In a concert on May 1st still devoid of real controversy he thought about it Achille Lauro to add some spice to the event. The singer’s outburst was not a violent outburst against the public, but still a sort of dig which was seen by many as a reproach towards the public present. More and more frequently, those who participate in live performances do not give up on immortalizing everything with their cell phones through videos and photos rather than enjoying the moment. And this may have been precisely the motivation that pushed Lauro De Marinis to bluntly address the audience of the Circus Maximus.
Achille Lauro was performing to the tune of Rolls Royce, a song that he took to Sanremo 2019, finishing in ninth place. Suddenly, accompanied by the instrumental backing track of the song, he called the audience’s attention and teased them: “How is it, Rome? All the mobile phones in your pocket, thanks. You’ll tell it tomorrow“. An explicit invitation to put aside the mobile phones and admire the exhibition to keep it in the drawer of memories and not in the memory of the smartphones.
A very acceptable concept, considering that also in other performances of the May Day concert the crowd of young people with cell phones in hand to film the guests on stage did not go unnoticed. In fact, by several artists this is considered an element of little education and little respect when comparing the show offered. Evidently a large part of those who attend concerts do not consider that a memory is better able to resurface if you have experienced it directly with your own eyes rather than by staring at the mobile phone screen driven by the frenzy of publishing the content on social media.
Even that “you’ll tell me tomorrow” pronounced by Achille Lauro has its own basic meaning: why we should prefer the logic of posting videos and photos on the web to let Internet users know that we were present at that event rather than experiencing it in order to make a truly personal memory of it ?
The crowd of people with smartphones in their hands did not go unnoticed X (former Twitter). More than a few viewers at home noticed a much criticized detail: “What memories of the Concertone when everyone danced and their hands in the air created choreographies. Now you only see cell phones“; “Everyone with cell phones in hand and no one dancing or singing enjoying the party. Bah…“.
There is also room for irony with lots of reference to I do not care of Sanremo 2020: “Achille Lauro who doesn’t want cell phones during the performance but the audience responds with ‘I don’t care!’“.
