Pittsburgh couple's virus song goes viral on YouTube

A Pittsburgh couple used their housebound time to fight back at coronavirus with a parody song.

Claire and Mel Vatz based their “We’re All Home Bound” on the Simon & Garfunkel classic “Homeward Bound.”

The couple sent the video to about 35 friends and family Sunday night. The YouTube video has now been viewed more than a half million times and it’s getting even more attention on Facebook.

“We were clueless and totally taken aback by the reaction,” Mel told WGN radio in Chicago.

Mel is an attorney and Claire is a speech pathologist. Mel told WGN they are both able to work from home via video conference during the coronavirus outbreak restrictions.

The couple has a history of composing for family and friends.

“We like to write stupid parody songs,” Mel told WGN. ”We do them for weddings, anniversaries and birthdays.”

“This one just seemed to hit a nerve,” he told host John Williams. “Believe me, we are stunned.”

The couple came up with the toilet paper verse while out on a social distancing walk with friends.

“This is our reality,” Mel told WGN. “It was pretty easy to write.”

Looking to sing along? Here are the lyrics:

I’m sitting here in isolation, waiting for a vaccination

Stock market’s down, the stores are closed

Retirement plans are surely hosed

Toilet paper’s running low, it’s a good thing I don’t have to go …

We’re all homebound

How long will we

Still be homebound

Home, keeping social distance

Home, without friends’ assistance

Home, the government’s insistence

Stuck in our houses

I’m getting used to sleeping late

Should clean the house, but it can wait

I try to work from my PC

But soon, the fridge is calling me

I eat some snacks, turn on TV

Without Netflix, what would life be?

We’re all homebound

How long will we

Still be homebound

Home, ‘til the virus dies out

Home, ‘til the groceries run out

Home, ‘til the wine’s all drunk

We’re stuck in our houses

So please, just stay in your own space

Don’t shave so you don’t touch your face

Wash your hands until they’re raw

For 20 seconds, that’s the law

The curve will flatten, we’ll have seen

The ending to covid-19

We’re all homebound

How long will we

Still be homebound

Home ‘til the virus dies out

Home ‘til the groceries run out

Home ‘til the wine’s all drunk

And we have defeated

Coronavirus

How does this compare to Simon and Garfunkel’s version?

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