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Check out this spectacular rendition of ‘My Girl’ from a talented teen violinist. The musician in the video is Karolina Protsenko, and she pours her heart and soul into her performances! And her version of this Motown classic by The Temptations is no different!

‘I've got sunshine on a cloudy day
When it's cold outside, I've got the month of May
I guess you'd say, what can make me feel this way?
My girl, my girl, my girl, talkin' 'bout my girl, my girl’

What a wonderful violin cover of ‘My Girl’ that is sure to brighten your day! People on the streets can’t help but stop and watch this fun and graceful performance. And many people online, who are fans of Karolina Protsenko and her violin playing, have shared their thoughts about her performance.

“Wonderful violin playing. Not only is your music amazing, but so is your dancing, your smile, and your whole personality. You are a wonderful young lady, dear Karolina️. Bravo!” comments one person on YouTube after watching the video.

“Karolina puts her heart and soul in her violin playing. I think that's why I can't help smiling watching and listening to the beauty in her street performances,” writes another person.

Karolina Protsenko is an incredible violin player who is 16 years old and shares videos online of her violin performances. Her videos of her street performances are watched and enjoyed by people all over the world. She is so graceful and captivating, and it is clear to see how much she loves to play the violin. Her joy really comes through in her musical performances. Watching her dance around while she plays her instrument is just mesmerizing!

We hope that you enjoyed this violin rendition of ‘My Girl’ today from Karolina Protsenko and it was able to bring a smile to your face!

You know that feeling when you hear the first few notes of a song you grew up with—and suddenly, you're twenty-five again? That’s what happens when classic rock meets acoustic brilliance in 40 Fingers, plays  ‘Walk This Way’ cover by Aerosmith. 

It’s not a concert. It’s not a stage. There are no lasers. No smoke machines. No Steven Tyler strutting in leather pants. It’s just four guys. Four guitars. One dimly lit corner of a room. And somehow… it’s electric.

When the men of 40 Fingers pick up their guitars and strum the first few notes, you smile because it instantly takes you back to the days of freedom, fun, and a walk down memory lane. Your ears perk up. You lean a little closer to the screen, because something in your bones remembers.

This wasn’t just a song—it was your era.
Backseat rides with the windows down. Cassette tapes and even old record players were spinning in wood-paneled bedrooms. Hair a little bigger, dreams a little wilder.

And now here it is again, but softer. More refined. Like the tune aged right alongside you and came back with a gentler voice—but the same fire in its soul.

Their fingers move fast, dancing over frets like they’re telling secrets. You can’t help but tap your foot. You laugh when you realize—you’re mouthing the chorus, even though no one’s singing.

And they invite you in like an old friend.
This isn’t a performance—it’s a jam session you’ve been pulled into. A private little concert with the best kind of band: the kind that knows how to honor the past without making it feel old.

These four guitarists don’t just play the music. They remember it—with their hands. They strum it with a fun that says, We loved it, too.

And somehow, in that quiet room with no sunshine and no flash, you feel more alive than you have all day.

Because music like this doesn’t age.
It echoes.
It carries us back.
It makes the years melt like wax.

So go ahead—turn it up.
Let it find you on a quiet afternoon. Let it take you back to who you were before all the bills, adult responsibilities and backaches became a common part of your day. 

And if your grandkids walk in while you’re bobbing your head or tapping your knee? Just grin and say, “Hey, come listen—this is how we used to walk this way.”

“He has put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God.”  Psalm 40:3

You know that feeling when you hear the opening synths of Take On Me and suddenly, the world shifts back to a time of neon lights, big hair, and MTV magic? The 80s—oh, how we still love you. This sibling duo stuns judges with their outstanding and fun performance, and we love them for it. 

Meet Jonno and Dan—two scruffy-bearded, hat-wearing, glasses-sporting brothers who look like they belong in the indie art scene of downtown Oregon. But don’t let the hipster vibe fool you. These two took a leap that landed them on the big stage of America’s Got Talent—in Ireland, no less—and they didn’t just walk on, they stormed it.

Their version of the song ‘Take On Me’—that iconic Norwegian synth-pop anthem originally released in 1984—turned heads and melted hearts everywhere. The original song had its own rocky road, with multiple releases before finally soaring to #1 on the US Billboard Hot 100 in 1985, thanks to that groundbreaking music video that blended live-action with pencil-sketch animation. You remember it—those unforgettable shots that made the song more than just music, but an experience.

Jonno and Dan stripped it down and somehow captured all the nostalgia and emotion wrapped up in that upbeat melody. Their version is like a warm hug from the past, but fresh enough to make you want to hit replay.

There’s something about the 80s that never really goes away. Maybe it’s the boldness. The color. The joy of trying something new and weird and wonderful all at once. And these brothers? They remind us that some songs—and some memories—are truly timeless.

So whether you grew up with a Walkman glued to your side or you’re discovering this gem for the first time, Jonno and Dan’s version will make you smile, tap your feet, and maybe even sing along.

Because the ’80s live on—in the music we play, the memories we cherish, and the stories we tell.

And honestly? We’re so glad they do.

“Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth! Serve the Lord with gladness! Come into his presence with singing!” Psalm 100:1-2

Friend, you have to see this video—seriously, stop scrolling and just watch it. A violinist draws an unlikely audience as turtles gather for his tunes. A traveling violinist named Zac walks up to the edge of a quiet pond, lifts his bow, and begins to play—and then the magic begins.

Turtles. Dozens of them. Swimming toward the sound, bobbing their heads, popping up like they’d been waiting all day for this concert.

“If I start playing music, they’ll just start bee-lining towards me,” Zac said, still a little amazed by his unlikely fan base. Some musicians sell out stadiums. Zac serenades a pond—and it’s honestly more beautiful than any red carpet performance I’ve ever seen.

Zac left a corporate job six years ago to chase his passion: the delicate dance between classical violin and hip-hop beats. It’s mesmerizing. But he never expected this—an audience of soft-souled reptiles, drawn to rhythm and blues like it’s written on their hearts.

“Every time I play hip-hop, they vibe the most to that,” Zac said with a grin. He’s tried other genres—pop, rock, classical—but nothing brings the turtles in like a good beat pulsing through the strings of his bow.

“They’ll come up to the edge of the water and move their head a little bit,” he added, chuckling.

Brielle, the video’s producer, called it what we were all thinking: “They’re soul-like. Soulful.” And Zac, still laughing, nodded and added “They got a hard shell but a soft soul, you know?”

Don’t we all?

Maybe that’s what I love most about this whole beautiful scene—it’s a picture of what we’re all longing for. Someone to show up, play something beautiful, and remind us that even with our hard shells, we’re still drawn to soul-stirring things.

And maybe—just maybe—rhythm is the language of the heart, even for turtles.

“Let everything that has breath praise the Lord.” Psalm 150:6