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'Let's Go Brandon!' Goes From Social Media Meme To The Top of The Itunes Charts
'Let's Go Brandon!' Goes From Social Media Meme To The Top of The Itunes Charts
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https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/anti-biden-lets-go-brandon-song-tops-itunes-hip-hop-chart 10/24/21, 08 48
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HOW 'LET'S GO BRANDON!' BECAME A NATIONAL SOCIAL
MEDIA SENSATION
The song was inspired by the "Let's go Brandon!" trend that has been
sweeping the country since NBC sports reporter Kelli Stavast interviewed
NASCAR driver Brandon Brown following his victory at Alabama’s
Talladega Superspeedway earlier this month. During the interview, the crowd
could be heard chanting "F--- Joe Biden" in the background, which Stavast
seemingly misheard as "Let's go Brandon!"
"Brandon, you also told me — as you can hear the chants from the crowd,
‘Let’s go, Brandon’ — Brandon, you told me you were gonna kinda hang
back those first two stages and just watch and learn," Stavast told Brown
during the interview. "What did you learn that helped you in those closing
laps?"
The interview quickly went viral on social media, with some users speculating
that the reporter intentionally attempted to misrepresent what the crowd was
chanting. From there the phrase became somewhat of a calling card for
opponents of the president, finding its way onto merchandise awhile others
began chanting it at sporting events.
https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/anti-biden-lets-go-brandon-song-tops-itunes-hip-hop-chart 10/24/21, 08 48
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