Childish Gambino has become the center of a weird new meme on Twitter this week, as fans reimagined what “Redbone,” a fan favorite single off his 2016 Awaken, My Love! album, would sound like in any context.
The meme began on May 13, when one Twitter user posted muffled audio of “Redbone” and said it was what the song would sound like while making out in the bathroom of a house party.
The Redbone meme was born.
What Redbone would sound like while you’re making out in the bathroom of a house party pic.twitter.com/1X4T7jFvZc
— chloé (@chloestixx) May 14, 2017
Since the original post, each new addition to the meme has grown more sarcastic and ridiculous. Now there seems to be a way to know how “Redbone” would sound in any given situation–whether you’re in the ER or in the middle of a roasting sesh in the bathroom of a house party.
what redbone would sound like if it was made in the late 80’s pic.twitter.com/a55xdX8DSz
— emma (@yeongnokin) May 22, 2017
https://twitter.com/chulomang/status/867048166511841280
What Redbone would sound like while you’re playing Gamecube in the bathroom of a house party pic.twitter.com/MvRmSLQ4L8
— tb (@krogerbrand) May 22, 2017
https://twitter.com/KevinCanas/status/866810270571782144
https://twitter.com/YungMondi/status/866425354092662784
https://twitter.com/skrongmeat_/status/866462676263817216
https://twitter.com/crackhead_1000/status/866509796077207553
https://twitter.com/verynicegirll/status/866522449315287044
https://twitter.com/falsejacksonvp/status/866822380911554560
https://twitter.com/vroadkill/status/866166521294278656
What Redbone would sound like if you were standing in line for the bathroom next to a guy whos only heard it once but still sings along pic.twitter.com/GpUxUzh5Kt
— Ian Crumley (@iancrumley) May 24, 2017
https://twitter.com/BoolinBryce/status/867113308574429185
https://twitter.com/blingspice/status/867121697727623171
https://twitter.com/JoshJarabek/status/867197862840590336
Not everyone is a fan of the new meme, though.
redbone is murdered. dead. you guys killed a beautiful song. but then again y’all kill everything
— bridgett ☾*✲⋆. (@_bbbridgett) May 23, 2017
https://twitter.com/abstractnights/status/867100387228225537
redbone just became a meme y’all ruin everything
— ♡ (@flashbackdotmp3) May 23, 2017
Notoriously silent on the internet, Donald Glover–aka Childish Gambino–has not yet commented about the meme.
