mispronunciation of "built differently"

Bill Dipperly

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Bill Dipperly is the colloquial name given to the song "Built Differently," created by Twitch streamer Pokelawls. The song is a parody of internet tough guys, as Pokélawls uses a squeaky falsetto voice to say the phrase "I'm built differently." Because of the way the phrase is pronounced, some fans have joked that he's singing "I'm Bill Dipperly."

Origin

On October 15th, 2020, Pokelawls posted an acapella track to his SoundCloud called "Built Differently" (shown below).



On October 18th, Pokelawls posted moments from his Twitch stream showing him creating a full song with the vocal sample (shown below).



Spread

On October 22nd, 2020, Pokelawls posted a version of the track with instrumental backing, gaining over 330,000 views (shown below).



The track became popular with other streamers, who filmed themselves watching the video on their streams, including streamers AmyeC3 (shown below, left) and Shroud (shown below, right).



Pokelawls also invited fans to remix the track, and posted a compilation of submissions on YouTube on October 24th, 2020 (shown below).



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