"In the musical, the song is mostly a transition to get Hamilton on the dueling field, but it's blown up on TikTok, with young women dressing up in Revolutionary War costumes and lip-syncing while climbing out of windows or dog doors. Miranda, whose corniness has become a staple meme thanks to Gen Z, seems to be leaning into being an internet fixation."
"'He spent days trying to lower my expectations,' Humans of New York creator Brandon Stanton wrote on Instagram. ''I'm not a pianist,' he said. 'All I can do is noodle on the keys.' And that's exactly what he did this morning. He 'noodled' his way into the memories and lives of hundreds of very surprised people in Grand Central Station.'"
Lin-Manuel Miranda has been making unexpected public appearances, surprising fans in public spaces and at live concerts. On October 16, he joined jazz-pop singer Laufey at her New York concert to sing the Hamilton B-side "Best of Wives and Best of Women." The song has become a TikTok phenomenon, with users dressing in Revolutionary War costumes and lip-syncing while climbing through windows or dog doors. Miranda embraced the viral attention, praising Laufey's potential. A day earlier he appeared at a Humans of New York portrait installation in Grand Central Station, sat at a grand piano, and played selections from Moana, Hamilton, and Encanto for surprised commuters.
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