Your “Daily Dose of Uplift” for July 14th:
Due to the ongoing pandemic, residents in the Sydmar Lodge Care Home in Edgeware, England have been in lockdown and unable to see visitors.
In effort to boost spirits and give the seniors something to smile about, activities manager Robert Speker came up with an idea: have residents recreate iconic album covers and post them online. Quickly after editing and releasing the photos, they went viral on Twitter this past Sunday.
Residents recreated popular album covers of Adele, Bruce Springsteen, Taylor Swift, Michael Jackson, and many others. The results are both funny and precious.
“I made the suggestions of which albums and which resident best suited the look, or had a vague similarity to the artist,” Speker explained on Twitter. “Then I proposed the idea to each resident. Gladly all of them were enthused and perhaps a bit bemused by the idea, but happy to participate.”
Check out the full article on NPR!
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