walking in New York with a twenty dollar salad

@awkwardmarina

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Why it worked

The video succeeds by using a relatable, observational humor format set to a catchy, original musical hook, which encourages high engagement and shareability.

Summary

A woman sings a humorous original song while playing the ukulele about the absurdity of buying expensive salads in New York City. The lyrics poke fun at the social pressure to appear healthy and wealthy to coworkers.

Structure

1Introduction of the expensive salad premise
2Highlighting the irony of the situation
3Critique of the social performance
4Humorous description of the salad shaking
5Final comedic observation

On-screen text

walking in New York with a twenty dollar salad looking like a dork with your twenty dollar salad you forgot to get a fork with your twenty dollar salad but there's marinated pork on your twenty dollar salad and it isn't even good and you're not even wealthy but you need all your co workers to think you're super healthy so you shake shake shake the salad in the case you shake it up-and-down and side-to-side in everybody's face I can't believe how much you spent on a twenty dollar salad you won't even make a dent in a twenty dollar salad

Original caption

Been into writing random little songs recently #salad #overpricedsalad #newyorkprices #nyc #overpricedfood #salads #coworkercore #song #funnysong #originalsong

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walking in New York with a twenty dollar salad, looking like a dork with your twenty dollar salad, you forgot to get a fork with your twenty dollar salad, but there's marinated pork on your twenty dollar salad, and it isn't even good, and you're not even wealthy, but you need all your co workers to think you're super healthy, so you shake shake shake the salad in the case, you shake it up-and-down and side-to-side in everybody's face, I can't believe how much you spent on a twenty dollar salad, you won't even make a dent in a twenty dollar salad.