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Kelly Shoes

You might remember it as Kelly Shoes video, Liam Sullivan Shoes, Shoes Liam Kyle Sullivan

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2007·Early YouTube

A character comedy video that reached the pop charts from YouTube alone.

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At a glanceThe facts

Remembered as
Shoes
Spread in
2007
Format
Video
Era
Early YouTube
Origin
Origin not yet established
Available
Playable from the source

Why it is here: it got out of its own corner of the internet fast · still being watched and quoted years later

The version shown here is a later copy, posted by the creator to YouTube.

Where it came fromWhat we know

Original source uncertain. This is the earliest copy currently known.

View the creator's copy on YouTube

No original upload has been established for this record. The index is showing the earliest copy it currently knows about, and says so rather than guessing.

Not established. This index only names a creator where the evidence supports it.

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SourcesWhat was read

  1. O'Reilly Media (2009)
  2. The Washington Post (June 20, 2024)
  3. Wikipedia — Shoes (Kelly song)

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