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On her latest single, she sings, "I would've stayed at home, 'cause I was always better alone/ But when you said 'hello', I knew it was the end of it all/ I should've stayed at home." There's little chance of falling in love with someone who can break your heart when you stay at home!
She sings, "I sit and I stare/ I know that I'll soon go mad," and if you haven't gotten to this point in isolation yet, just wait.
Right before creating a coronavirus merchandise line, the British singer released this highly relatable song with the line, "End up on my own almost every night."
Let the King croon you to comfort.
It is impossible not to move to this song!
Perhaps it's a little on the nose, but "You give me fever when you kiss me/ Fever when you hold me tight" could actually be true.
We feel you, Mr. Lonely.
When you need a good, cathartic cry, Celine has you covered.
It's surprisingly upbeat for a song that asks, "Will this depression last for long?"
At first we were all afraid, we were petrified...
One of the truest anthems of isolation, Lennon sings, "The sun will never disappear/ But the world may not have many years."
This chorus is great to sing when you're in line at the grocery store and people are getting a little too comfortable!
When he sings, "I'll take or leave/ The room to breathe," we'd recommend he take it.
If you're more into brooding, let Cohen sing in a dark, raspy voice: "Everybody knows that the Plague is coming/ Everybody knows that it's moving fast."
"Don't want to wake up with no one beside me/ Don't want to take up with nobody new/ Don't want nobody coming by without calling first/ Don't want nothing to do with you." You don't need no one!
Don't you know that you're toxic?!
This track has actually re-entered the top 100 on US iTunes since the coronavirus outbreak.
We're all lonely boys being kept waiting...
"Here is your new home/ That is where you must be/ In the institution/ Cause you are so lazy." Good thing staying at home is exactly what the doctor ordered.
A song about not wanting to do anything, from answering the phone to wearing clothes.
Just try not to be in a good mood after this song.
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A word from the wise!
"I run to the things they said could restore me/ Restore life the way it should be/ I'm waiting for this cough syrup to come down." Aren't we all...
"Nothing to do/ Nowhere to be," and that's exactly what we need.
In this pressurized time of pandemic, it has become citizens' social responsibility to stay home and socially isolate themselves so as to slow the spread of the virus. That sounds easy enough, but it's actually much easier to fall into a mix of mad panic, boredom, and depression if you haven't got the right strategies in place.
Music has a plethora of helpful effects, and getting you through this quarantine is another to add to the list. Click through to see hilarious, cathartic, and energizing anthems for isolation.
Quarantunes: The best anthems for isolation
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In this pressurized time of pandemic, it has become citizens' social responsibility to stay home and socially isolate themselves so as to slow the spread of the virus. That sounds easy enough, but it's actually much easier to fall into a mix of mad panic, boredom, and depression if you haven't got the right strategies in place.
Music has a plethora of helpful effects, and getting you through this quarantine is another to add to the list. Click through to see hilarious, cathartic, and energizing anthems for isolation.