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THE SUBWAY CART — Don’t you get annoyed when someone sings a song out loud? Or doesn’t it tick you off when someone doesn’t have headphones and they’re blasting music? Ugh! It can be so annoying.
But sometimes, someone is playing a song out loud that everyone loves and something special happens, and in this video we see just that.
For those of a certain age (OK, maybe not that old), the song “I Want It That Way” by the Backstreet Boys brings back memories of late 90s/early 2000s fun (or annoyance). Still, that song is catchy, and it’s a fun song that most people know the lyrics to.
A New York City subway is the scene of this tremendous sing-a-long. In the video, we hear the BSB classic playing loudly in the car. While some riders are minding their own business and not singing (which is how you should act in a NYC subway), most riders are all in and singing the famous lyrics loud and proud.
Had a really tough week and tonight I was the subway and some guy walks between train cars, shirtless, bumping a speaker. I wasn't in the mood for Showtime particularly. But sometimes people and life surprise you and a little magic happens. pic.twitter.com/S7o4282SOS
— Joel Wertheimer (@Wertwhile) June 17, 2019
“I want it that way!”
Somewhere in Brooklyn, detective Jake Peralta is proud and singing along.
The magic can happen when we can come together, take a few minutes to stop worrying about the world’s problems, and enjoy a song — even if it’s from an artist that you don’t necessarily like.
I don’t know about you, but I’m now patiently waiting for more early 2000s karaoke in subway cars. A little Ja Rule and Ashanti, perhaps?
