Weltklasse Z\u00fcrich is about the passion of trying to improve, to evolve. It is a passion the international athletics meeting shares with top athletes around the world. They, too, never rest on their laurels. They strive to get better, to make progress. On the initiative of Weltklasse Z\u00fcrich, the Zurich band Baba Shrimps, pole vaulter Sandi Morris, and top sprinter Noah Lyles got together to capture this passion in a song.<\/p>\n
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The result of the extraordinary project is called \u201cSouvenir\u201d. The song reveals the musical talent of two athletics stars and ingeniously combines their voices with the unique sound of the Zurich band. The song\u2019s lyrics speak to the idea of cherishing memories like valuable keepsakes. \u201cThe song is about something you experience both in sports and in music,\u201d Adrian K\u00fcbler, Baba Shrimp lead singer, explains. \u201cYou invest an enormous amount of time into preparing. And then, sometimes you don\u2019t succeed, sometimes you don\u2019t come in first. That\u2019s when it is really important to call to mind those good moments. You always have to try and draw on the positive energy they still give you. You have to recall, why you are doing it all in the first place. And that it is all about living the passion of getting a bit closer to your dream.\u201d<\/p>\n
As the Weltklasse Z\u00fcrich promoters discovered, Sandi Morris and Noah Lyles both love music. The pole vault star has published several songs on YouTube, and the young sprinter has proven that he is also an accomplished rapper on platforms, such as Spotify. \u201cIt\u2019s honestly a dream come true,\u201d Sandi Morris admits. \u201cIt is another life path that, maybe, if athletics hadn\u2019t happened, I would have pursued. I am very excited and honoured that I was chosen. It\u2019s just really cool to be part of this project.\u201d <\/p>\n
Baba Shrimps created the song in close collaboration with the two athletes. In July, both Sandi and Noah spent a day in a Zurich studio. An experience the sprint star clearly enjoyed: \u201cIt was great fun. And it\u2019s a good song. Sandy has an amazing voice \u2013 and so do the band. I think it\u2019s going to get stuck in a lot of people\u2019s heads.\u201d<\/p>\n
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