On June 14, a 24-story, 220-foot-high apartment tower went up in flames in West London. 5 people were confirmed dead and 74 more are missing, presumed dead.
In the wake of such a terrible tragedy, we’ve shared stories of bravery, heroism, compassion, and kindness from Londoners. But now the rest of the world is responding to the tragedy with a message of unity and brotherhood, in the form of the classic Simon & Garfunkel song “Bridge Over Troubled Water.”
The 1970 hit just got an update from over 50 of the world’s biggest recording artists for a special Grenfell Tower charity single.
This is a list of all the artists that are apart of the Bridge Over Troubled Water singleâ¤ï¸ #BridgeOverTroubledWater pic.twitter.com/iA3C0R7KVB
– 1D Updates (@1DUpdateGR) June 21, 2017
The song was recorded in a studio just half a mile from the Grenfell Tower and was organized by Simon Cowell.
Thank you to everyone for their help and support in making this happen.
– Simon Cowell (@SimonCowell) June 20, 2017
Money raised by the record and from the donations page will be used by The London Community Foundation to help those affected by the tragic fire.
As well as buying the single, we hope people can support those affected by the Grenfell fire by donating. https://t.co/071cWmDNs1
– Simon Cowell (@SimonCowell) June 20, 2017
One Twitter user posted the song’s lyrics (excluding the two rap portions), noting which artist sang each line.
Here’s who sings which lines on the #ArtistsForGrenfell #bridgeovertroubledwater song. pic.twitter.com/cBIpb0irX2
– Dave Taylor (@RadioDaveTaylor) June 21, 2017
Twitter
The song’s lyrics are especially poignant in the wake of this tragedy, and the message is one we all need to hear.
Oh my god ??♥ï¸ thank you for this, it’s so beautiful! #bridgeovertroubledwater #ArtistsForGrenfell ♥ï¸â™¥ï¸â™¥ï¸â™¥ï¸â™¥ï¸â™¥ï¸
– Amelie Galbraith (@heyitsamelieg) June 21, 2017
Wow such a beautiful version especially the intro well done @SimonCowell for putting this together so quickly #ArtistsForGrenfell
– Chantal (@chantalbl17) June 21, 2017
Listen to the beautiful cover in the video below.
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