ICYMI: WATCH: The ‘most beautiful Carpool Karaoke’, according to James Corden
A group of mums got together to perform a 'Carpool Karaoke' lip-sync video for World Down Syndrome Day in a bid "to show the world just how ordinary and fun life with the condition is and how they 'Wouldn't Change a Thing'".
While we South Africans spent 21 March marking Human Rights Day, the day is also celebrated as World Down Syndrome Day.
In a bid to celebrate the day, 50 mums and their children joined together to create a video in which they lip-sync and mime in a ‘carpool karaoke’ style to Christina Perri’s multi-platinum selling track, ‘A Thousand Years’. The video – called, 50 Mums | 50 Kids | 1 Extra Chromosome – was uploaded to YouTube on 12 March, ahead of World Down Syndrome Day, and it has been seen by people all over the world, amassing over 1,5 million views by this morning, 21 March.
The description on the Wouldn’t Change A Thing YouTube Channel reads, “The mums are all part of a Facebook group known as ‘Designer Genes’ created for parents who have a child with Down’s Syndrome born in 2013/14. They got together to show the world just how ordinary and fun life with the condition is and how they ‘Wouldn’t Change a Thing’.
“The video was originally inspired by Singing Hands – a UK organisation who’s videos have helped many in the group learn Makaton for supporting their children’s communication development. Makaton is designed to help hearing people with learning or communication difficulties using signs, symbols alongside speech. With thanks to the artist Christina Perri for her support and Singing Hands for the original concept.”
The idea is – according to Hello! – the brainchild of Rebecca Carless, who is a mum of three and it has received praise from the king of Carpool Karoke, James Cordon.
Corden has called it the ‘most beautiful Carpool Karoke’ and admits, “It made me cry.” We have to say that we also had to reach out for the tissues while we were watching this heart-warming video.
This is the most beautiful Carpool Karaoke. It made me cry. #wouldntchangeathing x https://t.co/56CwvSXY87
— James Corden (@JKCorden) March 16, 2018
#WDSD video released this week. Who's excited?? 50 mum's 50 kids 1 extra chromosome. #wouldntchangeathing @sallyephillips @dontbesorry2 @christinaperri @BBCCovWarks @DSAInfo @EndTheWord @CarltonFC @iamjamiefoxx @962TouchFM @singinghands @CarpoolKaraoke @latelateshow pic.twitter.com/LTJKG8tb9W
— Rebecca Carless (@RebeccaCarless) March 12, 2018
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— Rebecca Carless (@RebeccaCarless) March 14, 2018
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