‘Pingin’ in the Rain’ hits all the right notes as it parodies the UK’s app woes
The very talented musical satirist, Henry Patterson, turns familiar tunes – mostly from musicals – into hilarious political commentary, and we’ve been very much enjoying his work.
Here’s how he explained Trump’s election loss and the subsequent noteworthy developments via a reworking of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Ten Duel Commandments from Hamilton.
@thehenryp Trump’s Downfall (in song.) ##Trump ##Election2020 ##Funny ##Election ##US ##USA ##MusicalTheatre ##FYP ##ForYou ##America ##Hamilton ##Singing ##Theatre ##Viral
While Hakuna Matata from The Lion King was the perfect vehicle for this hilarious take on the start of England’s unlocking process.
@thehenryp Happy May 17th 🥳 ##fyp ##viral ##may17 ##O2HereComesBrighter ##lockdown ##covid ##covid19 ##uk ##british ##boris
As the so-called pingdemic leads to a hasty tweak of the Covid-19 app – and we learn that the PM is once more completely disregarding the self-isolation rules, Henry has produced our favourite re-write yet – Pingin’ in the Rain.
@thehenryp Boris & umbrellas is just not a good mix ☔️ ##fyp ##viral ##parody ##boris ##uk ##politics ##borisjohnson ##nhsapp ##covid ##singinintherain
TikTok users were bowled over.
Finally – someone noticed his skill with a brolly.
We hope Henry shows his bloopers. That’s all Boris Johnson shares.
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