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Corona, You Don​’​t Sound Chinese To Me!

from The Corona Conspiracy! by Danny Ramirez

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'Early April 2020 I got inspired to write some coronavirus related songs. Instead of the murderous take of the usual Ramirez lyrics, I decided it would be more fruitful to base them around some existing and self fabricated conspiracy theories. For this first written one I tried to get into the mindset of conspiracists floating around hypotheses solely based on tunnel vision internet research and forgetting to dig a little deeper. The starting point was that 'corona' is a Spanish and not Chinese word, leading to the logical conclusion that just like the Spanish flu of January 1918-December 1920 the coronavirus also is of Spanish origin. It’s a slow song with a traditional chord progression that apparently was influenced by songs by Dutch singers like Jacques Herb and Piet Veerman (The Cats). I also used a line from the 1971 song Won't Get Fooled Again by The Who, which of course is a reference to the WHO.'

lyrics

Last year in a lab
Some scientists with evil intent
Conspired to bring
Mankind to an end
They took the SARS. virus
And some others too
And on December 1st
They gave the Chinese the flu

I’m positive the outbreak
Happened by accident
So the virus ain’t as deadly
As originally planned
And whatever officials claim
Is the source of the disease
We don’t get fooled again
This virus is not Chinese

Chorus:
Oh corona, you don’t sound Chinese to me
You may think that what I say ain’t true
But I’m using different facts than you
And I’m certain that corona’s not Chinese

This all happened before
Late 1917
At the end of the Great War
A virus was set free
It took the world by storm
The death toll was insane
And when they found the source
They named it after Spain

And what coincidence
The current one you see
Bears a name that came
From the Mediterranean Sea
‘Corona’ is Spanish for
what is called ‘crown’ in English
Just do a Google search
This word is not Chinese

Chorus


'Early April 2020 I got inspired to write some coronavirus related songs. Instead of the murderous take of the usual Ramirez lyrics, I decided it would be more fruitful to base them around some existing and self fabricated conspiracy theories. For this first written one I tried to get into the mindset of conspiracists floating around hypotheses solely based on tunnel vision internet research and forgetting to dig a little deeper. The starting point was that 'corona' is a Spanish and not Chinese word, leading to the logical conclusion that just like the Spanish flu of January 1918-December 1920 the coronavirus also is of Spanish origin. It’s a slow song with a traditional chord progression that apparently was influenced by songs by Dutch singers like Jacques Herb and Piet Veerman (The Cats). I also used a line from the 1971 song Won't Get Fooled Again by The Who, which of course is a reference to the WHO.'

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from The Corona Conspiracy!, released April 23, 2020
Danny Ramirez – acoustic rhythm guitar, acoustic bass guitar, percussion, vocals

Lyrics: 2, 10 and 12 April 2020

Music: 2 April 2020

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Danny Ramirez Leiden, Netherlands

Danny Ramirez is a singer-songwriter from the Netherlands and the guitar player for stonerdoom band Toner Low! Besides playing morbid folk he has some one-man bands as well, but most of his releases are Ramirez EPs! Danny did solo gigs in the Netherlands, Finland, France and Germany, and played with a.o. Amigo The Devil, Bob Wayne, Joe Buck Yourself (Hank III) and The Goddamn Gallows! ... more

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