American singer Barbra Streisand released his first new song in six years this Thursday, Love Will Survivemotivated by her fight against anti-Semitism, and who will put soundtrack to a series set in the Holocaust, The Tattooist of Auschwitz (The tattoo artist of Auschwitz).
“Due to the rise of anti-Semitism around the world today, I wanted to sing Love Will Survive in the context of this series, as a way to remember the six million souls we lost less than 80 years ago,” the singer said in a note.
The song, a nostalgic balladfeatures the legendary Hans Zimmer as a composer, accompanied by Kara Talve and Walter Afanasieff, and the lyrics are by Charlie Midnight, indicated the Grammy-winning artist.
Streisand, who turned 82 this Wednesday and is one of the most famous Jewish singers, usually uses her social networks to comment on current US politics, from the financing of Ukraine in its fight against Russia to the trial of the former president. donald trump.
However, he seems to have preferred to use art to address a thorny issue for many celebrities: that of conflict between Israel and Hamaswhich has led to a war in Gaza since October and recently generated tense pro-Palestinian protests at US universities.
The Tattooist of Auschwitzbased on the novel of the same name by Heather Morrispremieres on Peacock this May 2 in the US and tells the story of Lali Sokolov, a prisoner in the Auschwitz concentration camp who is commissioned by the Nazis to tattoo identification numbers on the other Jewish inmates.
Streisand launched his latest original songs in 2018with the album wallsand since then he has presented compilation, reissues and live projects.
