I can't believe the original meme is 20 years old, this really makes you think Thank you for making our childhood entertaining, glad to see you sticking around ^^
@@CallmeJeffy1 As an internet dinosaur, I can confirm that memes certainly existed 20 years ago. "All your base our belong to us" came out in the 90's for example. It was mainly on forums and one shot website shits posts before UA-cam and social media(I'm not considering Myspace, foursquare, or geo-cities to be actual modern social media).
I got fired yesterday over lack of work. Im 27. When I was kid I watched numa numa guy break it down. As I grew, in random moments I would remember numa numa guy. Someone is living. Someone, for a brief second, forgot everything and fuckin numa numa'd. I got fired yesterday and UA-cam recommended a NEW numa NEWma. I'm afraid I'm letting my family down. I WILL NOT FORGET TO JAM. Im afraid I will not be able to meet the expectations and responsibilities set upon me as a father. I WILL NOT FORGET HOW TO JAM. My daughter doesn't realize how scared I am. I WILL MAKE SURE SHE NEVER FORGETS HOW TO JAM! I'm afraid how unfair life is. I am afraid I will let them down. I WILL REMEMBER HOW EVERY MOMENT IS SCARED AND HOW I AHOULD CELEBRATE MY EVERY VICTORY NO MATTTER HOW SMALL IT MAY SEEM. Numa numa yay. Numa numa numa yay.
@@CallmeJeffy1 I remember funny videos and pictures "yeah dude, let's watch stinky monkey again" and "check out this picture I bought for $5 on my nokia piece of crap" back when "uber" meant "cool" and "lol" was "lots of love" and googling images would end up with fuck all relevant results.
This almost feels like a congratulatory song for all of us. That we've all made it this far. We should be happy. Maybe we are, maybe we're not... But in this moment, watching this and realizing how far we've all come? There's something to smile about. Thanks Gary. You're the man.
@@AngelVazquez-vs9xpthe reason a lot of people say this is because there was a rumor that spread a few years after stating he had taken his own life. Obviously not true. But it was a huge rumor and lots of people believed it. It was also widely used in anti online bullying campaigns.
That's a good question. Why are you crying? Edit: I think I get it now, like if you were alive to see this first come out. Sorry lol Im a little young.
Honetsly, I felt emotional watching this too. Such a wonderful zeitgeist and I'm proud to have experienced it. The nostalgia is strong and the joy is infectious. :)
Seeing an old embodiment of your youth pop up again as an older version of himself will have that effect on you. It's because the familiarity reminds you of being simple and young. Seeing Gary in 2023 as a middle aged man reminds us that we're all facing our mortality. Just try to remember, no matter how old you currently are, you're in your good old days even right now. Try to live every day as if you just went back in time and are reliving a memory, because one day you'll be wishing that you can relive these days too. If you forget to enjoy yourself, that's when the memories become sad.
Found out about Numa Numa during the early stages of COVID when I was about 10. Not much time really passed as I'm only 14 now, although if I hadn't found out about Numa Numa, I'd probably be dead (literally).
Same here wow. My dad died about 12 years ago. I remember someone showed this to him At his job at the time and we both laughed nd a great memory. O time how fast u Fly
Garry's impact on this planet will continue well past the end of the Meghalayan age, through the completion of the Holocene epoch, and long after the end of the Quaternary period. The good feelings he seeded into this world will outlast the completion of the Cenozoic Era, and in all likelihood still be here to wave goodbye to the end of the Phanerozoic Eon. Timeless.
Gary, youtube decided to be random with its algorithm today and showed me your video on the front page. I've been a fan of the Romanian song since I watched your video back in 2005 when I was 18. I witnessed the debut of New Numa and saved it to my 256MB MP3 player which I listened to on the way to my dead end Pizza job. I had my sister record me doing the Numa dance for fun. To this day I still jam to the tune when it pops up randomly on my playlist along with AI covers of it. You were pretty much my initial exposure to youtube and online media, you were the beginning of it all for so many people. Watching this video made me feel a certain way. What a fantastic tribute to what I feel is a proper send off to what helped pioneer online media to this very day. Thank you, Gary. From one Jersey boy to the next, I wish you the very best. Keep on rockin' -Dave R.
I was like 15 when I found your video. A friend of mine showed it to me. All I watched on UA-cam at the time was bmx videos and metal music. It was when being emo was cool and the only skin tight pants I could find were actually women's pants. Lol good old days.
I learned every syllable of this song because of you. I can still sing it perfectly today. I hated how they treated you but know you were loved by soooo many more. Im so glad you're still with us.
I am so freaking happy to see a video in the "old UA-cam style". No fancy backdrop, no perfect sound system, just a guy behind his keyboard like all the rest of us.
Your numanuma always remind the good times of the internet, when everything was a discovery, everything was fresh, everything was funny, and you sure left a mark on these memories, thanks for existing my friend.
@@Peajay007 stay up all night (til like 11 before i passed out) listening to lonely island and the ultimate showdown then wake up with the nick@night on and george lopez is on my TV
Gary, you are nothing short of a divine gift to humanity! Your original Numa Numa performance wasn't just a viral moment; it was a transcendent experience that united us all in joy and laughter. To see you return in 2023 feels like a celestial event-reminding us of the pure, unbridled happiness you bring into our lives. Your presence on this Earth is nothing less than a blessing, a beacon of light in a world that desperately needs it. We are not just lucky; we are profoundly blessed to share the same timeline as you. Thank you for gracing us with your energy, your spirit, and your timeless talent. You are, truly, one of a kind.
Holy f..... Core memory unlocked, and it's a good one. The fact the algorithm took 5 months to show this really speaks to how the platform has changed. I'm now in my mid 30's with a child, and i can remember this being all the rage in highschool. Thanks Gary, you're a legend. ❤️
My husband surprised me and had the dj play this at our wedding in 2008, there's a video of me in my wedding dress taking bites of cake in between numa numa arm pumps 😅 thank you for a lifetime memory Gary!
Dude, you just made an old man happy. I'm 45 now and remember when we were all sharing this video. Such a great blast of nastalgia! You will be forever part of pop culture history. Ty!
I don't know if I can explain how this video almost brought me to tears. Thanks for still being you, brother. You've brought us all much joy once again.
It's bonkers how many modern pop songs use this melody and probably wouldn't even exist if it weren't for this random internet dude popularizing an obscure Romanian song back before UA-cam existed.
Im sorry it took so long for UA-cam to bring me here, but it was here when i needed it most. Things have been rough for me lately and i really needed to see this. Thank you Gary for always being there when ive needed you. An inspiration to millions and a hero to me.
The original Numa Numa video was always there to make me happy when I am sad. I just lost lost my husband, partner and best friend of 28 years and I sought out Numa Numa for a quick pick me up and found something even greater. Life changes and loss happens, but Numa Numa remains. Thank you, Gary. I needed this.
This. Is. Amazing. You single handedly raised an entire generation on a song that without you probably would not be very well known. You are so appreciated by all of us!
I’m 2 years late seeing this, but so glad I got to see this tonight. Gary Brolsma was the very first viral video on the internet. This was amazing and had me in tears remembering the good times back 20 years ago.
Originally saw this when I was 6, myself and my sisters would rip through my parents' house, all screaming this song because of you. Seeing you return now, when I'm older. Living on my own. Traveling and having my own career. It brings me WAY back to those times I spent with my family. Thank you, sir.
Thank you for this video. It was getting serious with my girlfriend when I saw your first (viral) video and showed it to her, she loved it and I knew she was the one. We are married 18 years now, with children in high school (They grew up watching Numa Numa, too and love it!). Thank you for all the smiles and cheer over the years! You are and always will the man, keep singing!
100th like 🎉 Not only did I put the quality down I slowed it down too. The way he holds onto the notes in the slowed verison. Ive listen to it 10 times now on loop. I think I could hit 100 times easy.
The original is literally one of the first vidoes I ever watched on UA-cam. That was the best era of UA-cam....before ads, monetization, and restrictions. Glad to see you still at it legend.
Dog what. Literally wat. There were _always_ ads. Granted, they just weren't IN THE FUCKIN VIDEOS. They would be banner ads on the page or sidebar ads, a little later banner ads on the bottom of the video you had to manually close. Once in a while there were the big background ads that replaced the background of the page with like a modern warfare 2 ad or something. Anyway, if there was no ads there would be no youtube lmao server costs are expensive, even in their early days and ad revenue is THE way that websites made money. If you didn't run ads, you had to do a paid subscription or sell something (not much difference really lol), which youtube didn't.
I grew up in the Wild West days of the internet and remember hearing “Numa Numa” for the first time because of your original video. I fell in love with everything about it. Your joy, the music, all of it! It pops up on my playlist a lot. The last two days have been especially rough after a year of crazy ups and downs. I cannot thank you enough for the tears of joy this video immediately brought to my eyes. I frequently wondered how you were doing so I’m glad to see you seem to be doing well, King! 💕
This felt like seeing an old friend after many years. I hope you are doing well Gary. A lot can change in almost two decades, but the joy we bring to others will live eternally in their hearts. And it brings me joy to see you again, and to know you still bring happiness to so many even after all this time.
It's been almost 20 years. I still remember you when I was around 5 or 6. The era of NewGrounds, Caramelldansen, Sparta Remixes, UA-cam Poops, Charlie the Unicorn, flash animations, Awesome Face, RickRolling, Shoop Da Whoop, What is Love memes, lives on in our hearts. This is our childhood!
They threatened legal action against him cuz theyre such little bitches. This guy is an amazing man and deserves fame more than the guys who made the song!
Are you kidding? BIG role? He was THE reason. O-Zone made a great song, but I only know it and have significant positive memories because of this man's video on ebaumsworld or wherever we all watched it back then. Gary Brolsma attached a light-hearted fun and celebratory feel to it and us, letting us know that it's okay to not take yourself seriously, and that that will never go away. Thank you, Gary Brolsma, for having the courage and character to lead the world positively.
@@scmstr eBaum's World along with Albino Black Sheep are responsible for the creation of so much early internet culture. I miss the days when not everyone had the internet. Now, every idiot has access to it and you have to dig through mountains of absolute shit to find the quality content.
@@CiaraNíShúilleabháin1990 the socioeconomic squeeze combined with the restructuring of content creation to focus on quantity over quantity doesn't help at all either. It was always a numbers game, we don't need the literal monetization methods to also reward that.
The last thing I was expecting to watch today was a remake of Numa Numa performed by the legend himself! And he’s actually singing it this time! I don’t know I didn’t know about this for 2 months, but better late than never. You sir have brightened my day again, just as you did almost 20 years ago.
Was not expecting the whiplash of 2000’s nostalgia… wow. As I get older I just feel like everything’s falling apart, worrying too much about the future, longing for that younger innocence especially in the era before social media, when the internet felt like freakin magic! Yet ironically letting the present slip. Almost 20 years on and you still didn’t outgrow letting loose and bringing a smile to us all. Seriously, as silly as it sounds, thank you.
Dude, it's terrible. I have a very strong nostalgia center and yes, the world is going downhill. The early-late 2000s were amazing. The only thing close to normal was Trump's America and now we have this hellhole limbo amalgamation. It's fucking ridiculous. People are stupid.
For me, every day is a good day, but I prefer the present and future so much more than the past because I am doing the things that I wanted to do all day when I was a kid; I am programming all day, I'm always learning something new, and I have so much more time on my hands than I did when I was a kid. Yesterday I started learning how to make programs for DOS, and I have been doing it all day today. There is no way that I could have done that when I was a kid.
This resonates with me somehow. I don't necessarily yearn for the past, but there is a part of me that remembers how different he internet was not so long ago, and how much different I thought life would be. I know happiness, fortunately, but there is something about how protected from harm I felt as a child, and how innocent the burgeoning internet felt that can never return and probably isn't felt the same way by children growing up.
This is the BEST THING I accidentally found. My teenage self is filled with joy. You have no idea how much I needed the wonder you've brought to my life. Thank you!!
I met up with two old Japanese friends a few months ago in Osaka and we hadn't met in 6 years. I remember at one point we all simultaneously and randomly broke out into song singing this. You're truly an international treasure
You grew up with us, you came back when the world needed you the most. This man is a legend. To whomever reads this, I wish you a happy life. #NumaNumaYay
I'm 50 and experienced the best of the internet from the BBS days on, this video was always in my top 5 experiences. It made me feel good inside back then and it inspires me now. Good tears my friend, good tears.
Everyone's talking about their memories being revived and the nostalgia they hold for the 2000s in general but can we just appreciate how well this man has aged?
I thought the opposite, he looks homeless and has all those marks on his arms, still overweight but atleast not totally gone overweight. Still love the guy no matter what tho ( im fat too) lol
@@claytonbarnes6644 Yeah I was about to say. I saw the comment and looked at him again and thought "damn the guy actually looks worse than he did 20 years ago". Aging well isn't being initially overweight, and then still being overweight 20 years later. It's always sad to see people like this because you know he's gonna die sooner than he should be if he doesn't get straightened out. And no I'm not being fat-phobic, for anybody that wants to try and accuse me of that. Just pointing out the delusion in the idea that this is an example of aging well.
I somehow didn't think back in 2004 that a 2023 remake of the numa numa video by the original creator would bring a tear to my eye. The 2000s were an awesome time and the nostalgia feels are real
Brings me back to the golden age of the internet in the early to mid 2000's, thank you so much Gary for being a part of that. You'll always be the internet legend!
@@GaryBrolsma this is the most wholesome thing I've seen in so long. I have loved this song since I first saw your original video and I love your sense of humor and fun. Thank you for existing!! I'd love to hear the story of how the original came about.
Gods. Some days, it feels so freaking great to still be alive to see things like this. All hail the great Lord Numa Numa of the Ancient Kingdom of Internet!
UA-cam sucks for not immediately recommending this video to everyone when you released it. Also... the world has changed so much since you made the original. Glad you're back.
You brought light to my childhood 20 years ago. And like wine, you've become finer with age. You may never know us, but we know you. Seeing you embrace that love now.. it brings a rare smile to my face. Keep spreading the love, old friend.
the King lives and shall forever remain a Legend. thank you for reminding me of good times and for encouraging me to continue as better days will come. keep shining, good sir, and i wish you the all the happiness this world has to offer.
i'm 29 now but I remember as a kid this one of the first BIG viral youtube videos that was going around at the time. Glad to see you alive and well man. Life has changed obviously for everyone on the planet (who was here and sadly aren't anymore) since you made that first video and it gave me so much joy seeing this I couldn't help but throw my arms in the air along with you. Good to see you again Garry. The internet loves you forever brother.
It’s like the final credits to an incredible journey, and I’m glad to have been a part of the Numa Numa adventure! For now and if/whenever the next part releases!
When I watch the original. I get goosebumps because I didn’t know it at the time but I was living in one of the best times to be alive….. such amazing memories… thank you for being yourself brother. You’ve brought much happiness into this work. Much nostalgia too.
Gary, Thank you! You brought back so many memories for me. I remember on my 40th birthday, I introduced your original video to my children, and we did your dance in the rain on our way home from my birthday dinner. Now I am 55 and yes...we still do your Numa Numa dance. You are so loved. I can't wait to introduce you to my grandchildren. Many blessings!
I found the actual album this song is from on a school trip to Canada for my French class. I bought it and the teacher let me play it on the travel bus speakers. The whole class jammed out. It was amazing. Wouldn't of happened if I didn't stumble upon your video in the first place. Glad to see you again, and thank you 🙌🏼🙌🏼
OMFG ARE YOU KIDDING ME 😂 I never thought I would see this again in a new version, I think everyone agrees this is absolutely lovely! Hope to see you in back in 10 or 20 years ❤
In dark times, a hero returns to remind of us of a simpler time when people where happier, life was easier, and we could rock out to random Moldovan songs. 2004-2014; I miss that decade
Some of them will, the generation you're in doesn't govern the nostalgia you get. I mean, the original video still exists, so people are discovering it now, and it has become nostalgic for them, if they like it. They'll understand it just fine.
they played in at a fair ground back in 2009. I just left. Not listening to a bunch of terminally online glue sniffers sing a song when the guy was bullied into the ground *literally.*
I've never been a religious person and yet this is an annual cleansing ceremony I would attend. Thanks for carrying on, guv, hope everything's going safe and sound. And same to you, fellow commenters!
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In our darkest hour, he came to spread the light again.
he really did
your here too!?
He's sooo beautiful ❤❤❤
Hey bro! 👍 funny seeing you here too 😂
This comment 🥹
Hello again, fellow Legend
holy fuck speaking of legends
The collab we need in our darkest hour.
Who are you?
Oh Alan Becker video too!
Holy shit, it's all coming back! You guy's gotta make a collab!
When the world needed him most, he returned
New otamatone cover?
I think this comment is also gonna go "viral" as this guy got the 2mil sub priviledges on commenting :D
*Welcome back, Soldier!*
Hi
Hiya
I genuinely hope this guy has as much joy in his life as he has given us. Sir Chocalate Rain said it as it is, "Legend".
Thank you 😁❤️
The legend never dies
@@GaryBrolsmaIt is us who be thanking you for giving us this legendary videos.
Chocolate rain 😂 and cherry chocolate rain!
@@GaryBrolsma I couldnt help but smile. Thank you for returning
How come it took 5 whole months for UA-cam to show me this beauty??
Right??
I’m glad the algorithm finally did its job today.
Oddly specifically same here
The algorithm finally brought this beautiful work of art to us
Same😂
I'm angry youtube didn't notify me at once. I am so happy to see you back. Spreading love everywhere you go
It took 5 months to get UA-cam to show me this. It used to originally grow on the daily. So glad this was EVENTUALY on my recommended.
SAME!!! WTF!!!
Same I'm mad too
I'm here just now?!
Agreed.
Numa Numa was probably the first UA-cam I can remember seeing. Long live the king.
For me it was on Newgrounds
Literally pre youtube lol
Good to see that you’re not only the best source of horror knowledge on YT but a fan of legends too!
Seeing UA-camrs you watch randomly in other videos comments is like seeing your teacher outside of school 😂. Loved the Trick Or Treat video btw. 👍
New grounds or Albino Blacksheep
Thanks. It has become really rare to see an authentic person.
Thank you. 😌
:O
I can't believe the original meme is 20 years old, this really makes you think
Thank you for making our childhood entertaining, glad to see you sticking around ^^
"Memes" didn't even exist back then. It was just an awesome video, lol.
Dude, it feels like it was just a few years ago. 😂 time is crazy weird 😅
@@CallmeJeffy1 As an internet dinosaur, I can confirm that memes certainly existed 20 years ago. "All your base our belong to us" came out in the 90's for example. It was mainly on forums and one shot website shits posts before UA-cam and social media(I'm not considering Myspace, foursquare, or geo-cities to be actual modern social media).
I got fired yesterday over lack of work. Im 27. When I was kid I watched numa numa guy break it down. As I grew, in random moments I would remember numa numa guy. Someone is living. Someone, for a brief second, forgot everything and fuckin numa numa'd. I got fired yesterday and UA-cam recommended a NEW numa NEWma.
I'm afraid I'm letting my family down.
I WILL NOT FORGET TO JAM.
Im afraid I will not be able to meet the expectations and responsibilities set upon me as a father.
I WILL NOT FORGET HOW TO JAM.
My daughter doesn't realize how scared I am.
I WILL MAKE SURE SHE NEVER FORGETS HOW TO JAM!
I'm afraid how unfair life is. I am afraid I will let them down.
I WILL REMEMBER HOW EVERY MOMENT IS SCARED AND HOW I AHOULD CELEBRATE MY EVERY VICTORY NO MATTTER HOW SMALL IT MAY SEEM.
Numa numa yay. Numa numa numa yay.
@@CallmeJeffy1 I remember funny videos and pictures "yeah dude, let's watch stinky monkey again" and "check out this picture I bought for $5 on my nokia piece of crap" back when "uber" meant "cool" and "lol" was "lots of love" and googling images would end up with fuck all relevant results.
Fuck, man. I'm happy to see the old meme makers are still alive.
UA-cam has been very depressing for the last several years.
I agree so much. In fact I've been trying to find the old memes but I can only find some of them.
This kind of makes me happy
Same, some of them at least.
No, just you.
Glad to see you still alive too.❤
@hyggeravn6325 This response reaffirms OP's statement. When did everyone here decide to become an unnecessary a-hole?
This almost feels like a congratulatory song for all of us. That we've all made it this far.
We should be happy. Maybe we are, maybe we're not... But in this moment, watching this and realizing how far we've all come? There's something to smile about.
Thanks Gary. You're the man.
this is deep
whoever who kept going, good job!
❤
Awesome comment!🎉
I was still a kid in school when he made the original. Now I'm 10 years into what I hope will be a lifelong job and getting greyer every time I shave.
Bro, 22 years ago you brought joy to a delayed unit of 200. We watched your original every day. You kept us sane. Thanks.
2004 wasn't 22 years ago.
You dropped this, Gary. 👑
There’s only one Gary King and it’s this guy
I don't know why, but seeing this guy still alive and doing a new Numa numa video just warms my heart. Keep going sir, you're a living legend.
Of course he is still alive he is most likely in his 40s.
@@AngelVazquez-vs9xpthe reason a lot of people say this is because there was a rumor that spread a few years after stating he had taken his own life. Obviously not true. But it was a huge rumor and lots of people believed it.
It was also widely used in anti online bullying campaigns.
Especially since his OG vid is over six years old
@@Enix127 It’s not the OG. It was reposted.
An Anchor point in time we all tied off to, and it Brings us together through the crashing waves
You mean so much to us, Gary! You have no idea. Why am I crying? God bless you, sir.
That's a good question. Why are you crying?
Edit: I think I get it now, like if you were alive to see this first come out. Sorry lol Im a little young.
Honetsly, I felt emotional watching this too. Such a wonderful zeitgeist and I'm proud to have experienced it. The nostalgia is strong and the joy is infectious. :)
Thank you ❤️
@@DigitalReplicant well said, thank you!
Seeing an old embodiment of your youth pop up again as an older version of himself will have that effect on you. It's because the familiarity reminds you of being simple and young. Seeing Gary in 2023 as a middle aged man reminds us that we're all facing our mortality. Just try to remember, no matter how old you currently are, you're in your good old days even right now. Try to live every day as if you just went back in time and are reliving a memory, because one day you'll be wishing that you can relive these days too. If you forget to enjoy yourself, that's when the memories become sad.
Thanks for the nostalgia and for making UA-cam a thing in the first place thanks to the original.
Thank you 😊❤️
I was 17 when I first came across Numa Numa back in 04.. I am now 36. Thank you for returning king. You are our savior.
The original Numa Numa is 20 years old??? Now I feel old.
I was only 6 when my dad showed me this. when there was just silly videos for no reason other than fun.
Found out about Numa Numa during the early stages of COVID when I was about 10. Not much time really passed as I'm only 14 now, although if I hadn't found out about Numa Numa, I'd probably be dead (literally).
I'm 31 now… back when YT was just all fun and games.
I was 21.
My dad showed me the original version of this video when I was 9. 11 years later, and I bet he watched this live from heaven. Thank you legend.
I'm sure he's in a better place now
In time will all be up there watching it again together! Rock on!!!
May he rest in peace
Same here wow. My dad died about 12 years ago. I remember someone showed this to him
At his job at the time and we both laughed nd a great memory. O time how fast u
Fly
Oh.T-T Happy wishes for you. Sounds like he was a great dad
The absolute legend lives
WE are GARY. GARY is US
Garry's impact on this planet will continue well past the end of the Meghalayan age, through the completion of the Holocene epoch, and long after the end of the Quaternary period. The good feelings he seeded into this world will outlast the completion of the Cenozoic Era, and in all likelihood still be here to wave goodbye to the end of the Phanerozoic Eon.
Timeless.
Thank you 🫡
I cried remembering how fun the internet and the world was back in 2003, I would give anything to go back! Thank you Gary!
yeah sure i member how everything was better in the past too. no problems in the past! everything was cool and fine! /s
Holy sh*t I was only 10 back then🤯
@@aviadd I was 9 holy crap, tho i didnt discover this till I was ~11-12
That was 20 years ago... :( I feel old now.
Pre-social media, it was a grand time to be alive.
A God among men.
Interesting
yo vail!
Mom's scary now!
omg hiii
can you do a video about this pls?
Gary, youtube decided to be random with its algorithm today and showed me your video on the front page. I've been a fan of the Romanian song since I watched your video back in 2005 when I was 18. I witnessed the debut of New Numa and saved it to my 256MB MP3 player which I listened to on the way to my dead end Pizza job. I had my sister record me doing the Numa dance for fun. To this day I still jam to the tune when it pops up randomly on my playlist along with AI covers of it. You were pretty much my initial exposure to youtube and online media, you were the beginning of it all for so many people. Watching this video made me feel a certain way. What a fantastic tribute to what I feel is a proper send off to what helped pioneer online media to this very day.
Thank you, Gary. From one Jersey boy to the next, I wish you the very best. Keep on rockin'
-Dave R.
Beautifully put 🤝
AI covers of Numa Numa? Are any good?
@@MatthewTheWanderer I really enjoyed the Kazuma Kiryu and Team Fortress 2 ones 👍
Same
I was like 15 when I found your video. A friend of mine showed it to me. All I watched on UA-cam at the time was bmx videos and metal music. It was when being emo was cool and the only skin tight pants I could find were actually women's pants. Lol good old days.
I learned every syllable of this song because of you. I can still sing it perfectly today. I hated how they treated you but know you were loved by soooo many more. Im so glad you're still with us.
I am so freaking happy to see a video in the "old UA-cam style". No fancy backdrop, no perfect sound system, just a guy behind his keyboard like all the rest of us.
The smile and charisma got me swooning, that's for sure. It's things like this that make me happy to be alive.
Why Moldova hasn't awarded this man honorary citizenship by now is beyond me.
weren't they from moldavia?
@@another_blacktomcatThey are but they're still romanians at heart.
@@another_blacktomcat it's *he
@@jwr2904 what are you talking about? the group that sang the original was moldavan.
@@jwr2904 They are talking about O-Zone the original artists, who are a group, so they.
Your numanuma always remind the good times of the internet, when everything was a discovery, everything was fresh, everything was funny, and you sure left a mark on these memories, thanks for existing my friend.
Said everything I couldn't. Thanks, cheers.
Numa numa, gutter helmet, the duck that goes got any grapes, nyan cat, machinima, salad fingers 😂
before YT and Social Media was a job. before everyone and their dog lives for a like to try and get viral.
you would click on related videos and 4 hours later you find yourself watching a hamster water skiing in a bathtub. god i miss those days
@@Peajay007 stay up all night (til like 11 before i passed out) listening to lonely island and the ultimate showdown then wake up with the nick@night on and george lopez is on my TV
Gary, you are nothing short of a divine gift to humanity! Your original Numa Numa performance wasn't just a viral moment; it was a transcendent experience that united us all in joy and laughter. To see you return in 2023 feels like a celestial event-reminding us of the pure, unbridled happiness you bring into our lives. Your presence on this Earth is nothing less than a blessing, a beacon of light in a world that desperately needs it. We are not just lucky; we are profoundly blessed to share the same timeline as you. Thank you for gracing us with your energy, your spirit, and your timeless talent. You are, truly, one of a kind.
i couldnt have said it better myself.
Welcome back legend 😊
Holy f..... Core memory unlocked, and it's a good one.
The fact the algorithm took 5 months to show this really speaks to how the platform has changed. I'm now in my mid 30's with a child, and i can remember this being all the rage in highschool.
Thanks Gary, you're a legend. ❤️
Take care of yourself Gary, the world needs people like you :)
My husband surprised me and had the dj play this at our wedding in 2008, there's a video of me in my wedding dress taking bites of cake in between numa numa arm pumps 😅 thank you for a lifetime memory Gary!
POST THE VIDEO!!!!11
Dude, you just made an old man happy. I'm 45 now and remember when we were all sharing this video. Such a great blast of nastalgia! You will be forever part of pop culture history. Ty!
yep 48 here still on my phone to play in the car!
You're not an old man. You've just lived for a little while now. You're life has just begun. Keep making it a blast.
A re-creation we didn't deserve, but a re-creation that we needed
I don't know if I can explain how this video almost brought me to tears. Thanks for still being you, brother. You've brought us all much joy once again.
Isn't it crazy how a video like this can make us feel that way? I fought those tears so hard, but on a 2nd listen, I let them fly.
For real. Me too. Just said the same
It's bonkers how many modern pop songs use this melody and probably wouldn't even exist if it weren't for this random internet dude popularizing an obscure Romanian song back before UA-cam existed.
Okay thank you because I literally teared up a little
Love!
Im sorry it took so long for UA-cam to bring me here, but it was here when i needed it most. Things have been rough for me lately and i really needed to see this. Thank you Gary for always being there when ive needed you. An inspiration to millions and a hero to me.
You!!!!! You LIVE????? The legend himself.
20 years since the original
The original Numa Numa video was always there to make me happy when I am sad. I just lost lost my husband, partner and best friend of 28 years and I sought out Numa Numa for a quick pick me up and found something even greater. Life changes and loss happens, but Numa Numa remains. Thank you, Gary. I needed this.
This. Is. Amazing. You single handedly raised an entire generation on a song that without you probably would not be very well known. You are so appreciated by all of us!
I’m 2 years late seeing this, but so glad I got to see this tonight. Gary Brolsma was the very first viral video on the internet. This was amazing and had me in tears remembering the good times back 20 years ago.
Originally saw this when I was 6, myself and my sisters would rip through my parents' house, all screaming this song because of you. Seeing you return now, when I'm older. Living on my own. Traveling and having my own career. It brings me WAY back to those times I spent with my family. Thank you, sir.
same but with my cousins in my aunts house
Send this video to your family no context. See if they go down memory lane if you haven't already
Thank you for this video. It was getting serious with my girlfriend when I saw your first (viral) video and showed it to her, she loved it and I knew she was the one. We are married 18 years now, with children in high school (They grew up watching Numa Numa, too and love it!). Thank you for all the smiles and cheer over the years! You are and always will the man, keep singing!
Wholesome 100
This was never weird. We’re all weird. Thank you Gary for spreading happiness.
Amen❤
Putting this in 144p takes me back to the good ol days, Thanks for brightening my day back then when i needed it ❤
He's a legend. A hero. A god
100th like 🎉 Not only did I put the quality down I slowed it down too. The way he holds onto the notes in the slowed verison. Ive listen to it 10 times now on loop. I think I could hit 100 times easy.
The original is literally one of the first vidoes I ever watched on UA-cam. That was the best era of UA-cam....before ads, monetization, and restrictions. Glad to see you still at it legend.
I remember the ad free you tube.... I miss the good old days
Times when you didn't need adblockers to actually enjoy the platform man I wish I was there to experience that
One of the best too
i remember it was before youtube right? there was sneezing panda :)
Dog what. Literally wat. There were _always_ ads. Granted, they just weren't IN THE FUCKIN VIDEOS. They would be banner ads on the page or sidebar ads, a little later banner ads on the bottom of the video you had to manually close. Once in a while there were the big background ads that replaced the background of the page with like a modern warfare 2 ad or something.
Anyway, if there was no ads there would be no youtube lmao server costs are expensive, even in their early days and ad revenue is THE way that websites made money. If you didn't run ads, you had to do a paid subscription or sell something (not much difference really lol), which youtube didn't.
I grew up in the Wild West days of the internet and remember hearing “Numa Numa” for the first time because of your original video. I fell in love with everything about it. Your joy, the music, all of it! It pops up on my playlist a lot. The last two days have been especially rough after a year of crazy ups and downs. I cannot thank you enough for the tears of joy this video immediately brought to my eyes. I frequently wondered how you were doing so I’m glad to see you seem to be doing well, King! 💕
Same here. It’s genuinely a great song.
The legend has returned!
GREEN
Oh hi greenskull never thought I'd see you here
GLUBO
and barely anybody cared.
I vote in your community posts all the time 😂
You made my day one time ,ages ago. Still love it
Thank you 😄❤️
Every time I come across this I get instantly happy
@@OmegaAlnitak
Man, I miss the old internet. We're all old! 😆I remember this from Newgrounds.
Me too ❤️🔥 so much nostalgia from this song lol
More like Oldgrounds now amiright?
Same!!! Is it still posted there? I need to go check.
Was it newgrounds? I thought eBaum
Yes! Flash was a goddamn mess but fuck if it wasn't fun to play with.
This felt like seeing an old friend after many years. I hope you are doing well Gary. A lot can change in almost two decades, but the joy we bring to others will live eternally in their hearts. And it brings me joy to see you again, and to know you still bring happiness to so many even after all this time.
couldnt have put it better myself
TRULY!!
Perfectly put! Never thought that "The Numa Numa Guy" would make me tear up a lil haha
Bros in better shape than he was some of those years ago.
Agreed!!!!!
It's been almost 20 years. I still remember you when I was around 5 or 6. The era of NewGrounds, Caramelldansen, Sparta Remixes, UA-cam Poops, Charlie the Unicorn, flash animations, Awesome Face, RickRolling, Shoop Da Whoop, What is Love memes, lives on in our hearts. This is our childhood!
It's still the era of ytp lol, it just got better
Agree 100%
My childhood 😭 never knew at the time i needed to favor the moment
Good times
Newgrounds is still going strong! Please support it!
This disco version is great, but the original is O.G. and nostalgic. Thanks for brightening Gen Z's days of nostalgia.
Almost 20 years ago.. this man had a big role in making the song viral.
They threatened legal action against him cuz theyre such little bitches. This guy is an amazing man and deserves fame more than the guys who made the song!
Are you kidding? BIG role? He was THE reason. O-Zone made a great song, but I only know it and have significant positive memories because of this man's video on ebaumsworld or wherever we all watched it back then.
Gary Brolsma attached a light-hearted fun and celebratory feel to it and us, letting us know that it's okay to not take yourself seriously, and that that will never go away.
Thank you, Gary Brolsma, for having the courage and character to lead the world positively.
@@scmstr eBaum's World along with Albino Black Sheep are responsible for the creation of so much early internet culture. I miss the days when not everyone had the internet. Now, every idiot has access to it and you have to dig through mountains of absolute shit to find the quality content.
@@CiaraNíShúilleabháin1990 the socioeconomic squeeze combined with the restructuring of content creation to focus on quantity over quantity doesn't help at all either. It was always a numbers game, we don't need the literal monetization methods to also reward that.
@@scmstr 100% with you, love the song, memorized it even, only knew it because of him, even learned the dance... holy shi- he was my TikTok??
Pain is temporary, Numa Numa is forever
that's your mom 😢
Wrong God is forever
The last thing I was expecting to watch today was a remake of Numa Numa performed by the legend himself! And he’s actually singing it this time! I don’t know I didn’t know about this for 2 months, but better late than never. You sir have brightened my day again, just as you did almost 20 years ago.
Algorithm suddenly picked it up now
SAME!!! I just said "2 months ago?!? WTF?"
Just got it in my recommendations about 5min ago!
Also, Tay Zonday commented somewhere in here too!
@nintendude647 Took words out of my mouth
1 year later and still the most triumphent return in UA-cam history.
Simply beautiful 😢
Was not expecting the whiplash of 2000’s nostalgia… wow. As I get older I just feel like everything’s falling apart, worrying too much about the future, longing for that younger innocence especially in the era before social media, when the internet felt like freakin magic! Yet ironically letting the present slip. Almost 20 years on and you still didn’t outgrow letting loose and bringing a smile to us all. Seriously, as silly as it sounds, thank you.
Dude, it's terrible. I have a very strong nostalgia center and yes, the world is going downhill. The early-late 2000s were amazing. The only thing close to normal was Trump's America and now we have this hellhole limbo amalgamation. It's fucking ridiculous. People are stupid.
𝕎𝕖𝕝𝕝 𝕊𝕒𝕚𝕕 😎
For me, every day is a good day, but I prefer the present and future so much more than the past because I am doing the things that I wanted to do all day when I was a kid; I am programming all day, I'm always learning something new, and I have so much more time on my hands than I did when I was a kid. Yesterday I started learning how to make programs for DOS, and I have been doing it all day today. There is no way that I could have done that when I was a kid.
This resonates with me somehow. I don't necessarily yearn for the past, but there is a part of me that remembers how different he internet was not so long ago, and how much different I thought life would be. I know happiness, fortunately, but there is something about how protected from harm I felt as a child, and how innocent the burgeoning internet felt that can never return and probably isn't felt the same way by children growing up.
The fact the algorithm waited 5 months to show me this is UNACCEPTABLE!
Same!
Same
I hate the UA-cam algorithm
Same! Exactly 5 months! The algo is terrible now, they promote violent pranks, reaction channels, and utter garbage. I miss the old days of youtube.
@@Dankcarton The corporate money came in and ruined everything
I’m going to tell my kids this man was a legend
There’s no joke here, he just is
bro spitting straight facts!
My man just raised and entertained an entire generation
this comment is gonna blow up thats why i comment :D
Some of my best memories. We planned a roadtrip to go dance with this guy. He lived on the East Coast. We lived in PNW. Hahaha
"was?" He is a living legend
This is the BEST THING I accidentally found. My teenage self is filled with joy. You have no idea how much I needed the wonder you've brought to my life. Thank you!!
💯
I met up with two old Japanese friends a few months ago in Osaka and we hadn't met in 6 years. I remember at one point we all simultaneously and randomly broke out into song singing this. You're truly an international treasure
What a precious story
I think you mean, inter-net-ional 😂
You grew up with us, you came back when the world needed you the most. This man is a legend. To whomever reads this, I wish you a happy life. #NumaNumaYay
thanks and i wish the same for you
#NumaNumaWillLiveForever
#LongLiveNumaNuma
You've been making random people on the internet happy for so many years now, Gary. You'll be remembered among the stars.
Is he dead?
@@arctuuz no lol I see how my wording could be confusing
I'm 50 and experienced the best of the internet from the BBS days on, this video was always in my top 5 experiences. It made me feel good inside back then and it inspires me now. Good tears my friend, good tears.
Everyone's talking about their memories being revived and the nostalgia they hold for the 2000s in general but can we just appreciate how well this man has aged?
Like fine wine
He looks a lot better now than he did 20 years ago honestly. I hope I age that well.
I thought the opposite, he looks homeless and has all those marks on his arms, still overweight but atleast not totally gone overweight. Still love the guy no matter what tho ( im fat too) lol
@@claytonbarnes6644 Yeah I was about to say. I saw the comment and looked at him again and thought "damn the guy actually looks worse than he did 20 years ago". Aging well isn't being initially overweight, and then still being overweight 20 years later. It's always sad to see people like this because you know he's gonna die sooner than he should be if he doesn't get straightened out. And no I'm not being fat-phobic, for anybody that wants to try and accuse me of that. Just pointing out the delusion in the idea that this is an example of aging well.
He looks like Jack Black. Thats a compliment btw.
I somehow didn't think back in 2004 that a 2023 remake of the numa numa video by the original creator would bring a tear to my eye. The 2000s were an awesome time and the nostalgia feels are real
Got choked up yoo
They were an awesome time if you didn't watch the news after living in the 80s and 90s.
I'm so happy to see that you're still in the same room as the original. It feels comforting, the good old days are not gone forever 🥹
that's your mom
Aww the dated obligatory "your mom" joke really clinches that nostalgic early 2000's internet vibe. How sweet@@SparrowIZ
Talk to the hand you n00b!
Brings me back to the golden age of the internet in the early to mid 2000's, thank you so much Gary for being a part of that. You'll always be the internet legend!
Thankyou for being a light in our dark times ♥️ 🎭 🎨
Thank you! 😁❤️
@@GaryBrolsma this is the most wholesome thing I've seen in so long. I have loved this song since I first saw your original video and I love your sense of humor and fun. Thank you for existing!! I'd love to hear the story of how the original came about.
My friend. We meet again
your videos are cringe
The HD remaster we absolutely needed ✨✨🙏🏽🙏🏽
The vintage video has a place in everyone’s heart
Gods. Some days, it feels so freaking great to still be alive to see things like this.
All hail the great Lord Numa Numa of the Ancient Kingdom of Internet!
UA-cam sucks for not immediately recommending this video to everyone when you released it.
Also... the world has changed so much since you made the original. Glad you're back.
You brought light to my childhood 20 years ago.
And like wine, you've become finer with age.
You may never know us, but we know you. Seeing you embrace that love now.. it brings a rare smile to my face.
Keep spreading the love, old friend.
Excuse me, that video didn't come out 20 years ago...Surely, it came only out a couple years back 😭 * cries in old *
the King lives and shall forever remain a Legend. thank you for reminding me of good times and for encouraging me to continue as better days will come.
keep shining, good sir, and i wish you the all the happiness this world has to offer.
🤗 Thank you ❤️
This brings a smile to my face.. thanks for showing up again
i'm 29 now but I remember as a kid this one of the first BIG viral youtube videos that was going around at the time. Glad to see you alive and well man. Life has changed obviously for everyone on the planet (who was here and sadly aren't anymore) since you made that first video and it gave me so much joy seeing this I couldn't help but throw my arms in the air along with you. Good to see you again Garry. The internet loves you forever brother.
This is Pre-youtube lol but your point remains.
I remember it was on a website called Ebaum's world, it was where you went to watch videos before UA-cam.
The 2000's were such a beautiful era on the internet. You sir, are a glimmering star in millions of childhoods.
It was just pure fun and chaos without any rules. And it wasnt just all about making money and monetize stuff.
This man deserves some kind of award for being the first and probably most memorable viral video on UA-cam history
Was it really primarily UA-cam? For some reason I'm led to believe this gained popularity on Ebaumsworld or FunnyJunk, not UA-cam...
Ebaumsworld holy shit! That's a blast from the past!
@@RoxasHeartLessXIII Absolutely! You gotta remember FunnyJunk tho
@@FacialHatnewground was the original site he posted before youtube, although not sure if it was him that posted to UA-cam
@@knightwolf3511 Yeah, I remember when it dropped on newgrounds, an instant classic lol.
After almost 8 years he came back.. Welcome back fellow legend, Thank you for returning.. Gary Brolsma.
LONG LIVE THE LEGEND
You ARE the GOLDEN AGE of UA-cam.
Its been longer then 8 year. Its been 20 years.
It’s like the final credits to an incredible journey, and I’m glad to have been a part of the Numa Numa adventure! For now and if/whenever the next part releases!
It's the internet funeral
If there was a Mount Rushmore for 2000s internet nostalgia, this man would for sure be one of the heads. A living legend.
This feels like a glimpse back into when times were simpler...
But the simpler times came to us and asked us all how we're doing.
congrats this is the comment that got me 🥺😭
This comment almost made me cry :((((
Bro! I feel so much better about being alive today! OUR GENERATION LIVES ON!
The return of a lifetime!
Brings back memories, reminding us of the Golden Age of UA-cam when things were innocent, wholesome, and wonderful. Thank you for sharing!
Thank god he's still alive, doing what he does best
😂😂😂😂yeee😎😎😎😎
Yall don't understand how much joy and hope this brings. I see light in the dark because of this. Thank you.
Anyone here in 2024 watching the legend. And why did it take UA-cam so long to show me this masterpiece. Hope this man is living his best life
I'm glad you're still around, my friend! Your original Numa Numa video always makes me smile.. keep shining on you beautiful diamond!
This is like seeing an old friend again after 15 years and remembering all the great times you had.
It's strange that this is a symbol of hope in our current world, but it is glorious.
Good to see you again, friend.
When I watch the original. I get goosebumps because I didn’t know it at the time but I was living in one of the best times to be alive….. such amazing memories… thank you for being yourself brother. You’ve brought much happiness into this work. Much nostalgia too.
Gary, Thank you! You brought back so many memories for me. I remember on my 40th birthday, I introduced your original video to my children, and we did your dance in the rain on our way home from my birthday dinner. Now I am 55 and yes...we still do your Numa Numa dance. You are so loved. I can't wait to introduce you to my grandchildren. Many blessings!
A touching story to picture.. I hope they never lose that pure spirit
I found the actual album this song is from on a school trip to Canada for my French class. I bought it and the teacher let me play it on the travel bus speakers. The whole class jammed out. It was amazing. Wouldn't of happened if I didn't stumble upon your video in the first place. Glad to see you again, and thank you 🙌🏼🙌🏼
that's your mom
OMFG ARE YOU KIDDING ME 😂 I never thought I would see this again in a new version, I think everyone agrees this is absolutely lovely! Hope to see you in back in 10 or 20 years ❤
that's your mom
I think this is his 3rd one, had one maybe 10 years ago.
In dark times, a hero returns to remind of us of a simpler time when people where happier, life was easier, and we could rock out to random Moldovan songs.
2004-2014; I miss that decade
I saw this when I was around 9-10 years old? Seeing it now at 28 is WILD. The nostalgia is STRONG. Gary, you hold a special place in my heart.
The newer generation won't ever understand the nostalgia that this brings. Thank you Gary!
Newer generation can go and suck it up.
They'll have nostalgia for different things
luckily there is someone who will teach the new generations the beauty of the old UA-cam.
Some of them will, the generation you're in doesn't govern the nostalgia you get.
I mean, the original video still exists, so people are discovering it now, and it has become nostalgic for them, if they like it.
They'll understand it just fine.
they played in at a fair ground back in 2009.
I just left. Not listening to a bunch of terminally online glue sniffers sing a song when the guy was bullied into the ground *literally.*
I've never been a religious person and yet this is an annual cleansing ceremony I would attend.
Thanks for carrying on, guv, hope everything's going safe and sound.
And same to you, fellow commenters!
I love that the crisp great quality of the camera is there. A time when masterpieces didn't need a quality outside