CINCINNATI, Ohio —With the coronavirus dominating the topic of discussion and impacting daily lives, most families are stuck at home looking for things to do. 

 So, University of Cincinnati senior Abby Holliday decided to take everything she was feeling and experiencing about COVID-19, and make a song out of it  — and post it on Facebook — where it’s been shared more than 700 times. 

• She wrote and performed ‘Covid-19: a song’ about her experiences being staying home with her family during the coronavirus pandemic
• The video has over 700 shares and 30,000 views on Facebook
• She says she hopes the song can bring a smile to whoever watches it

She said writing the song was easy because the topic is at the forefront of almost every discussion. 
 
“I love music and writing music,” she said. “I was like, this seems like a good opportunity. I think a lot of songwriters were thinking the same thing. How do we turn this into a positive thing.” 
 
She said the song only took about a day to write, with a little help from her family. 
 
And since it’s been posted, it has more than 30,000 views and people are sharing how much they like the song. 
 
“It’s turned out way bigger than I thought it would,” Abby said. “So many people seem to be relating to it, which is really cool — I was not expecting this kind of response.” 
 
Part of the reason people are relating to it is because not only does the song share what we all are experiencing, but how the Holliday family is experiencing it all together.  
 
The Holliday family makes quite a few appearances in the continuously shot music video, which was filmed by her brother Luke, who said it was a lot of fun to create. 
 
 
“We knew we wanted to do it in one shot and have Abby’s lyrics and kind of what you’re seeing in the background correspond with Abby’s playing being the centerpiece that guided the viewer through our house and our experience,” said Luke Holliday, Abby’s brother and junior at University of Cincinnati.  
 
Luke said it only took two takes to shoot the video. And near the end of the song, their father Michael, who’s a doctor at UC Student Health, joins in on the drums, and eventually their mom on the tambourine, too.  
 
Abby said it was the goal to have everybody in the family take part in the making of the video. 
 
“It was really fun just to bring everybody in, even if it was in a small way like they are playing codenames in the background,” she said. “Then, of course, in the final scene, that’s when we all come out.”  
 
Ultimately, while the video is fun and happy, but Abby didn’t want to make light of the situation, because this is something so significant in human history. And they hope people get the overarching message of the song. 
 
“Stay at home,” she said. “Be safe, be with your family, and make the most of it. And don’t take this time for granted.”

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