Nathan Apodaca was just minding his own business when he filmed himself skateboarding with a bottle of cranberry juice and started singing Fleetwood Mac’s 1977 song “Dreams.”
Posted to TikTok under the username @420doggface208 back on September 25, the video went viral over the last week and even reached the eyes of Mick Fleetwood of Fleetwood Mac. In his honor, Mick would jump on a skateboard and reenact the viral video.
Apodaca’s innovative style of filming and enthusiasm in a time of significant challenges for the world sparked a series of positive events when the streams for “Dreams” spiked and his TikTok status went through the roof, garnering a whopping 20 million views for the post and 1.8 million followers and 20.3 million likes on his profile, so far.
Before this, Apodaca was struggling financially while living in an RV and driving a car with over 200,000 miles on it. He was worried about his phone being turned off and helping his family. When he posted the video, he was on the way to work when his car stalled on the freeway. With less than 15 minutes to get to work at a factory, he hopped on his skateboard and the rest is history. A resident of Idaho Falls, Apocada has now been receiving donations from all over.
Apodaca’s singing clip isn’t the first of its kind on his account. On his TikTok profile, there’s several clips of him dancing and singing to different tunes. The fact that Apodaca has such a youthful and enthusiastic spirit has made millions of people happy. It would be great to see the guy get a commercial deal with a music streaming platform or Oceanspray, land his own reality TV show, or even be featured in a few music videos. The sky is the limit.
