Twitter user @Joabaldwin may have just changed the music game forever. After posting a video of his own cat's autotuned meows to Twitter, the footage has gone viral, with over 165k favorites and 66k shares!
Autotuned the cat because he won't shut up in the mornings. I don't know how this helps but I did it anyway. https://t.co/JjOrSttEak— Joaquin Baldwin (@Joaquin Baldwin)1550455530.0
Modern technology is truly capable of miracles...
I used @VolocoApp to record him, free app with lots of simple options to autotune. Elton is taking a break from all… https://t.co/S9vzMFX3ev— Joaquin Baldwin (@Joaquin Baldwin)1550460856.0
Twitter wanted to listen to the autotuned feline all day!
Someone please get this cat on the new Run The Jewels record. https://t.co/mU7PMceFD8— Slay Dunaway (@Slay Dunaway)1550470969.0
@joabaldwin I'm crying, your auto tuned cat summoned my cat from her bed and now she's staring at me wanting answers I can't provide— Extremely Tired Anxiety (@Extremely Tired Anxiety)1550459803.0
Other cats, hearing the sound of the video, FLIPPED OUT.
Eddie just FLIPPED OUT over this sound. He nearly attacked my phone. https://t.co/ENLBw5p58Y— 𝚂𝚝𝚊𝚌𝚎 𝙾𝚍𝚍𝚒𝚝𝚢 (@𝚂𝚝𝚊𝚌𝚎 𝙾𝚍𝚍𝚒𝚝𝚢)1550461853.0
@joabaldwin Omg, I just played this and my cat came RUNNING in from the other room, FREAKING out, looking for the other “cat”...!!! 🙀— Robbie Ann ♥️💛💚💙💜 (@Robbie Ann ♥️💛💚💙💜)1550505301.0
@joabaldwin @gregpak I brought this into the house to show my wife, and all three of our cats, as well as our dog,… https://t.co/JbM3bCSUMn— Neal Stanifer (@Neal Stanifer)1550459951.0
Other social media users wanted to give it a shot themselves.
@joabaldwin I wanna try this with my cat now since she yowls— 🌱 Moth! 🌱 (@🌱 Moth! 🌱)1550463462.0
@moth_sprout The more the actual pitch changes during the meow, the better it works.— Joaquin Baldwin (@Joaquin Baldwin)1550463532.0
@joabaldwin Please add the original, your cat is so cute— Lucy Heartfilia (Neko) (@Lucy Heartfilia (Neko))1550460572.0
@HeartphiliaLuce There is no original. He only cries in robot now. This is him now.— Joaquin Baldwin (@Joaquin Baldwin)1550460949.0
The video left many hoping for even more autotuned meows!
@joabaldwin Followed because there must be a sequel.— She is Dr. Zoroaster (@She is Dr. Zoroaster)1550470033.0
@Zoroaster8911 This seems likely— Joaquin Baldwin (@Joaquin Baldwin)1550473795.0
Fortunately, @jobaldwin didn't disappoint them!
"Yass" version no one asked for. https://t.co/Y3CSDH3Ha4— Joaquin Baldwin (@Joaquin Baldwin)1550519642.0
@joabaldwin Hi. I’ve used my time wisely today. Also, sorry. (Best with headphones) https://t.co/ZzMHseyz8W— late bloomer (@late bloomer)1550510340.0
At the end of the day, there was only one user unhappy with Joaquin's pop-star cat.
@joabaldwin You will pay for this abomination.— Black Metal Cats (@Black Metal Cats)1550466641.0
But, on the whole, it was a very successful musical debut! Well done, Elton, keep up the good meows.