Tay Zonday, Chocolate Rain and YouTube 1 hit wonders

We chat OG YouTuber Tay Zonday, best known for his viral song “Chocolate Rain”. Tay would follow up his biggest hit with commercial spins on it, new original music, and covers of everything from Christmas classics to Carly Rae Jepsen.

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Chapters

00:00:00 Introduction

00:03:21 Our history with Tay Zonday

00:06:58 Tay’s pre-virality videos

00:11:20 Chocolate Rain

00:28:52 Chocolate Rain spon-con

00:41:03 Musical videos following Chocolate Rain

00:46:45 Mama Economy The Economy Explained

00:54:37 Later direction of Tay’s channel

01:08:28 1 million subscribers

01:15:30 Tay Zonday’s Cameo

01:20:42 Legacy of Tay Zonday

01:24:45 What we’re subscribing to

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