Tutti Frutti
Little Richard and His Orchestra Lyrics

Wop bop a loo bop a lop bom bom

Tutti frutti, oh rootie
Tutti frutti, oh rootie
Tutti frutti, oh rootie
Tutti frutti, oh rootie
Tutti frutti, oh rootie
A wop bop a loo bop a lop ba ba

I got a gal, named Sue, she knows just what to do

I got a gal, named Sue, she knows just what to do
She rock to the East, she rock to the West
But she's the gal that I love best

Tutti frutti, oh rootie
Tutti frutti, oh rootie, ooh
Tutti frutti, oh rootie
Tutti frutti, oh rootie
Tutti frutti, oh rootie
A wop bop a loo bop a lop bom bom

I got a gal, named Daisy, she almost drives me crazy
Got a gal, named Daisy, she almost drives me crazy
She knows how to love me, yes indeed
Boy you don't know what she do to me

Tutti frutti, oh rootie
Tutti frutti, oh rootie, ooh
Tutti frutti, oh rootie
Tutti frutti, oh rootie
Tutti frutti, oh rootie
Wop bop a loo bop, ow

Oh tutti frutti, oh rootie
Tutti frutti, oh rootie, ooh
Tutti frutti, oh rootie
Tutti frutti, oh rootie
Tutti frutti, oh rootie
A wop bop a loo bop a lop bom bom

I got a gal, named Daisy, she almost drive me crazy
Got a gal, named Daisy, she almost drive me crazy
She knows how to love me, yes indeed
Boy you don't know what she do to me

Tutti frutti, oh rootie
Tutti frutti, oh rootie, ooh
Tutti frutti, oh rootie
Tutti frutti, oh rootie
Tutti frutti, oh rootie
A wop bop a loo bop a lop bam boom

Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC

Written by: Dorothy Labostrie, Joe Lubin, Richard Penniman

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Comments from YouTube:

@therockabillie

4y↑1.6K

They're gonna have some fun tonight in heaven.

@rory-damen

4y↑25

Ecclesiastes 9:5 " For the living know that they will die; But the dead know nothing,...."

@jeffersonlmitchell2226

4y↑1

3aqAQ4_211@aAAaawqwa

@Morph-on1vl

4y↑4

@beatleme2 your god is a lie. Just be decent. You dont need to hang on to a ancient book written by man to control the masses

@TirOrah

3y↑8

@beatleme2 I happened to see this comment and was blown away. Wow. You're free to practice your religion, but this:
"f my wife and murder and think its ok like people do in the Middle East"
is stereotyping a multitude of peoples as criminals, and that's not okay. Where, exactly, do you think your religion originated in the first place?
Not to mention that laws have been a thing since long before the Bible. Have you ever heard of Sumer?

@robertcruz6974

3y↑4

@J Shade SO What?

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@styxcreek

4y↑2.4K

Love the dancing couple. There’s something elegant about a big man who’s light on his feet.

@freda.6038

3y↑63

It's called "Cool"🤙

@KhanCerberoDovahkiin

3y↑26

I dont see him elegant, it's more like funny

@RockStarHouseBand

3y↑23

@Khan Cerbero well there's something about the "big guy" dancing that jus makes casting directors go freaking nuts

@dabneyscholler8495

3y↑47

I wish that people still danced like that!

@glasssofOJ

3y↑6

The epitome of a fat guy light on his feet is Wayne knight. Just watch his as Stan in Space Jam. Or as Newman.

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@NickyWaters

2y↑443

the way Little Richard hits that high note so effortlessly is jaw-dropping

@jkings7921

1y↑13

Elvis could not hit those notes. This Version is far superior..

@alguem7937

1y↑2

@JKINGS 79 In technique* it's better, but these high notes and the way he reaches them aren't popular.

@kellyblackwell9032

4y↑495

Today is the 65th Anniversary (September 14th, 1955) of Tutti Frutti being recorded at J&M. Produced by my father, the great Bumps Blackwell!

@michaelmitchell5098

4y↑17

Carry the message forward child!!!🙂

@kellyblackwell9032

4y↑12

@Michael Mitchell My Mission!🎶🎶🎶

@HarekaTysiri

3y↑14

hey that's so cool!

@michaelmitchell5098

3y↑8

Long live rock and roll!!’

@Beaumonttxwild

3y↑6

That's amazing u should do a youtube video on that ...very cool

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@GabeBarcelona

2y↑53

I love that they included Richard in the new Elvis movie!

@hipstarchild

3y↑132

if I was a teenager in the 1950's, l would have rocked out to Little Richard all the time !

@toriwolf1014

1y↑6

I did lol best song ever great times back then lol

@emmabennett7699

36w↑3

@@toriwolf1014damn you 83 or something?

@gonikassif8527

4y↑603

I love how the reaction I have to this is the exact same as those people 50 years ago. This is simply timeless, and that makes it so much more enjoyable to me. The fact that something this old can still be so cool and such a bop is charming and very impressive

@kinghobo9258

4y↑9

I'm 13 years old and I'm listening to this

@joshbaino3087

2y↑2

@king hobo so cool

@stevem2323

2y↑6

@king hobo You have some good taste kid.

@Nitrodino7875

😭😂 bro most of those white people didn’t even respect black people.

@isaiahmccloskey5003

2y↑2

@king hobo same I love me some old classics

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@t-bo-lesotho

48w↑47

Little Richard was the first great voice in rock 'n' roll history. He was also the greatest live performer of the early rock 'n' rollers. He brought the cathartic release of the Christian church and gospel music to rock 'n' roll at a time when live performers were expected to be polite, bland, and self-contained. What a magnificent revolution was the introduction of Little Richard to 1950s music.

@elfrankieflores

4y↑279

REST IN PEACE LITTLE RICHARD!

@pampam696969

4y↑6

im so heartbroken to hear of him passing.. i love his music and other musics and musicians of his generation and eras.

@6wrldisablackmonkeyslave219

3y↑2

Indeed 😞

@harryschaefer5887

4y↑33

RIP Little Richard, Thanks for all the great music and bringing everyone together the way you did.

@melodysanger103

4y↑148

REST IN PARADISE
THE ORIGINATOR
RICHARD PENNIMAN
"LITTLE RICHARD"
(December 5, 1932 – May 9, 2020)
[05/08/2020]

@jenniferarechiga2416

We never forget about you.,

@missymoo3689

4y↑211

Rest Peacefully Tutti Frutti! Music lost one of its greatest today! It’s incomprehensible to think where music would’ve gone without him. A true legend and an icon who made the world a better place with his music and charisma! Also, he gave us two of the greatest words ever spoken in music:
Awopbopaloobop Alopbamboom!
Thank you,
Little Richard.
Play the keys among the stars now, sir.
You will be missed.

@Dallas_K

2y↑1

When Little Richard entered Heaven, God said "Come on in, Richard, and be yourself."

@dnasty312

15w

The Mount Rushmore of Rock 'n Roll are reunited:
Chuck Berry
Elvis Presley
Buddy Holly
Little Richard

@michaelmitchell5098

4y↑62

He started it all...one of the first records I purchased was “good golly miss molly “...my parents were mortified!!

@angellmariaaxoxo24

3y↑1

Wait , why were they mortified ?

@michaelmitchell5098

3y↑3

Angell Mariaaxoxo They didn’t get why I would like this music as opposed to,say,Miles Davis.

@angellmariaaxoxo24

3y↑2

@Michael Mitchell oh okay lol , people back then didn’t like rock ?

@michaelmitchell5098

3y↑4

Angell Mariaaxoxo not the adults anyway!

@angellmariaaxoxo24

3y↑6

@Michael Mitchell yea cause I heard when Elvis came out the parents were mad I didn’t understand why 😂

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@cabbiebowie8685

3y↑26

David Bowies father brought home a pile of singles one day and when listening to them this song played. David was so filled with joy and amazement, Richard was his and alot of other rockstars inspiration and hero. What a legend

@thomasweeks7992

3y↑139

Chuck Berry and Little Richard the real pioneers of Rock and Roll.

@aimo7029

3y↑4

Hank Williams also

@strahinjagov

2y↑3

And Buddy Holly

@jazzy2groovy4u

2y↑10

What about Fats Domino ?

@glennmorris371

2y↑2

@Ai Mo Hank was singing rock and roll in the 40s

@freddymiguelgonzaleznovoa2150

Yes indeed but Jerry lee lewis also etc

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@johnsmith42688

1y↑9

Rock and roll owes this man so much...he's a legend and I STILL think he's underappreciated

@jasonb638

4y↑342

Literally a timeless song, still listening to this almost 70 years later

@ebrucan7161

2y↑1

Actually it's 64, do your math.

@JooshWii

1y↑4

@@ebrucan7161He didn’t say exactly 70.

@Messyourguga

@Cleephark get english lessoms

@kaekrazy860

47w↑2

@Cleephark keyword: almost

@franktruth9639

39w↑1

Maybe it's because Im crossfaded
But "Tutti Frutti on Rutti" is a HILARIOUS statement 🤣
I have no idea why

@jamescarrington6504

4y↑301

Rest in Peace. Such an Up beat song. I first heard it in The Bravest Little Toaster ,😓

@winstonsmith11

4y↑6

Yes! I immediately thought of the brave little toaster when I heard this. Such a great movie.

@troyandrew6154

So did i

@WalrusesAreTheOne

4y↑1

I know. I'm super embarrassed that I heard it there first.

@TJRadway

4y↑1

Me too I love that song

@arcadiaevans

Troy Andrew mmmm nmnnnnnPZjhhbz John

M Koop l😆😁😆😆😆🤣😅😅😅😂🦟🦟😃

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@kayladouglas8512

4y↑630

He looks annoyed 😂😂 but I love it

@stevehtml5490

3y↑249

the STENCH of prejudice , all the Blacks probably had to come in the back door , couldn't finish watching this

@synskyzoChannn

3y↑45

@Steve Html exactly , so sad ..

@slimbravo8778

3y↑9

No he loves it

@smclean4130

3y↑58

that's the first thing I noticed. even in the zoomed out shot

@rodericksutton7782

3y↑13

@Rebel Razors Nobody asked you

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@stuartperry1047

4y↑37

This young man's music came across like a thunderclap on the American music scene of the 50's. It was a seismic event- and the world was never the same. R.I.P. to the Quasar of Rock and Roll. This brother made some serious noise, took no prisoners- and made a lot of people deliriously happy. And that's what it's all about!

@ChaloRodriguez-xs5zx

45w↑5

So many great musicians.. have lived and are still living through their music that was left for all of us to enjoy so many years later..
50’s,60,70’s , and some 40’s had the best kinda music..
I was born in the wrong era

@ginosanchez7

4y↑48

RIP this would still be a hit today

@jucostn

27w↑5

My grandma gave me a CD with songs of that time, like "born to be wild", "around the clock", "long tall Sally", and "Tutti Frutti" was included, and I grew up listening to these songs. I'm 25 years old, I love rockabilly, and I don't know much about my grandma, but I know she had a good taste for music.

@henrysheffield3998

2y↑15

Glad to see he was in the new Elvis movie! Was a surprise for sure

@honkytonkwomen69

4y↑58

Hoy se ha ido uno de los más grandes artistas que ha dado la historia de la Música. No solo por lo grande que era en sí mismo (por su voz, su talento, su energía, su carisma...) sino también por ser pionero de un genero musical, el Rock and Roll, que terminó convirtiéndose en el movimiento cultural más importante de la segunda mitad del siglo XX. Sin Little Richard no habría Rolling Stones, Elvis, Beatles...
Este hombre es una leyenda y la influencia de su musica a la cultura musical del siglo XX es incalculable.
Gracias por tanto, Descansa en Paz (RIP) Little Richards (Richard Wayne Penniman).

@jamiefoyers2800

23w↑6

Can't beat the early rock'n'roll pioneers...Elvis...Little Richard...they really were the sparks that lit the fires of creativity in the music world and beyond...

@djBangzWell

19w

Elvis copied

@veggigoddess

15w

And Buddy Holly. He was someone Elvis learned from

@karloarsch1579

4y↑46

Requiescat in pace, founder of Rock&Roll!

@thoroughbredwriter7148

4y↑3

Let Light Perpetual shine upon him, O Lord.

@nsmy808

47w↑11

They don't make songs like this or dance this awesomely anymore ❤

@EddieWinebauer

2y↑25

this guy invented the whole vibe of modern music.

@scottscott232

37w↑2

Dang - I love those two dancers. Absolutely superb, and absolutely beautiful Little Richard vibes and sound.

@tyreejosey7094

34w↑4

Little Richard is timeless

@michaelsantoro170

1y↑19

Sad to think that most (if not all of these people) are no longer with us. All witnesses to history and they didn't even know it at the time. So glad this recording exists to give us a glimpse into the energy at that time.

@nieczerwony

1y↑4

Said for you, but not for them. My great granny dies at age 99. When asked she always said it's not her world anymore.

@asboukcomfortable1670

12w

A true GENIUS and a real 👏 pioneer! He brought COMEDY into music. Brilliant man. UK 🇬🇧 💷 🇬🇧

@Firebirdarisefromashes

36w↑3

This is insane standing up playing the piano 🎹 and hitting timeless notes 🎶 amazing ❤

@kosstaschnip731

4y↑25

In loving memory

@guyincognito23755

3y↑376

It's weird, it almost seems like little richard is enjoying himself the absolute least in crowd, but still hits every note he needs to. if i wasnt listening and just watching him, it'd seem like he's just phoning it in

@theghettoreviewer5917

3y↑50

I mean it was racist ash then

@Ah_Yote

3y↑78

Bruh it’s the 50’s white people were racist as hell, ya really think any black person would actually enjoy performing for a bunch of white people??

@vickychillin3255

3y↑84

Well, it's hard to perform when the only mainstream platforms back then we're with a racist white crowd watching your every move!!! Lol they love the music but hate us! So I would have been nervous too! But he did a beautiful job considering.....

@vickychillin3255

@Zack Miller facts

@LordDickBelvedere

3y↑59

@DJ DOPE TIZZLE I can’t help but shake my head at the audience. They’re so into it, but I wonder how any of them would have felt if one of the musicians moved in next door to them, or if their sister brought one of them home to meet the parents.

No virtue signalling, I’m generally pretty politically incorrect, but that thought actually sunk in for a moment how shit the situation was/is.

Kudos to those guys for knocking it out the park despite the prejudice.

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@YusukeKnight

4y↑10

As a fellow Georgia boy my family loved his music salute to a Legend RIP Little Richard

@olumideiluyomade7613

3y↑7

This was it - the song that began the whole rock and roll movement. This is the foundation of rock and Roll!

@HippodemusMusic

3y↑23

Rip to the legend . The real king 👑 of rock

@tattooedwoman493

3y↑2

It's terrible that he never got the proper credit or respect for his music. I would love to see if he has gotten into the music hall of fame, because it belongs to him.

@honkytonkwomen69

4y↑62

Today one of the greatest artists in the history of Music has left. Not only because of how great he was in himself (for his voice, his talent, his energy, his charisma ...) but also for being a pioneer of a musical genre, Rock and Roll, which ended up becoming the most cultural movement important from the second half of the 20th century. Without Little Richard there would be no Rolling Stones, Elvis, Beatles ...
This man is a legend and the influence of his music on the musical culture of the 20th century is incalculable.
Thanks so much, Rest in Peace Little Richards (Richard Wayne Penniman).

@kimgallagher6254

Big call

@TinyDancer250

6y↑138

David Bowie's idol....

@Tkimba2

4y↑10

@darrellw dobsonu r a total idiot.

@advancedraymondology2914

4y↑10

Dylan's too. And I think Paul McCartney's as well.

@altairsp

4y↑13

@Advanced Raymondology Little Richard teached Paul to scream that "oooohhh"

@tomhandle

@Advanced Raymondology and lemmy

@willholmes5012

@Tom Sunderland and dave grohl

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@ciaociao8337

35w↑4

This music is just extraordinary !

@annieemanniee

2y↑9

I'm so happy Baz included him in Elvis' story. Little Richard, Mama Thornton and Arthur Crudup were the underground original pioneers of rock n roll and Elvis was the white face that brought it into an unseasoned culture desperate for excitement and freedom.

@jonathanp.1591

3y↑10

Rest in peace, little richard. Such talent 👍😎🕺

@user-jn4de7co2p

2y↑3

Old is gold!

@Android-vk8yh

28w↑3

This guy was the reason I wanted to dance. I was born in the 70s but his legacy was the basis of all rock and roll

@salvatoralain5110

4y↑5

Little Richard was the best rock and roll performer.

@salvatoralain5110

Bowie is 15 years younger. These are different times.
I'm much more interested in Freddie Mercury than any of his peers

@richardpeel1943

4y↑12

One of the greats. R.I.P. 'Georgia Peach'. There's only The Killer left of the true R'n'R originals.

@NostalgiaMan

3y↑223

Damn this was electric.

@Ghost_of_Michael_Collins

2y↑1

I see you fucking everywhere.

@alexskattes1027

Nice profile pic

@kanagawayarichin

Actually acoustic

@mspraggins

4y↑13

Check out that electric bass in '56. Early adopter. A little ahead of the masses. Good goin'!

@BreeIrby

GREAT EYE!

@mspraggins

@BreeIrby Looks like a Gibson EB-1 Violin Electric Bass.

@rae5063

4y↑21

he looked the coolest outta the whole room

@tattooedwoman493

The sexiest too.

@SCALES1992

4y↑6

The real king of rock and roll!
Yeah I am going there 💯!

@tattooedwoman493

Rightfully so, because he's earned it. He got a raw deal ppl back then🤮. Well some I can't say that all of them, because some of them are pretty decent.

@adrianaruedaserrano3739

3y↑17

Otro de los grandes del rock and roll , su voz era unica y con un rasgado unico

@elizabetholiviaclark

4y↑2

Little Richard, I'm sure glad you came along when you did. Thanks for all you gave us.

@raymondmanderville505

2y↑5

The birth of rock & roll !

@sassyd8738

49w↑2

Here it is 2023 still Rockin such a Classic xoxo

@nj1255

18w↑23

Little Richard, and this song in particular, is the epitome of rock 'n' roll. This is exactly what it's about!

@Theuglytruth1776

51w↑7

❤it! Good music never dies.🤷

@DeadHandX

2y↑4

Its crazy how many people come back to this everyday... this song is masterpiece!

@yokohama_kinbae

2y↑10

I am Japanese. I was impressed with this song I heard at the movie theater.

@yokohama_kinbae

2y↑2

with all my love.

@getsugaallen6612

You should check out black people influence on music

@bhdctn

4y↑6

RIP Little Richard. You changed the 🌎 for the better!

@mindomanshortyseven6508

3y↑2

These tunes never get old just get even better in time, I loooooooovvvvvvvvvve it xxxxxxx

@CraftyMarieArts

Yes! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
This is a fun song!

@lisahill7150

4y↑19

My family on my Dad Side Jimmy & jovada Ballard glad I found the video

@elizabetholiviaclark

You must have been thrilled to see this. They were amazing!

@lisahill7150

@Betty Clark very much

@mlewis1693

@Lisa Hill, Hi Family, Jovada is my mom, dancing with Uncle Jimmy. We got copy of the movie in the 90's never thought it would be on available on YT.

@stonevirgo

2y↑4

The ORIGINAL ARCHITECT of Rock and Roll

@MrEOM41

1y↑1

This makes ya dance 🕺🏽 💃

@lucash.araujo6426

3y↑26

O melhor músico do rock’n’roll

@ROSTAFA

4y↑5

Rest In Paradise Little Richard!!!!

@chorizo_on_milfs7386

3y↑4

He out lived everybody in this video 🔥

@darylcano3367

2y↑4

love it! Brings back some fine memories

@greendro6410

2y↑3

Fat Domino, Little Richard and Chuck Berry are all pioneers of Rock & Roll they will forever remain legends may all of them rest in peace.

@IceManLikeGervin

51w

Jackie Brenston And His Delta Cats... Rocket 88 (1951).

@nickpatterson492

35w↑1

Legend of rock 🪨 🎸 and roll

@beautywbri7540

2y↑5

The king of rock n roll

@tommichael1533

was he fuck

plenty more before him..........white and black

but you mean black righttttttttt.

@kadenwatts3876

4y↑5

My music teacher lo9ves this man and i am starting to love his music.

@kylesmith5893

1y↑1

im impressed by the crowds ability to clap on the "up-beat" without missing a beat. lol

@jahfireuniversal11

5y↑3

Still fresh as a daisy baby🔥❤️🔥
Tutti fruiti oh Rudy 🎼

@DaveEllis13

20w↑1

Happy Heavenly Birthday to the greatest of them all ❤

@grazryan

2y↑1

Timeless piece

@robynrose3328

2y↑3

One of my fav songs to dance to when I was little baby 😊❤

@PalaszewskiFamily

48w↑2

The Original King. So effortless.

@firatk3118

3y↑4

That fact that my music teacher put this on today was a blessing

@learnenglishwithtreesongte5915

52w↑1

so pure its heavenly

@dhanimcca411

2y↑7

Jajajajajaja el video me da mil años de vida, que grande resultó ser el pequeño Richard en el Rock and Roll

@eliasmorel8856

Si pero con este video se nota que le hicieron casi lo mismo que a Elvis, porque excelente ritmo al cantar iba acompañado con un excelente baile que el hacía, pero eran pasos que las personas de esa época todavía no estaban preparados

@nodazeoff6545

Just beautiful..!!!!

@tracey6999

2y↑3

The REAL KING OF ROCK N ROLL PERIOD 👑 ❤️❤️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️

@Jameslopez5682

Hello Tracey how are you doing hope you’re having a great time with your family may God bless you and your family

@johnbrowning8785

4y↑1

Rest in Peace Little Richard. A good long life of Rockin' and Rollin'

@oxygengraphafonadelaverberator

Wow what a voice, what a dude. Love it. RiP

@johntomik8255

7y↑4

I love this song it is awesome

@AndiRelax31

2y↑3

Have you ever heard of the 70s and 80s hard rock vocalist style? they would never exist without Little Richard

@avesbish

2y↑6

Jimi Hendrix on guitar, james brown on vocals & took the beetles touring with mick jaggers, dudes the real legend of rock

@bryanbaker274

4y↑2

RIP LITTLE RICHARD PENNIMAN.
ONE MAN, ONE PIANO, ENTERTAINED THE WHOLE FOR 70 YEARS

@Menthur

3y↑2.6K

the actual king of rock n roll. michael jackson purchased his publishing rights which were included in his atv purchase from 1985. drove to little richard and handed richard his rights to his music back. jackson was a gangsta.

@miriamgarcia9957

3y↑96

Whaaaaat?! I didn’t know that!

@oxygengraphafonadelaverberator

3y↑117

Everyone takes influence from others before them. Im trying to think who he was influenced by and I cant. Genius

@willtaylor2nice

3y↑11

Yessss

@UNFORGIVABLESENA

3y↑39

True 100% this Dude was bloody good ! The Best !!! 🙌👌 forever King Richard

@kmt9949

3y↑33

Shit I didnt know this, wow we really are still slaves🤦‍♂️

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@JordyDagohoy

2y↑1

I love it

@hectormorales5974

1y↑5

ONE OF THE KINGS OF R&R

@timotheelafont3932

3y↑1

There is no word to describe the feeling of the gentlemen in the background just dancing and living the moment

@Brandy69Fine

1y↑1

A Big Guy that’s light on his feet 🕺🏽 they were laughing but Entertained ❤

@user-br2tc5eg8m

4y↑3

Little Richard my 1st love.

@felixramos3078

4y↑8

This guy was the Father of Rock & Roll. Rest in Peace, my dear brother in Christ.

@carlneoh5843

3y↑2

I remember hearing this from Jive Bunny and the Mastermixes. Absolutely love this!

@jakubkrcma

4y↑2

The embodiment of music

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