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The world’s staying home right now, and that includes the people who sing, dance, and stand on X’s and convincingly recite words they were told.
But some in entertainment are still trying to bring us the goods, via music, humor, a productive message, or just some element of being interesting.
Here’s a rundown of a few offerings making their way across the pandemic’d net.
Some in showbiz are encouraging everyone to isolate, like the great, seemingly-normal Kevin Bacon. He’s participating in the #IStayHomeFor campaign, supporting domestic quarantine for those we love. Kevin’s person to protect: his wife, actress Kyra Sedgwick.
Saved by the Bell star Mario Lopez — backed up by Mark Wahlberg — wants people to stay fit while they’re stuck inside:
Check out our full body workout that you can do right in your living room. NO EQUIPMENT needed! Only 45 minutes.. Keep the distance & spread the love pic.twitter.com/2TvIPqaYEo
— Mario Lopez (@mariolopezviva) March 27, 2020
And if that doesn’t do it for ya, you can just watch Slater and the fam dance:
A family that dance challenges together, stays together…#LopezFamBam pic.twitter.com/5ByR92gi7G
— Mario Lopez (@mariolopezviva) March 27, 2020
Comedic icon Steve Martin’s helping out, courtesy of a fantastic banjo performance in the woods. I love this guy:
Banjo balm. pic.twitter.com/eQ6jUkHSHm
— Steve Martin (@SteveMartinToGo) March 21, 2020
One tweeter liked it so much, she decided to accompany the wild and crazy guy with her fiddle:
I accompanied your song with my violin. I hope you see this and retweet it. I tried to make it look like we're in the same woods with green screen. I hope that's creepy! I'm a huge fan!! 🙂 pic.twitter.com/wAgAIRM38a
— Kristen Lundberg (@Mammyspanx) March 22, 2020
Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher took to his kitchen sink to sing a song about washing your hands:
New tune WONDERWASH c’mon you know LG x pic.twitter.com/gGB1LyipB4
— Liam Gallagher (@liamgallagher) March 21, 2020
The incomparable Terry Crews did the same, and I gotta say, his wins by a mile:
terry crews hand sanitizing to the sound of i will survive was all i needed to see pic.twitter.com/lLTuMUZyLT
— Film Feed (@FiImFeed) March 17, 2020
Speaking of cleaning your claws, I don’t think you can get any better than Neil Diamond’s new song:
Stay safe out there! “Hands… washing hands..” 🎶 pic.twitter.com/QaRB1qZshp
— Neil Diamond (@NeilDiamond) March 22, 2020
Jimmy Fallon and his daughters got in on the hand-washing act, too:
#WashYourHandsSong pic.twitter.com/xaFkCYsm65
— jimmy fallon (@jimmyfallon) March 16, 2020
Singer Lizzo took to the webisphere with a strange half-hour combination of flute and mantra, including the observation that “the earth is not happy. … The earth is vibrating lower than it should be.” She wants to fix that: “Now I want you to imagine that you’re taking that fear off of the earth. Like a quick-change. It’s a wig.”
It hit one user right where they live:
“That was so beautiful and exactly what I needed! Thank you.”
British singer-songwriter (and GLOW actress) Kate Nash blew it, too — in her case, “Enter Sandman.” On the recorder:
Enter Sandman. I take requests ☘️ pic.twitter.com/SUWLfq1AfL
— Kate Nash (@katenash) March 19, 2020
Speaking of the UK, singer Robbie Williams thought everybody might like a cover of “Uptown Funk.” Ever wonder what a 77-million-albums-selling singer sounds like when he’s just in a room dishin’ it out?
robbie williams curing coronavirus with his instagram live pic.twitter.com/rKhLxZJmxC
— aurore ᴿ ᴺ (@PORNHUGH) March 21, 2020
Actor Sam Neill thought pandemic peeps want poems:
Two Short Pomes For Twitter . Love pomes. ( btw stay safe. keep distance, wash yr hands and look — get on FaceTime or Skype- makes all the difference to those you love) pic.twitter.com/BDDgozz0su
— Sam Neill (@TwoPaddocks) March 22, 2020
More on that “dishin'” thing, “Boom Clap” music star Charli XCX was beltin’ it out at home while she took care of business:
https://www.instagram.com/p/B-C411Vn0-W/?utm_source=ig_embed
Some took time to share their passion projects. Singer Joe Jonas and his wife — Game of Thrones star Sophie Turner — served up a Lego Harry Potter village.
And it’s very, very creepy:
Joe Jonas said Harry Potter rights so I’m saying Joe has rights now pic.twitter.com/K1EzOLfjyI
— ash⁷✨ (@nickyionas) March 17, 2020
LeBron James just cut a rug:
So did UK singer Perrie Edwards and her soccer star boyfriend, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain:
perrie edwards and alex oxlade
-chamberlain dancing to say so by doja cat; an appreciation tweet@LittleMix— 𝐛𝐢𝐚 ✰ 𝐜𝐨𝐦 𝐛 𝐝𝐞 𝐛𝐭𝐫 (@leighslevi) March 14, 2020
Madonna gifted the world an alternate version of “Vogue.”
Again, ever wonder how music’s biggest stars sound when they’re just singing in a room like you do? Listen and learn:
As we round the last corner here, country singer Brad Paisley performed in concert from his house, and he even managed to finagle socially-distanced duets with stars Carrie Underwood and Tim McGraw:
And I’ve saved the best for last. The wonderful Keith Urban treated us to songs from his studio, and the country crooner — accompanied by wife Nicole Kidman — paid a moving tribute to the late Kenny Rogers (as well as to legendary songwriter Don Schlitz):
So there’s a wrap-up for ya on this isolated Sunday. What are your impressions?
I did keep one small bonus in my hip pocket. Props to terrific actress Michelle Pfeiffer, who used a simple photo to thank society’s real VIPs — doctors and nurses. They bravely do their jobs so that we may be well.
Michelle made her own T-shirt as a show of support. Way to go, Catwoman:
-ALEX
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