As companies world wide proceed to close down and other people more and more isolate themselves of their properties, these often is the excellent songs to get you thru the coronavirus pandemic.
Whether or not you suppose it’s a daunting menace to the fashionable world or an overhyped illness folks will quickly overlook about, there isn’t a denying coronavirus panic has taken over. Governments are scrambling to answer the unfold of the illness, with international locations like Italy and Canada placing themselves into lockdown.
President Donald Trump has deemed the virus a nationwide emergency within the US, and state governments are encouraging increasingly more folks to isolate themselves at dwelling and observe social distancing.
It may be exhausting to maintain your sanity by means of all of this insanity and confusion, so right here’s the last word coronavirus soundtrack to maintain your head straight.
Don’t Stand So Near Me — The Police
The Police’s 1980 traditional has nothing to do with a virus — it’s truly concerning the temptation felt between a instructor and scholar — however it gives a mantra for at present: “Don’t stand so near me.”
California Governor Gavin Newsom has urged eating places to chop their capability limits by 50 p.c and hold six ft of distance between patrons when they’re eating in, and loads of politicians have promoted the concept of social distancing. In the event that they want a theme tune to promote this complete social distancing factor, they need to look no additional than The Police.
Fever — Peggy Lee
Take a couple of lyrics out of Peggy Lee’s traditional ‘Fever’ and it mainly turns into a letter to what we all know thus far concerning the coronavirus.
“All people’s received the fever. That’s somethin’ you all know. Fever is not such a brand new factor. Fever began very long time in the past,” Lee croons.
It could be a reminder of the particular unwanted side effects of the virus, however the music is so cool and easy, you’ll be snapping your fingers together with it anyway.
It’s the Finish of the World — R.E.M.
R.E.M.’s ‘It’s the Finish of the World’ is the right tune for any worldwide panic, and other people appear to run again to it in instances of uncertainty. Within the final week, the 1987 tune has discovered its manner again into the highest 100 gross sales chart on iTunes and it’s been climbing day-by-day.
Irrespective of how dangerous your pals or the media or politicians could make issues sound, simply bear in mind this little line: “It’s the tip of the world as we all know it, and I really feel advantageous.”
Meds — Placebo
The tune has nothing to do with a literal virus, however its title and Placebo’s band identify dictate they should be on any medical-themed playlist. Plus, what good is staying at dwelling whereas the world shuts down round you for those who’re not utilizing the time to take deep dives into the music of bands like Placebo?
“Child…did you overlook to take your meds?”
Down with the Illness — Disturbed
Disturbed’s 2000 hit tune feels prefer it was virtually made for at present. Get down with the illness, whether or not that illness be the precise virus we hear about on a regular basis or the mass hysteria that appears to unfold a lot extra shortly.
Panic — The Smiths
The Smiths requested a query on this 1987 tune that any widespread sense individual could be hard-pressed to not ask themselves every day at present: “may life ever be sane once more?”
You may’t management the panic hitting the streets, the journey bans, companies closures, or authorities restrictions, however you may not less than rock out to a Smiths tune and possibly really feel just a little higher about all of it.
“Panic on the streets of London. Panic on the streets of Birmingham. I ponder to myself: May life ever be sane once more?”
Splendid Isolation — Warren Zevon
Being quarantined at dwelling isn’t all that dangerous. Warren Zevon’s 1989 love tune to the virtues of being alone is simply the constructive spin you want if you begin feeling cabin fever sink in.
“I’m placing tinfoil up on the home windows. Mendacity down at midnight to dream. I don’t need to see their faces. I don’t need to hear them scream.”
Misplaced within the Grocery store — The Conflict
Been to a grocery store lately? It’s not a complete lot of enjoyable. Panic has sunk its nasty claws into a lot of the general public and their response has been to purchase a complete lot of bathroom paper and invade en masse each grocery retailer close to them … all whereas making an attempt to keep away from a illness they’re afraid they are going to catch if they arrive into contact with different folks — rational thought isn’t central to mob mentality.
‘Misplaced within the Grocery store’ is strictly how any regular individual ought to really feel strolling right into a grocery retailer at present. The Conflict’s angsty lyrics by some means match the state of affairs like a glove.
“I’m all misplaced within the grocery store. I can not store fortunately.”
Toxicity — System of a Down
The “toxicity of our metropolis” is a lyric nearly anybody anyplace can relate to on this second. This 2001 System of a Down tune additionally has a madcap power that feels impressed by at present’s every day hysteria.
Stayin’ Alive — Bee Gees
Any record associated to the coronavirus ought to in all probability not less than try to finish on a constructive observe, and what’s extra constructive than music from the Bee Gees?
Bear in mind, people, by means of all of it — the mass hysteria, the empty grocery shops, the panicky politicians — we’re simply “stayin’ alive” and for those who try this with the Bee Gees taking part in within the background, you’ll really feel a complete lot cooler doing it.
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