Yesterday
The Covid Virus seemed so far away
Now it looks as if it is here to stay
Oh, I believe in Yesterday
Suddenly
I’m locked inside instead of free
There’s a facemask hanging over me
Oh, yesterday came suddenly
Why I had to hide, locked inside, I couldn’t say
I coughed, is something wrong?!??! Now I long for yesterday!
Yesterday
Meeting friends was such an easy game to play
Now I need a place to hide away
Oh, I believe in yesterday
Why I had to hide, locked inside, I couldn’t say
I coughed, Something’s wrong!!!! Now I long for yesterday!
Yesterday
Meeting friends was such an easy game to play
Now I need a place to hide away
Oh, I believe in yesterday
MM mm mm mm mm mm
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This was written for Chelsea Owen’s Terrible Poetry Contest. I typically just post in the comments on here site, but I though some of you may want a laugh :) If you didn’t guess, the idea was to a parody of a classic song and make it about Covid-19. I may try to play-sing this later ;)
I hope you enjoyed!
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Are you going to sing with the mask on? :)
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I’ve thought about it. However, I may cheat and sing through a vocoder instead of using my voice…
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I think I’d stick with no mask, but would be tempted to try it. Maybe I’d do one chorus with, for emphasis, but only if I was doing a video of my singing it.
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If I do it, it will be a more full recording – I will lay down basic string and piano tracks, maybe bass, and then my singing (through the vocoder) on top. I will most likely just use a photo of me in the mask in the background and have the words in bold in the foreground. We’ll see…
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OK, A video with me in it (yuck) singing with my natural voice (double yuck…) https://youtu.be/c4bKPj1k7Ws
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:D :D
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The mask!!
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lol, yep, the mask had to make an appearance!
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Best. Spoof. Ever.
Only now I’m going to be singing this at 3am . . .
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Thanks! You can have worse songs running through your head at 3 am ;) Personally I have been hearing One More Day from Les Mis, but with lyrics for 2020 ;)
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I suppose you’re right. Lately I’ve been making up lyrics to My Sharona, but using the word Corona instead. 🙄
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lol, I did hear a version of My Sharona. I had almost forgotten that song, and then it is suddenly a hit again… or at least a parody version is….
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Hahaha!! Awesome sauce! 👍😂
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Thanks! Glad you enjoyed :)
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Clever and witty. I was singing along as I read the words.
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Thanks! My idea of parody is to stay as close to the original as possible yet keeping consistent with the new meaning.
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You certainly achieved that!
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Thanks :)
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Excellent… :) !
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Thanks!
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You are welcome!
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Enjoyed it but now can’t get the wretched music out of my head…
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lol, I know, I’ve been humming a few of the spoof/parodies that are out there pretty much non-stop…
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Thanks for the smile 😻
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Glad you liked it :)
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Very clever!
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Thanks, Corina :)
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Very smart mask, did you make it yourself? Your poem is entertaining
although I am not sure yesterday believes in us……
We better shape up.
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I’m not so sure yesterday believes in us either – I know looking at what we did to the world yesterday, and today,.. uhm.. Yep, better shape up. Thanks. A friend made the mask. She has been making them since early March.
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Very colorful mask.
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I can’t be boring, and if I spoof a Beatles’ tune, something psychedelic, like paisley, is a must ;)
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Good one! I like your mask, very jazzy.
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Thanks! A friend has been making masks since early on, so I was able to trade raw material for a finished mask :)
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That’s cool.
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I love this. But now I’ve got the tune stuck in my head.🤪
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Thanks. yeah, I have been sing that silly parody version of “One More Day” (originally from Les Mis) over and over in my mind for days… Oh well, there are worse songs than One More Day and yesterday… ;)
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Well done!!
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Thanks!
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