Twitter Shares Songs That Sum Up 2020 And They Are Hilarious

It would be safe to say that most people bid goodbye to 2020 with a sigh of relief. The year started with wildfires in Australia and came to be defined by the coronavirus pandemic. It introduced a new normal to the world - one where face masks and social distancing became the norm. Now, as 2021 offers a glimmer of hope with the arrival of vaccines, social media users are putting their own spin on classic songs to sum up 2020. 

The Twitter trend #SumUp2020WithASong has many netizens sharing songs that describe the ups and downs of last year. A number of songs have been given Covid-themed twists that allude to the new normal of hand sanitizers and face masks.  

Take a look at some of the funniest entries to the #SumUp2020WithASong trend.

It all started when a Twitter user asked people to describe 2020 with a song

Let's Play A Game!

It was quite a ride in 2020 and we all know music helped us through it. So give us your best answers for #SumUp2020WithASong

With @RoesRage @Acidic_Blonde

Proud part of @HashtagRoundup pic.twitter.com/evHzQxfwAL

— Roe's Rage ???????? (@RoesRage) January 2, 2021

Pretty soon, people were sharing their own take on 2020 through song lyrics

I wanna Distance with somebody. #SumUp2020WithASong pic.twitter.com/lJJWu9plBy

— Androoney (@no_pun_no_gain) January 2, 2021

#SumUp2020WithASong This pretty much sums it up pic.twitter.com/L0QPqZcT8a

— Melissa ???? (@euflorium) January 2, 2021

Burnin' Down The House#SumUp2020WithASong pic.twitter.com/wgLfgkLHIm

— ᴍꜱ.ᴡᴏɴᴅᴇʀᴋᴀᴛ???? (@WonderKat365) January 2, 2021

Quaran-Tine Is Not My Lover!#SumUp2020WithASong pic.twitter.com/SIGyuGsr7U

— Roe Loves Sad Country Music (@RoeGhost) January 2, 2021

I Want to Hold Your Hand Sanitizer #SumUp2020WithASong pic.twitter.com/NtvYu7la9X

— Jack Miller (@personaugratin) January 2, 2021

It's The End Of The World As We Know It - R.E.M. #SumUp2020WithASong

— lucy (@glitterylouis_) January 2, 2021

The year 2020 will be remembered for several paradigm-shifting developments. In March, the coronavirus pandemic changed the world as we knew it as offices across the world began to adopt work from home and online classes replaced the traditional classroom. This viral video captures the tumult of 2020 in under four minutes - taking the viewer through the Black Lives Matter movement and the wildfires in Australia, the protests in Belarus to the UN General Assembly.