VIDEO: Ukulele Performance Goes Viral

Tuesday, 17 January 2012 | by Pat's Picks

Jessica Latshaw just got her big break on the train last week after she was coaxed into breaking out her ukulele by a stranger. Or as the man who captured the impromptu performance, put it on YouTube, and made it into a viral hit sums it up: “What originally started out as a typical NYC subway ride (sitting across from guy who smelled like urine) turned into an awesome performance by two people who have never met before.” The Delaware News Journal says the video of Latshaw, a first stater, hit one million page views yesterday. She’s recorded the song, played it on Good Morning America, and even had a crowd sing along—they knew all the words—at a show last weekend in the Village. Check it out below: