The humor comes from the relatable scenario of forgetting lyrics, combined with the absurdity of the substituted phrases, which creates a comedic and shareable moment.
Summary
A man humorously acts out forgetting the lyrics while singing as Adele's backup singer. He sings nonsensical phrases instead of the actual lyrics to the song "Rolling in the Deep".
Structure
1Setup: Backup singer forgets lyrics
2Singing nonsensical lyrics
3Singing more nonsensical lyrics
4Singing the correct (but contextually funny) lyrics
On-screen text
When you're Adele's backup singer and you forget the lyrics:
"Thousand queer sheep"
"Never had bare feet"
"Pidgeon carnivore"
"Rollin in the deep"
Transcript
"Thousand queer sheep"
"Never had bare feet"
"Pidgeon carnivore"
"Rollin in the deep"