Usain Bolt‘s smile may have inspired a slew of memes, but a four-legged Olympic competitor proved to be a meme in its own right.
That is indeed a “German-bred warmblood horse” named Lorenzo performing to an orchestral medley arrangement that includes both “Smooth” by Santana ft. Rob Thomas of Matchbox 20 and Bon Jovi’s “It’s My Life”—said life being one of top-tier competition to the sizzling guitar licks of “Smooth” by Santana ft. Rob Thomas of Matchbox 20.
Given that the triple-Grammy-award-winning 1999 Latin fusion hit single has enjoyed a second life as a not-all-that-ironic meme of late, it will surprise you not at all that people fairly lost their shit.
If you just missed a horse dancing to smooth by Santana and rob Thomas you basically missed the entire Olympics just move on to the next one
— pepper Brooks (@Utah_getme_2) August 15, 2016
(puts on top hat)
— matt ufford (@mattufford) August 15, 2016
(buttons up tailcoat)
(gets on horse)
I am now prepared to dance to "Smooth" feat. Rob Thomaspic.twitter.com/z016DJhQ4t
BREAKING: The IOC has awarded the horse who danced to "Smooth" then Bon Jovi the gold horse medal for best horse musical opinions
— Rodger Sherman (@rodger) August 15, 2016
Watching a Horse dance to Smooth by Santana and it's probably the best thing I've ever seen on a TV ever.
— Jonathan James (@jjsimmo) August 15, 2016
https://twitter.com/imbeccable/status/765231213741281280
Yet, while everyone agreed that Lorenzo’s routine was a hot one—he gave us his heart, made it real—he and rider Severo Jesus Jurado Lopez placed fourth, falling just shy of a medal for Spain, Santana, Rob Thomas, and awesome horses everywhere. The Olympics are a joke.
https://twitter.com/Snockard/status/765224029284290560
Neither Carlos Santana nor Rob Thomas have publicly commented on this athletic atrocity, but it goes without saying that either would give their world to lift Lorenzo up, would change their life to better suit his mood.
Because he’s so smooth.