Transportant son piano à vélo, il vient jouer devant le #Bataclan#Lennon#Paixpic.twitter.com/LQAmCxtEtF
— Natalia Gallois (@nataliaggg) November 14, 2015
Throughout the weekend, he played his piano at the various points of Friday’s organized attacks. Hearing John Lennon’s “Imagine” played on the streets in front of these places simply brings tears to my eyes.
“Hallelujah”
Spontaneous rendition of Hallelujah in Place de la Republique in #Parispic.twitter.com/pgsQ5a7Mpd — Tom Fenton (@TommyF124) November 15, 2015
Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah” is one of my favorite songs on the planet. It’s also the perfect song choice to play in the wake of Friday’s tragedy.
This crowd in République singing “Hallelujah” is one of the more beautiful things I’ve ever seen #ParisAttackspic.twitter.com/UczRZLaT4C
— Ryan Broderick (@broderick) November 15, 2015
Watching this musician inspire an entire crowd of strangers to sing along is the sort of thing you could only expect to find in a community so ravaged by heartache and terror. It just goes to show that humanity and love can not be deterred even by the most heinous of crimes.