Parody Song Goes Viral As Original Song Creator Allegedly Passes

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A parody song from the perspective of different cartoon dads (mainly Peter Griffin from Family Guy) is currently blowing up in meme circles online. But, Wifiskeleton, the artist who wrote the original song was rumored to have just taken his own life.   For more information, visit: https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/if-you-see-me-out-in-quahog  Check out our new MEME STORE: https://thememestore.com/  Subscribe to our channel to learn more about trending memes, hear interviews from meme personalities and more! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbrPqq29C9Q_TQP7OFFRzcw?sub_confirmation=1

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00:00How is this silly parody song connected with the death of a young creator?

00:04This Family Guy meme song is going viral right now,

00:06but it also has a morbid association that may surprise you.

00:09On May 1st, TikToker RexboxLive posted a video in which he sings a parody song

00:14from the perspective of Peter Griffin,

00:16song in a Peter Griffin impression, of course,

00:18and set to footage of the Family Guy character.

00:20It goes like this.

00:30The irreverent song, which goes on to have other verses

00:39from the perspective of other famous cartoon dads like Homer Simpson and Bob Belcher,

00:43gained over 4.8 million views in just five days.

00:46The full song was later posted to Rex's YouTube channel on May 5th.

00:49As it went viral, other creators started using it in their content,

00:53and it inspired all kinds of edits, lyric videos, and even covers.

01:00Some users would take whole lines from the song,

01:06abbreviate them, and claim it was new slang.

01:08So how did this silly song take a solemn turn?

01:11The song is a direct parody of a song by hyper-pop artist Wi-Fi Skeleton

01:15that was released in October of 2024.

01:24Right as the Family Guy parody version of the song was going viral,

01:28it was rumored that Wi-Fi Skeleton had passed away,

01:31allegedly having taken his own life.

01:32Adding to the eeriness of the whole situation,

01:35the title of his original song is

01:37Nope, You're Too Late, I Already Died.

01:39The news about Wi-Fi Skeleton's death

01:40was seemingly first shared on Discord

01:42by his fellow artist Witchbox on May 5th,

01:44just days after the Peter Griffin parody song had been uploaded.

01:47However, there's no indication that the two events are related.

01:50Hours before he allegedly took his life,

01:52the Atlanta-based 21-year-old artist,

01:54whose real name is Jeremiah,

01:55went live on Instagram where he hinted at what he was about to do.

01:58Finding out that Wi-Fi Skeleton passed away today genuinely is so upsetting

02:03because like, how did you guys not see the signs?

02:06Tributes to the underground artist have been pouring in on his Instagram page,

02:09like this one from magician Johnny Montia,

02:12who wrote,

02:12Skel, I love you so much.

02:14We literally just spoke and now you're gone.

02:16I couldn't shake the feeling after seeing the note you left.

02:18I hoped it didn't mean what I feared.

02:20Other reactions to the tragedy commented on the odd coincidence

02:23of the parody of his song going viral right at the end of his life,

02:26or expressed disappointment at having discovered his music,

02:29likely due to the viral parody song,

02:31only to hear news of his passing immediately after.

02:33So I'm from Wi-Fi Skeleton making music with cats and ponies,

02:37and I'm from Atlanta.

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