Singer JoJo did a full-on rewrite of her 2004 single “Leave (Get Out),” swapping the lyrics to instead promote self-isolating and preventing the spread of the virus. RELATED: How Dolly Parton, Elton John and More Celebs Are Helping Others During the Coronavirus PandemicĪ number of musicians with songs applicable to the pandemic have used their hits to inspire and inform fans around the world.

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RELATED: Neil Diamond, Jimmy Fallon, Gloria Gaynor and More Share Their Coronavirus Hand-Washing Songs At the end of the video, Niles, 65, patches in to play bass and say the revamped lyrics with Averre, both practicing social distancing in the comforts of their homes. The musician instead decides to give a guitar lesson in how to play the song’s solo, as information about the contagious respiratory virus scrolls along the bottom of the screen. Since the band’s lead singer, Doug Fieger, died in 2010 (at age 57 due to lung cancer, according to The New York Times), Averre said he wouldn’t be belting out the song because “trust me, you don’t want to hear me croak it out.” In the clip, posted on YouTube, Averre, 66, joked about fans inquiring whether they would do a Sharona/Corona parody - “because, apparently, there aren’t enough of them.” Last week, two of the founding members of The Knack, Berton Averre and Prescott Niles, gave an official reimagining of their 1979 song “My Sharona,” instead shouting “Bye, Corona!” to the beat of the iconic tune. This rock band dusted off their instruments to let the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) know it has overstayed its welcome.

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