# 6 charity singles for coronavirus-related causes

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2020/04/22/6-charity-singles-coronavirus-related-causes/
- Published: 2020-04-22T11:07:06+01:00
- Author: Melanie May

**One of the many ways funds are being raised around the country to support both
frontline workers and those impacted by the coronavirus is through music. Here is
a round up of some of the recent charity singles.**

 

 

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#### You’ll Never Walk Alone

 

Having raised almost £28m so far for [NHS Charities Together](https://www.nhscharitiestogether.co.uk/)
by walking laps of his garden, Captain Tom Moore now has the week’s top trending
song, which is also raising funds for the charity.

 

Captain Tom Moore, Michael Ball, and the NHS Voices of Care Choir have united on
a cover of the Rodgers & Hammerstein / Gerry & The Pacemakers’ hit You’ll Never 
Walk Alone.

 

According to the Official Charts, the track scored the highest new entry after 48
hours with almost 36,000 copies (mainly downloads) sold. All of Captain Tom, Michael
Ball and Decca Records’ proceeds from the single will be donated to NHS Charities
Together.

 

_Update 25 April 2020_

 

_And Captain Tom Moore, Michael Ball and the NHS Voices of Care Choir did it! They
achieved a number one!_

 

> He's done it! ❤️[@CaptainTomMoore](https://twitter.com/captaintommoore?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
> has the UK's official number one single with 'You'll Never Walk Alone' 🙌 [pic.twitter.com/rytwDDK7oZ](https://t.co/rytwDDK7oZ)
> — BBC Radio 1 (@BBCR1) [April 24, 2020](https://twitter.com/BBCR1/status/1253726020563349505?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

 

 

 

 

 

 

> We've brought together some of your favourite artists for a very special [#StayHomeLiveLounge](https://twitter.com/hashtag/StayHomeLiveLounge?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
> cover of 'Times Like These' by Foo Fighters, produced by Fraser T. Smith 🎤💜
> 
> Listen Thursday at 12pm on Radio 1 and see the video that evening as part of The
> Big Night In on [@BBCOne](https://twitter.com/BBCOne?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [pic.twitter.com/AIvb91YzCd](https://t.co/AIvb91YzCd)
> — BBC Radio 1 (@BBCR1) [April 20, 2020](https://twitter.com/BBCR1/status/1252190273154641924?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

 

#### Times Like These

 

BBC [Radio 1](https://www.theguardian.com/media/radio-1) has announced a charity
single performed by 23 pop stars. Artists from the UK and around the world are coming
together for the most ambitious Live Lounge in its history, in support of the global
effort to stay safe and stay home. The Stay Home Live Lounge will be released at
midday on Thursday 23 April and will see stars including Dua Lipa, Chris Martin,
Anne-Marie, Rita Ora, and Jess Glynne collaborate on a cover of Foo Fighters’ Times
Like These, with the accompanying video to receive its world exclusive premiere 
during BBC One’s [The Big Night In](https://fundraising.co.uk/2020/04/08/bbc-to-host-big-night-in-for-comic-relief-children-in-need/).

 

The BBC will also release the song as a single, with UK net profits to be combined
with funds raised by The Big Night In. These funds will be split equally between
[BBC Children in Need](https://www.bbcchildreninneed.co.uk/) and [Comic Relief](https://www.comicrelief.com/)
to provide essential support to vulnerable people across the UK who will be significantly
impacted by the Covid-19 crisis. International net profits will go towards the WHO’s
COVID-19-Solidarity Response Fund.

 

 

 

**Editor’s note:** _the video previously embedded here (https://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=WftbbPe7bhE) is no longer available._

 

#### Thank You Baked Potato

 

Comedian Matt Lucas has also been raising funds for charity with his Thank You Baked
Potato song. Released earlier in the month, all proceeds are going to [Feed NHS](https://www.feednhs.com/),
a campaign to raise £1m to provide 6,000 meals a day for critical care staff in 
London hospitals during the pandemic.

 

 

 

> My official debut single is now available to pre-order on iTunes! Please support
> and share the news,,, all my proceeds are going to the NHS! Big love everyone!
> [#nhsheroes](https://twitter.com/hashtag/nhsheroes?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
> [#molars](https://twitter.com/hashtag/molars?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [https://t.co/69KrSjzFZh](https://t.co/69KrSjzFZh)
> [pic.twitter.com/hJB9PTE74S](https://t.co/hJB9PTE74S)
> — Singing Dentist (@DentistSinging) [April 7, 2020](https://twitter.com/DentistSinging/status/1247591163571380224?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

 

#### I Like Your Molars

 

The Singing Dentist, otherwise known as Dr Milad Shadrooh has released his official
debut single ‘I Like Your Molars’, and will be donating all proceeds to [NHS Charities Together](https://www.nhscharitiestogether.co.uk/).
It is available globally on iTunes, Apple Music, Spotify, and other platforms.

 

 

 

 

#### Home (City of Dreaming Spires)

 

[Home (City of Dreaming Spires)](https://www.amazon.co.uk/Home-City-of-Dreaming-Spires/dp/B086BLPRNY)
was released on 6 April in aid of the [Royal Medical Benevolent Fund](https://rmbf.org/).
The song was recorded by producer George Shilling, and is written and performed 
by the Oxford based three-piece band ‘The Ideas’. The video features a live recording
of the band from their separate homes, in current Covid-19 isolation.

 

 

 

 

#### Anytime You Need a Friend

 

Members of Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS staff choir [Breathe Harmony](https://breatheahr.org/breathe-harmony/)
have created an international recording of Mariah Carey’s ‘Anytime You Need a Friend’
in partnership with Musical Director Mike King and MyCool Music Foundation. Over
100 musicians and singers from across the world have participated with participants
from countries including the UK, USA, Barbados, Canada, Italy, Spain, Poland, South
Africa, Australia, France, Belgium and Greece. All money raised will be split equally
between [Breathe Arts Health Research](https://breatheahr.org/) and MyCool Music
Foundation to enable them to continue delivering creative projects designed to improve
health and wellbeing for patients and healthcare professionals in hospitals and 
healthcare settings.

 

 

 

#### If Only You Would Listen

 

Children from the former West End cast of ‘School of Rock’ have recorded a song 
to raise money for [NHS Hero Support](http://www.nhsherosupport.co.uk). The School
of Rock song – If Only You Would Listen – has been rewritten into a powerful plea
for the public to help volunteer charity NHS Hero Support fill critical gaps in 
PPE for frontline staff.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 * **[Five BBC radio stations host #BBCsingalong in honour of charity fundraisers](https://fundraising.co.uk/2020/04/23/five-bbc-radio-stations-host-bbcsingalong-in-honour-of-charity-fundraisers/)(
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