The game can wait
The music gets so much attention that starting the game becomes secondary.
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- The sound worth turning up
- The game menu theme
Also called Volume Up Crying Guy · Jay Versace Headphones · Crying While Listening to Music
A volume dial turns up beside a listener reacting with tears and a raised fist. Name the song, theme, or unexpected sound that deserves this much enthusiasm.
The image exaggerates the pleasure or emotion of hearing a favorite sound. The dial and the expression say that ordinary listening is no longer enough.
An unlikely choice can make the joke: a game menu theme, an old cartoon opening, or surprisingly good music while waiting on hold.
On May 13, 2016, Jay Versace posted four photographs on Twitter celebrating a new Chance the Rapper release. One showed him listening through headphones with an emotional expression and raised fist. [1]
Know Your Meme records a November 3, 2016 post by @hayleydotsonn using the image for a music reaction. Later versions paired it with a volume dial and changed the subject to other songs, including familiar television themes. [1]
Add your caption above the listener’s face on the right. Keep the volume dial and the raised hand visible.
A song title or description is enough; there is no need to reproduce lyrics. Choose something the audience can imagine hearing as soon as they read it.
Original captions to try with this template.
The music gets so much attention that starting the game becomes secondary.
A familiar opening brings back the excitement of watching it years ago.
An annoying wait becomes an unexpectedly enjoyable listening session.
References for this template. Example captions are original.
Identifies Jay Versace’s original photos and the late-2016 music-reaction trend.