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Humorous videos to get you through quarantine

People with talent and time give everyone some needed laughs with parody songs.
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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich — In tough times it helps to laugh. Couple that with a lot of available time since so many places are shut down, and you have a recipe for some creative, entertaining pieces on YouTube.

We've collected some of our favorites (without explicit language) so far by scouring our shared text messages and social feeds. These have been shared with us, and we want to share with you. We could all use a good laugh. Enjoy!

In this first video, the stars are a couple of people who you normally wouldn't picture as viral video stars. This talented couple created a parody of "Homeward Bound" by Simon and Garfunkle:

The Holderness family is a YouTube staple, delivering high-quality, humerous songs and this one is no different as they parody Taylor Swift:

Neil Diamond actually modifies his own song to make it more social distancing friendly:

As spring break draws ever nearer and peoples vacation dreams go out the window, this one hits the right notes, voicing frustrations in a parody of "Kokomo" by the Beach Boys:

"Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen is an impressive undertaking at any time, so to pull off a decent sounding parody with witty lyrics gets extra props:

Lastly, some more good advice is included in this song by Brent McCollough which parodies "Stayin' Alive" by the Bee Gees:

What do you think? What other videos are we missing?

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