Ao3 sings Holding out for a hero from Shrek 2

[@paulie1188]

The number of fics titled ‘aaa’ is never gonna stop being funny

[@danmeifan]

Sometimes,,, you cannot think of a good title. lmao

[@tonykhang1984]

yes

[@justyouraveragemartian783]

also the amounts of "and"

[@vixxdaemon3874]

And also the fact that they're mostly smut fics

[@agnes7404]

Imagine trying to find a fic you read but you keep looking up the wrong amount of a’s

[@ognicho2333]

"Where Are All The Gods" would be a perfect title for Percy Jackson fanfiction

[@mollyq8889]

I thought the same thing

[@Slay96866]

Caption (not here)

[@MxPumpkin]

Exactly, i actually thought it was a Percy Jackson Fic

[@ognicho2333]

@@MxPumpkin Same

[@tonykhang1984]

yes

[@ashayam2456]

“Instrumental” and then the fandom is twoset violin omg GOOOOLDDDD

[@Rover1309]

Ling Ling comes through in the clutch.

[@AndysamBlack]

I was like phew thank god the rating is G

[@negativefouriq2210]

RIGHT i had to go look it up immediately

[@elianacastillo5962]

LETSGOOO

[@morgaknightgames]

I just saw that part, and literally dislocated a rib laughing. OMG. I really, really shouldn't be surprised, but holy heck. Brb, need to go do some yoga so I can breathe without pain again.

[@qstionblomens6138]

Society really peaked with this cover, ngl

[@brony4869]

tru

[@intheclear3492]

It really did

[@totallynoteverything1.]

It's not the cover it's the new original.

[@pip-pip5029]

"Where are all the gods" "Naruto" took me out

[@Bells_Haven]

same KSBDODGDOEVFIDGEUF

[@PichuElric]

there's one for Glee and Free 😭

[@froggipool9493]

For me, it was the WWE fanfiction called “In My Blood”

[@shadowgirlm6446]

@@froggipool9493 I still cannot handle the fact that there are wwe fanfics, this is too much for my simple mind

[@cherry-xz7jy]

Nothing will ever compare to the excitement i feel when a fanfic from a fandom i’m in is used in one of these

[@becauseimafan]

Having just discovered not half an out ago that these videos are *a thing* ... I absolutely agree!!!

[@PichuElric]

I saw almost every fandom I was in the last 15 years XD

[@shann2446]

literally me whenever i see a skam fic

[@kaydwessie296]

Same, I found a Final Fantasy 14 one in here and was like "AYO I SHOULD READ THAT"

[@riiobee]

stalking for rdr rn so i can go read it if i find one 🤣

[@hadespluto3319]

I forgot how amazing this song was in Shrek, like it goes 200% and it’s just an abusive fairy godmother who’s singing this 😂

[@GrndAdmiralThrawn]

There’s a video here on KZbin explaining how the soundtrack to Shrek is genius in its use of pop songs juxtaposed with original score, and that this idea reaches its climax in this scene, as the Fairy Godmother diagetically sings “I need a hero” backed up by original score.

[@alacatooo]

@@GrndAdmiralThrawn yeahhhh sideways, he’s amazing I love his videos

[@aihoshinoirl]

@@alacatooo me too!

[@cold3505]

the twoset violin fanfics i keep seeing will never not be funny to me

[@ss-cp2uy]

it’s always intstrumental 😭

[@YumeSakuraDance]

Okay but the “C Minor, put it in C Minor” part ABSOLUTELY KILLED ME

[@xxleah_haydenxx]

90% of these are Voltron: Legendary Defender fics i-

[@Grace_378]

Those are the ones that I couldn’t find anything else for 😂

[@fiftyshadesofray]

stop why is vld everywhere

[@carm_ar]

something tells me at least 80% of them are klance fanfics

[@azurehua]

@@carm_ar ewww

[@ss-cp2uy]

@@azurehua chill it’s just a ship. a reasonable one, at that.

[@mati9341]

Somehow the fanfic titled "Put It In" is only Teen rated. Weird.

[@awesomesauce23]

💀💀💀

[@lovelasnow]

I grew up on fanfiction this is not the worst I’ve seen

[@lofkii]

ik i saw it and thought i was just stupid lmao

[@xxleah_haydenxx]

'Fast' a marvel mlm fic, its definitely hawksilver

[@snipers_nightmare]

oh definitely.

[@ratosphere]

I just checked, and you would be correct...

[@niftynightowl]

This is genuinely one of my favourite videos, you somehow captured the entire whiplashing experience of Ao3

[@Grace_378]

Tysm!

[@PichuElric]

Perfect description

[@amarettotart4780]

It was the TwoSet fanfic for me

[@nururu3233]

HOLY COW, TWOSET HAVE A FANFIC NOW??

[@sammyortega]

the spinning instrumental and other edits this is golden

[@Grace_378]

Tysm!

[@zoisite_moon2828]

I love how there's a Steven Universe fanfic called Instrumental.

[@SsjkidsSaveCosmo08]

Yes It's Comedy

[@Breidablik06]

I like how 0:21 went straight from a teen rated Voltron fic, to an explicit rated Voltron fic Edit: I almost choked on my spit when I saw a Criminal Minds x Avengers fic in there

[@defaultprofilepictureguy2526]

it’s like stepping on a rock and falling face-first into mud

[@conjurerofcheapthrills4750]

"Instrumrntal": okay funny person, I dig. "Long" appears above "instrumental": ... WHEEZE

[@mmmm_moss1637]

I’m surprised that there’s not any shrek fanfics in here like ??? This is literally your song smh

[@Emma-yp4ci]

The Paw Patrol fic titled Hero at 3:43 sent me omg.

[@ScrungleSketches]

I fear no man, but... *explicit MHA fic* That, That thing scares me...

[@money1673]

Oh you sweet summer pie, you don't know the first thing I'll tell you that

[@fettuwuccine]

praying it only involves the adults in the show 😰

[@clawcaps3224]

@@fettuwuccine bestie I'm afraid to tell you this-

[@fettuwuccine]

@@clawcaps3224 disappointed but not surprised 😔

[@daisymay6505]

Excuse my ignorance but what is mha

[@dingosurprise]

the small edits in this are absolutely amazing

[@Grace_378]

Thank you!

[@chiara3287]

0:58 i think i spat my lungs when the lyrics of the backing vocals appeared alongside the main lyrics

[@raydgreenwald7788]

I once tried to look for non romantic tics on AO3, all I was able to do was filter out the sexualities of the ships and I still got entirely ship fics

[@AnaSofia-xe2wg]

Have you tried with gen?

[@raydgreenwald7788]

@@AnaSofia-xe2wg what's that?

[@immabethehero1486]

@@raydgreenwald7788 Gen is like platonic relationships

[@supremeoverlord0]

@@immabethehero1486 That, or just fics that might be character studies that don't deal entirely with character relationships. But yeah, try Gen, OP.

[@ConstellationEternalLucidDream]

I mean, you can look for just angst

[@lolidek334]

Audibly screeched at the Twoset fic aptly named "Instrumental" ( 1:18 )

[@thatpersonyoucallemo5538]

*shrek forever*

[@karlatoriz391]

I just know how many tears of laughter went into looking for each lyric and putting this video together

[@aliteralmoon]

3:43 PAW PATROL???

[@thewiglesswonder]

The fic titles popping up for a backup singers too KILLED ME

[@winniescreations]

I LOVE that you even used titles to illustrate the choir's voices. Epic.

[@silverdrag0n_]

i absolutely adore this niche internet meme

[@korybass136]

The best part is some of the titles were just happen to match up, but others obviously just used the song lyrics.

[@bariumselenided5152]

I just made the connection that this is Shrek 2’s “All Star” . They made 2 banger movies in a row each with their own iconic song that ended up being a meme. That’s kinda crazy

[@Lolo50000]

It's a little thing at 1:59 but I love that the bridge is an original work. There's layers.

[@emilydraws1571]

The Explicit Sonic fic titled "FAST!" Has me in tears

[@samayasharan5670]

yknow ive been watching these ao3 vids for a while and if i ever find katy perry's the one that got away and 'in another life' isn't the iconic haikyuu fic that made so many people cry to the point people who liked angst were warning the masses NOT to read it, i will riot.

[@CrowMaiden]

i thought 'Eastenders' was gonna be the fandom that took me out, but then I saw Criminal Minds and Avengers together and realised nope, it's that one.

[@siennahartle9069]

The “dream of what I need” one being a MDZS fic is so on brand

[@ИмяФамилия-ф2д8ш]

No please lmao 😭🤣

[@yolanda5100]

The question is: what dream are we talking about? The domestic fluff one, or the sword one? iykyk

[@BingQilin]

1:45 *googles it* wait it's a superhero fic by one of my fav authors??? HELL YES

[@nesssiah]

It just dawned upon me that technically, this is a villain song. Like, the Fairy Godmother sang it, and she's the villain. GodDAMN if this isn't the hottest villain song ever made.

[@polarbearsss]

i LOVE u included instrumental and the backing vocals 😭😭 there is way too much effort put into editing this and i love it

[@morbidsearch]

I love finding fanfictions where the title is a random quote from the book. My personal favourite is a Harry Potter fanfic called "spaghetti bolognese and tinned pears"

[@mintycookies1327]

The fact that the fic titled “put it in” isn’t explicit is confusing

[@wileecoyotegenius5955]

The fact that there is MORE THAN ONE fic titled C Minor is amazing.

[@cheesypancakes8756]

PAW PATROL FAN FICTION

[@NoOne-oc2gg]

I love how "it's gonna take a superman" wasn't even a DC fic.

[@YSO992]

I love AO3 so much. The Internet is worth it just for this website I swear. Smh. Lmao

[@marasmusshowdown8638]

This just shows how infinite fanfic fandoms websites are. They are an abyss of fics and titles that can even make a whole novel by itself.

[@Rose-ry6gm]

I saw the title and immediately knew I would have to share this with like three different gcs

[@RomiRoseyRomaine]

AO3 is unhinged and I adore it

[@multieditsfm]

This scene alone is why I love Shrek 2

[@MiKi-sx3tt]

Oh my god. The effort of this entire video is legendary. It's more than my resolve to at least finish one fict.

[@cthulusauce]

The editing! I’m in awe

[@Grace_378]

Thank you!

[@firebowstress57365]

Any one else see that eastenders has a fic, now thats something that i never expected to see..

[@themedievalbeekeepers]

"Bridge" fucking annihilated me

[@3isyellowfightme_391]

Can’t believe there’s a Mighty Boosh fic in here that’s a fucking PULL lmaooo

[@JustAFoolishMortal]

Love how there’s a sonic fanfic just titled: FAST

[@chaseross8900]

I hate that I know WWE fanfic exists

[@the_sky_is_blue_and_so_am_I]

Nascar fanfic exists

[@theboxygenie]

you ain't seen nothing yet---there's fanfic of countries, (real) people---dead, alive, semi-fictional, you name it---, commercials, that Blue-and-Black-or-White-and-Gold dress, the Object Show Community, there's even fanfic of ao3

[@cheesydelphox1552]

0:20 Isn't there a white knight (Voltron Legendary Defender, rated Teen) 0:24 Upon a fiery steed (Voltron Legendary defender, rated explicit)

[@adasnotwrong]

this is SO good

[@Grace_378]

Thank you!

[@user_murrow2005]

I FORGOT HOW MUCH A BOP THIS SONG IS WHAT-

[@hawheckint]

1:11 i did not EXPECT any Danger Days fics in one of these, but i cant say im not pleasantly surprised >:)

[@Therabeeee]

I watch these specifically to find intersesting and or funny looking fics to read at night

[@rockiumz]

perfection.

[@Grace_378]

Thank you ☺️

[@D_Skipper]

I've watched so many of these AO3 covers that the only thing that surprises me anymore is the lack of Men's Hockey RPF in this one because it always seems to be in every video. (Also the shippy Paw Patrol fic. That- that surprised me.)

[@caliander1068]

I came here just to point happily at the Gideon the Ninth fic but then I ended up jamming out and replaying it since this cover goes so hard.

[@Zamtrios245]

1:42 "Ooo"-Undertale fanfic. $10 it's the ghost

[@emilyaw3831]

Upon seeing one of my favorite writers, I paused the video and sent it to them

[@Crystalelements182]

I love how these are all from different fandoms as well, so it's not like intentional

[@scarlettarana]

I accidentally tapped on this but, ya know what? I have no regrets

[@totalweirdo8538]

I had honestly never realised how many banging lines there are in this song!

[@nickd7935]

Holy shit, you even included "bridge" and "long"! Thank you for giving me a good laugh today!

[@arahja_]

"ooo" - undertale

[@slasherlovingay2488]

YES, GET IT ORPHAN ACCOUNT

[@daliborvranic1665]

There's nothing better than reading the fandoms these fanfic are from like damn- Also, I see what you did for YOI And the Banan Fish hurt But I was surprised to see all the "intrumental"

[@caslikesdinos599]

…wait there’s eastenders fanfiction?! Oh my mother is about to loooove AO3

[@gaygayy4886]

The Big Time Rush fanfic is making me really nervous here..

[@jinnie4271]

Wait for real? Where? 😳👀

[@charlesrockafellor4200]

This is giving me so many new ideas for some meta-fics!

[@Rhyxelz]

Still haven't found my fandom yet but I finally recognize an author at least! holding out hope

[@marls1977]

I was today years old when I found out that two set violin fanfiction exists. There are 3,500+ fics on ao3 with that tag, Just why?!!

[@a_bbles]

THE BACKING VOCALS YES

[@Vlairyn-Three]

The “Instrumental” just TOOK ME OUT 😂

[@eliassalazar423]

The fact there wasn't a story titled Hit It makes this a missed opportinity.

[@theedexterspeckman6512]

this is beautiful

[@desertrose1609]

3:43 PAW Patrol??? What the...

[@cosmicerror7789]

Whenever I watch these types of videos for some reason I feel like I'm being beaten in a parking lot

[@curiousKuro16]

The Last Unicorn one got me

[@_stardustcolors]

i love how there are just fics titled "and"

[@Kris-lj7lq]

“Instrumental” 😭

[@el-im5du]

this is the best one yet

[@jillybean4247]

'Long' 'Instrumental' took me out. I choked on my drink.

[@keylock78]

i did NOT just see 19 kids and counting fanfic oh my god

[@garyt.s.368]

I knew there’d be some Lord of the Rings fics in here lmao

[@MxPumpkin]

THE BRIDGE FIC LMAO

[@SapphireLeaf10]

By Orphan Account, Original Work and Rated M

[@HEARTS4LILITHH]

orphan_account always coming in clutch Edit: orphan_account fic counter: 7

[@thischannelisajoke6810]

"What are you a fan of?" "Nothing"

[@caitlinewing6906]

Who on god’s green earth is out there writing Paw Patrol fan fiction, I’m scared.

[@calicomarker]

PAW PATROL 😭😭😭

[@BrandonVonOtt]

Between the titles; “He’s,” and “And,” at 0:51, I was rolling

[@abigailmoises402]

It's soooo much fun seeing what fandoms these all come from