Bird Sings Chocobo Theme, Quickly Gets Creepy
Looks like some Japanese dude had trained his bird to sing the Chocobo theme song from Final Fantasy. Neat, right? Well, as this four-minute video progress, it quickly turns from cute to impressive, then to odd, then to uncomfortable, then to kind of frightening, then to clear this bird is going to murder someone, all while whistling the Chocobo theme. Much thanks to Summer for the tip.
P.S.?If, at any point during the video, you thought, “Actually, the bird isn’t getting the Chocobo theme exactly right,” congrats?you are an enormous nerd. Welcome to to the club.
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