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Kelly’s “I Believe I Can Fly”: Whitney Houston’s “I Will Always Love You”: Enya’s “Only Time”: Josh Groban’s “You Raise Me Up”: Ed Sheeran’s “Thinking Out Loud”: Miley Cyrus’s “Wrecking Ball”: Idina Menzel’s “Let It Go” from _Frozen_: Nicki Minaj’s “Fly” featuring Rihanna: Galantis’s “Runaway (U & I)”: (h/t [BuzzFeed](http://www.buzzfeed.com/patricksmith/i-believe-i-can-fly?bftwuk&utm%5Fterm=4ldqpgm#.relR6gK4W)) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3992511/vine-inflatable-boom-arm-circle-kid/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3992511/vine-inflatable-boom-arm-circle-kid/"},"headline":"This Vine Has Inspired the Best Memes You'll See All Week","datePublished":"2015-08-11T16:11:12.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:23:16.814Z","description":"See the hilarious way this youngster got swept off his feet","url":"https://time.com/3992511/vine-inflatable-boom-arm-circle-kid/","keywords":["Newsfeed","viral"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Olivia B. 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