For Friday May 8th, 2020 at 4 pm EDT, in the Songs in the Time of Corona series, consider that we are always counting and tracking the number of days in the lock down, the number of cases, the number of deaths, and questioning the accuracy of the data.
WHAT TO WEAR? A top with a number on it, of course.
Here are some suggestions to fuel your creativity in coming up with your own 20-second handwash song or parody.
- Count on Me – Bruno Mars
- Don’t Think Twice, It’s Alright – Bob Dylan
- Eight Days a Week – The Beatles
- 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover – Simon & Garfunkel – Fifty Ways to Catch Corona (video and lyrics below – in Dm – one whole step below San Jose song sheet)
- 59th Bridge Song (Feelin’ Groovy) – Simon & Garfunkel (video)
- The Final Countdown – Europe
- I’m Gonna Be 500 Miles – The Proclaimers
- In the Year 25 25 – Zager & Evans
- Jenny 8675309 – Tommy Tutone
- Knock Three Times – Tony Orlando & Dawn
- “9 to 5” – Dolly Parton
- 99 Red Balloons – Nena
- Nothing Compares 2 U – Sinead O’Connor
- One – Harry Nilsson
- One of Us – ABBA
- Rock Around the Clock – Bill Haley
- Summer of ’69 – Bryan Adams
- Three Little Birds – Bob Marley
- Two Out of Three Ain’t Bad – Meatloaf
- You’re Sixteen – Ringo Starr
- When I’m 64 – The Beatles
The bolded titles refer to song sheets that can easily be transposed, thanks to Jim Carey’s generous effort in making his website http://www.ozbcoz.com available to all. We can change the key (transpose), change the layout with respect to line spacing, font size and format, edit the lyrics, add and customise chords, and even save your default preferences.
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