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Pandemics have a distinct historical tendency to spark extraordinary creativity.
The 1918 flu pandemic begat "Roaring 20s" art deco glitz and jazz splendor. The Black Death gave way to one of the single most important creative and intellectual waves of all time, the Renaissance.
And now, our current pandemic has inspired what is arguably the most important artistic work in years. A little girl's song about buttholes has taken the internet—and soon, no doubt, the Billboard charts—by storm.
This stroke of musical genius comes to us via writer Lisa Rieffel-Dunn's eight-year-old daughter Jolee, who came up with an absolute banger that tackles the age-old question:
"I Wonder What's Inside Your Butthole"
Hit it, Jolee!
My kid wrote a song called, “I Wonder What’s Inside your Butthole” Quite honestly, it slaps. https://t.co/A65m6XeZ2r— Lisa Shmeesa 🦎🦎🦎 (@Lisa Shmeesa 🦎🦎🦎)1588431748.0
Yes Jolee, give us the bops!
Truly, who among us hasn't wondered if there are aliens in our buttholes—especially since the government recently confirmed the existence of UFOs. Was this, perhaps, what inspired Jolee's musical query?
No, it turns out, like most geniuses, her inspiration was much more pedestrian, as her mom told Buzzfeed:
"If I recall correctly, this song was a stall tactic–type diversion to attempt staying up later..."
"Jolee has always been super performative and the funniest person I have ever known. She is always making up songs, and lyrics are her strong suit."
That seems like a wild understatement. Give the girl a songwriting Grammy yesterday.
Her little ditty has gone mega viral on Twitter, where her performance has been viewed over seven million times as of this writing. Your fave could never!
It's such a jam that it's already inspired a remix, which is itself going viral.
🎵 I remixed it 🎵 My 6 year old and I watched the original like 50 times in a row.… https://t.co/KT8PFvfLun— Jonathan Mann (@Jonathan Mann)1588459587.0
And to say that Jolee's talent has struck a chord is saying the least.
@AngryBlackLady @LisaRieffel I know I won’t....— Lisa Glass (@Lisa Glass)1588619279.0
@LisaRieffel Blink-182 could never— El Hijo de Storrer 🌹 (@El Hijo de Storrer 🌹)1588460014.0
@LisaRieffel Buttholes, Astronauts, AND Aliens?— El Hijo de Storrer 🌹 (@El Hijo de Storrer 🌹)1588460075.0
@LisaRieffel Now I want to know 🤔— AttorneyJohnDurham (@AttorneyJohnDurham)1588504309.0
@LisaRieffel You realize I'm going to be singing this. By myself. In quarantine. For days.— Joe Bel Bruno (@Joe Bel Bruno)1588433830.0
@LisaRieffel That last part tho!! https://t.co/yZCVjjeKnI— aimeetoons (@aimeetoons)1588436401.0
@LisaRieffel ASStronauts or Aliens? She's a true lyrical genius— Enormhi (@Enormhi)1588457672.0
@LisaRieffel Jay-Z rocking to the beat while contemplating what's inside a butthole. https://t.co/ywBEFotKIB— 'Das Achtungkid' Brian Bradshaw (@'Das Achtungkid' Brian Bradshaw)1588455787.0
@LisaRieffel the pandemic anthem we didn’t know we needed— vkap (@vkap)1588444424.0
A true icon and songwriting genius (that bit where it ramps up!!!) https://t.co/09k84Gy23u— Laura Snapes (@Laura Snapes)1588491952.0
This song lives up to the hype https://t.co/lmcMJ5tXLB— Jim Brunner (@Jim Brunner)1588474613.0
We have our "Shakespeare writing Lear during the plague" moment. https://t.co/SQkMPM6zS1— Tom and Lorenzo (@Tom and Lorenzo)1588470512.0
So there you have it—we're witnessing history being made. Someday, historians will look back on the Great Pandemic of 2020 and will watch Jolee's butthole song with astonished appreciation for one little girl's indomitable creative spirit.
Let your creativity flow folks.
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