TikToker goes viral with bizarre grocery store musical parody Unsplash: Nathalia Rose \/ Instagram: danieljmertzlufftTikTokers have taken the app\u2019s duet feature to the extreme after one creator took an idea for a bizarre modern musical and ran with it. [jwplayer MvEjv9It] Creator Daniel Mertzlufft posted a video where he pretended he was in a modern musical about fighting in a grocery store, expertly picking apart different musical theatre cliches and pulling them together in one hilarious clip. The video begins with Daniel dramatically singing \u201cAnd we\u2019re fighting in a grocery store,\u201d complete with backing singers belting their hearts out, followed by high notes \u201cfor the diva tenor playing the role.\u201d The song then descends into a quiet pullback for contrast, adding in a riff to display emotion. Daniel walks away from the camera with the caption \u201cThis is 100% the end of act 1.\u201d The concept originally came from a bizarre indie song that became popular on TikTok called New York Summer, written and performed by Louisa Melcher. The song itself almost sounds like a musical and in a climactic verse she sings \u201cWe\u2019re fighting in a grocery store and I love you but I don\u2019t know if I like you anymore.\u201d In late September Louisa posted a video of her showing the song to her Dad for the first time, who had a less than supportive reaction saying \u201cWow\u2026it\u2019s terrible.\u201d The video racked up 13 million views and sparked 30,000 videos using her song. Since Daniel\u2019s musical interpretation, TikTokers have been inspired, duetting the video and adding layers to the already-incredible clip. Megan Gilbreath added on the other side of the grocery store argument, matching the energy with her harmonies, while user Kelsey Jade Bacon pretended to be the couple\u2019s child. It got even more ridiculous when more users began duetting the video as the store\u2019s employee, a can of soup, a squeaky shopping cart, \u201cthe automatic door with the too-loud bell,\u201d \u201cthe random voice that comes over the speaker,\u201d and even \u201cthe water sprayers that always mist you when you\u2019re reaching for kale.\u201d Twitter user Emma Lynn posted a thread summarising all of the incredible duets in one thread on Monday and quickly went viral, grabbing the attention of more than 24,000 other Twitter users, including popular YouTuber Tyler Oakley who quote tweeted the thread and added \u201cthis sparked joy in my day!\u201d this sparked joy in my day! https:\/\/t.co\/9dj1hLpYQL \u2014 tyler oakley \ud83d\ude4b\ud83c\udffc\u2642\ufe0f (@tyleroakley) October 6, 2020 Other Twitter users were just as excited, with one person writing \u201cI can\u2019t stop laughing at the squeaky cart\u2026 it\u2019s still ringing in my head.\u201d Another person wrote \u201cWhere are their Tonys\u2026. Please ASAP.\u201d TikTokers have now surely proven that absolutely anything can be made into a musical if you try hard enough.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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