‘LET LOVE BE THE BRIDGE,’ POPE FRANCIS’ THAILAND VISIT GETS
OFFICIAL MV
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Billy Ogan, Paowalee
Pornpimol, Tom Room 39, and BNK48 Fond as they appear in “Let Love Be the
Bridge” music videos. Image: Pope Visit Thailand / YouTube
BANGKOK — Thai Catholic singers band together to
star in “Let Love Be the Bridge,” the official music video for Pope Francis’
visit this November.
The artists, including a member of BNK48, Christina Agilar,
and Tom Room 39, collaborated to release on Friday a music video dedicated to
the first apolistic visit since 1984. The music video was released Friday on
both YouTube and Facebook.
It’s rare public representation of Thai members of the
Catholic faith; Catholics number only 0.58 percent of the Thai population, or
about 300,000 people.
The participating singers first platinum female Thai singer
Christina Aguilar, lead singer of Pause Prapham Tancharoen, Issara Kitnitchi,
better known as Tom of Room 39 band and winner of “The Mask Singer” in 2017, Natticha
Chantaravareelekha, better known as Fond BNK48, Nicole Theriault, Paopetch “Pao”
Jarernsuk, Sirapassara “Pam” Sintrakarnphol of Gaia girl group, Siyone “Baimon”
Daoratanahong, and Billy Ogan.
The song has an instrumental Thai fiddle and Thai flute
backing, and Paowalee Pornpimol sings in the luk thung style
to give the song even more of an ethnic flair.
The music video consists of the singers praying and singing
in Assumption Cathedral, intercut with footage of the Catholic mission and Pope
Francis. Also singing is Father Joseph Prathan Tancharoen, as well as a backing
Catholic choir.
The song is written by Chawalwit Yingyotsenee and produced
by GMM Grammy studio. Download the music, backing track, and score here.
News of the official papal visit from Nov. 21 to 22 will be
distributed through the official “Pope Visit Thailand” website as
well as the official Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Instagram,
and Line.
The Pope is scheduled to meet King Vajiralongkorn, the
Buddhist Patriarch, and hold a public mass at the National Stadium on Nov. 21.
On the second day of his visit he will meet with Catholic priests and bishops,
representatives from Christian denominations, and hold a mass for youths at
Assumption Cathedral.
Hint: listen to 5:05 for a bonus verse in English.
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