NOTOPOULOS: 90% of their plays was coming from Amazon Music. SHAPIRO: Notopoulos says musicians making poop songs got a big boost in streams once more people started buying Amazon's Alexa smart speaker. He learned that making songs with nonsensical lyrics about bodily functions was a recipe for success - the more ridiculous the song, the more streams.įARLEY: "The Poop Song" was literally me on the piano singing the word poop for a minute-and-a-half.įARLEY: (Singing) Oh, poop, poop, poop, poop, poop, poop, poop, poop, poop, poop, poop. Luckily, young people are young enough to not be ashamed to admit it.ĬHANG: Well, Matt Farley is one of those musicians who loves poop. ![]() MATT FARLEY: Everyone loves poop, whether they admit it or not. SHAPIRO: And although there's no way to prove it, she's pretty sure she knows who their most avid listeners are - children yelling potty words at smart speakers. ![]() SHAPIRO: Notopoulos found that there are actually a whole bunch of musicians making poop-themed songs. That song is called "Poopy Diaper." It's really, like, serious, musically. NOTOPOULOS: I mean, I laughed hysterically. UNIDENTIFIED MUSICAL ARTIST: (Singing) I got a poopy diaper, poopy diaper, that. Her 5-year-old son recently discovered that if you tell the smart speaker to play "Poopy Diaper," it will do just that. That is BuzzFeed reporter Katie Notopoulos. KATIE NOTOPOULOS: Or you can even ask it something, you know, really, really silly. SHAPIRO: You can make it play music or turn on the lights or order groceries. SHAPIRO: You can ask her what the weather will be.ĪUTOMATED VOICE: You can expect a high of 77 degrees Fahrenheit. You can tell it to set an alarm.ĪUTOMATED VOICE: Alarm set for 8:30 a.m. ![]() You can say basically anything to a smart speaker. You might want to make sure Alexa is out of earshot for this next story.
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