Neil Diamond just tweeted out a video singing his song “Sweet Caroline,” but he changed the lyrics to reflect what we’re all going through during the coronavirus crisis:
“I know we’re going through a rough time right now, but I love you, and I think maybe if we sing together we might feel a little bit better.”
Instead of “Hands, touching hands,” Diamond rewrote the lyric to read, “Hands, washing hands.”
Then when the song gets to the lyric, “Touchin’ Me, Touchin’ You,” Diamond changed it to, “Don’t touch me, I won’t touch you.”
Stay safe out there! “Hands… washing hands..” 🎶 pic.twitter.com/QaRB1qZshp
— Neil Diamond (@NeilDiamond) March 22, 2020
Other talented artists are doing what they can to relieve boredom during the crisis:
Steve Martin played the banjo for everyone:
Banjo balm. pic.twitter.com/eQ6jUkHSHm
— Steve Martin (@SteveMartinToGo) March 21, 2020
Andrew Lloyd Webber in self-isolation:
I didn’t think I’d ever get such a response to this little tryout! Here I am in my own self-isolation. The song that came out on top was ‘All I Ask Of You’ – ALW pic.twitter.com/NCSujNwBPd
— Andrew Lloyd Webber (@OfficialALW) March 19, 2020