"Life. Made."
25.03.2020 - 12:15 / nme.com
"Wash your hands and stay indoors, thank you baked potato."
Matt Lucas has reimagined his classic song about a baked potato from TV quiz show Shooting Stars, in a bid to encourage social distancing during the coronavirus crisis.
The comedian, who played giant baby George Dawes on the surreal Reeves & Mortimer show, reworked the lyrics of the cult comedy song to provide tips on how to avoid the virus.
In the new version of the back-and-forth song, Lucas sings: “If you want to know what is wrong
"Life. Made."
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The comedian is raising funds for the NHS via the track
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When Matt Lucas revived a song he wrote 20 years ago and posted it online last week to give advice on how to stop spreading the coronavirus, he didn't expect it to lead to millions of views and an official single release.
Matt Lucas has released the music video for his Baked Potato song, which aims to raise money to feed health workers in the UK.
Matt Lucas will release a new version of his Baked Potato Song to raise money for food for NHS workers.
Matt Lucas's famous Baked Potato song has been reworked for the coronavirus crises and will be released this Friday (April 3) after going viral.