As the United States confronts its own the worst COVID-19 numbers so far and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson cancels everyone’s Christmas trips in light of a “new variant” of coronavirus that is more contagious, Eric Clapton and Van Morrison decided it was the right time to launch an angry play against home residence orders that leaders implemented in an effort to slow the spread of the disease and save lives. “You want to be a free man”, Clapton sings. “Or do you want to be a slave?”
Worse, Morrison and Clapton seem to buy conspiracy theories that the governments of the world are somehow participating in an organized conspiracy to superimpose the severity of the pandemic to exercise their power: you / Stay and give / But no word you heard it wasn’t true. “(We’re not above a good conspiracy theory, we just don’t trust politicians enough to get something out of it effectively.)
This is actually the fourth anti-lock that Morrison has launched in recent months. Starting in September, the artist released “Born to Be Free”, “As I Walked Out” and “No More Lockdown” – with all proceeds to the Morrison’s Lockdown Fund, which helps musicians experiencing coronavirus difficulties . and the resulting blocking measures. “There are many of us who support Van and his efforts to save live music; he is an inspiration ” Rolling Stone Clapton reports on this collaboration. “We have to stand up and be counted because we have to find a way out of this mess. The alternative is not worth thinking about. Live music may never recover. “
It is a noble cause, but man Does it make it difficult to sustain the effort?
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