Italians Sing St. Louis Blues Cup Anthem From Rooftops

The St. Louis Blues are doing their best to handle the current situation at home. Meanwhile, perhaps, they picked up a few fans in the Mediterranean.

St. Louis Blues fans are currently dealing with the lack of sports, but the world issue is creeping in and starting to affect daily lives like where to get food, where they can work and other daily essentials. However, our area, and most of America, is just now catching on to what has already been happening in places all over the globe, such as Italy.

However, despite every country having their problems, let it not be said that the Italians don’t know how to make the best of a situation. As of writing this piece, the Italian public have been on a national quarantine that began on March 9.

While certain liberties are being infringed on here in America, it has not reached the levels the Italians have dealt with. Even stuck in their houses or apartments, they have managed to bring some joy to their own lives and that of their neighbors.

How does any of this connect to the St. Louis Blues? The reality is very little, but one group of Italians found some comfort singing a song Blues fans will be very fond of.

That’s right. The Laura Brannigan song “Gloria” is known even in the Mediterranean.

It should come as no surprise. Disco is still popular in lots of Europe and other parts of the world.

Don’t ask me why. I’m not a hater of that particular style of music, so I’m not here to judge.

Of course, this is not the first video of Italians singing from their balconies. It likely won’t be the last.

It did bring Blues fans out from the darkness, however.

Hey, at least @kpannz is a New York Rangers fan. We can all unite in disliking the Boston Bruins, right?

Circling back, this is apparently not the first time Gloria made Italians sing.

I’m not sure what those guys in the background are supposed to be doing. I guess they’re arguing about why everyone is so salty over the Blues winning a Stanley Cup?

More likely it is something to do with calcio, or football/soccer. Or, who knows. Italians love to argue and gesture wildly (I can say this because part of my family has Italian heritage).

In the end, this is just a fun video showing this neighborhood uniting and having a good time in a time of uncertainty. For us here in the States, most notably St. Louis, it reminds us of a better time.

Love the song or hate it, Gloria will forever be linked to the Blues’ Stanley Cup run. While I was slow to get on board, it definitely reminds me of that entire time and that’s what matters.

Nobody has to love the song or even like it. But, if it stirs memories, that is what is important.

Hopefully this will all be over soon enough and Gloria will just be a happy memory for Blues fans and these Italians both.