In what can only be seen as the most joyous spit on that cringe-inducing cover of ‘Imagine’ courtesy of Hollywood’s elite. A bunch of Aussie music legends have joined forces on a Tik Tok cover of The Veronica’s classic ‘Untouched’.
The video was shared on Cub Sport Twitter. “We are in this together. We will get through it together. Let’s remain UNTOUCHED together. Sing with us,” the band wrote.
The ebullient cover features cameos from Cub Sport, Wafia, Vance Joy, Ruel, Alex Lahey, Allday, G-Flip, Eves Karydas, San Cisco, WAAX, Montaigne and many more. It is exactly the kind of soul-nourishing silliness we need to get through this period of self-isolation. Check it out below.
We are in this together. We will get through it together. Let’s remain UNTOUCHED together. Sing with us ❤️ pic.twitter.com/fTxxlj5r9x
— Cub Sport (@cubsportmusic) March 25, 2020
The ramifications that COVID-19 has had on the Australian music industry has been devastating. According to I Lost My Gig, set up by the Australian Music Industry Network and Australian Festival Association to track the impact of these disasters on the music community, more than $250 million has been lost due to cancelled events, with north of 240,000 shows scrapped.
There are a bunch of ways you can help our beloved Aussie artist’s during this time of crisis.
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Charlotte Abroms, a Melbourne-based music manager(Ainslie Wills, Haarlo and Angie McMahon,) started a fundraising campaign on Facebook raising money for Support Act, a charity that offers crisis relief services to artists, crew and music workers that impacts their ability to work. Funds raised so far are currently at $36,000 (25th March).
If you’ve bought a ticket to a show that’s been cancelled, hang on to it until rescheduled dates are announced. By keeping the ticket, the funds will continue swimming around the industry when it’s needed the most.
Support your favourite artists. Buy their records and merchandise. We’re self-isolating people, we deserve to be wrapped in a blanket of AS colour tee emblazoned with the name of our favourite Aussie musos. The best thing we can do to get through this time of uncertainty is maintain a community spirit.
