BONUS: The 2021 song
Lyrics:
2021, it was gonna be fun
Get a couple shots and then you’re done
Then the second the year’d begun
We had an insurrection
2021, it was gonna be fun
Get a couple shots and then you’re done
Then the second the year’d begun
We had an insurrection
Yeah it wasn’t just what we hoped to see
We might have started too optimistically
So if we keep our expectations low
Maybe the world won’t seem so terrible
Yeah it wasn’t just what we hoped to see
We might have started too optimistically
So if we keep our expectations low
Maybe the world won’t seem so terrible
Dial back to when the year had begun
We were looking forward to the end of hibernation
But it didn’t even last a week
No it didn’t even last a week, mm-hmm
On the sixth day of 2021
Vanilla Isis tried to flip the election
But looking back we can’t agree
On the facts, no, we can’t agree, mm-mm
Pretty soon we were signing up for shots (shots!)
Talking about shots (shots!)
Shots shots shots (shots!)
Everyone was a pharma fan
With the Pfizer fam, the Moderna clan (J&J)
But we should have known Delta would happen
Most of humanity not getting vaxxed and
Fourth wave — fifth wave, in rhythm
That’s one more wave than feminism!
2021, it was gonna be fun
Get a couple shots and then you’re done
But according to Joe Ro-gun
You should take Ivermectin
Yeah it wasn’t just what we hoped to see
We might have started too optimistically
But if we keep our expectations low
Maybe the world won’t seem so terrible
A booster, I’m not sure I need it.
Dune on the IMAX, I seen it.
Back to the good life, I dreamed it. (Arrakis)
Wake up, reality, don’t fit.
Hope you don’t need a house or a condo (a condo)
Hope you don’t need a trip to Toronto (Toronto)
Hope you don’t need some gas for your Durango (Durango)
Hope you don’t need a can of dried mangos (dried mangos)
Everyone is feeling frustration
Quitting jobs — the Great Resignation
Blaming Biden for rising inflation
While billionaires shoot off to space, racing
Did we fix the grid in Texas? (yes)
Figure out how wide the Suez is? (yes)
Don’t ask me
All I see on TV
It's just fights on Critical Race Theory
2021, it was gonna be fun
Get a couple shots and then you’re done
Moving onto issue number one:
Whether to allow abortions!
Yeah it wasn’t just what we hoped to see
We might have started too optimistically
But if we keep our expectations low
Maybe the world won’t seem so terrible
I just want to be free
Of thinking about Covid-19
I just want to see
Something done about global warming
And I still don’t get NFT’s
Can’t understand crypto currency and
And we can’t agree on anything
But at least we got together to free Britney
(Oh baby baby)
2021, it was gonna be fun
Get a couple shots and then you’re done
Then the second as the year’d begun
We had an insurrection
And people lied about the last election
And made it harder to vote in elections
At least we don’t have another election
Wait, I think there’s another election...
2021, it was gonna be fun
Get a couple shots and then you’re done
Then the second we thought we’d won
We’re learning how to say "Omicron"
Guess you never know what’s gonna come through
Making plans for things you’ll never do
But take it from a brown guy (and a Jew)
There’s always 2022.
This song was written and performed by Sean Rameswaram and Noam Hassenfeld, produced by Noam, engineered by Efim Shapiro, and features additional vocals from Christina Animashaun.
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Transcript
Hey, it's Noam.
Got a little bonus episode here for you before the end of the year.
Last year, I got together with Sean Ramesfurm, the host of Today Explained, and we wrote a song to try to cover the news of the whole year.
We sang it with our friend Christina Anamashan.
We put it out as a standalone Today Explained episode and as a song on Spotify.
We decided to do it again this year, and I thought we'd drop it here as a little extra episode.
Hope you like it.
2021, it was gonna be fun.
Get a couple shots and then you're done.
Then the second the year begun, we had an insurrection.
2021, it was gonna be fun.
Get a couple shots and then you're done.
Then the second the year begun, we had an insurrection.
Yeah, it wasn't just what what we hoped to see we might have started to optimistically so if we keep our expectations love maybe the world won't seem so terrible
yeah it wasn't just what we hope to see we might have started to optimistically so if we keep our expectations love maybe the world won't seem so terrible
dial back to when the year had begun we were looking forward to the end of hibernation
but it didn't even last a week no it didn't even last a week
on the sixth day of 2021 vanilla iSis tried to flip the election
but looking back we can't agree on the facts no we can't agree
pretty soon we were signing up for shot shots talking about shot shots shot shot shot shots everyone was a pharma fan with the Pfizer fan the Moderna clan
but we should've known Delta would happen most of humanity not getting back stand fourth wave fifth wave, in rhythm.
That's one more wave than feminism.
2021, it was gonna be fun.
Get a couple shots and then you're done.
But according to Joe Rogan, you should take Ivory Mac Tunge.
Yeah, it wasn't just what we hoped to see.
We might have started too optimistically.
So if we keep our expectations like, maybe the world won't seem so terrible.
The booster, I'm not sure I need it.
Dune on the IMAX, I seen it Back to the good life, I dreamed it Wake up, reality, don't fit Hope you don't need a house or a condo Hope you don't need a trip to Toronto Hope you don't need some gas for your Durango Hope you don't need a can of dried mangoes Everyone is feeling frustration Quitting jobs, the great resignation Blaming Biden for rising inflation while billionaires shoot off the space racing Till we fix the grid in Texas.
Yes, figure out how wide the Suez is.
Don't ask me, all I see on TV.
2021, it was gonna be fun.
Get a couple shots and then you're done.
Moving on to issue number one: whether to allow abortions.
Yeah, it wasn't just what we hoped to see.
We might have started too optimistically.
So if we keep our expectations low, maybe the world won't seem so terrible.
I
just want
to be free
of thinking about COVID-19.
And I
just want
to see
something done about global warming.
And I
still don't
get NFTs.
Can't understand cryptocurrency.
And we
can't agree
on anything.
We can't agree.
But at least we got together frequently.
2021, it was gonna be fun.
Get a couple shots and then you're done.
Then the second the year began,
we had an insurrection.
And people lied about the last election.
They made it harder to vote in elections.
At least we don't have another election.
Wait, I think there's another election.
2021, it was gonna be fun.
Get a couple shots and then you're done.
Then the second we thought we'd won.
We're learning how to say Omicron.
Guess you never know what's gonna come through.
Making plans for things you'll never do.
But take it from a brown guy and a Jew.
There's always 20, 22.