Keyboard Cat
Keyboard Cat is the title of a video and is considered an internet meme .
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It is a video from 1984 with "Fatso", a cat owned by Charlie Schmidt from Spokane , who wears a blue shirt and "plays" a catchy melody on an electronic keyboard. In reality, his movements were directed by Schmidt. Fatso's video was published on YouTube in June 2007 under the title "charlie schmidt's cool cats". Schmidt later changed the title to "Charlie Schmidt's Keyboard Cat (THE ORIGINAL)". Fatso lived until 1987.
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Brad O'Farrell later obtained Schmidt's permission to reuse the recordings, which was then inserted at the end of an outtake video if someone had a mishap. Attaching Schmidt's video to other outtakes and viral videos became popular, with these videos usually saying Play Him Off, Keyboard Cat or variants thereof. "Keyboard Cat" was # 2 on Current TV's "List of 50 Greatest Viral Videos" in October 2009 .
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- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J---aiyznGQ
- ↑ 'Internet review: Play Him Off, Keyboard Cat' . guardian.co.uk. May 16, 2009. Retrieved February 3, 2011.
- ↑ Jake Coyle: 'Keyboard Cat' Phenomenon Spreads on Web, TV . ABC News . May 22, 2009. Retrieved August 3, 2009.
- ↑ 50 Greatest Viral Videos . Current TV . October 27, 2009. Archived from the original on June 15, 2011. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved March 15, 2010.
