Original song: What's Up by the 4 Non Blondes Parody lyrics/singing/filming/editing: Jamie Lee Kearns Tech: iPhone, Audacity, iMovie, and Adobe Premiere Pro. *Web: www.jamieleekearns.com *Instagram: @theycallmejames *FB: www.facebook.com/jamielee.kearns.3 During the Covid-19 lockdown of 2020, I was inspired to write a parody song, because my mind kept asking the world "What's Going On?" in a desperate plea to understand the tragedy of this global pandemic. As I watched the confusion spread, I wanted to teach and remind people how to keep themselves safe in the midst of the spread... and have a little creative fun so I didn't completely lose my mind. My husband and I were in the middle of a long holiday and found ourselves a safe haven in Vietnam. We hunkered down in an Airbnb, where this video was inspired, recorded, and birthed. Many thanks to him for his technical advice and for keeping me from trashing this whole thing in process. From start to finish, this was completed in 3 separate apartments, 2 cities, vocals recorded in an IKEA wardrobe and I was only able to use items I could find in our rental units and in our suitcases. I also recorded this while battling a chest infection which may have actually been Covid-19... so... that's fun. LYRICS: Twenty-five flights but now we’re sitting still Social distancing so we don’t get ill (uh uh) on our vacation We realized quickly, as the whole world should Taking this precaution’s for the common good of all For as long as we need And so they tell us we should stay at home And don’t go all out with your friends, no-no, if you’re, If you’re feelin’ a little peculiar And when you wake in the morning ‘fore you step outside Ask yourself if going out is justified, and we Scream from the top of our lungs “Please wash your hands!” And we count “one two three four, (And I said Heyy-ey-ey-ey) Five six seven eight, now just a little more, uh-huh (Hey-ey-yay) Nine, ten, keep scrubbing on… (I said hey, please wash your hands) And then, eleven twelve thirteen fourteen (Heyy-ey-ey-ey) Fifteen, sixteen, uh-uh and seventeen (Hey-ey-yay) Eighteen, nineteen, and twenty. (I said hey, please wash your hands) And let’s try, oh my God let’s try Try with all our might, to stop the confusion And we pray, oh dear God do we pray We pray every single day, for a vaccination…. ETC...