We’ve all got that one song that, no matter how we’re feeling, gives us no choice but to sing along.
You could be having the worst day ever, but when ABBA’s “Dancing Queen” comes on the radio, you can’t help but wind down the windows and sing at the top of your voice.
The song is timeless, especially since it was featured in the “Mamma Mia” musical.
And while we can’t all dance on a jetty on a Greek Island with Amanda Seyfried and Meryl Streep, we can at least live the fantasy from home.
It’s not just humans who are partial to an 80s throwback, either – one cockatoo can’t get enough of the ABBA hit.
Of all the pets you can choose from, parrots are some of the most entertaining.
They’re incredibly expressive and love to dance – in fact, science tells us that the auditory and motor areas in their avian brains help them to recognize a beat and even learn the more complicated moves.
One particularly gifted parrot in the dancing world is Griffi, a goffins cockatoo who had been through it all before she got rescued by Florida Parrot Rescue.
Luckily, the stars were aligned when Griffi was fostered by a family who loved her so much, they decided they couldn’t let her go.
Griffi now lives with her mom and dad, three dogs and a fellow bird. Sounds pretty hectic!
But she clearly loves life now, and she’s so happy with her circumstances that she just can’t help dancing when a good tune comes on.
Griffi’s dancing is such a regular thing that her foster parents set up a YouTube channel to share her videos – which, of course, was an instant hit.
She only joined YouTube last year, but Griffi already has an impressive 63k subscribers.
Audiences from all over the world tune in to watch Griffi dance, with videos of her dancing to Michael Jackson, country music and “The Humpty Dance” hits being the most popular.
One of her latest videos features the one and only “Dancing Queen”, and you’re going to want to check it out.
The hilarious thing about Griffi is that she really does dance.
We’ve all seen parrots that bob their heads to music, and that’s funny enough, but Griffi goes the extra mile.
She bounces her whole body with such enthusiasm that it’s a surprise she doesn’t take off. She also dips down and sways side to side, giving off street-dance vibes.
What makes the whole thing even more adorable is Griffi’s appearance.
Her owner explained that she over-preens, probably because of her traumatic background, which is why she’s virtually featherless wherever she can reach with her beak.
The result is that her head is the only feathered part of her body, giving her the appearance of having a much larger head than she does.
Trust us – you didn’t know that you needed to watch a cockatoo dancing to “Dancing Queen” until today.
With everything going on in the world right now, sometimes we just need a little laid-back humor – and this certainly does it.
Even Griffi’s mom, who sees her antics every day, can’t help laughing as Griffi bops and bounces along on the coffee table.
Griffi’s got the moves! If you haven’t seen this hilarious video yet, check it out below.
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