Dua Lipa wants you to find love in the time of COVID, but if you’re struggling to find the chutzpah after months of isolating yourself from other humans, she has reimagined her banger hits “Don’t Start Now” and “New Rules” with the help of
The Late Late Show’s (weekdays at 12:37am ET on CTV) James Corden to guide your way.Dancing alongside each other (but at an acceptable 2 metres apart), and wearing the most fabulous sparkly mask (Must.Have.Now), Dua and James harmonized about our modern COVID-woes when it comes to loneliness, looking for love, and uh, Zoom dating.
“People texting exes sex pics from the basement at their mom's,” they sing to the tune of “Don’t Start Now,” while advising you to Lysol your entire body, and wax your legs after months of letting your body hair grow in (though we would say, that's your purgative—grow/remove the body hair you desire). “You’re drunk on Facetime, WiFi’s getting sloppy!”“Wear a mask! Wash your hands! It's not like you have other plans!” they instruct. Their advice is sound. Where’s the lie?Then as the track switches to a “New Rules” beat, they really get down into the nitty gritty of actual face-to-face dates in this day and age.“One: There's a new third base. It's when you get to see their lower face.” Truuuue. No wonder Dua Lipa wears that bedazzled mask: if we don’t get to see anyone’s lips anymore, we should at least be treated to something flashy.“And if you hit it off, watch out if they start to cough,” the song then continues, “We’ve got new rules for dating. Safety is stimulating! It’s your neighbours you’re saving.”[video_embed id='2038035']MORE MUSIC NEWS: Taylor Swift performs at the ACMs for the first time in seven years [/video_embed]The song gets a little too real when the duo sings about that walk-of-shame regret one might feel in the morning. “I got a feeling now: it’s you, your hand, and OnlyFans.” Dang, Dua. Ice cold.Before this fun COVID-era guide to dating hit the airwaves on Thursday night, Dua took to social media to post how excited she was for everyone to see it, and also to show off her incredible dress featured in the bit.
“[James Corden] and I are performing our 'New Rules For Covid Dating' banger. v insightful and 100% works,” she posted. While we don’t doubt that the rules work and that Dua and James are in fact wise dating sages, don’t ignore your local government’s guidelines for physical distancing and self-isolation protocols. Nothing is 100% safe right now. This has been an additional COVID PSA.You may be feeling all hot and bothered after that steamy video, but if that hotness turns into a fever and cough, stay home!Watch
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