Researchers say that songs can help transmit critical information quickly during a disease outbreak. For example, Bad Bunny is now singing: 'I wanted to see you/ but that won't be possible/I have to stay home.'
Joel Saget/AFP via Getty Images; John Parra/Getty Images for SpotifyUganda's Bobi Wine, left, and Puerto Rico's Bad Bunny have released songs about the coronavirus.When Cardi B went live on Instagram last month to tell her fans they should be taking COVID-19 seriously, a Brooklyn DJ laid her speech over a beat and turned it into anof examples of how artists around the world are using music to spread awareness about the pandemic.
Chirinos is seeing the same musical phenomenon in the coronavirus pandemic and has been collecting songs for his researchFrom Vietnam to Uganda and Panama, here's a sampling of trending COVID-19 anthems from around the world.In Vietnam, the Ministry of Health rewrote the lyrics to the 2017 hit song"Ghen" by Min and Erik — originally about a jealous ex — into a PSA about the coronavirus.
with more than 31 million hashtag views. In the videos, people replicate Đăng's moves as the song reinforces that you should avoid touching your face and lather up with soap for 20 seconds before rinsing off your hands.of the song"Torn," the '90s hit by Natalia Imbruglia, that pokes fun at the paranoia of the pandemic.
Since its March 19 release, the song and accompanying music video — featuring the group wearing medical gear and rapping in a hospital — aims to educate people on the threats of COVID-19 while encouraging compliance in prevention tactics.
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