Coronavirus Has a Playlist. Songs About Disease Go Way Back. | Retro Report

Tunes about hard times during disease outbreaks have a long history.

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The Covid-19 pandemic has inspired a global outburst of music. Pop stars are writing new tunes and retooling past hits to help distract and educate people during this time of isolation and quarantine. There is a long tradition in music of writing about hard times during disease outbreaks, from the 1918 flu to AIDS.

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