Working at BuzzFeed means no two days are ever the same. One day you might be trying to figure out if Katy Perry is actually JonBenét Ramsey, and another day you might be trying to figure out which Disney prince is gayest — two very real things that have happened to me.
But even all that experience was not enough to prepare me for what Monday had in store. I promise the next sentence is not a result of me drinking too much and then filling out some Mad Libs. Over the weekend a video of a young boy yodeling in an aisle at a Walmart went crazy viral and people on the internet (rightfully) were crazy obsessed.
Here's the video in full of 10-year-old Mason Ramsey singing Hank Williams Sr.'s "Lovesick Blues" in an Illinois store. All I have to say is: WIG.
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FYI, this is apparently not his debut Walmart yodeling performance (although I cannot say I'm surprised — his stage presence is that of a seasoned veteran).
@dumbassvegan he’s done this before 😂😂
And for good measure, here he is performing for a Tennessee radio station...
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...and a few years ago at the Kentucky Opry Talent Search. The voice...the poise...he just has that "IT" factor...WE STAN.
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Because this is the internet and none of us can be chill about ANYTHING, people were instantly OBSESSED with Mason and his everyday low-priced yodeling.
Me: which aisle can i find light bulbs? Walmart employee:
Multiple remixes were made.
i spent my entire morning making the walmart yodeling kid into a trap bop im sorry https://t.co/MLdwLEeSlJ
Seriously, this one slaps.
There should probably be some sort of law prohibiting this
Movies were cast.
I can’t wait to cast Timothee Chalawhatever in my biopic about the yodeling Walmart boy
Like, Meryl better clear some space for yet ANOTHER Oscar.
This will be the role of Meryl’s career
People went from "Why am I watching a yodeling kid in Walmart?" to singing "DAAAAaaaaaaDDY!" real damn quick.
i been thinkin bout that lil kid in walmart .. tapping his rainboot with his dope ass belt buckle .. while a group of ladies jus sit there n watch him yodel .. n while y’all makin fun of lil bro .. when’s the last time u was in walmart with a crowd of females watchin u yodel
We were...obsessed.
i can't take twitter any longer. i watched a little kid yodel in walmart and thought "what the hell" but 24 hours passed and i've been humming the song all day and my brain has been destroyed by a little white boy tapping his foot
10/10, can relate.
@dumbassvegan @beyonseh When he yodeled 🎵DaaAaaAAAAAAADDy🎵.... i felt that one
Other artists were put on watch.
somewhere father john misty is watching the walmart yodel boy SHAKING
And rightfully so.
taylor swift: boring, old, has been, strained vocals walmart yodel kid: smart, revolutionary, DaAdDDddDy, skinny, king of yodeling, young
Suddenly...country music is almost TOO relevant.
Me: I hate country Walmart yodel boy: sweet daaaAaaAaady such a beautiful dream Me:
Memes were made.
When you finish your yodel solo in front of your grandma at Walmart
TBH, this is the only way I'd ever go to C*achella.
One of the Coachella headliners should bring out the yodeling walmart boy... jus imagine: The Weeknd starts playing Wicked Games. You faintly hear it. “ʸᵒ ᵈᵉ ᶫᵉ ʰᵒᵒ ʸᵒ ᵈᵉ ᶫᵃʸ” He rises up on a platform, boots glistening in the Palm Springs night. The crowd erupts.
And finally, important truths were shared.
Mason...DROP THE ALBUM NOW, KIDDO!
