Van Halen, founding member of the Van Halen group whose title“ Jump ”accompanies the entry of our players has passed away.
Olympique de Marseille sends its sincere condolences to his family and loved ones, ”adds the French club in a second message.
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“When we came out of the tunnel, we felt like we were not touching the ground, we were transported.
You had the impression that nothing could happen to you ”
The legendary piece dating from 1983 has given rhythm since 1968 to the entry of the Marseillais on the lawn to set the pace for the greatest national and European evenings.
“When we came out of the tunnel, we felt like we were not touching the ground, we were transported.
You had the impression that nothing could happen to you, ”summarizes Bernard Casoni, interviewed in
France Football.
Bernard Tapie at the origin of the choice of "Jump"
Bernard Tapie had imposed the adoption of this hymn to breathe life into the beginning of the match and "dress up the matches" as Alain Giresse underlines.
“Jump” had however been abandoned in the mid-90s, when Olympique de Marseille had been demoted to Division 2, before resurfacing a few months later with the return of the team among the elite.
Eddie Van Halen, legend of Rock & guitar genius, has left ...
“Jump” has been echoing in the Stade Vélodrome since 1986 to accompany the players of the Olympique de Marseille.
Heavy loss for music.
Thanks Eddie!
# RIPEddieVanHalen # VanHalen # TeamOM # OM ⚪️Ⓜ️ pic.twitter.com/3RUqkSjPZO
- Tony (@AvengerBroly) October 6, 2020
Last July, Akhenaton, leader of the group IAM, proposed to remix the song, in the columns of
L'Equipe
.
A position that had caused controversy, the Marseille supporters being very attached to this music.
The artist then confided that it was a joke while indicating that he was not at all a fan of this title which "reminds him of the music of the Champs-Elysées show", family program presented in the 80s by Michel Drucker.
“I thought the track was shit in 1984, when it was put on stage I thought it was doubly shit, and in 2020 I think it's triple shit.
That's just the opinion of someone who loves music.
(…) I hate this song, ”confided the artist from
RMC.
to heaven, rest in peace pic.twitter.com/A6gQtDO2PE
- Olympique de Marseille (@OM_Officiel) October 6, 2020
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