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Former President Lyndon B. Johnson was a documented lover of the arts, but would he have enjoyed today’s pop music hits? At least one person, TikTok user@theboyraabit01, seems to think so.
The popular TikToker — whose name is Ben, per his account — has garnered millions of views for recording several videos of himself singing and dancing on top of a grave implied to be that of the 36th U.S. president.
In one video, he’s seen singing “get him back!,” the latest single off ofOlivia Rodrigo’s sophomore album,Guts. In another — which currently has over 9 million views — he serenades the site with a rendition ofIce SpiceandNicki Minaj’s “Barbie World” from this summer’s smash hitBarbiemovie.
There’s one flaw in his otherwise inventive video series, which is — of course — that he’s not actually performing for the spirit of President Johnson, but rather dancing beside a seemingly random person’s headstone who bears the same last name.
The graves and tombstones of Former U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson and his wife Claudia (‘Lady Bird’) Johnson.Robert Alexander/Getty
Robert Alexander/Getty
The real gravesites of the former president and first lady are located in a family cemetery at Texas’Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park, where LBJ was buried upon his death in 1973. While it’s possible to visit the gravesite, it does require a driving pass in order to access it, as noted on the park’s website.
Furthermore, the true headstones are more clearly marked, with descriptions noting their full names, dates of birth and death, and titles, as opposed to the headstone seen in the musical clips, which simply reads “JOHNSON.”
source: people.com
