INDIANAPOLIS — Mikey Goode is a local musician who believes Hoosiers need to mask up to protect loved ones.
Goode wanted to get the message out on the safety benefits of wearing masks, so he wrote a parody of the song “You’ll Be Back” from the musical “Hamilton.”
“[The] King George [character] has got a song called, ‘You’ll Be Back,’ and I’m the father of a 13 year-old who is obsessed with Hamilton and has been ever since the album came out,” Goode said. “Once you've heard a song about 1,000 times, you start to mess with the lyrics a little bit. So we did a little parody called, ‘You're Dead Wrong.’”
Now, “You’re Dead Wrong” is getting tens of thousands of views on social media.
“I think it’s more of a positive song about wearing a mask with a little bit of humor because everything's so serious right now,” Goode said.
And yes, Goode has a favorite lyric in his rendition.
“Just where it says that a mask doesn't infringe upon your liberties or your rights or your will because coronavirus doesn't care who it kills,” Goode said.
Goode also explained why wearing a mask is his own personal choice of compassion.
“I don't wear a mask because there's a mandate out there or there's some political figures telling us to do it; I do it because I love people,” Goode said. “I'm taught to love. And so if I wear a mask, it's because I want someone else to feel loved. I care about them enough, if it's just the minimal thing that I do, that they see a little bit of love come from me. So absolutely, I’m going to mask up.”