On the evening of March 18th ,2020, producer/ songwriter, Darryl Lahteenmaa of London, Ontario felt the need to do something to stay positive amid the pandemic. As one does, he logged on to Facebook and posted a picture, overlaid with the words “Let’s write a song”. At the time, I’m sure even he did not imagine the power of those four words, the response or the results that would follow.
Stranded at home, likely scrolling, endlessly, through news feeds, hoping for a reprieve, some good news, anything, anything unrelated to the Covid-19 crisis, several musicians were quick to answer the producer’s call. Thanks to the almighty power of the internet, everyone was given access to a shared folder, the same chord progression and the basic drumbeat. Without hearing anybody else’s parts, everyone wrote and recorded their own parts in isolation. The parts were later compiled and edited by Lahteenmaa to create the song and video.
Produced by Darryl Lahteenmaa.
Lyrics by Sleahy, Darryl McCarty.
Vocals: Sleahy (Lead), Darryl McCarty
Backing Vocals: Dean McKey, David Usselman, Karen Emeny, Sarah Giardino, Karen Bell,Jennifer Thorpe, Davey Lahteenmaa, Darryl Lahteenmaa
Bass: Dylan Vance
Guitars/Keyboards: Arun Chaudhuri
Keyboards: Jeff Heisholt
Guitars: Adam Sabaz
Guitars: Paul Aitken
Keyboards: Tim Kunz
Keyboards: Jeff DuboisDrums/ Programming/ Keyboards: Darryl Lahteenmaa