If you thought Nicki Minaj’s “Anaconda” sounded dirty, just wait ’till you hear a YouTube user read the lyrics slowly as if he was doing a poetry reading. This dramatic reading by Ian Martin from Colorado has racked up nearly 1 million views.
For more hilarious dramatic readings of pop songs, check out the Beyoncelogues.
Below is the original version of Nicki Minaj’s “Anaconda,” for comparison:
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