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Schoolboy Robbie Hunt goes viral singing Top Gun: Maverick song with 23 million views on TikTok

Robbie Hunt (pictured) has gone viral for his rendition of Jerry Lee Lewis' 1957 hit 'Great Balls of Fire'

Private schoolboy goes viral with stunning verse of Top Gun: Maverick song on TikTok – with almost as many viewers as the population of Australia

  • Robbie Hunt, 18, has gone viral after singing the first verse of ‘Great Balls of Fire’
  • The St Joseph’s College student said the new-found fame was ‘pretty crazy’
  • The clip, shared on his TikTok account, amassed a whopping 23 million views

By Antoinette Milienos For Daily Mail Australia

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A Sydney schoolboy has gone viral for an electrifying 13-second performance of a 1950s rock-and-roll hit he heard for the first time while watching Top Gun: Maverick.

Robbie Hunt, who attends St Joseph’s College at Hunters Hill, belted out a rendition of Jerry Lee Lewis’ 1957 hit ‘Great Balls of Fire’ in one of the school’s music rooms.

The TikTok clip has amassed a whopping 23 million views and shows the 18-year-old wearing his school uniform and playing piano while singing the first verse of the Jerry Lee Lewis classic.

Robbie Hunt (pictured) has gone viral for his rendition of Jerry Lee Lewis' 1957 hit 'Great Balls of Fire'

The 13-second TikTok clip has amassed a whopping 22.9 million views

Robbie Hunt, 18, has gone viral after sharing a 13-second TikTok clip (pictured) where he plays piano while belting out the first verse of Jerry Lee Lewis’ 1957 hit ‘Great Balls of Fire’. The video has amassed 23 million views

Mr Hunt admitted to 2GB host Ben Fordham on Monday that he had never heard the song but was inspired to learn it after watching the Top Gun sequel.

‘I heard the song a couple times and I wanted to learn it but never really took the time to do it,’ Mr Hunt said.

‘I sat down and heard the song and started kind of playing around and I thought, “oh, there it is”.’

Hunt said he did not think the video would receive so much attention and that his new-found fame was ‘pretty crazy’.

‘I just posted it and went to bed,’ Hunt said.

‘When I woke up and my phone kept vibrating, I was like, “that’s very annoying at this time in the morning” and then I went and looked at it.

‘I was like, “Oh, it’s over 500,000 [views]oh that’s a huge number.”

The St Joseph's College student said he first heard the song while watching the iconic scene in Top Gun: Maverick (pictured)

The St Joseph’s College student said he first heard the song while watching the iconic scene in Top Gun: Maverick (pictured)

He then went to class and came back to one million views – which has since soared.

Ben Fordham described Hunt as ‘looking like a movie star’ and social media users agree, with some even asking for his hand in marriage.

‘Holy moly, hot and can sing’, one user wrote.

‘He’s Australian OMG I am too, I want you [for real],’ another user wrote.

A third user chimed: ‘So are you single or what?’

‘Who is this kid and when can I marry him,’ another user commented.

Hunt, who has been singing for ‘nearly [his] whole life’ and playing piano since ‘early primary school’, said he wants to pursue music after school and is focused on doing well in his exams.

Hunt noted his family and friends love how the video has gone viral with some calling it ‘hilarious’. However, his grandparents have warned him not to ‘get a big head’ and let the attention distract him from his HSC trials.

‘Obviously music and that stuff is what I want to do with my life but I think the way I can give back is to put my head down and go well in school and sport,’ Hunt said.

The teen is in the midst of preparing for his HSC trials and has already been accepted into the prestigious JMC Arts Academy.

Hunt (pictured) is in the midst of preparing for his HSC trials and is focused on doing well in his exams despite already being accepted into the prestigious JMC Arts Academy

Hunt (pictured) is in the midst of preparing for his HSC trials and is focused on doing well in his exams despite already being accepted into the prestigious JMC Arts Academy

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NRLnews | Patrick Carrigan hip drop tackle on Jackson Hastings judiciary, Tigers’ ‘dog shot’ claim

There is an extra reason why the Broncos should be very worried about Patrick Carrigan’s horror tackle that broke the leg of Tigers star Jackson Hastings on Saturday.

Carrigan has been referred straight to the judiciary for the hip drop tackle – an indication of the seriousness of the incident.

But what will cause him real concern is that only two weeks ago, the NRL warned all clubs about the dangers of hip drop tackles, in which a player is held by two tacklers and then a third player comes in around the waist and pulls him to the ground, causing major damage to legs, knees or ankles.

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The warning was accompanied by videos of the tackles and a clear message – stamp it out!

The fact that Carrigan’s tackle, which has ended Hastings’ season – came so soon after the warning will ensure the judicial clamps down hard on him as an example to all players.

The Tigers, meanwhile, are fuming about the tackle, which soured their splendid upset win in Brisbane.

“It was a dog shot… and the referee didn’t even want to do anything about it,” a Tigers source told Wide World of Sports.

“It was only when Jackson was screaming in pain on the ground and (skipper) James Tamou abused the referee for not taking action that the Bunker got involved.”

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Australia

Anthony Albanese records highest satisfaction result for Australian prime minister in latest Newspoll survey

Anthony Albanese records highest satisfaction result for Australian prime minister in latest Newspoll survey

Anthony Albanese has recorded the highest satisfaction results for an incoming-Australian prime minister with more than half the public “satisfied” with the Labor leader so far.

The first Newspoll since the May 21 Federal Election showed Mr Albanese’s satisfaction ratings sitting at 61 per cent after the first couple of months in the top job.

It is the highest survey results for a Prime Minister in a post-election Newspoll since the question was asked back in 1985 under the Hawke government, according to The Australian.

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In comparison, former Australian leader Kevin Rudd was previously the highest with a rating of 59 per cent while Mr Albanese’s predecessor Scott Morrison reported a satisfaction result 10 points lower at 51 per cent.

Other prime ministers such as John Howard and Bob Hawke recorded satisfaction surveys high in the 50s around the same timeframe.

Australians have also resonated with Mr Albanese’s efforts early into his leadership with Labor’s primary vote rising from 32.6 per cent to 37 per cent.

But support for the Coalition has dropped almost three points since the Federal Election from 35.7 per cent down to 33 per cent.

It’s the lowest primary result since the leadership change from Malcolm Turnbull to Mr Morrison in 2018.

Mr Albanese has also extended his lead as preferred prime minister with a 59-25 lead to new Liberal leader Peter Dutton.

It is the largest margin reported since 2008.

Poll results showed the Opposition Leader record a satisfaction rating of 37 per cent and dissatisfaction result at 41 per cent.

Labor’s two-party preferred has also significantly increased with support rising to 56-44 compared to the election result of 52.1 per cent to 47.9 per cent.

But combined support for minor parties and independents, which has grown this election, sitting at 30 per cent, which is slightly down from polling day.

Greens remain steady after it fell 0.2 per cent to 12 per cent.

Pauline Hanson’s One Nation has increased to six per cent while Clive Palmer’s United Party dropped two points to two per cent.

The Newspoll surveyed 1,508 residents across the country between July 27 to July 30.

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Rolling Meadows mom and five children among seven killed in fiery, head-on collision on I-90

Rolling Meadows mom and five children among seven killed in fiery, head-on collision on I-90

A mother from Rolling Meadows and five children were among seven people killed early Sunday morning during a fiery head-on crash on westbound I-90 in McHenry County after a car traveled the wrong way, Illinois State Police said.

State police said District 15 troopers responded at approximately 2:11 am to the scene near Hampshire. Troopers said the vehicles involved, a 2005 Chevrolet van and a 2010 Acura TSX, were fully engulfed in flames.

Six passengers in the van were killed, including 31-year-old Lauren Dobosz of Rolling Meadows and five children — two 13-year-old girls, a 7-year-old boy, a 6-year-old boy and a 5 -year-old girl.

Also dead is the driver of the Acura, 22-year-old Jennifer Fernandez of Carpentersville.

All seven victims were pronounced dead at the scene.

The driver of the van, 32-year-old Thomas Dobosz of Rolling Meadows, was flown by helicopter to Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood with serious injuries.

According to a preliminary investigation, the van was headed west on I-90 when the crash occurred.

State police said that “for unknown reasons” the Acura was traveling east in the westbound lanes and struck the front of the van. Both vehicles then burst into flames.

Firefighters from the Hampshire Fire Protection District responded to the scene of the crash at 2:13 am The Marengo, Genoa and Pingree Grove fire protection districts assisted.


        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        

All westbound lanes of I-90 near milepost 33 had been closed for the investigation, with traffic diverted off at Anthony Road. They were reopened around 9:25 am

The investigation is being conducted by the Illinois State Police. The McHenry County coroner’s office also responded.

State police said no further information is being released at this time.

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Tokyo heatwave inspires creation of wearable fans to help dogs and cats stay cool

A white cat sits inside wearing a portable fan.

A Tokyo clothing manufacturer has joined forces with veterinarians to create a wearable fan to help pets beat the heat.

Maternity clothing brand Sweet Mommy has created an 85-gram battery-operated fan for dogs and cats to wear.

The fan attaches to a mesh outfit and blows air around their bodies.

Clothing brand president Rei Uzawa said the fans were designed for dogs and cats that could not shed their fur coats in Japan’s blistering summer weather.

Tokyo recorded its longest heatwave on record in June, with temperatures of up to 35 degrees Celsius for nine days.

A small brown dog wears a circular portable fan and a white vest.
The fans have been designed to keep dogs cool during walks in the summer heat. (Reuters: Issei Katō)

Ms Uzawa said seeing her pet Chihuahua exhausted by the summer heat had motivated the invention.

“There was almost no rainy season this year, so the hot days came early, and in that sense, I think we developed a product that is right for the market,” she said.

Ms Uzawa said since the fans were released in July she had received about 100 orders.

She said the fans were available in five different sizes and sold for 9,900 yen ($107).

One small brown dog wears a pink jacket with a fan and is sitting next to a white dog wearing a blue jacket and fan.
The portable fans come in five different sizes and weigh 85 grams. (Reuters: Issei Katō)

Mami Kumamoto, who has a miniature poodle named Pudding and a terrier named Maco, said she usually used dry ice packs to keep her dogs cool.

She said she believed the fans would make it easier to walk her dogs in the summer heat.

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Technology

Bungie disables Destiny 2 text chat due to massive exploit

Bungie disables Destiny 2 text chat due to massive exploit

It appears Destiny 2 players will have limited options as far as comms go for the time being, as developer Bungie has briefly pulled the plug on text chat due to the presence of a game-breaking bug. Player reports indicate that the bug is the result of a specific copypasta (a long string of copied and pasted text) that is being sent through the whisper channel. Players who receive this message are being kicked out of the game, at which point they will receive and error message that reads: “Could not connect to Destiny 2 servers. Check your network configuration and try again.”

This bug appeared as long ago as yesterday, and at the time many players were taking their protection into their own hands. Many players recommended manually shutting off whisper channels and avoiding any areas with local or team chats in order to protect themselves from the malicious messages. Some players were even leaving their clans if they suspected that other clan members might be knowingly using the exploit.

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Shortly after reports began to spread, Bungie made the call to shut down text channels in order to work out a long-term fix, announcing via Twitter that they are taking this action across all platforms in order to investigate further. At this point, it’s unclear how long it will take to get the necessary patch in order, though Bungie is asking players to stay tuned for updates, and is sure to get one out as soon as possible.

This exploit comes on the heels of another problem with Destiny 2’s security, as it was recently discovered that Bungie is suing streamer MiffysWorld after repeated instances of cheating, harassment, and threats caused the streamer to go through at least 13 alternate accounts.

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Sports

Randle set to revert to Best Supercar chassis for Sandown

Randle set to revert to Best Supercar chassis for Sandown

Thomas Randle’s Ford Mustang. Picture: Ross Gibb

Thomas Randle is set to revert to Zak Best’s Ford Mustang at this month’s Sandown Supercars event after his big startline shunt at The Bend.

The Tickford Racing driver stalled on the outside of Row 1 at the start of Race 22 at the OTR SuperSprint and was plowed into by Andre Heimgartner, who started five rows behind the #55 Mustang.

Both drivers have been released from hospital after undergoing precautionary checks following what Heimgartner reported was a 38 g impact, although Randle is understood to be in for an MRI scan on his heel today.

As for the Tickford rookie’s chassis, that will be out of action for the time being, although a full prognosis will be known after it is stripped at the squad’s Campbellfield base tomorrow.

“We’ll strip it on Tuesday, we’ll put it back on the jig, do what we always do, just keep cutting metal back until it’s not bent metal and then we’ll just replenish that with new metal,” said team main Tim Edwards, post-Race 23.

“There’s no way he’ll be driving that car at Sandown.

“He’ll jump in the wildcard car, which is actually our spare car, and then at some point later in the year, we’ll make a call whether we put him back into the repaired car or just keep him in that car. ”

The crash led to conjecture about just how well the incar warning system worked, with Shane van Gisbergen and Brodie Kostecki claiming the stall light came on too late, but Nick Percat, who started a row behind Heimgartner, suggesting that he saw it in time.

As for Best, he contested the Winton and Tailem Bend events as a wildcard, his first starts as a solo driver in the Repco Supercars Championship, which took Tickford to five cars on the grid.

It will once again field five Fords at Sandown, although Best will be back in his usual FGX Falcon ride in the Dunlop Super2 Series rather than in the top tier.

The 20-year-old pulled off a shock pole position ahead of Race 21 of the Supercars Championship season at The Bend.

The performance aroused controversy considering the disparity in tire batches which were issued to the weekend’s two wildcard entries, prompting Supercars to redistribute rubber in order to ensure a level playing field for Sunday’s action.

Then, Best would qualify only 16th for Race 22, but earned seventh in the grid in the session immediately after, putting him third of the Tickford drivers.

His race results for the weekend read fifth, 19th, and DNF, the latter due to a wiper motor failure in a wet conclusion to The Bend event.

According to Edwards, said seventh in qualifying “kind of put all the haters to ease” following the tire controversy.

The Penrite Oil Sandown SuperSprint takes place on August 19-21, while Randle’s primary chassis will return to competition no earlier than the ITM Auckland SuperSprint on September 9-11.

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Australia

Indigenous prisoner dies at Casuarina Prison in latest death in custody case

Indigenous prisoner dies at Casuarina Prison in latest death in custody case

An Indigenous prisoner has taken his own life in his cell at Casuarina Prison.

Prison officers found the 32-year-old man, who is a father of two young children, unconscious in his cell at about 1.30pm on Sunday.

“Officers and prison medical staff provided first aid before paramedics arrived by ambulance,” the Department of Justice said in a statement.

“The prisoner was declared deceased at the prison.

“There were no suspicious circumstances.

“As with all deaths in custody, WA Police will provide a report to the coroner.”

It is understood the man had been in and out of Banksia Hill Detention Center from a young age.

The West Australian has also been told he had been held in the SHU — the special handling unit, which has been described as a “prison within a prison” — in the lead-up to his death.

National Suicide Prevention and Trauma Recovery Project director Megan Krakouer said the McGowan Government “has to ask itself why this State has the nation’s highest prison suicide rate of First Nations people”.

Restorative justice advocate Gerry Georgatos said: “They key message that I always tell everybody – is that if you believe in people long enough they will believe in themselves.”

“That is a major way forward in preventing this from happening,” he said.

“For any person to take their life in a custodial setting, everything must’ve seemed to bleak. And that needs to be avoided, we’ve got to shine a light to hope and avoid the compounding bleakness of their prison setting.”

Just last week, a coronial inquest was held into the death of young Aboriginal man Jomen Blanket, who took his own life inside his cell at Acacia Prison in 2019.

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Gunshots ring out as Fresno team plays at Pop Warner football game in Oakland

Gunshots ring out as Fresno team plays at Pop Warner football game in Oakland

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Police are investigating reports of a shooting at the Oakland Technical High School campus Sunday afternoon.

OAKLAND, Calif. — Police are investigating reports of a shooting at the Oakland Technical High School campus Sunday afternoon.

Police have not released any official statement as to what happened, but officers were seen canvassing the neighborhood near the school.

Witnesses say that the 10-year-old Pop Warner Football Team from the Fresno area was playing the Oakland team when gunshots rang out in the stands. Witnesses say an adult male was shot, a 5-year-old girl was shot, and another female was grazed by a bullet.

“It’s just sad that I heard these kids running and screaming, and you know when you see these kids’ faces and how they react to things like that makes it even worse,” said Quintrell Dotson, Oakland Dynamites Pop Warner coach. “Kids don’t deserve to be seeing and witnessing things like this, kids don’t need to be around like this once you come to these events, whatever on the outside nature shouldn’t even be going on here so it just hurts that this happened today.”

Police have not said if any arrests have been made.

Police have also not said who they are looking for.

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Elon Musk’s dad says he isn’t proud of Tesla founder and explains kids with stepdaughter

Elon Musk's dad says he isn't proud of Tesla founder and explains kids with stepdaughter

Elon Musk’s father has admitted he isn’t proud of his billionaire son and explained why he married and had a baby with his stepdaughter in a candid radio interview.

Errol Musk, 76, called in to the Kyle and Jackie O show on Monday morning for a bizarre 20-minute interview in which he joked he could be Kyle’s biological father.

The father of the Tesla CEO said Elon had ‘surpassed the mark’ of what he deemed success but said the Musk family had ‘been doing a lot of things for a long time’.

‘Your offspring is a genius. He’s worth so much money and has created so many things, you can’t take that away from him. Are you proud?’ Jackie O asked.

‘Nope. You know, we are a family that have been doing a lot of things for a long time, it’s not as if we suddenly started doing something,’ Errol replied.

Errol Musk (right) said his billionaire son Elon (left) had ‘surpassed the mark’ but as a family the Musks had ‘been doing a lot of things for a long time’

Kyle and Jackie O were joined by the billionaire's father for a candid interview on Monday in which Musk revealed why he wasn't proud of his son

Kyle and Jackie O were joined by the billionaire’s father for a candid interview on Monday in which Musk revealed why he wasn’t proud of his son

Errol said his billionaire son isn’t as happy as he could be when it came to his success and said he feels as if he is running five years behind schedule.

‘He is frustrated with progress and it’s understandable,’ the 76-year-old said.

‘I know it sounds crazy, but we tend to think like that as a family. He’s 50 now and I still think of him as a little boy. But he’s 50, I mean he’s an old man.’

In reference to recent shirtless photos of his son on a boat in Greece, he said he had been encouraging his son to eat better and take a supplement.

‘Elon is very strongly built but he’s been eating badly,’ he told the hosts.

In a ruthless aside, Errol said he had recommended garcinia cambogia – a supplement that can supposedly aid weight loss without additional exercise or dieting – to his son.

Errol then revealed he never once received a handout from his billionaire son (pictured in May) and that it was his younger brother Kimbal who was his 'pride and joy'

Errol then revealed he never once received a handout from his billionaire son (pictured in May) and that it was his younger brother Kimbal who was his ‘pride and joy’

Jackie O asked the South African engineer if he drove a Tesla to which he replied he instead drove a Bentley, Rolls Royce and Mercedes – similar to Kyle’s car collection.

Errol said he had not once received a handout from his billionaire son and that it was Elon’s younger brother Kimbal who was his ‘pride and joy’.

‘We are a very frugal, stingy family. If I want to spend anything I have to answer 100 questions of why,’ he explained.

‘Elon lives a very frugal life. He’s up at work at six o’clock.’

Errol said he worried Elon, who is currently single, will never find a woman who will give up her career to be part of his life, like Kimbal’s wife had done.

Errol was then asked about the relationship he shares with his 34-year-old stepdaughter Jana Bezuidenhout – who he is married to and shares two young children with.

He said he was married to the 34-year-old’s mother for two years in the 1990s and that he hadn’t seen or spoken to Ms Bezuidenhout after the divorce until 2014.

Elon Musks's father revealed his son lives a very frugal life and is up at 6am every morning to go to work (pictured, Tesla staff)

Elon Musks’s father revealed his son lives a very frugal life and is up at 6am every morning to go to work (pictured, Tesla staff)

He said it was when she reached out to him during a difficult time that their friendship turned into a romance.

When Kyle said he thought Jana was his biological daughter, Errol interjected.

‘No, it’s not completely normal,’ he said, to which Kyle agreed, despite the 42-year age gap.

Kyle then bizarrely asked what Elon’s penis looked like and if it was circumcised, blaming the personal question on the ‘promiscuous’ Australian women who wanted to know.

‘I’ll get him to send a photo,’ Errol joked.

Kyle concluded the interview by asking the father-of-seven if he could be his father.

‘Maybe I am. Has your mother ever been to South Africa?’ Errol replied with Kyle screaming ‘daddy’ to the Musk patriarch.

Errol Musk revealed his Tesla CEO son Elon Musk (pictured in 2019) had never given him any money and admitted they were a 'frugal, stingy family'

Errol Musk revealed his Tesla CEO son Elon Musk (pictured in 2019) had never given him any money and admitted they were a ‘frugal, stingy family’

Last month, the 76-year-old revealed he had had a daughter with Ms Bezuidenhout in 2019, a year after they had their first child, Elliot Rush, now aged five.

He told The Sun he would like to have the children living with him but the last time they visited ‘the kids were starting to get on my nerves.’

He refused to rule out having even more children, however, saying: ‘The only thing we are on Earth for is to reproduce.’

Errol told the publication that his CEO shared the opinions of his three sisters, who were creeped out by the relationship he had with their half-sister.

‘They still don’t like it. They still feel a bit creepy about it, because she’s their sister. Their half-sister,’ Errol said.

Musk started dating singer Grimes in May 2018 and she gave birth to their son X AE A-Xii, in May 2020 (Musk pictured with X)

Musk started dating singer Grimes in May 2018 and she gave birth to their son X AE A-Xii, in May 2020 (Musk pictured with X)

Meanwhile, it also emerged Elon had welcomed twins last November with a senior executive at one of his companies, 36-year-old Shivon Zilis.

The twins arrived just a few weeks before Musk had a second child via surrogate with his on-off girlfriend Canadian pop star Claire Boucher, who goes by the alias Grimes.

The father-of-ten also has five children with his first wife, Canadian author Justine Musk.

A sixth child, their first, died of sudden infant death syndrome when they were just ten weeks old in 2002, prompting them to use invitro fertilization.

Then Justine gave birth to twins — Vivian and Griffin — in 2004, followed by triplets — Kai, Saxon and Damian — in 2006.

Their eldest child, Vivian, 18, recently filed a legal request to change her first name to reflect that she is transgender and her last name to signal she doesn’t want ‘to be related to my biological father in any way, shape or form ‘.

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