And this is how a viral post is created…
Some kid named Greyson Chance (Youtube: greyson97, Twitter: @greyson97) posted a clip of himself playing the piano and singing Lady Gaga’s “Paparazzi” at some or other school function. Cue more than 8 million views in just over two weeks. Can you say “record deal”?
One site even titled a posting of this clip as: “13 year-old boy rocks the crap out of a Lady Gaga cover”. Kinda sums it up neatly right there. See for yourself:
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxDlC7YV5is
Not too shabby. I taught him that by the way. What, you weren’t aware that I’m a concert pianist and celebrated lounge singer as well as South Africa’s best blogger? You DO realise that I am personally responsible for many things you take for granted, right? Take the common lightbulb for starters. Edison Schmedison. I got sick and tired of stoopid-ass candles burning my stuff. That’s right.
How about the common Aglet? “Huh?” I hear you mutter. That, my friends, is the correct term for the tip of a shoelace. “Aaaahhhh yes, this guy is well smart, innit?” I hear you purr adoringly. You thought it was a “flugelbinder”, didn’t you? Now how would I know that if I wasn’t personally responsible for allowing each and every one of you to conveniently lace your shoes up every morning? Except for you Crocs-wearers of course. No laces AND ugly-ass shoes. F@ck you and your plastic foot covers!
But anyway, back to the point: the other two clips this musically-gifted lad has uploaded are both sitting at over 1 million views each – one two weeks old, the other only one week old.
In fact… seems like a winning formula. Watch this space for a clip of yours truly crooning away shortly. You might wanna invest in a couple of industrial-strength earplugs. Just a thought.
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UPDATE: The very next day…
Told you this clip had gone PROPERLY viral – in the mere 17 hours hours since I first saw this clip it has received a further 2.2 million views on Youtube! May have something to do in part with all the big-shots like @TheEllenShow and @RyanSeacrest tweeting about him. You can’t buy that kinda publicity!
Also, you lot need to check out the Greyson trending topic on Twitter - all the Justin Bieber fans are getting very uppity and whiny at the inevitable comparisons people are drawing between the two. Very amusing!
