Despite the cancellations of concerts and the stopped promotions, staying idle and disconnecting the music was not an option.
For David Bisbal, Spanish singer and architect of Spanish pop hits like ‘Bulería’, it was necessary to pay tribute to those people who remain in their homes in the face of the pandemic by the coronavirus and to those health professionals who day by day risk their lives to stop this virus once and for all.
After the emergency declaration declared by Spain due to the pandemic, the artist believed that everything was lost and that the release of his new single ‘If you want it’ —Together with the Spanish singer Aitana– would remain in a state of uncertainty. The artist said that the video was originally going to be recorded in Medellín and would project a love story. However, Bisbal revealed that he redefined the theme through video — from being a romantic one — to making it one of solidarity and universal. “That was a radical change from everything we had in mind,” admitted the singer in an interview with Meter.
“I got to work thinking and I called Aitana and I said ‘we can’t stand idly by, this song has now taken on another dimension. I think the story may be different, let’s pay tribute to the people who are striving for staying at home and contributing their grain of sand so that all this ends as soon as possible, “he continued.
Bisbal also related that the video was made entirely at a distance – with his own cell phones – and it seems that Bisbal is holding a video call with Aitana. The images of the artists are interspersed with footage of dozens of people in their homes and the activities they carry out due to preventive isolation in the vast majority of countries.
“It was really a beautiful and very nice video. This is how all this was born, after several weeks at home, believing that we had already lost everything,” he said.
Warn the island to take action
Spain is currently the second country with the highest number of confirmed coronavirus cases, with some 140,618. Given this, the interpreter advised the island to take the health crisis seriously. “My recommendation for my people from the ‘Isla del Encanto’ is that they take very seriously all the international news that comes from our country, from Italy and from Germany. Because when we wanted to give an account we were already very late and that is that I would not wish for myself Puerto Rico“he exposed.
In this way, he urged citizens not to let their guard down and to take measures to combat the virus. Likewise, the singer expressed concern to people who are not receiving income due to the crisis. “That we postpone concerts, that we cancel concerts, that is already in the background. It will affect all people in general. Do you know who I think about? Those people who need the street to survive, to be able to pay their taxes , to be able to eat, “he said.
And despite the fact that he has had to cancel about five trips to Latin America, the Spanish singer specified that he will continue to bet on music to serve as a consolation to people who remain locked up in their homes, such as through virtual benefit concerts. .
“The truth is that music is the best medicine that exists. That is very clear to me,” he said.
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