Cat lovers are going crazy for this cat’s rendition of “Mr. Sandman” by the Chordettes. The 12-second video of the cat dancing to the beat is taking the internet by storm. With the help of 19-year old owner Jade Taylor-Ryan, Ed caused quite a stir online.
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— Ù‹ (@moominsmoons) August 16, 2019Jade has only been using Tik Tok, the Gen Z lip-synching application, for about a month. When she used Ed’s likeness in a video though, she racked up an easy 23.8 million plays on the video.
From Ontario Canada, Jade named her cat Ed after Ed Sheeran. The two share a similar hair ginger hair color, but now it’s hard to tell who’s more famous! Jade told Buzzfeed News “I put my phone on the floor and set a timer on it so I didn’t have to use my hands to film, [then I] timed when my cat would pop up in the frame based on the beat of the music.”
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— amy (@amyngyen_) August 17, 2019The video spurred some literal copycats along the way, as well as many supporters. I think people love it so much because of how well it’s timed,” she told Buzzfeed, “[…] all this twisting and spinning going on is honestly pretty funny!”