The Internet improves your favorite songs with #TrapCovers

Those classic songs of yours are in need of remakes like these.
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Peter Allen Clark
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Sparks flew at Thursday night's Republican presidential debate, but the real fire was on Twitter.

Overnight, #TrapCover spread through the social media platform, inspiring musical (and non-musical) users to reinvent classic, often gentle, songs in the aggressive style of trap music. 


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In the 30-second videos, the amateur musicians redefine hits like "Hey Jude" and "In the Arms of an Angel" for a new generation. 

It began with Nathan Zed, and grew from there. 








You know the trend is legit when Twitter's co-founder and CEO Jack Dorsey endorses it. 


God bless America. 


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Peter Allen Clark

I have done neat stuff all over these United States from sailing lessons on the Puget Sound to motorcycle maintenance on the backroads of upstate New York. My professional experience extends from newspaper reporting in the mountains of Eastern Oregon to fixing espresso machines throughout Kentucky. I also have kept a cat alive for 10 years.

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