Netizens just couldn’t get enough of this adorable trio of toddlers dancing to a busker’s popping performance of a Rolling Stones classic! Markus K’s busking session in Inverness on “Jumpin’ Jack Flash” went viral in a big way after some cute tykes stole the show. He delivered a funky one-man-band performance on the ‘68 hit, and his riffs soon got three young children turning the shopping street into a dance club. Three kids, aged perhaps from two to six years old, really danced like no one was watching.
The youngest child, barely more than a baby, truly won music lovers’ hearts with the cutest little boogie. The moment was given an extra heartwarming touch by the big smiles seen on the faces of the kids’ proud mothers and other shoppers as the kids got their boogie on. The Music Man has to say it’s moments like these that really show the power of music to create special moments that bring people together!
Markus scored quite the hit video on YouTube with the performance, as 2.5 million viewers tuned in. Viewers were big fans of the spontaneous dance-off and added comments such as “Dance like nobody is watching. The little one melted my heart” and “An innocent, carefree and heartwarming response to the music. Lead the way kids!” Other music lovers noted that Markus gave quite a brilliant performance, saying that he really brought a fresh take with his one-man looping arrangement of the Stones classic.
Markus has created a number of viral arrangements with his busking performances, which he gives in countries all around the world. The Dutch busker’s most popular performance to date is his 18 million view cut of Dale Hawkins’ “Suzie Q”, which he delivered in Frankfurt, Germany. Markus uses a looping setup to add several layers of guitar parts as well as a beat to his performance, drawing quite the crowd of curious onlookers. It sure doesn’t hurt that he can carry a great tune as a vocalist as well!
Markus K is a Dutch-born busker who was based in the UK for 30 years. The Music Man readers might be interested to hear that Markus now travels the world, bringing his busking act to locations as varied as Kenya, China, Australia, and Ukraine. Markus’s act is built around his distinctive, one-man-band performances that utilize looping to create full arrangements, often of classic songs. He has drawn quite a following on YouTube, where he now has 323,000 subscribers.
