It’s June, June, June! Watch Leslie Uggams Bust Out All Over with Her Quirky Carousel Cover

Happy June 1! In celebration of the beginning of the first summer month, we’re bringing you a throwback of one of our favorite clips from the annals of YouTube. Tony winner Leslie Uggams (in)famously covered the Carousel showstopper “June Is Bustin’ Out All Over” in a Washington, D.C. concert on the Capitol lawn, and Uggams indeed stopped the show with her, um, unique spin on the song. The video became a viral hit and inspired dozens of parodies in theater circles due to Uggams’ impromptu changes to the lyrics, which have been helpfully deciphered (sort of) in the video below. Check out the clip and relive the epic magic that is Uggams’ version of the Rodgers & Hammerstein classic.