A very familiar intro
A short piece of game music gets the response of a live concert.
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- The sound worth turning up
- The theme from my childhood game
Also called Volume Up · Volume 100 · Jay Versace Headphones
A volume knob turns up, then Jay Versace reacts with headphones on. Name the sound that deserves an absurdly emotional response, from a favorite theme tune to a welcome notification.
The top panel raises the intensity before the lower picture reveals how much the listener cares. The mismatch is funniest when the sound is familiar, ordinary, or embarrassing to love.
You can use it sincerely for a favorite piece of music or give that same treatment to something mundane, such as a microwave beep or a message that plans are canceled.
On May 13, 2016, Jay Versace posted four headphone photographs on Twitter while celebrating a new Chance the Rapper release. One of those pictures became the lower panel of this meme. [1]
Know Your Meme documents a November 3, 2016 tweet by @hayleydotsonn connecting the reaction to Rae Sremmurd’s “Black Beatles.” The image spread with a blurred volume-dial picture and new captions about other music, including children’s television themes. [1]
The pictures accompany his enthusiasm for a Chance the Rapper release. [1]
Know Your Meme records @hayleydotsonn’s tweet as an early use of the music-reaction format. [1]
The entry documents his response to the photograph’s new life as a reaction image. [1]
Put a short description across the lower portion of the volume-knob panel. Keep the headphone photograph clear so the expression supplies the response.
A song title, a type of sound, or a short situation is enough. You do not need to reproduce lyrics to make the reader imagine what is playing.
Original captions to try with this template.
A short piece of game music gets the response of a live concert.
A routine beep becomes the most welcome sound in the house.
The sentence receives the same appreciation as a favorite song.
References for this template. Example captions are original.
Traces the Jay Versace photographs and their later use with a volume dial and music captions.