November 14, 2024
First, you need to know that we had this guy under our radar for a few months already, as he's a friend of our friend Jeff Mailfert.
On June 11, 2024, Hugo Barriol shared his thoughts in the form of a text on Instagram:
"I love dreaming! I need it to feel good, whether it's through music, stories, or films, in my life, I dream. Politics has never made me dream, and I rarely discuss it on social media. But now, I need to, because I want to live in a world where peace, respect, and love can prevail, but I see that the situation is critical. When I look at what's happening right now in my country or the world, it's complete confusion."
A few months later, on October 18, Hugo released a true masterpiece: Come Together. Is it linked to his June post? Probably.
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The song has been added to "Niko's Music Mixtape", our monthly virtual CD on Spotify.
Hugo Barriol's take on "Come Together"
I love this song so much, I want the whole world to hear the message in it, come together! I wrote this song because we're living in a crazy world and wanted to spread peace and love.
A bit more about Hugo Barriol
Hugo Barriol was born in Saint-Etienne, France, but began his pop-folk music career far from home, busking in Sydney, Australia. He flew back to Paris, busked for a year and a half and won the Metro Music Awards in Paris in 2015, and recorded his debut EP in 2017. The 1st single « On the road » reached more than 15 million streams. In 2018 Hugo moved to London to work with Ian Grimble to produce his debut album "Yellow" at the Church Studio (Mumford and Sons, Bear’s Den, Daughter) The single « Our Kingdom» reached more than 13 million streams. After touring with his band all over Europe Hugo learned to produce his music during lockdown. With the liberty to work on his own sound, Hugo produced a new Album « Everywhere / Anywhere / » from his converted van, while traveling through Spain, Portugal, and Morocco.
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Lyrics
We’re never gonna see the end
Never gonna see the light
Playing on repeat, the same old story
They’re blinded by the power
War is not the answer
Men are killers, women are
Jesus, Allah, Brahma, Moses, saviors
Oh I want to see the light tomorrow
Brothers, sisters, mothers, fathers, dreamers, lovers, sinners, preachers
Come together
Brothers, sisters, mothers, fathers, dreamers, lovers, sinners, preachers
Come together
We’re never gonna see the love
Never gonna see the light
Playing on repeat, the same old story
They’re blinded by the power
War is not the answer
Men are killers, women are
Jesus, Allah, Brahma, Moses, saviors
Oh I want to see the light tomorrow
Brothers, sisters, mothers, fathers, dreamers, lovers, sinners, preachers
Come together
Brothers, sisters, mothers, fathers, dreamers, lovers, sinners, preachers
Come together
Oh I want to see the light tomorrow
I want to see the light tomorrow
Brothers, sisters, mothers, fathers, dreamers, lovers, sinners, preachers
Come together