Since the school year
started, my days have gone through subway trips —or “underground” as they call
it at this side of the world—. I make a quite long journey; about an hour and a
half trying to breathe inside that ocean of people. I usually take a pair of
headphones or a book to make the trip less boring, but there are somedays I
leave home in a rush and I forget those things. I've realized those days are
the most interesting.
One day, I was on my
way to school early in the morning, by line 6 —the grey one—, when a gypsy man
entered into the same car I was in. He was wearing a brown corduroy vest
showing a cigar on one of its pockets. He stood next to the door and said
something I considered very truthful:
—For god's sake! They
should have some music on these trains!
After that he started
humming a song from Camarón de la Isla until
his stop arrived and he left the train.
I couldn't disagree
with him. I know there already exist some people who occasionally play an
instrument or sing asking for money, but what if we gave them a permanent job?
It would be amazing
if silent mornings turned into smooth jazzy mornings, so we all life-term passengers could arrive with
better humor or at least motivated to nail the day we've got ahead.
Afternoons after
school would be kinda messy depending on the metro line you take. Some rock at
line 9, some pop at line 2, and why not? some reggaeton at line 6. Boring trips would be dancing parties all
across Madrid —so you wouldn't need to go to Kapi—.
And electronic nights
instead of being an after-party would
be a before-party, so you would get
to your destiny in the mood.
How many people you
think would prefer to take the metro instead of driving?
Iker K. Muñoz
I really liked your post. I've never thought about it and I think it's a very good idea. Not only it has the potential to reduce pollution and cheer people up, it also gives people in need of a job a chance to get it. It certainly would cause a very positive change in many lives. Thanks for sharing it!
ReplyDeleteI think your idea is fantastic. It really cheers me up when I hear people playing music in the underground and I feel so happy. I also believe that those people would be very thankful if they were given a real stable job doing such a fun thing
ReplyDeleteI loved your idea and how you connected with reducing pollution which is a very important issue. Also, your idea will be a good way for musicians to get known and to spread culture. Finally, it would definitely make Madrid more attractive for tourists.
ReplyDeleteHello Iker,
ReplyDeleteI love the idea you propose, to be able to reduce the environmental contamination that exists today in the cities by this method is great, it is that but in the long run it would be a serious problem, and future generations will not be able to enjoy our world as such and as we know it.