This definitely sounds like the basis for a cutaway joke on 30 Rock, but we're lucky enough that it's actually real-life.
A video of actor Tracy Morgan absolutely belting U2's "With Or Without You" in an airport has gone mega-viral and it's perfect.
The video was captured by TikToker Haley Madeline at the Omaha airport last week and has quickly become the internet's new favorite thing for its pure, unadulterated joy—an all too rare thing in today's world.
The video shows Morgan sitting alone in a gate waiting area getting his absolute entire life to the iconic 80s song, even whipping his head back to better bellow Bono's high notes without a care in the world.
It is perfect.
See the video below.
@haleymadeline_ @Tracy Morgan☑️ living his best life in Omaha 🔊 #singit #tracymorgan #fyp
It's a moment so perfectly in character for Tracy Jordan, the fictionalized version of himself he played on 30 Rock, that you almost expect Tina Fey to pop in as an exasperated Liz Lemon and tell him he's late for rehearsal or something.
Morgan has always marched to the beat of his own drum, but his experience in recent years adds a bit of poignance to this hilarious moment.
In 2014, Morgan was hit by a Walmart truck in a horrifying traffic accident that killed his dear friend James McNair and left him in a coma for weeks and wheelchair-bound for months in the aftermath.
Having suffered a traumatic brain injury, Morgan had to relearn to walk and speak, and told Conan O'Brien during an appearance on his podcast in March that genuinely thought he'd never be able to perform again.
So you know, when you've been through all that? The heck with it, belt out one of the best songs of the 80s when you get the opportunity. Who cares who's watching?
Given Morgan's story and the fact that, you know, everything is terrible right now, people on social media absolutely loved Morgan's moment of musical levity.
\u201c@wyntermitchell @tommyricomedy No notes. Pure Joy. These people not singing with him must be allergic to fun.\u201d— \u2b50\ufe0f with a Y \u2b50\ufe0f \u262e\ufe0f (@\u2b50\ufe0f with a Y \u2b50\ufe0f \u262e\ufe0f) 1658004393
\u201cThis video of Tracy Morgan singing U2 in an Omaha airport terminal just glued me back together.\u201d— lunatic salad eater (@lunatic salad eater) 1658016806
\u201cYou have a chance to sing With Or Without You with Tracy Morgan at the Omaha airport, and choose not to? Make it make sense.\u201d— Franklin Leonard (@Franklin Leonard) 1658031114
\u201cTracy Morgan is a national treasure\u2026 and this is amazing.\u201d— Johanna Fuentes (@Johanna Fuentes) 1657930934
\u201cLook Omaha does not always have a lot going for it but Tracy Morgan belted out this timeless classic at my airport and not yours.\u201d— Jason Hagglund (@Jason Hagglund) 1658033219
\u201cI long to live my life as carefree as Tracy Morgan does\u201d— Kathleen (@Kathleen) 1658013437
\u201cYou never realize you need to hear Tracy Morgan sing With Or Without You in an airport lobby until you hear Tracy Morgan sing With Or Without You in an airport lobby\u201d— Rob Rogers (@Rob Rogers) 1658034704
\u201cFail on all passengers who didn\u2019t sing along\u2026 I\u2019m in Omaha at the end of the month and I\u2019ll belt out some U2 in honor of @TracyMorgan.\u201d— Matthew Smith (@Matthew Smith) 1658082760
\u201c@wyntermitchell I like to believe that Tracy Morgan has been spared from Heaven to simply spread unbridled joy on Earth\u201d— \u2b50\ufe0f with a Y \u2b50\ufe0f \u262e\ufe0f (@\u2b50\ufe0f with a Y \u2b50\ufe0f \u262e\ufe0f) 1658004393
\u201cTracy Morgan is all of us\u2026. Just out loud.\u201d— Steven McCollum (@Steven McCollum) 1658149980
Motion to change the old saying to "dance like no one's watching" to "sing like Tracy Morgan singing U2's 'With Or Without You' in the Omaha airport."
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