<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div dir="auto">There is a funny aspect about it, but it is not specific for a certain country. The funny part for me is that he was never really successful as an artist and lived a moderate life in a suburb of Nashville. It was a silly dance posted by his daughter on TikTok that brought him success, not the hard work or the good connections. To become successful you have to produce what millions of people want, and that can be a silly dance.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">-J.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div><br></div><div align="left" dir="auto" style="font-size:100%;color:#000000"><div>-------- Original message --------</div><div>From: Jochen Fromm <jofr@cas-group.net> </div><div>Date: 10/11/21 08:36 (GMT+01:00) </div><div>To: The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group <friam@redfish.com> </div><div>Subject: Re: [FRIAM] Unexpected success </div><div><br></div></div><div dir="auto">No, not at all. Nobody has heard about it here. I have discovered the song in the Canadian charts and then found reports on YouTube which explain the TikTok story and the background here on WGN-TV<br>https://youtu.be/3rtISNjb06k<br>and here on CNBC<br>https://youtu.be/IdozZS38Cso<br><br>If you see the YouTube reports then you will agree that Walker Hayes seems to be a nice guy who is a good dad and deserves the unexpected success. Maybe he is making fun of his own country, but I don't understand the song text good enough to recognize the subtleties (upgrade? styrofoam?) and I have never been to an Applebee's either. I don't know what it is like. <br><br>J.<br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div><br></div><div style="font-size:100%;color:#000000" dir="auto" align="left"><div>-------- Original message --------</div><div>From: Marcus Daniels <marcus@snoutfarm.com> </div><div>Date: 10/11/21 06:15 (GMT+01:00) </div><div>To: The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group <friam@redfish.com> </div><div>Subject: Re: [FRIAM] Unexpected success </div><div><br></div></div>
Is this how Germans make fun of Americans?<br>
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<div dir="auto">Have you heard the story of Walker Hayes? He is a country singer from Franklin, Tennessee, who struggled to make a living in order to feed his 6 six kids. During the pandemic he wrote a song "Fancy Like". After listening to his song his daughter
convinced him that it needs a dance. The two recorded a dance together, uploaded it on TikTok and the song went viral. Applebees noticed it and turned it into a commercial. Now Walker has finally the commercial success he was looking for, thanks to Applebees,
his daughter and a dance on TikTok. Have you tried a Bourbon Street Steak at Applebees? Is it good? </div>
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