When a song approaches in Youtube 150 millions of views in a year, is telling us that something has the video that goes beyond the song itself. That would be the case "Take me to church", Hozier's theme that has managed to cover the half-world lists: number 1 in Ireland, 2 in the prestigious list Billboard in the US and finally last week led the main 40s in Spain. On Spotify, the numbers are not short either, since they are around 100 million listeners. Curiously, the subject has been catapulted to fame in Spain for being part of the GHVIP compilation and sound in the promotional television spot of the album.
But, who is Hozier? And what's so special about "Take me to church" so we can talk about it today? Hozier is a boy of 24 years belonging to the quarry of new Irish musicians who come to demonstrate that the music in his country does not end with U2, Sinéad O'Connor or Van Morrison. Its intimate style reminiscent of soul, gospel and blues and began to make itself known in the micro open night sessions in Dublin. Until he was pampered with a verse of Christopher Hitchens that says «I was born sick, but I love it. Command me to be well »(I was born sick, but I love it. I intend to be well). That inspiration led him to compose "Take me to church" and record it on his own in the attic of his parents' home in Bray, Ireland. A job for which he used a programmed backing track and his own unarranged voice.
At first its repercussion was scarce, until the video that accompanies the song became one of the most viral of the year. The hard and intense images speak of the cruel persecution and aggression of a homosexual at the hands of a violent group in a Russian population. Curiously, the cryptic lyrics of the song are not about that situation, but about the suffocating presence of religion in Ireland. With a stroke Hozier questions the religious dogmas and homophobia of Vladimir Putin's Russia.
Be that as it may, this shy-looking boy and a certain indie air has shown few prejudices and clear ideas. In an interview for New York Magazine, Hozier, in relation to “Take me to church” said: “Sexuality, regardless of orientation, is something natural. The sexual act is one of the most humane things there is, but an organization like the Church, through its doctrine, teaches to be ashamed of sexual orientation, says it is sinful or that it offends God. The song is about affirming yourself and recovering your humanity through an act of love.
That he was nominated in the Grammy in the category of best song, that the tickets for his world tour are practically exhausted and that has planned performances until the spring of the 2016, makes to Hozier, to its star theme and to the video, that they have directed Canty and Conal Thomson from Irish producer Feel Good Lost, in a denunciation of the situation of homosexuals in Russia. Do not miss the video clip!
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