"Jump", by Van Halen, which has become the "mythical" anthem of OM

“Jump” sounded each time the OM players entered the lawn of the Stade Vélodrome, except in the Champions League.

-

• Eddie Van Halen, author of the title

  Jump

  died Tuesday of cancer.

• Jump

  became the anthem broadcast in the Vélodrome stadium when OM players entered from 1986 and the arrival of Bernard Tapie.

• For former OM players,

  Jump

  has become "a myth", "a symbol", "a source of motivation", but which has almost disappeared.

"Jump to heaven".

Olympique de Marseille paid tribute on Tuesday evening to Eddie Van Halen, guitarist and founder of the Van Halen group, who died after cancer.

He is not from Marseilles, has never played for OM, has never been to the Vélodrome, but he is the author of the music

become one of the symbols of the club.

Since 1986, this title accompanies the entry of the players of the Olympique de Marseille on the lawn.

A novelty which corresponds to the arrival of the new president of the time, Bernard Tapie, while

, released in 1984, has already monopolized the American charts for five consecutive weeks.

At the announcement of the musician's death, Jean-Christophe Marquet, former OM player, "plunged back into what [he] was able to experience with this music".

“It's quite difficult to explain.

I played my first game when I was 16.

As a young person from the training center, you are preparing to play with OM but also to enter this music.

It brings tears to your eyes, you think about your family, a billion things, ”recalls the former midfielder.

"We knew we were home"

“It evokes the great era of OM with Tapie.

You heard

in the tunnel and once on the lawn, it was the chills.

She gave us the tempo to attack, it was a perfect introduction, a perfect trigger for the match.

As soon as we entered the field, I felt that we were gaining the upper hand over the opponent.

As captain I felt that, and I think it was the same for the other players and the staff, ”recalls Marcel Dib, former player and sports director of OM.

Eddie Van Halen, legend of Rock & guitar genius, is gone ... 😔

“Jump” has been

echoing

in the Stade Vélodrome since 1986 to accompany the players of the Olympique de Marseille.

Heavy loss for music.

Thanks Eddie!

🙏🏻🎸 # RIPEddieVanHalen #VanHalen #TeamOM #OM ⚪️Ⓜ️ pic.twitter.com/3RUqkSjPZO

- Tony (@AvengerBroly) October 6, 2020

Even today Gérard Gili, former player and coach of OM, has the same thrills as at the time, listening to the title: “It was something completely new.

It was surprising, the sound system was extraordinary, it over-motivated us.

We were walking along the sideline and this music filled us with energy.

We knew we were home.

"

A novelty that has become a symbol

"Tapie transformed the matches into an American-style show", as Gérard Gili explains.

A novelty, already a source of natural motivation, increased tenfold by the results of the club.

"Tapie chose this music, but what brought his extra soul and his magic were the big European matches," said Marcel Dib.

“It was already legendary, but what made it even more legendary were the great moments in the championships, in the European Cup.

We identify directly at these times, ”adds Jean-Christophe Marquet.

🔵 On August 5, 1986, Van Halen's "Jump" sounded for the first time at the Stade Vélodrome in front of 46,111 supporters for the reception of Monaco ... and will continue to sound.

🔵 Immortal music for all supporters of OM #TeamOM |

🟦⬜ pic.twitter.com/EKghxlxqJe

- RIGHT TO A GOAL (@DROIT_AU_BUT_TV) October 6, 2020

Thibaut, an OM fan, also wanted, in his own way, to identify

with one of the most significant events of his life: his marriage.

"I let my wife organize a lot of stuff, but I insisted on one thing: To be able to come into the room at night on

 !"

The moment the DJ said, “Make some noise for the bride and groom,” he started the sound.

I said to my wife: “Come on OM!” And we went home.

In short, I had the impression of being at the Vélodrome.

"

Jump,

a marker in a lifetime, like another equally legendary hymn among players, as well as supporters.

“For me,

provides the same sensations as the anthem of the Champions League.

These are two ceremonies that go so well with OM ”, considers Jean-Christophe Marquet.

“For me, there is

, the Champions League and

.

It's my winning trifecta, ”says Marcel Dib.

Make Jump Jump?

Yet

could have disappeared from the Vélodrome stadium, at the same time as OM were relegated to the second division in 1994, with the disappearance of the title at the start of the season.

“If I remember correctly, the club wanted to turn the page.

But it didn't last long.

When we were consulted, we made it clear to the club that

was part of OM's heritage and it came back as it should.

And since then it has always been part of the institution of the city, ”says Jean-Christophe Marquet.

“It's a part of the club that we cannot remove, as if we were moving the Vélodrome to 100 km,” Gérard Gili said.

⚪🔵 Come on let's play a bit ⚪🔵

Akhenaton suggests remixing Jump,

Your opinion:

- la Casa de Payet (@jamboninio) July 19, 2020

Today,

is still resisting by being the last title broadcast at the Vélodrome that is not rap.

Akhenaton, rapper of IAM and big fan of OM, has also confessed "to hate" this song "shitty, doubly shitty, and even triple shitty".

He even proposed to remix this “music from the

which does not represent Marseille”.

It did not take more to provoke an outcry from supporters: we do not touch the symbols of OM.

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