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All the comments seem to be aware of some context that this fits in to. Anyone care to share?

• fuball63 6y ago
  I keep seeing references to sea shanties everywhere, but I haven't been able to figure out why either.
  • ryanar 6y ago
    TikTok had a video go viral: https://www.newyorker.com/culture/cultural-comment/the-delights-of-sea-chantey-tiktok https://www.newyorker.com/culture/cultural-comment/the-delig...
    • app4soft 6y ago
      I may NOT agree that it came from TikTok (as said on December 2020) On May 5, 2020 "Wellerman" Sea Shanty by The Longest Johns posted on YouTube[0] (now has 6.5M views). And only after that, few month later TikTok users starts to sing along to Wellerman. FTR, On May 5, 2020 also few other Sea Shanties from The Longest Johns's «Between Wind and Water» (2018) album, uploaded on YouTube: "Santiana"[1], "Off to Sea"[2], "Spanish Ladies"[3], "Haul Away Joe"[4], "General Taylor"[5], "Mingulay Boat Song"[6], "Banks of Newfoundland"[7], "Sugar in the Hold"[8], "Wild Mountain Thyme"[9]. [0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-KO7cofMJH0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-KO7cofMJH0 [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nD4gLEBGSkE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nD4gLEBGSkE [2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-OJtDapSuA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-OJtDapSuA [3] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24O3dtse-94 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24O3dtse-94 [4] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2dIA6H9vLKU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2dIA6H9vLKU [5] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mVWlZqxM4k https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mVWlZqxM4k [6] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7OkqjVFmFA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7OkqjVFmFA [7] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3qhmblFEL4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3qhmblFEL4 [8] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVmmxbNm33Y https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVmmxbNm33Y [9] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=go6v6R5pD7A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=go6v6R5pD7A
      • pimlottc 6y ago
        That may be true, but going viral on TikTok garners a lot more media coverage than going viral on YouTube these days.
• whymauri 6y ago
  Sea Shanties are a big TikTok meme right now.
  • app4soft 6y ago
    > Sea Shanties are a big TikTok meme right now ... and on Twitter too ;) [0] https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1349466269121179653 https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1349466269121179653 [1] https://twitter.com/search?q=sea+shanty+OR+seashanty+OR+seashaties+since%3A2021-01-01 https://twitter.com/search?q=sea+shanty+OR+seashanty+OR+seas...
• kevinventullo 6y ago
  For whatever reason, old-timey Sea Shanties have become a popular music genre among young people in the last few weeks. In particular, a song called The Wellerman has become wildly popular.
  • ryanar 6y ago
    TikTok had a viral sea shanty: https://www.newyorker.com/culture/cultural-comment/the-delights-of-sea-chantey-tiktok https://www.newyorker.com/culture/cultural-comment/the-delig...
• wrycoder 6y ago
  It appears to be related to the New Yorker's attempt to rehabilitate TikTok. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Censorship_of_TikTok https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Censorship_of_TikTok