Singer-songwriter Carly Rae Jepsen kicked off the weekend by releasing a music video for her new single “I Really Like You.” Jepsen’s Wes Anderson-inspired music video features actor Tom Hanks adorably dancing and lip-syncing his way through the streets of New York City.
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Teacher And High School Students Get Down To ‘Uptown Funk’
Director/Theatre Arts teacher Scot Pankey and students at A. Maceo Smith New Tech High School in Dallas, Texas recently took part in a choreographed dance to “Uptown Funk” by Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars. The impressive one-take dance features Pankey leading students on a grooving to the hit song through the school’s hallways.
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In-Car Camera Captures Police Officer Jamming To ‘Shake It Off’ By Taylor Swift
While reviewing in-car cameras, the Dover Police Department in Dover, Delaware came across one of their officers, MCPL Jeff Davis, singing and dancing to “Shake It Off” by Taylor Swift. Dover PD decided to share the video in a new web series they call “Dash Cam Confessionals.”
Related: EMT Throws Himself A Rihanna Dance Party While Driving An Ambulance
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Macklemore And Oscar The Grouch Turn ‘Thrift Shop’ Into A Song About Trash On ‘Sesame Street’
Seattle rapper Macklemore recently stopped by Sesame Street and joined Oscar the Grouch in creating a Grouch-friendly parody of Thrift Shop. In the parody, Macklemore and the Grouches “are looking for the yuckiest, muckiest, grimiest trash that they could find.” “This is gross and awesome.”
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Original – ‘Thrift Shop’ By Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
Adorable Little Girl Sparks Dance Party On New York City Subway Platform
During the winter months, the band Coyote and Crow spends some time busking in the New York City subway system. While performing a cover of “Me and My Uncle” by the Grateful Dead, one adorable little girl dressed in pink took it upon herself to start a dance party at the Bedford Avenue station in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
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