Animals are known to have extraordinary talents, and this year goats seem to be having their 15 minutes of fame. People are posting videos of goats that scream like humans, and now it has become an Internet sensation. Around the world people are uploading clips of screaming goats and making edited music videos, remixes, home videos and much more. Kaman Pang, a junior in marketing from Hong Kong, said, after watching the Taylor Swift Screaming Goat video, “I think this video hilarious and creative. I didn't expect that there would be a goat screaming in there. I saw some similar videos before where people combined different clips to make up a funny videos…I think it is entertaining to watch. Some people might not like it because they think it will ruin the song or the artist. But I like it, and it's a creative work that people have done" YouTube has started to fill up with various goat editions of popular songs and they are blowing up all over the web.Gentry Bailey, a sophomore in education from the Big Island in Hawaii, said she has made sure people see screaming goat videos. “I saw a video of a screaming goat on a music video and I thought it was so hilarious. I couldn't stop laughing and I posted it on Facebook, and even said, 'if you don’t laugh at this, delete me from your friends list on FB'." Commenting on the screaming goats in music videos, Jennifer Lee said, "Personally I didn't think the songs are so much better with screaming goats in it," she said with a laugh. “It feels like the goat is mocking the artist. But the last time the song came on the radio, I was waiting for the goat to start screaming...and then I realized it was just the original song."Some people think goats instantly improve any video. According to Colleghumor.com, the top best goat videos on the Internet are anything from Taylor Swift, Weaver, Jay-Z, Miley Cyrus, Nicki Minaj, and skrillex, to TV sitcoms, and last but not least, goats having their very own “goats Harlem shake” video.
Writer: Jennifer Herrera~Multimedia Jounralist
