A message of hope from One Voice Children’s Choir.
In a year like 2020, difficult, painful, certainly to remember because of the lack of human contact and social isolation, it is necessary to find the strength to get up and move forward.
In a period studded with changes of mood, anger, resignation there were also many people, instead, who wanted to respond with messages of hope, smiles and hugs (even if unfortunately only virtual).
That’s how they popped up: messages, videos, demonstrations, events where instead of being angry they simply held out their hand or smiled.
So did the group One Voice Children’s Choir who made a video during Covid-19’s quarantine period in 2020.
A cover of the song Memories by Marron 5 performed entirely a cappella. A video that recalls hope and reminds us that the most difficult moments are there but are overcome… after a fall we get up again…
One Voice Children’s Choir began in 2002, when the Winter Olympic Games took place in Salt Lake City, UT. Since those humble beginnings, the OVCC has become a force in show business: NBC America’s Got Talent Season 9 quarter-finalist, has sung at the White House, toured in many countries and across the United States, and is now approaching 3 million subscribers on YouTube.
One Voice Children’s Choir has become a household name with a mission to spread hope, joy and love through their original arrangements of popular music.
Lyrics (Children-friendly version)
Here’s to the ones that we got
Cheers to the wish you were here, but you’re not
‘Cause the dreams bring back all the memories
Of everything we’ve been through
Close to the ones here today
Close to the ones that we lost on the way
‘Cause the dreams bring back all the memories
And the memories bring back, memories bring back you
There’s a time that I remember, when I did not know no pain
When I believed in forever, and everything would stay the same
Now my heart feel like December when somebody say your name
‘Cause I can’t reach out to call you, but I know I will one day, yeah
Everybody hurts sometimes
Everybody hurts someday, ayy ayy
But everything gon’ be alright
Go raise your voice and say, ayy
(Chorus repeat)
Doo doo, doo doo doo doo
Doo doo doo doo, doo doo doo doo
Doo doo doo doo, doo doo doo
Memories bring back, memories bring back you
There’s a time that I remember when I never felt so lost
When I felt all of the hatred was too powerful to stop (ooh, yeah)
Now my heart feel like an ember and it’s lighting up the dark
I’ll carry these torches for ya that you know I’ll never drop, yeah
Everybody hurts sometimes
Everybody hurts someday, ayy ayy
But everything gon’ be alright
Go raise your voice and say, ayy
(Chorus repeat)
Doo doo, doo doo doo doo…