If there is one place on earth Manu Chao does not need to play, it is probably in Scandinavia. Up here we don't need no revolution. We have it all. The best organized society the world can find. Wealth to everyone. No, Manu you could have gone somewhere else. Somewhere where people need a light, somewhere where your beautiful words may engage people to start believing. Up here, there is no need hermano.
Or hold on, maybe I am wrong. Maybe this is exactly where Manu should play? Maybe he is the man who can open our eyes? Maybe he can make us realize how spoiled and protected we are. How unbelievably rich and ignorant we are. How self good and pathetic we are. Yeah Manu, maybe you are the man. Scandinavia needs a revolution. A revolution against ignorance!
I've just spent the summer on the beautiful coast of my hometown in Norway. I remember before. We used to show the finger to people with too big and too fast plastic boats who intruded the peace in a slow going old wooden boat. Not anymore. Now my friends have the same huge, fast, expensive plastic ships, they drink Champagne instead of beer. (and me? I gladly tag along) Something has happened. Scandinavia is famous for thinking about "us", now we are on our way to join the "It is all about me, fuck everybody ells!" societies.
Yeah Manu, you were right to come here and tell us what it is all about. "Hey Manu, sing something good to me. This world goes crazy, it's an emergency." And talking about crazy and emergency: I am back in Shanghai. Manu, please, come visit. They need you here too. In Gøteborg you were fantastico. And so were we. We sung, jumped and danced as no Scandinavians before us. You even looked surprised, seeing such a wild crowd. It was good Manu. Bring it here. Bring it everywhere!
Continua Manu, grita Manu, lucha Manu! Suena Manu, suena los tambores de la rebellion.
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