And now from the world of Walmart, a 11-year-old yodeler

April 11, 2018 Alan Cross 1 Comment 0 min read

For reasons that best remain unexplored–this is Walmart, after all–this 11-year-old boy has turned into an Internet meme thanks to his need to yodel in stores. He even made it on Ellen.

What’s weird is that his rendition of Hank Williams’ “Lovesick Blues” has pushed the recording of the song up the charts. The 70-year-old track has seen stream increases of 2,452%. Looking at the Spotify Global Viral 50 chart, it’s at #, right up there with songs by Cardi B, The Weeknd, Lil Dickie and Tyler, The Creator.

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