I didn’t expect that a year later I would still be posting, or that I've managed to post funny, uplifting and endless cat content to #COVIDCompanions for every single day of the past year, barring a period right at the start when I was sick with Covid-19 myself /2
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One of the things I found with the
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Tonight I’m sharing my favourite songs, dances and memes from the past year. Some I hope you'll remember fondly. Others you might've missed at the time. Remember the
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Let’s go back in time. It’s March 2020 and as Covid-19 takes hold across the world The Weeknds Blinding Lights Dance Challenge also takes over our lives via TikTok
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April 2020 saw the start of what would become an internet lockdown staple – the socially distanced choir. Some of you may remember this one from the
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I don't know about you but something about lockdown meant I both enjoyed things I'd previously have found a bit schmaltzy and also found myself bursting into tears over people singing together in times of difficulty (the last song was one of them)
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Travis Scott teamed up with Fortnite in April 2020 for this virtual concert – Astronomical. And it was. I even came in from doing the garden to watch it on Big Son’s recommendation.
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Collabs were a thing that just grew and grew becoming a wonderful way to lift our spirits. Like this BBC news theme started by the wonderful
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Narrator: Later in our pandemic year there'd be an outbreak of synchronised dances to a variety of television news theme tunes over on TikTok
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In May 2020 we were cheered up with a virtual cast of Hairspray performing You Can’t Stop The Beat in aid of The Actors Fund. I bet you can't watch or listen to this and not smile
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Join me tonight as I celebrate a year of the
#COVIDCompanions hashtag - bringing you comfort and joy through our hardest days. This evening we're looking back through the last year and the songs, dances and memes that got us through /12Näytä tämä ketju -
Also in May 2020 Vera Lynn’s "We’ll Meet Again", a WW2 hit, went to Number 1 in the charts for it's obvious pandemic-related relevance (sadly Lynn died in June after decades of doing charity work)
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While we couldn't go anywhere in May 2020, many of us created our own little worlds thanks to Animal Crossing. A game that certainly made Small Son's lockdown much easier. Time to relax with this lovely rendition of its theme tune
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Distance really didn't matter when 300 people from 15 countries united to sing You’ll Never Walk Alone from Carousel. It's a song about hope, and we have needed a lot of that this past year
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While the pandemic raged around us, political tensions, violence and hate also surged. We watched incompetent governments allowed people to die through bad choices, forcing health and teaching staff to work in unsafe conditions. You did so well to stay brave
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By June 2020 we were well used to being socially distanced. But it didn’t stop the dancing. No – it only made it more creative! (ps. if you love the tutu in this video there's another film explaining how they made it on YouTube)
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July continued with more socially distanced musical innovation with The Ukelele Orchestra of Self Isolation and their cover of Wuthering Heights
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Thank you for joining me to celebrate
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Still in July 2020 - and just to show you can dance anywhere, we also got to enjoy Swan Lake. In the bath.
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I'd just like to say not a single one of my lockdown baths have been like that. And I am feeling somewhat cheated
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August 2020 and
@graeae had a Zoom Reunion to remind us of their fantastic performance of Spasticus Autisticus at the Paralympics (back in 2012)#COVIDCompanions (it’s not a radio edit so the language is frank) /22https://youtu.be/shoQx83jP9sNäytä tämä ketju -
Many music awards couldn’t go ahead as planned, but that didn’t stop Miley at the VMAs in August (with a song I spent my late summer evenings out running to). This video contains flashing images.
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Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion’s WAP dominated the charts during the summer of 2020. September delivered the most baffling remix ever (please don't listen if you're liable to be offended by songs about Russian mystics, or mimsies)
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Nathan Apodaca captured our hearts in September 2020 as he cruised along with his cranberry juice singing along to Fleetwood Mac. We all wished we could do the same.
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#COVIDCompanions is a year old today! I started this hashtag to help me cope with the pandemic and with the hope it might cheer you up too. Tonight I'm sharing a variety of songs, memes, collabs, mashups and dances to help you remember the creative joys of the past year /26Näytä tämä ketju -
Beyonce’s film
#BlackIsKing premiered on Disney. My Power quickly became an anthem for anyone wanting to remind themselves to stay strong. This was one of many films that had a big launch on TV, not cinema. (Contains flashing images)#COVIDCompanions /27 https://youtu.be/WwnuLj4d_VINäytä tämä ketju -
In September 2020 BTS gave us a candy coated confection of a song to perk up our spirits as we were flagging. Who knew their fans would’ve been so amazing in turning up for justice all year? This was definitely a
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At the end of a summer of global vigils for
#BlackLivesMatter
Dance group Diversity performed a powerful dance on mainstream TV which predictably offended racist bigots and crucially raised awareness for a wider audience #COVIDCompanions /29https://youtu.be/kzFNKFitHjwNäytä tämä ketju -
Which reminds me, the summer of 2020 was also a time for sharing reading lists, like this one http://theresearchcompanion.com/antiracistresources …. If you meant to read, study and act but somehow never got round to it, you still have time. There's always time to start challenging racism
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By October 2020 we all knew how bad the virus was, but there was always the opportunity for a song to remind us
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