Parody of `Royals` Goes Viral
HAMMER: There`s apparently nothing royal about getting older. It is the viral cover of Lorde`s hit song "Royals" that`s got a lot of people over 25 years old totally identifying. And we`ve got the woman who made it right here. That takes us to No. 3 on our countdown of today`s must-see, must-share stories. A little ditty about growing older. Molly Dworsky was inspired to write her song about growing older, because Lorde is just so successful at such a young age. It is so unfair. Molly Dworsky is with me in Hollywood. It is great to meet you.</s>MOLLY DWORSKY, COMEDIAN: You, too.</s>HAMMER: We have been having fun playing your song. And obviously, a lot of people have been watching it over and over online. But you`re 26 years old right now. So why all the angst about being over 25?</s>DWORSKY: Well, for comedy`s sake, I think, primarily. But -- when I found out that Lorde was 16 when this song launched, and it was enormous, I couldn`t help but feel bad about how little I`ve done relative to her success.</s>HAMMER: Well, clearly, this has struck you at your core. You had to do something about it. Let`s watch some more. This is fantastic.</s>DWORSKY: Sure.</s>HAMMER: Watch this with me.</s>HAMMER: I mean, I could watch this all day. In fact I`ve been watching it all day. Can we -- do we have a shot of Lorde that I can put up here? Because when I look at the two of them. Yes. Look at, you know, she`s 17. So you`re 26 now. You guys could be twins, though. I actually understand the resemblance somehow also inspired you to write the song?</s>DWORSKY: Yes, I didn`t know who she was. I heard the song a few times, but it was early -- it was late September when the song dropped. And one of my customers -- I work as a server. One of my customers said that I looked like her, and I didn`t know who she was. So I looked her up when I got home and freaked out, because she was so young.</s>HAMMER: Oh, my God. Let`s roll some more in the background here, Charles, but keep our mikes up, because I just have to ask you about the reaction that you`ve gotten here. So many, 20- and 30-somethings have been responding to this as the thing exploded and went viral. Tell me some of the reaction that you`ve been getting.</s>DWORSKY: I`ve been getting a lot of, like, "You go, girl," "I totally feel that way." And I`ve been getting a lot of "You are so young. You don`t know anything. Wait until you`re 40."</s>HAMMER: But do you have a lot of people saying, look at you, you`re actually quite accomplished. She`s an exception. Let`s face facts. At 17 years old to have achieved what she`s achieved. You do understand that. I mean, I know you`re having fun with all this?</s>DWORSKY: Yes. I mean, I`m a comedian, and I`m here to poke fun at it. I`m here to -- just happened to work out that my high school was the Royals and that someone said I looked like her, so it seemed like a good -- a good avenue for comedy for me. And doing the video was sort of my first adult thing that I did. Because I -- I followed through with something that I had an idea for.</s>HAMMER: And you got it done before you turned 30. Well, it`s great fun. Everybody is enjoying it. I really loved meeting you, Molly. Thank you so much for being here.</s>DWORSKY: Thank you.</s>HAMMER: All right. Well, it certainly has been a wild ride on our must- see, must-share countdown. It all comes down to this. We reveal numbers two and one. What could top the countdown? Here`s a hint. It might make the man with perhaps the biggest ego in Hollywood say hallelujah. This is SBT on HLN.