It's the video everyone keeps talking about and over 1 million people have seen.
In response to a January Newsweek article that listed it as a dying city, 5,000 Grand Rapids, Michigan residents got together a made of video of themselves lip-syncing to Don McLean's 'American Pie.'
It is great.
Also? Directed by Rob Bliss, it was all done in one shot.
So who are the folks marching along singing 'bye, bye...'?
We took a look at some of the Grand Rapids citizens who flocked to the city streets...from city government figures to social media entrepreneurs, local news reporters and performers.
Neely Adkins: Social Media and PR Professional; Founder of Neely Adkins Public RelationSHIPS
Bill Steffan: Chief Meteorologist for WOOD-TV 8
Jimmy Le: Founder and CEO of Social Dragon Media
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