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Matt Lucas reveals why he wrote the Thank You Baked Potato Song which has raised £854,000 | LBC
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April 6, 2020
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9:16Now PlayingMatt Lucas talked to James O'Brien about his reworked Thank You Baked Potato Song which promotes the key messages about social distancing during the pandemic.
The song is currently number two in the top forty and has already £854,000 in 10 days.
Matt Lucas explained how he was watching the news and it was reported that people were still going out and "it was making me anxious as an asthmatic."
The original Thank You Baked Potato Song was mentioned on Twitter and "it occurred to me in the moment to rewrite the lyrics," he said, thinking that maybe 500 people would see it.
"Within about 48 hours it had had about three million views and it had started to gain momentum and people were doing their own versions of the song...it was becoming viral," he said.
He wanted to communicate to children with this song, acknowledging that children are used to routines and now their lives have been entirely upturned.
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