The coronal song Sun Monday night in the talk show Jinek stepped up. Han Kooreneef, one of the lyricists, hopes the song can help people: “Sometimes you have to dance tightrope and hope it doesn’t get too pathetic.”
Several Dutch artists and influencers worked on the song, including Edsilia Rombley, Gordon, Leontien Borsato, Yolanthe Cabau, Martijn Krabbé, Ellie Lust and Danny Blind.
Kooreneef, who has written 40 songs for Marco Borsato, among others, tells NU.nl that he gladly participated in the initiative.
How did the idea come about Sun?
“I did not initiate it myself. Luc Weegels (singer and producer, ed.) called me recently and said that he had been approached by the initiators of clapping for people in health care. They wanted a song and as many famous artists as possible had to sing the chorus. I was almost done with it at the time Song of Hope that I sang with my daughter. That premiered last Saturday at Frits Spits. I doubted whether I should make another song, but here in Brabant we are at the epicenter of the corona crisis in the Netherlands. It is very much alive here and I hear many stories around me about people who get sick and even die. It is scary. I am a writer and when you write, you do it for yourself initially. You literally write things off of you. But I also tend to light fires for other people. So I thought, why not? “
The lyrics of the song and an excerpt are already online. How were the first reactions?
“I understood that it is under fire from some people. In the fragment that is now online you can hear my voice, but the melody of the song is higher than my baritone voice allows. The fragment serves as a reference for the people who ultimately had to If I get to see a picture of a knee and a shin of a woman, I cannot conclude from this that I don’t think she is an attractive woman, then you have to see the whole picture and it will only be shown tonight. If people then say, “I don’t like it,” I can, of course. I have to. But at the moment I think it’s a bit early to shoot at it. “
What would be the best outcome of this song?
“I hope that every song I write will be heard. The proceeds from Sun goes entirely to a number of charities. In that respect, it is certainly important that it is streamed or bought by many people. “
It is really a crisis when a battery of artists join forces. This seems like a challenge to a songwriter. Did you hesitate when asked?
“When they asked me, the whole project was still in its infancy. It was not as grand and compelling as it has now become through the collaboration of the artists. The only thing I always find important is that a song originates from authenticity The moment I received the request, I saw no reason whatsoever to doubt whose good intentions, and I have enough faith in humanity to still not do so. are they thinking: well, then at least I come into view with my snout. Artists have an interest in attention, but of the people I know that they participate, I have no reason to assume that they are I don’t even know who’s going to get involved, after all, after submitting the demo, I wasn’t involved in the other processes, I’ve seen articles mentioning me as a producer, but it’s not . “
How do you prevent such a text from becoming too sugary or pathetic?
“The chorus already existed. I only changed a few words to make it more consistent. And I wrote a lot of the verses. The whole text was ultimately written by Luc Weegels, myself and a rapper, whose name I may not mention yet. I always hope to stay on the right side of the line. And by that line I mean taste. My intention was to write a text that people can use in difficult times like now Sometimes you have to dance tightrope and hope it doesn’t get too pathetic. But as said, it is also a matter of taste. There will certainly be people who may think it is a step too far. And that is also allowed. “
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