Chapter 2 - Feeling Like the Louvre
Recently, while driving to my hot pilates class (has there ever been a more millennial statement, I’m not sure), I was listening to a news segment on NPR about the great Louvre heist of 2025. As the reporter spoke on the devastating loss the Louvre suffered, I had an idea for a song.
In case you don’t know, in October 2025, four thieves disguised as construction workers stole over $100 million dollars worth of French Crown diamonds and jewels. At 9:35 am in BROAD DAYLIGHT! In 7 minutes!! They used a cherry picker lift to get inside, power tools to smash the cases, and high powered Yamaha scooters to escape.
Ok back to the song idea: I had been feeling a bit sad and empty and wasn’t totally sure why. In the past, I would have been really scared by this, but now that I’m a mental health therapist, I understand this is a very common thing to happen to humans. However, I still get surprised by my own uncomfortable and unexpected feelings. It’s like an emotional hijacking.
And then, as often happens in songwriting, the synergy of my sadness and the simultaneous radio news report tornadoe-d together to create this interesting thought: I get it, there are days when I feel like the Louvre. A hijack and an emptiness. Something precious and sparkly protected inside suddenly stolen. So I used it. The uneasy feelings. The wild story. Spoiler alert I haven’t finished the song and I’m not even sure that it’s that good (as also often happens), but the research was fascinating.
The other interesting fact that you might not have known was that the robbers DROPPED the Crown of Empress Eugénie, adorned with over 1,300 diamonds and emeralds. Can you imagine?? A sparkling crown just lying on the asphalt!! An item kept safely in a display case for years, now gathering French dust amongst French car exhaust. You really can write a song about anything!