Missy Elliott Performed 'Work It' With Her 'Funky White Sister' And We're Living

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    Missy Elliott Performed 'Work It' With Her 'Funky White Sister' And We're Living
    POSTED Sep 14 2018
    By Cool Accidents
    Missy Elliott Mary Halsey
    Image via Ellen YouTube

    We love that Ellen Degeneres makes dreams come true for so many of the internet's viral memes. First, she sent young yodeler Mason Ramsey to perform at the Grand Ole Opry and now she's surprised the star of that viral Work It video, Mary Halsey, with a visit from Missy Elliott herself.

    The viral video got Missy Elliott's attention last month, with Mary taking to a park (?) to perform the entirety of Work It - reversed lyrics and all. 

    Calling the woman her "funky white sister", Missy said she loved it. It was just a golden piece of viral content, made better by the horn Mary's holding and even the lady in the background tentatively eating a plate of food. Too good.

    Ellen invited Mary onto her show to perform the song for the studio again, and lo and behold... Missy Elliott was there to join her. Kristen Bell coming to that realisation in the front row is a sight to behold in itself.

    Check out the video below - the performance starts from 2:38.

    And a fun fact from Missy: the famously difficult to sing backwards lyric on Work It was actually a mistake in the studio! 

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Missy Elliott Mary Halsey
Image via Ellen YouTube

We love that Ellen Degeneres makes dreams come true for so many of the internet's viral memes. First, she sent young yodeler Mason Ramsey to perform at the Grand Ole Opry and now she's surprised the star of that viral Work It video, Mary Halsey, with a visit from Missy Elliott herself.

The viral video got Missy Elliott's attention last month, with Mary taking to a park (?) to perform the entirety of Work It - reversed lyrics and all. 

Calling the woman her "funky white sister", Missy said she loved it. It was just a golden piece of viral content, made better by the horn Mary's holding and even the lady in the background tentatively eating a plate of food. Too good.

Ellen invited Mary onto her show to perform the song for the studio again, and lo and behold... Missy Elliott was there to join her. Kristen Bell coming to that realisation in the front row is a sight to behold in itself.

Check out the video below - the performance starts from 2:38.

And a fun fact from Missy: the famously difficult to sing backwards lyric on Work It was actually a mistake in the studio! 

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