Panic-free Parody

By Rachel Favilla

Fellow Australians, what we need right now is a good laugh and the uplifting atmosphere of a campfire sing-a-long.

In light of the recent Bushfires, I feel that lighting any sort of fire would be in poor taste.

I also can’t play the guitar and even if I could, it would have to be via a Facebook Live because we can’t have our boganesque Aussie gatherings and practise social distancing too.

As a comedic nutritionist and yoga teacher, it is my professional responsibility to provide you with science-back information about how to stay well and calm in the most thigh-slappingly hilarious way possible. I’m also a sucker for a good tune.

Embrace your inner T Swift and join me for something far beyond your ‘wildest dreams’ whilst maintaining your peace of mind. Then share this article with your friends. Heck, sing it with your kids. And your kid’s friends. All the people.

A community sing-a-long in front of the computer screen. Like a musical campfire gathering, but for the digital, socially-distanced age.

If you join me over on YouTube, I have recorded my own cover of the parody below. If you like this jingle, check out The Twelve Days of COVID, the perfect theme-song for those enduring self-isolation. Also, on my site and Facebook page I’m regularly posting goofy jingles and poems to get us through this trying time with hope, health and humour. From the heart of my bottom, enjoy this evidence-backed parody.

We’ve been told, we cannot leave town

Stay in the city,

Don’t go out in crowds

We have got to stay calm right now

This won’t be forever

It doesn’t have to take us down

So, stand tall

You gotta stay well

Don’t fall for this fearful spell

This will soon end, and we will win

Until then please try this.

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