Sunny D and Rum
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About
Sunny D and Rum is a viral video created by user Chris Athey (u8a22) on August 28, 2010. In the video, Athey sings the song named in the title, a song written by herself. Little is known about the creator of the video other than her name. Most of the video's buzz centers around the singer's appearance – obese, unkempt, and possessing remarkably few teeth.
At the time of writing, the video has over 468,000 views.
Other videos by the creator
Athey has uploaded 19 videos of herself singing, and her total upload views exceed 2 million. Her youtube channel can be found here.
Spinoffs
Sunny D and Rum has spawned several spinoffs, including an autotune from the Gregory Brothers (The Gregory Brothers are also selling t-shirts inspired by the video). The autotune version has recieved over 3,600,000 views.
"Sunny D & Rum – The Drink That's Sweeping the Nation!"
In another video, the Sunny D and Rum recipe is tested out, with delicious results:
Ray William Johnson created a video entitled "Sunny D and Rum (The =3 Musical)":
Other spinoffs:
Links
SunnyDandRum.com
The website features the original video, a few spinoffs, and Sunny D and Rum recipes.
