On December 5, 2014, Brolsma uploaded a video entitled "Numa Numa 10-Year Reunion" to Newgrounds, a video of him lip-syncing several songs, including "Shake It Off" by Taylor Swift, "Don't Think Twice, It's All Right" by Bob Dylan, and "Firework" by Katy Perry. Both the original video and the 10-Year Reunion video have since been deleted by the Newgrounds moderation team due to music licensing issues and the site's focus on animations.[11][12][13] Brolsma later stated in an interview, "...I found "Dragostea Din Tei" in another (I believe it was Japanese) flash animation with cartoon cats".[14]
The original song was popularised in the United States via the viral video "Numa Numa" in which vlogger Gary Brolsma dances to the song. A remix entitled "Numa Numa 2" by Dan Balan (from O-Zone) featuring Marley Waters was posted on YouTube on 12 September 2018[6] (not to be confused with a 2006 video by Brolsma of the same name but which is unrelated to "Dragostea Din Tei").
Unlike the original song, the Bardcore version is much more peaceful and calming. It's use of strings is really nice and the song is somehow able to still pay tribute to the original while also standing on it's own. While it is a shame there are no lyrics to accompany the video there is always a chance a dedicated fan may add their own.
The art of the video seems to be some sort of flying kite, which is a nice homage to the original music video which sees the band flying around in a plane as they sing. To be quite honest the original music video is worth checking out too.
One of the early memes to reach extreme popularity, coming even long before the infamous Rick Roll, is the Numa Numa song. Not to be confused with the Call of Duty: Vanguard Numa Numa map, the song was everywhere on the internet in the early 2000s, due to a combination of a viral video that led to it taking off in the English-speaking world, and the natural catchiness of the tune. So many people liked it, in fact, that some even went through the effort of adding it to their personal playlists, and that apparently includes one original Xbox console.
To anyone not in the know, Numa Numa got its start back in 2004, when a recording of internet user Gary Brolsma dancing to the song made waves. The meme was dubbed 'Numa Numa' due to it being one of the few lyrics English speakers were able to pinpoint, as the song is in Romanian. The original Numa Numa meme video stands at 60 million views on YouTube, and as it existed before the platform gained popularity, it's seen a significant amount of circulation outside of YouTube on sites like Newgrounds. Needless to say, most people using the internet around the turn of the century will likely remember the catchy tune and funny video.
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