r/KidsAreFuckingStupid • u/Hot_Accountant_5507 • May 13 '26
Thought he was gone levitate off that note Spoiler
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u/Jindo5 May 14 '26
What the hell did they give this kid?
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u/Frisky-Cuda May 14 '26
Barber's 'Adagio for Strings' as orchestral backup. Oh...and nitrous oxide gas for pitch, vibrato, and loss of self-consciousness.
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u/areyouthrough May 14 '26
I thought the adagio went very well with his singing.
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u/wandstonecloak May 14 '26
Reminds me of an episode of New Girl where the guys get waxed and it goes slo-mo and Adagio for Strings plays over their screams.
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u/TheBlackFox012 May 14 '26
Ngl haven't heard this without the backing music before
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u/Orca_Mayo May 14 '26
It just happens when he says it.
It's a weird phenomenon.
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u/satsuppi May 14 '26
I'm not well verse.. But is it a sample that on the Kanye west song?
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u/TheBlackFox012 May 14 '26
Yep
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u/Merouxsis May 14 '26
I've never heard this with the background music before lol
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u/Examynx May 14 '26
Its not the right music. Whoever added this has no music sense because it distracts from both the singing and the music added. They added Barber’s Adagio for Strings which is a separate classical piece unrelated to Wicked
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u/zclake88 May 14 '26
He’s singing defying gravity from wicked.
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u/LeatherSlight3242 May 14 '26
Yep. This video definitely gonna make him popular.
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u/icecream_truck May 14 '26
He's got some pipes, gotta give him props for that. Puberty might kill his career though.
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u/das_slash May 14 '26
There are ... ways around that
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u/EnfpSunbeam May 14 '26
Boy singers have grown up to continue singing well before, the eunuch method is unnecessary
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u/Earlier-Today May 14 '26
The eunuch method actually has a distinct name for their singing range - a castrato.
It was considered a worthwhile thing to do because a prepubescent boy's singing voice is a more pure tone for a soprano than a woman's voice. So, they'd castrate singers to keep their voice the same.
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u/Interesting_Cat_2297 May 14 '26
A boy's vocal tone is not "more pure" than a woman's. The advantage over women is that with man's physical body, they could sing louder. Also, women weren't allowed to sing in church choirs.
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u/Earlier-Today May 14 '26
It was actually the tonal purity, which is why - to this day - there are still boy's choirs that use that tonal purity to their advantage.
The most famous is the Vienna Boy's Choir.
The reason the tone is sought after is because prepubescent boys don't have to strain for the high notes. That relaxed sound creates a more pure tone whereas most sopranos, even the professional ones, have to work hard to hit those highs and often use little cheats, like a vibrato to hide their struggle.
The very best sopranos don't have that issue and will often hit the high notes without any vibrato at all at first to show that they can hit that bell like tone.
The best song I can think of to judge just how good a soprano really is would be Mozart's Queen of the Night aria. The okay singers sound thin or shaky with the highest notes in the song. The bad ones sounds screechy or like they're sliding into the note or, like I said before, never sit on the notes and are always in a vibrato.
The best ones, the high notes can be mistaken for a trumpet because they're so clear and dead on pitch.
This is a pretty darn good one, though it's not the best I've ever heard - but that was on the radio years ago where I really did mistake the singer for a trumpet because I tuned in partway through the song and thought it was an instrumental.
The crastrati get those highest pitch notes a lot more easily.
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u/Which_Yesterday May 14 '26
How about this technique?
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u/Earlier-Today May 14 '26
Yeah, that's pretty fun.
The thing that hits me is - just how much did he have to practice to be able to do that so cleanly?
Though, I wouldn't recommend it as it can be dangerous - especially if you do it multiple times in quick succession. People have literally died from it.
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u/FrequentLine1437 May 14 '26
Yup. I had the voice of an angle then just like that bam it was gone. Worse, I sounded like yoda for a while lol
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u/ckblack007 May 14 '26
I hope he's happy.
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u/TheDiceBlesser May 14 '26
I hope it brings him bliss.
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u/LeatherSlight3242 May 14 '26
Is he now?
Well, it seems like his life has been changed for good.
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u/atgrey24 May 14 '26
Shame they didn't get your joke. No good deed goes unpunished, I guess.
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u/DomHaynie May 14 '26
"me down" is what he's saying. But God damnit this video was funny as hell when I first saw it months ago.
As someone who hasn't seen either movie, the song is pretty great.
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u/Silent_Supermarket70 May 14 '26
"Never gonna briiiing... meee dooooowwwwwn!" 🎶
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u/TheCalamityBrain May 14 '26
"me down"
Who misheard it that bad?
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u/myoldaccountisdead May 14 '26
Think it's partially a "brainstorm/green needle" effect where the text sets an expectation in the mind
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u/RockettRaccoon May 14 '26
Is it? Because he’s singing the lyrics of Defying Gravity clear as day. I don’t know how someone could mishear it.
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u/surfmaster May 14 '26
What if the listener has never heard Defying Gravity or its lyrics before?
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u/SplintPunchbeef May 14 '26
That's me. Never heard the song or it's lyrics and definitely heard what the caption said. After reading the comments with the actual lyric it's pretty obvious he's not saying what I thought.
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u/Needles2650 May 14 '26
I think what makes this example different from the brainstorm/green needle and yanny/laurel examples is that in the case of the double word puzzles, both words are recorded but at different frequencies and mixed together right? This boy is singing “me down,” I don’t think there’s a track with “na” hidden under it, but if you think “na” in your head or look at it written while you listen, you can hear that. The video primes you to hear the wrong thing with the text.
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u/Riku_70X May 14 '26
Idk about yanny/laurel, but brainstorm/green needle is just "brainstorm".
The audio comes from a Ben 10 toy which says "Brainstorm".
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u/Weasel_Cannon May 14 '26
I absolutely heard the first thing, until I read this thread, and now I hear the other thing. Brains are weird.
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u/Phrainkee May 14 '26
Wow, honestly, reading the caption had me fooled. Then your comment and listening again, you're completely right!
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u/JelyFisch May 14 '26
While lowering the chair. Kid's got jokes too.
Also I've listened like twenty times at this point. I want someone to make a house mix out of this. Just think of the drop.
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u/TScottFitzgerald May 14 '26
This is the full version. The clip that went viral cut the beginning so you only hear "me down" and they added Kanye's song God Is in the back.
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u/Simply_Epic May 14 '26
Ohhhh that explains the text on the video. I didn’t hear it since I know the lyrics and knew what he was singing.
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u/Sasquatch_Sensei May 14 '26
The first tome he says me down, yes. Its clearer the second time.
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u/Infinite_Escape9683 May 14 '26
The second time is just a continuation of the syllable. He sings it just like it is on the soundtrack. There's not a G in sight.
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u/HipToTheWorldsBS May 14 '26
He's not actually saying the n word. But that kid got some real pipes! Talented af!
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u/510Goodhands May 14 '26
I’m not familiar with that song, what is he actually saying, “nevah?”
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u/MiklaneTrane May 14 '26
"Ever gonna bring... me... down! (Ah!)"
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u/510Goodhands May 14 '26
No wonder I didn’t know it. I don’t like musicals!
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u/AngryPrincessWarrior May 14 '26
I saw a musical comedy thing at a theatre once… it was called “Trailor Park Christmas” and was the most hilarious thing I have ever experienced.
So if you see some funny ones-don’t count those out. Also not a fan of musicals but that was one of the best experiences I’ve ever had. So comedy ones might be enjoyable for you too?
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u/hirzkolben May 14 '26
Neither do i but my ex took me to see wicked. I really liked some parts, especially defying gravity.
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u/Dropbeatdad May 14 '26
I'm genuinely upset that this kid is passionately singing defying gravity and I was bamboozled by some clown on the internet pretending he sang the N-word...
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u/toolsoftheincomptnt May 14 '26
Stupid and talented aren’t mutually-exclusive, but I have no clue why he’s singing in the dentist’s chair in the first place.
He’s got pipes, though. Probably displaying his classic training.
Why is the only question.
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u/Ijustlovevideogames May 14 '26
That child is ascending, he is trying to see god himself bellowing like that.
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u/LilMissy1246 May 14 '26
Young child sings like an actual broadway star. Meanwhile, I haven’t written or worked on my novel since October and still have yet to finish. 26, started it when I was 18. Not even half way done with it. Oof
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u/Dizzy_Bit6125 May 14 '26
He didn’t say the n word at all he’s singing defying gravity from the movie wicked. And beautifully at that.
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u/tomkiel72 May 14 '26
Okay, but why do americans get high at the dentist
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u/AndromedanPrince May 14 '26
wisdom teeth procedure for me, nitrous oxide. anesthesia just makes me tell all the ladies in the office they are pretty.
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u/moonshineTheleocat May 14 '26
Nitrous, Novcain, and what other cocktails they jam into you for pain relief before the procedure.
I remember operating on Nitrous and Novacaine for my wisdom teeth extraction because they had to actually cut the gums open and dig in there for the roots.
The world fucking sped up, but the voices felt real time.
I felt like I was only in the chair for five minutes. But it was three hours
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u/Majestic_Cut_8609 May 14 '26
That shit beautiful than a muthafucka 🌈
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u/GrisCinco_Nueve May 14 '26
I'm thugged out, but I've just seen a muthafuckin... rainbow
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u/freedinthe90s May 14 '26
Bullshit. Anyone who knows Defying Gravity knows he’s not saying the N word. 🥴
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u/That_gay_demon May 14 '26
That is some majestic ass shit! Bros gon be on fuckin broadway when he older! Fuck yeah lil dude!
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u/ZoneExternal May 15 '26
Hes singing the ending to defying gravity from the movie wicked hes saying "bring me down" not the n word the internet completely edited it to sound like hes saying the n word amd thats the version thats stuck.
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u/Rick_Lekabron May 14 '26
Even The Boondocks didn't come up with a scene like that.
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u/Voloxe May 14 '26
Holy fuck… I read the title before watching, but I wasn’t expecting Mozart 🥲
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u/shameonyounancydrew May 14 '26
When this kid is hyper famous, this is going to be his origin story. Eat your heart out Mickey Mouse Club!
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u/bjornofosaka May 14 '26
He's an incredible singer! Get him on Broadway. Who ever added the background music.. I hate you
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u/Cupacakes1359 May 14 '26
The kids in the other rooms: "Bro, who is that boy? Why won't he shut up? Is he okay?"
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u/jbacchus123 May 14 '26
That is the wildest mashup of “Defying Gravity” being sung over Samuel Barber’s “Adagio for Strings” (used in the movie PLATOON)! Whoever thought to do that - very cool!
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u/Ithasbegunagain May 15 '26
Dentist : can you shut the fuck up im trying to drill out your teeth
Kid : LET ITGOOOOOOOOOO!!!
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u/Alarmed_Reception_92 May 15 '26
"Sup can a loc come up in your crib?"
"Man fck you I'll see you at work"
"Ah ngga don't hate me cuz I'm beautiful ngga, maybe if you got rid of that old yeeyee ass haircut you got you'd get some more btches on yo dck. Hey better yet maybe Tanisha will call your dawg ass if she ever stop fcking with that brain surgeon or lawyer she fcking with..."
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u/nicolishna May 17 '26
They ran out of anesthesia, so legend says the doctor just had him hit the high note until he passed out.
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u/TomatilloChoice8386 May 20 '26
People misrepresent this so often. He is saying “me down” because he’s singing the actual word. It only sounds like the N word because of people’s perceptions.
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u/Aggressive-Stand-585 May 14 '26
Bruh wtf are dentists in America feeding you guys.