Thanks to social media, their inspiring efforts to lift morale have made their way stateside.
Citizens of Brooklyn came together last night, March 19, to serenade one another from the safety of their fire escapes, windows and rooftops. They called it a Brownstone Brooklyn Singalone (get it?). People from Park Slope to Clinton Hill were invited via Facebook host JJ Berney, who shared a Google Doc playlist and coordinated Brooklynites to sing from 6:30 p.m. on. The Singalone set list included hits from Bob Marley, Frank Sinatra, The Beatles, Madonna and even Kermit the Frog. Many of them were New York-themed, like Sinatra’s “New York, New York” and Jay-Z’s “Empire State of Mind,” but others were simple feel-good tunes meant to spark positivity, like Neil Diamond’s “Sweet Caroline.”
If you missed it and would like to participate in the next Singalone, a new Facebook group has been set up to give it another go tomorrow, Saturday, March 21, and Sunday, March 22.
Better start warming up those vocal cords now.
