Dream English ABC Song

About

Dream English ABC Song refers to a version of the "ABC Song" created by artist Dream English that also follows the melody of "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" but differs rhythmically from a more well-known version. In the traditional version, the letters "L-M-N-O-P" are sung rapidly, whereas the Dream English version stretches them out over several notes, which changes the placement of the rest of the letters in the song. When a Twitter user posted Dream English's version, the clip went viral as people were astounded and jokingly against the alteration.

Origin

"Dream English" is the name of a musical and educational project by a man identifying as "Matt" which teaches children english letters and phrases.^[1] On April 23rd, 2012, the Dream English Kids YouTube channel uploaded a version of the "ABC song" which alters the rhythm of the letters so that "L-M-N-O-P" are sung more slowly. The video has gained over 6.2 million views in seven years (shown below).

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On October 25th, 2019, Twitter user @NoahGarfinkel tweeted the video, saying "They changed the ABC song to clarify the LMNOP part, and it is life ruining." The tweet gained over 27,000 retweets and 100,000 likes (shown below).

As the video spread on Twitter, many Twitter users reacted with shock and exaggerated anger at the change. Twitter user @KevOnStage recorded a video reaction to the change, saying "Now everything in the world is messed up," gaining over 2,000 retweets and 7,000 likes (shown below, top). User @RudebwoyD posted the They Had Us In the First Half GIF in response, gaining over 90 retweets and 1,700 likes (shown below).

Other reactions include professional wrestler Dolph Ziggler writing, "I will not sit idly by, while the media conveniently pivot to more revisionist history! they have removed the “L M N O P” beat, from the ABC SONG. what’s next, the twinkle from a star?", gaining over 230 retweets and 1,700 likes (shown below, left). User @DavidMaddd wrote, "at first i just couldn't follow along after m now i can't read," gaining over 370 retweets and 6,000 likes (shown below, right). The video was covered by Popsugar^[2] and Twitter Events.^[3]

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