He prefaced the performance by explaining that he was asked to write the song “because of my scientific background,” he cracked. “Apparently there’s some disease that’s going around. Stay six feet away from people. Wash your hands, religiously and often.”
“Venus in sweatpants/That’s who you are,” he began. “And when this mess is over/I’ll buy you a car.” He sings the jovial lines in his signature voice: “Stay away from me/baby, keep your distance, please/stay away from me/words of love in times like these.” “I wish everyone well and wish myself well — to some extent,” he told the camera. “Stay safe. It’s hard for Americans who don’t like being told what to do at all. But in this case, you know, let’s do it. We’ll be all right.”
That spoken line at the end about Americans who “don’t like being told what to do” could not be more true. We all need to work together now on mitigation to stop the spread of COVID-19. Pastors who insist on holding Easter services in their churches are not spreading the Gospel.
I totally thought this was a tweet by The Onion.
Damn it, you can’t scare me by putting Randy Newman and Covid-19 in the same header.
Randy Newman is a national treasure.
(keep randy safe please.)
mulldra Bookmark'd to hear tomorrow. RandyNewman
How does he feel about short people with COVID-19?
Go Randy...you still got it
GameOverGreggy JoshMacuga he’s at it again.