White Guy Singing Bruno Mars
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About
White Guy Singing Bruno Mars refers to a viral video clip of a member the military band performing the Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars song "Uptown Funk" at the 2020 Salute To America Fourth of July celebration on the White House Lawn. The clip went viral on Twitter in July 2020, using the clip to express feelings of being ignored.
Origin
On July 4th, 2020, the White House held a Fourth of July celebration, "Salute to America," on the White House lawn. During the event, a band made of military personnel played a series of pop songs, including "Uptown Funk," for the audience.
That day, Twitter user @scottgairdner posted the clip with the caption, "The White House 4th of July entertainment is a white guy singing Bruno Mars." The post received more than 12 million, 181,000 likes and 61,000 retweets in less than two days (shown below).
Spread
Over the next two days, people continued to share the clip with various captions. For example, Twitter user @LukeMones posted the video with the caption "me doing standup comedy after the vaccine." The tweet received more than 4,000 likes and 500 retweets in less than two days (shown below).
Others joked about the low number of people in the audience. Activist Amy Siskind tweeted the @scottgairdner post with the caption "And the crowd goes wild…wait…." The post received more than 2,400 likes and 570 retweets in less than 24 hours (shown below).
Several celebrities also joked about the video. Internet personality Tyler Oakley tweeted,[4] "lmaoooooooo at Obama having the actual Bruno Mars at his 4th of July party in 2015." The tweet received more than 22,000 likes and 3,300 retweets in less than two days (shown below, left). Model Chrissy Teigen tweeted,[5] "Trump HATES the fact this has empty seats. Definitely don’t share this. It will upset him so." The tweet received more than 300,000 likes and 102,000 retweets in less than two days (shown below, right).
Several media outlets covered the meme, including HuffPost,[1] BuzzFeed,[2] Junkee[3] and more.
Various Examples
Search Interest
External References
[1] HuffPost – Performance To Empty Seats At Trump’s July 4th Celebration Promptly Becomes A Meme
[2] BuzzFeed – This White Guy Singing Bruno Mars To An Empty Crowd At Trump's 4th Of July Event Is Now A Meme
[3] Junkee – This White Guy Singing Bruno Mars To No One At Trump’s Party Has Become A Wonderful Meme
[4] Twitter – @tyleroakley's Tweet
[5] Twitter – @chrissyteigen's Tweet
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