Former Arizona State quarterback Gus Farwell is doing his part to keep those in lockdown because of the coronavirus pandemic in Spain entertained.
The backup to Jake Plummer in 1996 is a tenor and at 8 p.m. every night in Spain he serenades anyone within the distance of his incredible, operatic voice.
Just realized I haven’t put any of this on Twitter. Just singing on my balcony in Barcelona trying to keep spirits up. We’ll get through this! #ForksUp #COYS pic.twitter.com/wJHhC2VylH
— Gustaf Farwell (@GusFarwell) March 24, 2020
“What really set it off is there are two little girls that live downstairs that are probably six or seven,” Farwell told 12news.com. “They left me two notes in my mail. They drew pictures of me on the balcony singing and left little notes saying, ‘Will you sing for us tonight? Thank you for singing,’ and that just killed me.
Perhaps in some inexplicable way, the moment was meant to be. After a failed audition in 2019, Gus nearly stopped singing.
“I was just so disappointed how badly it went and I haven’t sung in eight months, I haven’t done anything. It’s taken this to remind me of why I love to sing.”
Gus’s children record videos of him singing the family posts to social media. He’s gotten more than 100,000 views on a single video and messages from people all across the world.
Day 11 of lockdown…Una Furtiva Lagrima. Stay safe people. 💙 pic.twitter.com/mvK9k7XC4Q
— Gustaf Farwell (@GusFarwell) March 25, 2020
Farwell completed half of his four pass attempts for 16 yards in 1996, backing up Plummer, who went on to be a second-round pick of the Arizona Cardinals after throwing for 8,626 yards as a Sun Devil.
This could provide an idea for current Baltimore Ravens kicker Justin Tucker, who also sings opera.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=93s9pHGUpjY