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A Shared Interest in Music
It can bring us together in any language
I love the way music can bring people together, as is the case for me and my granddaughter. We introduce each other to different artists all the time and, of course, we have our favorites that we return to.
A while back, she asked me, “Can we hear Beggin’?”
I’m always late to the party so I said, “Do you know who sings it?”
She didn’t. With most phones these days, you can find music fairly easily, so I searched for the title, found it, and said, “Okay, let me know if this is the right song or not.”
The song started playing and her eyes lit up.
I was pleasantly surprised and immediately drawn into the song. Sometimes it takes me a while to warm up to something she’s introduced me to. But not this…I liked the beat and I liked the singer’s voice. And I think that’s what she likes about it, too.
Here’s “Beggin’” from Maneskin, an Italian rock band who first appeared on X Factor in 2017. Their international breakthrough came when they won the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 for Italy with “Zitti e buoni”.
