Two Meters (The COVID-19 Physical Distancing Song)
Channel: Onetake Wurthrop
Date: 2020-04-16

Don't Stand So Close To Me: an obvious candidate for these lyrical changes. Obviously, I don't own the rights to the original song, else I'd be sipping wine with Stewart Copeland on my private island.  In true Onetake tradition, this is the very first attempt, and also the first day of owning a looper to accompany myself. Now with closed captioning too!


Two Meters, in Europe
Is where you want to be,
Six feet in, the States is,
The same (imprecisely)

Stay inside, for long time,
It might feel like a cage,
Books, movies, Zoom chats with,
Some people twice your age.

Don't stand, don't stand so,
Don't stand so close to me,
Get back dude, that's three feet,
Why can't we Skype for free?

My friends want to hug me,
But I can't see them yet,
Sometimes it's not too cheesy
To hang out with your pet

Demoralization,
Some extroverts might cry,
My neighbors, I like them, but,
Their coughs are warm and dry!

Don't stand, don't stand so,
Don't stand so close to me,
No concerts, no big shows,
No spread of C-19

Loose measures, of distance,
You're coming way too near,
Get groceries, go back home,
Don't be so cavalier

It's no use, you're nearby,
We need a flatter curve,
We’ll hang out, try later,
Maybe in September

Don't stand, don't stand so,
Don't stand so close to me,
I swear man, two meters,
Is where you want to be...