Coronavirus Pandemic: From Cardi B To Ali Zafar, Artists Make The Situation Lighter By ‘Tuning’ In Their Thoughts

It is human nature to look for a bit of comic relief even in the grimmest situations, and the ongoing coronavirus pandemic is no different. While the disease spreads, several celebrities, as well as netizens, have taken to social media to spread some joy with songs about COVID-19. These include popular names like Ali Zafar, Narendra Chanchal and Jaime Lever among others.

The peppy numbers talk about where disease starts from, about hygiene, the necessity of wearing masks, and emphasize on washing hands.

Here is the complete IANS dossier on songs that define an emerging genre that could perhaps be dubbed Corona Pop.

Narendra Chanchal’s coronavirus bhajan: Veteran devotional singer Narendra Chanchal’s video of a bhajan on the virus at a recent Holi function has gone viral. The opening line of the song goes: Dengue bhi aaya, swine flu bi aaya, Chikungunya ne shor machaya, Khabre ki ki ho na, O kitthon aaya corona, Maiya ji, kitthon aaya corona (There was dengue, there was swine flu. Chikungunya created some noise, too. All of it made news, but where did corona come from).

Jaime Lever’s “Kolaveri di” recreation for COVID-19: Jaime recreated Dhanush’s popular “Kolaveri di” number into “Why this corona disease?”. The funny part is that the song starts with Jaime coughing and then she explaining that the disease began from Wuhan, China and then emphasises on washing hands and wearing masks. In the song later, Jaime also talks about the theatres and airports being shut. The video currently has 13,285 views on Instagram. She captioned her video: “WHY THIS CORONA DESIESE… CORONA DISEASE Song.”