CDMX, October 2022: After having released his EP, “Someone remember you”, Fran Diego releases his new single: “I will hang tennis shoes”, which will be available on digital platforms from October 28, within the framework of the festivities of Day of the Dead.
The title of the song is a comical reference to the very Mexican expression that people make when someone has died. Fran Diego adapts this situation that with Latin rhythms refers to his own death, as a letter full of affection and solemnity for those who have already left.
“This song came from still lifes and the name in Spanish, ´Naturaleza muerte´ and contrast it with the English word ´Still life´ which is completely the opposite. I liked getting into the diversity of Mexican and Spanish expressions to refer to to death, to live with smiles and comedy, which in other cultures is spoken with solemnity”, shared the singer on his subject.
“I’ll hang the tennis shoes” is full of Mexican sayings and some references to our ancestors, where death and absence are implicit throughout the song but without being sad, on the contrary, it invites us to dance, sing and remember that we are passing through; By singing this song, we are in contact with those who are no longer here and with those who will come.
For Fran Diego, writing music is a way of understanding the desire and the need that people have to transcend, as a key driver to connect with each other, through doing and sharing actions.
“Knowing that if you exist is because you are going to cease to exist, understanding how someone is going to die makes you appreciate life. The expression has urban legends, they accompany us on the street hanging sneakers, some because someone wanted to leave a mark , others because they mark a space, and some others because the feet became skinny and fell off”, commented the musician.
Fran Diego remains very involved with art in all its expressions, which is why he continues to collaborate with Oaxacan photographer Enrique Leyva on images that capture the essence of the song.
“As a Latino, in a very contrasting reality, on the one hand you find oppression and violence, on the other a lot of humor, a lot of spark to get the good out of any situation. So it’s about you to death, seeing it face to face, feeling it and having a good time with her and with those around us, as Latinos and especially as Mexicans, is our way of being, of finding humor in everything and knowing that we are a community that we are together in everything and that we hug each other even with our jokes If we don’t have each other as a community, we don’t have anything,” he said.
