Yodelling Walmart Kid has made a 70-year-old Hank Williams track incredibly popular
Streams of Hank Williams track "Lovesick Blues" have leapt up over 2400% since Yodelling Walmart Kid found overnight fame with his rendition on Twitter.
A vid of the budding country star - 10-year-old Mason Ramsey - has been doing immense rounds since the end of last month. You've surely seen it, but just in case:
Me: which aisle can i find light bulbs?
— David (@dumbassvegan) March 27, 2018
Walmart employee: pic.twitter.com/bwiWQAsz6O
It turns out that Spotify have seen big movements in the aftermath of this viral clip, confirming that streams of Hank Williams' 1949 track have jumped a staggering 2452% percent in the two weeks that Ramsey's rendition has been floating about. Hear Williams' jaunty original below.
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