Ask anyoneâgreeting card creators, holiday decoration companies, your fellow humansâthe most succinct way to sum up 2020 and, in all likelihood, youâll be greeted by some variation on the phrase âraging dumpster fire.â Falling back on those three little words is simply easier than trying to explain everything that actually happened.
Prepare to be astounded then, by âThe 2020 Song …ââa catchy little piano ditty performed by British comedy duo, Flo & Joan. In just under two-and-a-half minutes, the English women somehow succeed in capturing the unrelenting turbulence, social and political chaos, environmental destruction, and sheer misery wrought by COVID-19 that has marked this year.
Even more impressive is the fact that all of that chaos is presented by the real-life sisters at an increasingly breakneck speed, thereby accurately reflecting how the second half of this year has flown by in five minutes, while the first half felt about 25 months long.
Somewhat predictably however, accurately and humorously conveying the underlying frustrations of All Of Humanity in such a short amount of time is made possible with the aid of some extremely colorful language and naughty British colloquialisms. You have been warned.
Take it away, potty mouths!
The 2020 Song… pic.twitter.com/em1TiHq937
— Flo & Joan (@FloandJoan) December 14, 2020
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