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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsNursing home residents re-create iconic album covers while in lockdown
Music and art have become two popular pastimes during the long months of coronavirus lockdown, and one nursing home in the U.K. found the perfect way to combine the two.
Residents at Sydmar Lodge Care Home in Edgware, outside London, took photographs re-creating famous album covers, from makeup to the perfect pose. The re-creations cross genres and decades, including covers by David Bowie, Taylor Swift, Elvis Presley, Madonna and more.
The staff member who headed up the project, activities coordinator Robert Speker, told TODAY that he tries to keep his residents entertained with "topical" ideas and that they got on board with his plan "pretty quickly."
He wanted to achieve a mix of current and classic albums that were "well-known," he explained. After he'd chosen the albums, he then had to decide which artist best suited which resident.
"When I was matching the residents up, I had a quick think. Who would like to participate, and which would best suit them? Who wouldnt mind having tattoos drawn on their arms or zigzags painted on their faces?" Speker said.
https://www.today.com/popculture/nursing-home-residents-re-create-iconic-album-covers-while-lockdown-t186592
Residents at Sydmar Lodge Care Home in Edgware, outside London, took photographs re-creating famous album covers, from makeup to the perfect pose. The re-creations cross genres and decades, including covers by David Bowie, Taylor Swift, Elvis Presley, Madonna and more.
The staff member who headed up the project, activities coordinator Robert Speker, told TODAY that he tries to keep his residents entertained with "topical" ideas and that they got on board with his plan "pretty quickly."
He wanted to achieve a mix of current and classic albums that were "well-known," he explained. After he'd chosen the albums, he then had to decide which artist best suited which resident.
"When I was matching the residents up, I had a quick think. Who would like to participate, and which would best suit them? Who wouldnt mind having tattoos drawn on their arms or zigzags painted on their faces?" Speker said.
https://www.today.com/popculture/nursing-home-residents-re-create-iconic-album-covers-while-lockdown-t186592
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Nursing home residents re-create iconic album covers while in lockdown (Original Post)
demmiblue
Jul 2020
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soothsayer
(38,601 posts)1. Neat
Ohio Joe
(21,774 posts)2. I like... K&R
Leghorn21
(13,527 posts)3. This is the greatest thing I ever saw
Thats how ya do it in yer lockup!!!
SoonerPride
(12,286 posts)4. This is fantastic
StarfishSaver
(18,486 posts)5. I LOVE this!
The artists who are still alive (R.I.P. Aladdin Sane) should reach out to these people.
chia
(2,244 posts)6. Love them all
Music Man
(1,184 posts)7. I would love to see them re-create the Sgt. Pepper's cover,
But that would definitely not allow for social distancing
kag
(4,079 posts)12. I was thinking Abbey Road.
But again...social distancing.
Guilded Lilly
(5,591 posts)8. Love the spirit!
sinkingfeeling
(51,490 posts)9. More at link. Wonderful!
blitzen
(4,572 posts)10. Will they do "Electric Ladyland"? n/t
Nevilledog
(51,268 posts)11. Creativity is ageless.
kag
(4,079 posts)13. This is AWESOME!
Thanks for posting.
crickets
(25,989 posts)14. I love how imaginative and creative this is. Wonderful! nt