Downtown Parody

On the first day of Lockdown here in Spain, I woke up with this pretty much fully-formed in my head. Alex and I had a great day cobbling together our rather naff video, and I have really fond memories of that time. I actually think I was happier locked in the house with creative projects to work on and the company of someone who understood me than I have been in most of my adult life. Anyway, it barely got any views on YouTube, but I hope it makes someone out there laugh.

It started out great, but now that you’re on day 8 it’s lost it’s novelty

Lockdown

So breathe and stay still whenever you want to kill your friends and family

Lockdown

Please don’t go all “Jack Torrance” on the people who surround you

Take up meditation, let new inner peace astound you

How can you lose?

With all this time you’ll soon be a master of your emotions, a Jedi-Yogi

We’re on lockdown

Trapped day and night

Here on lockdown

Families fighting

On lockdown

Hoping we’ll be outside soon

Don’t stay in bed and pull the sheets overhead, there are Netflix shows

Lockdown

Maybe you know some free games to download although your WiFi’s slow

Lockdown

Just listen to the silence from your neighbours in the city

Lean out of your window breathing deeply til you’re dizzy

How can you lose?

The air is much fresher now that no one's out and about and no ones driving around

We’re on Lockdown

Bleaching our surfaces

Lockdown

Studying languages

Lockdown

Speaking to friends via Zoom

Everyone has lists of things they’d do if they weren’t working

Now’s the time to learn to knit, or maybe take up twerking

Have an afternoon snooze…

Enjoy this time and you’ll see, that COVID-19s main symptom's creativity

Yes on Lockdown

Respect the 2 metre law

Lockdown

No handshakes anymore

Lockdown

Cough and you’ll empty the room