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Weird Wide Web - Old age home recreates their favourite album─── 15:24 Fri, 23 Oct 2020
A group of care home residents in North London have recreated classic album covers to liven up lockdown.
These elderly rockers from Sydmar Lodge in Edgware prove the Rolling Stones aren’t the only powerhouse pensioners in town. They may lack the agility needed for a crowd dive, or to trash a hotel room… but their most excellent efforts have gone viral on Twitter!
Among the 12 special images are Lily’s version of Madonna’s ‘True Blue’ and a dramatic replica of Blink 182’s famous image of a nurse pulling on a rubber glove. This time the action is performed by Hilda. According to Deutsche Welle, photo snapper and home activities manager Robert Speker “wanted to include their authentic personalities as much as possible.”
You don’t see a whole lot of Martin Steinberg, who shows his back for Bruce Springsteen’s ‘Born In The USA’ – in this case, altered to ‘England’. His appearance however is on the, um, cheeky side. Adele’s ‘21’ became Vera’s ‘93’. Roma Cohen agreed to trip the light fantastic as ‘Aladdin Sane’, with a red and blue streak painted down her face in imitation of the legendary David Bowie. Bowie’s widow Iman and son Duncan Jones retweeted the result, drawing further attention to Speker’s loving tribute.





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