Viva La Evidence

Duration: 4 mins

Personalise

The song is a parody of Coldplay's Viva La Vida -- a song all about evidence based healthcare -- a little bit about the history of evidence and then the key principles. It is licenced for educational use. EBP Optometry team members recommend it as a good breather from your EBP work, that can be used by individuals or by teachers.

The following information is sourced from the author's post on YouTube:

  • I used to view the world
    As a place where I gave the word
    It had the feeling of eminence
    But then along came evidence

    I used to give advice
    See disarray in my patient's eyes
    I listened to the companies sing
    "Now the old drug is dead! We got a new thing!"

    One minute I held the key
    Next the walls were closed on me
    And I discovered that my practice stands
    Upon pillars of salt and pillars of sand

    I hear the evidence bells a ringing
    Systematic reviews are singing
    Clinical evidence is the maxim
    NNTs are now my passion

    For some reason I can't explain
    Clinical studies are in my brain
    Always an honest word
    Now it's how I view the world

    The beauty of forest plots
    Who knew they were more than dots
    Confidence intervals show the light
    I can figure out wrong from right

    Relative numbers they can wait
    I want absolute numbers on my plate
    Values and preference
    Really make all the difference

    I hear the evidence bells a ringing
    Systematic reviews are singing
    Clinical evidence is the maxim
    NNTs are now my passion

    For some reason I can't explain
    Clinical studies are in my brain
    Always an honest word
    Now it's how I view the world

    I hear the evidence bells a ringing
    Systematic reviews are singing
    Clinical evidence is the maxim
    NNTs are now my passion

    For some reason I can't explain
    Clinical studies are in my brain
    Always an honest word
    Now it's how I view the world
    1. The original song is Viva La Vida by Coldplay -- great song
    2. In Canada there is a law that states the use of copyrighted material as part of "Fair dealing for the purpose of research, private study, education, parody or satire does not infringe copyright"
    3. The use is solely for non-commercial purposes
    4. The use is solely for the purposes of education - promoting the concepts of evidence-based medicine to healthcare providers and patients
    5. It is parody as it equates the original "religiousness" of the song to medications and evidence in medical practice
    6. Written permission from the Karaoke (the background music) people to use their content was obtained http://www.karaoke-version.com/custom...
    7. Substantive transformative changes have been made - new lyrics and vocals
    8. Where needed/possible (paid or free) copyright for the images and videos used has been obtained.

  • Lyrics and video production: James McCormack

    Vocals by: Shae Scotten and Liam Styles Chang -- 2 guys from a great band called Aivia from Victoria.
    Check them out at http://www.youtube.com/user/weareaivia

    Backing track: Purchased and downloaded from http://www.karaoke-version.com/custom... and written permission was obtained.

EBP Process

Resource contributed by: Kool Skool & the Rock Collective
Notes: licenced for educational use