I'm posting this for obvious reasons, obviously.
That said, a coveted PowerPop No-Prize will be awarded to the first reader who comes up with an actual song that includes the word "virus." Frankly, I couldn't think of one.
Tuesday, March 17, 2020
Love in the Time of Cholera
From 1961, please enjoy Hugh Barrett and the Victors and the greatest rock/r&b song ever written that sort of references a dangerous medical contagion -- "There Was Fungus Among Us."
I'm posting this for obvious reasons, obviously.
That said, a coveted PowerPop No-Prize will be awarded to the first reader who comes up with an actual song that includes the word "virus." Frankly, I couldn't think of one.
I'm posting this for obvious reasons, obviously.
That said, a coveted PowerPop No-Prize will be awarded to the first reader who comes up with an actual song that includes the word "virus." Frankly, I couldn't think of one.
"There was a virus going 'round, papa caught it and he died last Spring"
ReplyDeleteI don't recognize that line. What's it from?
ReplyDelete"Ode to Billie Joe"
ReplyDeleteIt actually has the word virus? Hole. E. Shit.
ReplyDeletehttps://youtu.be/CZt5Q-u4crc?t=230
ReplyDeleteI was thinking maybe Nick Lowe's "A Dose Of You", but I just checked the lyric sheet - no mention of "virus".
ReplyDeleteCHRIS E.
Laurie Anderson: Language Is a Virus
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