Sometimes a person opens their mouth to sing, and magic happens. It’s hard to pinpoint exactly what qualities make a voice transcend the average and transfix an audience, but we know it when we hear it. Enter Shawn Louisiana.
A video of him singing in a barbershop has gone viral and it’s definitely worth a watch. He wrote on YouTube, “The older guy didn’t think I could pull off a Sam Cooke song,” but when he started singing “A Change is Gonna Come,” he definitely proved that he could. Really well. Like, whoa.
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There’s a reason that video has gotten nearly 7 million views on TikTok alone.
Louisiana frequently shares videos of himself just singing casually for the camera, and I don’t understand why this man’s talent is not more well known yet.
I mean, just listen to this “Stand By Me” cover. Like butter. Sing me to sleep, sir.
His Instagram account says he’s available to book for weddings. That’s nice, but someone please get this man a record deal so we can listen to him croon all day.
For more from Shawn Louisiana, follow him on TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube.
This article originally appeared four years ago.
