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18In the right context, any chorus/hook of a song can be a breeding ground for MemeticMutation. Many examples here and whole Meme articles have been further mutated through Misheard Lyrics. Just do a Website/YouTube search for them, [[YouCantMissIt you can't miss 'em]].
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20Just a warning: this page is a bit outdated. Website/YouTube being [=YouTube=], many of these links are broken, private, or removed.
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22Caramelldansen has its own page- please put entries for those in the JustForFun/CaramelldansenVid page.
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24!!Musicians with their own pages:
25[[index]]
26* Memes/{{BTS}}
27* Memes/DeathGrips
28* Memes/KanyeWest
29* Memes/{{LOONA}}
30* Memes/MariyaTakeuchi
31* Memes/{{Muse}}
32* Memes/{{NCT}}
33* Memes/PinkFloyd
34* Memes/SiIvaGunner
35* Memes/TaylorSwift
36* Memes/{{Twice}}
37* Memes/{{Vocaloid}}
38[[/index]]
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40!!Other music memes:
41* "[[https://youtu.be/YnopHCL1Jk8 Dragostea Din Tei]]" (AKA "Numa Numa"), a Romanian-language pop song by the Moldovan band Music/OZone, which was popularized as a [[https://youtu.be/MvUsHYJ3jaU viral video]] on the English-speaking Internet by a guy named Gary Brolsma.
42* "[[https://youtu.be/dQw4w9WgXcQ Never Gonna Give You Up]]" by Music/RickAstley. Also known as the "{{JustForFun/Rickroll}}", it's probably one of the best-known viral videos ever.[[note]]Came from Website/FourChan, now pretty much universal. The Rickroll itself consists of inserting the song into situations where it doesn't belong, originally by claiming a link was to a page pertinent to the discussion, but in fact led to a video of "Never Gonna Give You Up" on [=YouTube=]. Rick Astley himself is [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2kThcO6ig8 very aware of the meme]]. After all, he gets royalties every time the song is used.[[/note]]
43* "[[https://youtu.be/oavMtUWDBTM Trololo]]" by the late Russian singer Eduard Khil, which later served a similar role to the Rickroll as a viral video from misleading links on the Internet.
44* One of these tunes that defined the TurnOfTheMillennium, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=astISOttCQ0 "Oh I'm a Gummy Bear, yes I'm a Gummy Bear! Oh I'm a yummy tummy funny lucky Gummy Bear."]]
45** "Look for the Gummy Bear album in stores on November 13th", the introducing promotional line used before the music video, became used as memetic voiceover in 2019. The line also spikes in popularity every November 13th.
46* MMMM...whatcha sayyyyyy.....? Mmm...thatcha only meant well...? Well, o'course ya did...[[note]]"Hide and Seek" by Imogen Heap. The song is often used to overdramatize certain events with humorous results, parodying its use in [[Series/TheOC The OC]].[[/note]]
47* Rebecca Black, "Music/{{Friday}}"
48** [[Music/{{Friday}} Yesterday]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CD2LRROpph0 was Thursday Thursday,]] [[CaptainObvious today it is Friday Friday...]][[note]]The song debuted on Website/YouTube, and became infamous for Black's amateur performance and hilariously awkward lyrics.[[/note]]
49*** [[OhCrap OH CRAP]], [[AWildRapperAppears A RANDOM RAP]]![[note]]A line from the literal version of the song.[[/note]]
50* Music/BlueOysterCult's "(Don't Fear) The Reaper," better known as the song that [[Series/SaturdayNightLive needs a little more cowbell]].
51* "They see me rollin', they hatin'."[[note]]The chorus of Chamillionaire's "Ridin'", which has been humorously applied to other situations, namely the [[Memes/SuperMarioBros "Luigi Death Stare"]] meme from ''VideoGame/MarioKart8''.[[/note]]
52* The bridge to "Shine" by Music/CollectiveSoul, chugging guitar riff followed by Ed Rolan abruptly shouting "Yeah!" [[note]]It's almost customary for fans to shout "Yeah!" at this part as well, and as shown in videos like [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ze6dqtIsnjA this]], it's also a meme to replace the "Yeah!" with another sound effect.[[/note]]
53* "You spin me right round, baby right round like a record, baby right round round round.[[note]]This line from Music/DeadOrAlive's hit single "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)" started in a harmless YTMND meme, but took a very NSFW turn and gained its notoriety with the Meatspin meme. Nowadays, it's mainly played over clips of something spinning around.[[/note]]
54* Gunter glieben glauchen globen! [[note]]The utterly nonsensical counting-in at the start of Music/DefLeppard's "Music/RockOfAges", done because the engineer was bored with "One, two, three, four"; it's appeared on numerous other songs since, most notably [[Music/TheOffspring "Pretty Fly (For A White Guy)"]]. [[/note]]
55* "Killing In The Name" by Music/RageAgainstTheMachine. All together now, "[[ProtestSong FUCK YOU I WON'T DO WHAT YA TELL ME!]]" [[labelnote:Explanation]]This lyric is often used on the Internet whenever someone is told not to do something, but they do it anyway, using the lyric as a response.[[/labelnote]]
56** "[[CarefulWithThatAxe MOTHERFUCKERRRRRRR! UH!]]"
57* Music/DrowningPool, "Bodies": Let the bodies hit the floor, let the bodies hit the floor, let the bodies hit the... *tsss* *tsss*... [[CarefulWithThatAxe FLOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!]]. [[note]] This started with a glitch on the Website/YouTube video encoding system in which uncopyrighted music will be replaced with this song.[[/note]]
58* "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCtC-PO8Xfk Requiem For A Tower]]". Also known as "Prince Negaafella - Introduction" or simply as the "[[ApocalypseHow End]] [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt of]] [[JustBeforeTheEnd the]] [[TheEndIsNigh World]]" song. This music is often played during compilations detailing apocalyptic, potentially human-civilization-ending events.
59* Music/FallOutBoy spawned many, most notably "I'M A LITTLE MAN, I'M ALSO EVIL, ALSO INTO CATS!" [[note]] Patrick Stump, the lead singer, is extremely mishearing-prone, something the fandom regularly jokes about. However, this particular example, a mishearing of the line "I'm a leading man, and the lies I weave are oh so intricate" from their single "This Ain't a Scene, It's an Arms Race", blew up on the internet, to the point where Music/CobraStarship singer Gabe Saporta noted that he, like Patrick, was into cats in an interview. "Goddamn arseface", another mishearing from the song, also became a minor meme.[[/note]] Also from the same song, "GAH! DAH! ARH! REH!" which has also found its way onto merch.
60* Music/FooFighters, "Best Of You"
61** IS SOMEONE GETTING THE BEST, THE BEST, THE BEST, THE BEST [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-LIPFgMcVA THE BEST THE BEST THE BEST THE BEST THE BEST THE BEST THE BEST THE BEST THE BEST THE BEST THE BEST THE BEST THE BEST THE BEST THE BEST THE BEST THE BEST THE BEST THE BEST THE BEST THE BEST THE BEST THE BEST THE BEST THE BEST THE BEST]][[note]]From 4chan, according to Know Your Meme. The song itself has "the best" a few times in a row; the meme arose mocking it.[[/note]]
62** In other news, [[Music/{{Metallica}} FRAN TICK TICK TICK TICK TICK TICK TICK TICK TICK TICK TICK TICK TICK TICK TICK TICK TICK TICK TICK TICK TICK TICK TICK TICK TICK TICK TICK TICK TICK TICK TICK TICK TICK TICK TICK TICK TICK TICK TICK TICK TICK TICK TICK TICK]][[note]]The same, but for Metallica's "Frantic".[[/note]]
63* Music/GreenDay's "Wake Me Up When September Ends" often inspires jokes on September 30 or October 1 about reaching out to warn the band and wake them up. [[DiscreditedMeme The band has stated they disapprove this]], given it's a GriefSong regarding when Billie Joe's father died. (during the Usefulnotes/COVID19Pandemic in 2020, there was instead a variant saying the year was so rough nobody should try waking them up)
64* The Music/InsaneClownPosse's "Miracles", with such charms as "Fucking magnets, how do they work?" and "There's magic everywhere in this bitch".[[note]]The song has gained the band an even more unsightly reputation due to its dismissal of science in favor of "miracles". At best it's seen as a comedy.[[/note]]
65* Lost Horizon's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OffF0e2h4TU "Highlander (The One)"]] [[MetalScream woah-oh-oh-ah-ah-ah-aaaa-ha-ah-ah-ah]] [[note]] Known for being an insanely over the top metal scream that can melt faces. Also, "face melter" is its second name. [[/note]]
66* Music/KendrickLamar knows [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ik47DaOHYQA you wan' dih dihh.]]
67* Music/LinkinPark
68** CRRRRAAAWWWWWLLIIIINGGGG IINNNNN MYYYY SKIIIIIIIIIINNNNNNNNNN! THESE WOOOOOUUUUNNNNDSSS THEY WILLLLLL NOT HEEEAAALLLLLLLL...[[note]]The song has become synonymous with {{Wangst}}. Wangsters frequently find the chorus quoted at them. However, it [[DiscreditedMeme fell out of favor]] after Chester Bennington's suicide in 2017.[[/note]]
69** I TRIED SO HARD/ AND GOT SO FAR/ BUT IN THE END/ IT DOESN'T EVEN MATTEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEER[[note]]Same reason as above. It also had a memetic resurgence in 2022 thanks to a ''VideoGame/HalfLife2'' fan video set to the song gaining popularity.[[/note]]
70** "If (x) came out in 2007."[[note]]The ending of ''Film/Transformers2007'' uses "What I've Done". 15 years after that movie and Minutes to Midnight were released, edits of other media cropped up, edited to add "What I've Done" to their respective endings.[[/note]]
71* Music/{{Evanescence}}
72** WAKE ME UP! (Wake me up inside!) CAN'T WAKE UP (Wake me up inside!) [[labelnote:Explanation]]The chorus for "Bring Me to Life", often used to mock {{Wangst}}. It has become popular to juxtapose this line with two side-by-side images of two images of the same thing, with the left one being captioned with "WAKE ME UP INSIDE" and featuring someone looking calm, and the right being captioned with "CAN'T WAKE UP" and featuring that same thing looking enraged.[[/labelnote]]
73** SAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAVE MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE [[labelnote:Explanation]]Also from "Bring Me to Life"'s chorus, which is generally said whenever the lines above are referenced.[[/labelnote]]
74* Loituma's cover of the Finnish folk song ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4om1rQKPijI Ievan Polkka]]''. It got combined with a gif of a scene from Anime/{{Bleach}} which resulted in the ''Leek Spin'' or ''Loituma Girl'' meme.
75* Music/MyChemicalRomance, "Welcome To The Black Parade": WHEN I WAS...[[note]]Originated on 4chan. The thread usually starts with a picture of Gerard Way dramatically reaching out, accompanied by this phrase. The next poster finishes the sentence. (which would be ".. a young boy.")[[/note]] An inverted version of this meme often shows up on {{Website/Tumblr}}. Users would post the first line to a song and then subsequent reblogs would continue the song... until, inevitably, someone would derail it with "to join the black parade."
76** The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFYyd3RS7JA piano riff]] the song opens on, or even the specific G5 note, is famous for getting a reaction out of anyone who has ever heard the song.
77* Music/NeutralMilkHotel, ''In The Aeroplane Over the Sea''[[note]]Rather than one specific song, the entire album is considered a meme among certain circles, partly due to its popularity on Website/FourChan's /mu/ message board and partly due to Jeff Mangum's strange singing voice. He usually sings at the higher end of his register and rather loudly, which puts a lot of strain on his voice, making him ''sound'' out of key, even though he's usually hitting notes.[[/note]]
78** "I LOVE YOU JESUS CHRIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIST!" [[labelnote:Explanation]]An infamous line from "King of Carrot Flowers Pt. 2", which is frequently quoted, especially on /mu/, for its {{Narm}}.[[/labelnote]]
79** "SEMEN STAINS THE MOUNTAINTOPS!"[[note]]Unintentionally funny lyrics when taken out of context, especially given the way the former is sung.[[/note]]
80*** "Prepare your mountaintops" [[note]]A crossover between the previous line and the "prepare your anus" image macros.[[/note]]
81** The [[http://www.geekscape.net/_wp_/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/neutral_milk_hotel_in_aeroplane_over_sea-rewiglp21-1275244717.jpeg cover art]][[note]]The cover art is the most frequently posted image on /mu/; many threads will use it as an image despite the post having nothing to do with the album and it is frequently ironically posted in threads about entirely different genres. There are also many parodies of the cover art, usually combining it with the cover of another "/mu/core" album.[[/note]]
82*** "It's a potato." [[note]]Whether the woman in the picture's head is a drum or potato is debated. WordOfGod claims it's a drum.[[/note]]
83* Napalm Death's "You Suffer".[[note]]This "song" has gained popularity on [=YouTube=] and elsewhere for being literally the shortest song ever made.[[/note]]
84* Music/PaulMcCartney's ''Temporary Secretary''. Due to the song's weirdness, it has become a recurring joke among Beatles fans. Some of these fans even started liking the song unironically.
85* Music/{{NSYNC}}:
86** "It's Gonna Be Me", or rather, "It's Gonna Be MAY". [[note]] Music/JustinTimberlake's delivery of the song's title line has resulted into a yearly meme that pops up on April 30 with "It's Gonna Be MAY" pasted on top of a picture of him. And [[https://instagram.com/p/2JxEpVw_Hj/ yes]], [[https://www.capitalfm.com/london/artists/justin-timberlake/news/its-gonna-be-may-meme-game/ they]] [[http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3i3h42M8x1qb32mqo1_500.png know]] [[https://twitter.com/NSYNC/status/461208108824412161 about it]]. [[/note]]
87*** Hilariously enough, the meme even put the song briefly back on the [[http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/chart-alert/6084708/chart-moves-hot-100-coldplay-stars-eric-church-hillsong-united sales charts]].
88** "Bi Bi Bi"[[note]]In 2017, many {{Fan Vid}}s began popping up for AmbiguouslyBi or explicitly bisexual characters featuring "Bye Bye Bye" by Music/{{NSYNC}}.[[/note]]
89* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ioE_O7Lm0I4 Bill Conti, "Gonna Fly Now".]] No, it's not called "That Rocky Song". [[note]]Often played over training montages as a homage to its origin, ''Film/{{Rocky}}''.[[/note]]
90* South Korean pop star Music/{{PSY}} is best known for his 2012 song "[[https://youtu.be/9bZkp7q19f0 Gangnam Style]]", which is still one of the most viewed videos on [=YouTube=] ever.
91** HEYYYYYYYYYYYYY, SEXY LADY! From a line in the song.
92** OPPAN[[labelnote:*]]Not "oppa", contrary to popular belief. "Oppa" means "brother" (the brother being [[ThirdPersonPerson PSY himself]] in the song), while "oppan" means "brother ''is''"[[/labelnote]] GANGNAM STYLE![[note]]The song became a massive hit in 2012, and was, for a while, the most viewed video on [=YouTube=]. Memes and parodies popped up everywhere, frequently involving the unique dances from the video.[[/note]]
93** It's been misheard as, among others. "Open Condom Style", "Open Condom Star", "Open Gundam Style", and "Open Gungan Style" (Jar-Jar Binks, of course)
94** And then there's the choreography...
95** "Gentleman" produced [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASO_zypdnsQ MOTHER FATHER GENTLEMAN!]] from the lyrics. A mishearing has this as [[AtomicFBomb MOTHERFUCKER GENTLEMAN!]] Motherfucker is commonly corrupted into "Mother Father" in Korea.
96** The music video to "Daddy" is one are this, as well as the lines "Hey, where'd you get that body from?" and "I got it from my daddy". Like "Gangnam Style", many parodies popped up, though not to the same extent.
97* Music/{{Queen}}, "Bohemian Rhapsody" from ''Music/ANightAtTheOpera''
98** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=irp8CNj9qBI I see a little silhouetto of a man,]] Scaramouche, Scaramouche, will you do the Fandango...[[note]]Quote any line from this song on the internet. Spontaneous (textual) singalongs ensue.[[/note]]
99*** [[NoIndoorVoice THUNDERBOLTS AND LIGHTNING]], VERY VERY FRIGHTENING ME! [[note]]The line directly after that; an extension of the above. It's also sometimes sung during thunderstorms.[[/note]]
100** [[Film/BohemianRhapsody How many fucking Galileos do you want?!]] [[note]]Quote from the trailer of the Freddie Mercury biopic TitledAfterTheSong, that John Deacon asks Freddie during the recording of the iconic falsetto bridge.[[/note]]
101* Music/LynyrdSkynyrd's song "Sweet Home Alabama" is often referenced in online memetic jokes about stereotypes of the DeepSouth, particularly incest.
102** They also have the most IconicSongRequest of all time, "Free Bird"! Which is a pre-internet meme, with even a memetic response with [[FlippingTheBird a middle finger ("here's your free bird!")]].
103*** ''VideoGame/GuitarHero 2'' uses this song for the FinalBoss. "You always knew this would happen. The audience is calling for Free Bird."
104*** The original memetic joke/heckle request was The Allman Brothers Band's "Whipping Post", which is ''[[EpicRocking even longer]]'' than live performances of Free Bird, and would use one entire side of an LP. Not that it isn't good. The album the UrExample appears on placed on Magazine/RollingStone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time at number 49.
105*** In Finland the equivalent joke is "Soittakaa Paranoid!" ("Play Paranoid!", requesting the song by Music/BlackSabbath), first originated as a joke by a reporter for a local music magazine, since then spiraled out of control. At least two notable bands have also recorded songs called "Paranoid" to have something to play if someone cracks the joke.
106* "Livin' In The Sunlight, Lovin' In The Moonlight" by Music/TinyTim is closely associated with ''VideoGame/HalfLife''[='=]s G-Man, thanks to popular Website/{{YTMND}}s created with VideoGame/GarrysMod.
107** It doesn't hurt that it was also used in the very first episode of ''WesternAnimation/SpongebobSquarepants''.
108* Tommy Tutone, "867-5309/Jenny" [[note]] The popularity of the song and the repetition of the number in the chorus led to a rash of people dialing 867-5309 in various area codes.[[/note]]
109** A similar situation occurred in the mid-2000s when rapper Mike Jones decided it was a good idea to put his number (281-330-8004) into all his songs. Fortunately he included the area code, so the only phone that had to be shut off was his own.
110* Trinidad Jame$, "All Gold Everything"
111** "Popped a molly, I'm sweatin' -- WOO!"[[note]]This line, referring to the side-effects of MDMA/molly/Ecstasy, quickly gained popularity as the best part of a SoBadItsGood song. The video helped a lot, too.[[/note]]
112%%*** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YL6CVwGTyVs "POPPED A MOLLY, I'M SWEATIN' -- WOO!!"]]
113%%*** [[AscendedMeme Officially ascended]] when [=LeBron=] James was caught [[http://youtu.be/dLXb9bYagIk doing the move before a %%game]]. It's also been embraced by the EDM community, which first popularized the use of the term.
114%%** Really, [[http://youtu.be/NK2FqPNIT_U the entire video]] is meme-worthy.
115%%** [[IncrediblyLamePun Hot tamale, I'm sweatin' --]] [[http://memegenerator.net/instance/35940494 WOO!]]
116* "I'm Too Sexy" by Right Said Fred produced the "I'm too sexy for my shirt" meme "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39YUXIKrOFk III'm...too sexy for my shirt, too sexy for my shirt, so sexy it huuurts...]]" which later became "I'm too sexy for my _____" with any object replacing "shirt."
117* The musician Samwell became momentarily famous for the CampGay song "[[http://youtu.be/sJUtHuWy-9E What What, In The Butt?]]," which led to more slash/yaoi parodies than could be counted generally consisting of the song overlaid on a particularly HoYay laden clip compilation or the like, and which itself even appeared on ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark''.
118* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UFIYGkROII&ob=av2e "Crank That"]] by Music/SouljaBoy became a memetic ear worm for a fair bit of 2007-08. It also produced a lot of "Crank That" parodies, especially "Kosha Boy", ''Crank Dat Literature/HaruhiSuzumiya Brigade" and "Crank Dat Spiderman".
119** FL Studio > Packs > Legacy > Hits > HIT_2 / Percs > PERC_SteelDrum_C5[[labelnote:Explanation]]Crank Dat was made entirely with stock samples from FL Studio (said samples were in turn taken from the Roland JV-1080), a digital audio workstation program, and many of those on the Music/SiIvaGunner team and its community often joke about this.[[/labelnote]]
120** Soulja Boy's foray into odd, rambling songs allegedly inspired by anime produced a couple of others:"[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAnLyUy4vG0 Bitch]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTub97MkhB4 I look]][[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7b0oQkjup4Q like]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTXg2cJlaAs Goku]]," "Bitch I look like Gohan, smokin' up that marijuana" with a goofy Gohan face, and the song "Anime", consisting of lyrics like "[[CowboyBebopAtHisComputer Lookin' like]] Manga/DeathNote" has given us "Anime, Annie-May, I'd fuck dat bitch, any day".
121* ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADIyIlO-_Ug The Next Episode]]'' by Music/DrDre and Snoop Dogg
122** "Smoke Weed Everyday", the last line of the song, is often remixed with various other items. Combined with a .gif of Snoop Dogg dancing in his video for "Drop it Like it's Hot", various weed-themed remixes have appeared.
123** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHwyca7gu7E Super Weed]] [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Brothers]], [[Manga/AttackOnTitan Attack On]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RyqUuCB53TQ Weed]], and even a ''VideoGame/PacMan'' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADiCvrpH_28 weed parody]].
124* ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFYQQPAOz7Y Lose Yourself]]'' by Eminem
125** The lyrics "His palms are sweaty/Knees weak, arms are heavy/There's vomit on his sweater already/Mom's spaghetti" made the song a perfect unintentional parallel to Spaghetti Stories, a meme commonly found on 4chan and similar websites about embarrassing stories of social awkwardness/ineptitude.[[note]]For those wondering, the name comes from one such story where the source of the embarrassment was the spaghetti that the poster was keeping in his pockets (for some unexplained reason) accidentally falling out while he was trying to talk to a cute girl. Since then, "losing/dropping spaghetti" has become a slang term for any kind of socially awkward/embarrassing act.[[/note]] The phrase "Mom's Spaghetti" is also in itself memetic. In context, it refers to someone who is so nervous he vomited the last food he ate onto his clothes. It however sounds [[NarmCharm funny]], and is memorable enough to make it the most recognizable, non-chorus part of the song.
126** Became an AscendedMeme when Eminem opened a takeaway spaghetti restaurant in Detroit, called "Mom's Spaghetti".
127* {{Vaporwave}} was this to an extent once upon a time, though a lot of it was borne from snark. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQkPcPqTq4M This song]] in particular really caught on. Once the genre started getting more attention, it didn't take long for people to start making remixes and joke mashups with it. This has died down as time went on, as vaporwave has grown considerably since then and has begun to be taken more seriously, but as a result, the genre now suffers from PublicMediumIgnorance, as many people will still dismiss it as a meme, much to the chagrin of fans and artists.
128** In the same vein, "the aesthetic".[[note]]Essentially, Windows 95 imagery, weird promotional advertising artwork reminiscent of the mid-'80s/early '90s, Roman busts, GratuitousJapanese characters, and malls. Often used derisively by people who think vaporwave is made and enjoyed by pretentious hipsters to mock them. Usage of the term, be it genuine or ironic, is a good way to annoy some fans.[[/note]]
129** "It's just Diana Ross slowed down."[[note]]Indeed, the above song is comprised of slowed-down loops from Diana Ross' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsZ55muE4O0 "It's Your Move".]] This phrase and variations thereof could often be found all over the youtube comments on videos like the above.[[/note]]
130* "I Love, I Love, I Love My Wife - But Oh! You Kid!" was [[UsefulNotes/{{Plagiarism}} "written"]] by Harry Von Tilzer in 1909.
131** The song immediately became a staple of {{Vaudeville}} performers.
132** It soon spawned countless knick-knacks, imitations, parodies, cartoons captioned with the song's hook, and a backlash by both MoralGuardians and people who were just sick of it. The song and phrase turned out to have a long shelf life; Creator/HLMencken was complaining about it in 1921, and it's been referenced in works created many years after that. [[http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/culturebox/2014/06/sex_and_pop_the_forgotten_1909_hit_that_introduced_adultery_to_american.html More information.]]
133* "98 PERCENT COMPLETE" became a meme in the Music/XJapan fandom, as a result of Music/YoshikiHayashi repeatedly stating that the first new album by X Japan in more than 20 years is "98 percent complete" on Twitter since 2010.
134** Yoshiki himself produced two minor memes related to him via his Twitter: the FanCommunityNickname of "nurses," and many nurse-themed fan creations, and his love for bananas (which even managed to get noticed by Dole to the point that they mailed him several crates of bananas). Before that, there was the "Rice Monster" meme, created from a post he made on his then Myspace blog about a nightmare he'd had of being eaten by a "rice monster" as a result of a special rice diet he was on to get in shape for the band reunion. There's also the meme of him being a vampire.
135** Another related to Music/XJapan is the Heath X Fernandes CargoShip, which resulted from Heath seeming to have an orgasm onstage at Lollapalooza 2010 due to the vibrations of his bass.
136** A short-lived meme happened in the '00s, "Lick pens," created by a famous lyrics translations page's attempt to avoid being banned by their ISP or attracting "enlargement" spammers, by removing the "i" from one word in the original lyrics for ''Stab Me In The Back.'' This meme is actually a way to tell how long someone's been a fan of the band for real - usually someone who references having heard of the meme has been around since at least 2005, and likely earlier. Unless they just read about it here.
137* Music/{{Ylvis}}'s ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jofNR_WkoCE The Fox]]'' became this within a day or two of the music video being put up on Website/YouTube. The chorus is the most memetic part of the song. [[note]]The comedic song consists of the singer wondering what noises fox make. The chorus is increasingly incoherent gibberish such as "Ring-ding-ding-ding-dingeringeding"[[/note]]
138* Music/TayZonday, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwTZ2xpQwpA "Chocolate Rain"]]
139** The whole song.[[note]]It features cryptic lyrics about racism, with the phrase "Chocolate Rain" comprising ''every other line'' and music that boils down to the same four-line stanza repeated over...and over...and over... It went viral after being posted to [=YouTube=].[[/note]]
140** [[http://www.screwattack.com ScrewAttack]] once parodied this in their Shitty-Ass Game of the Year awards to explain just how bad ''Vampire Rain'' really was.
141*** When nominated for the 360 SAGY: "Vampire Rain...! It's so boring you might kill yourself. Vampire Rain...! It's supposed to be like Splinter Cell. Vampire Rain...! Its load times are downright horrible. Vampire Rain...! No redeeming qualities at all!"
142*** Winning the 360 SAGY: "Vampire Rain...! Its slow gameplay is like a bad joke. Vampire Rain...! It received over half of the votes. Chocolate Rain...! The song is not half as bad as the game. Vampire Rain...! Will make you want to sell your 360!"
143** Tay Zonday released a spoof ''of his own song'' entitled ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2x2W12A8Qow Cherry Chocolate Rain]]'' for a Dr. Pepper ad.
144*** I move away from the mic to breathe in.[[note]]A caption that appears in the video. The internet ran with it.[[/note]]
145* "Don't Stop Believin'" by Journey has gained meme status, especially after ''Series/TheSopranos''' [[NoEnding non-ending]]. You burst out in song in a crowded area and see how many people join. It's rather impressive when it works.
146** In Detroit, the men they hire to play music at sporting events deliberately invoke this trope at every possible opportunity. They'll even mute the loudspeaker volume for the "born and raised in South Detroit" bit (because "South Detroit" does not exist - south of Downtown Detroit there is only Canada), causing many a facepalming from visiting fans and television spectators. It's almost a REQUIREMENT to know the song if you're from the area... or at least that part of it anyways.
147** Doesn't help that "South Detroit" is a nickname for the Canadian city of [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windsor,_Ontario Windsor]] (which was very nearly ''named'' South Detroit).
148** And then ''Series/{{Glee}}'' happened, and everybody knows the song.
149* The Dancing Baby meme: One of the older memes that have since fallen out of favor, a GIF of a CGI dancing baby set to either ''The Macarena'' or The Blue Suedes' ''Hooked on a Feeling'' (the latter inspired by Series/AllyMcBeal). In the old day's stuff like that pretty much went around via e-mail or appeared on websites.
150* ''Music/KickOutTheJams'' by Music/{{MC5}} has become a phrase in itself, especially with the epithet "kick out the jams, motherfuckers!!".
151* Music/BoardsOfCanada's "Aquarius":
152** "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dgxNR4jZrU ORANGE.]]" [[labelnote:Explanation]]This and the next item are sampled from ''Series/SesameStreet'' segments, the originals of which are linked. Because of how much they are repeated, fans like to repeat them in the comments sections of videos with the song.[[/labelnote]]
153** "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LjOzmDqoKyM YEEEeeeaahh, that's right...]]"
154** Sixty-ten... [[labelnote:Explanation]]Some counting is heard toward the end, which eventually turns into random numbers, including this one.[[/labelnote]]
155* ''The Twelve Days of Christmas'': "...and a partridge in a pear tree." [[note]]Used to cap off a particularly bizarre Long List and [[LampshadeHanging lampshade]] how silly it sounds.[[/note]]
156* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPf0YbXqDm0 "Uptown Funk"]] [[note]]The whole song may be considered a meme, since it went viral and spawned many parodies.[[/note]]
157** "I'm too hot! (Hot damn!)"
158** "Stop, wait a minute!"/"Fill my cup, put some liquor in it". [[note]]In parodies of the song, it's popular to edit it so that there is [[ExactWords a minute]] [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin of silence]] between these two lines. In other edits, the song will simply pause at the word "stop" by itself.[[/note]]
159* [[https://stephenpaultaylor.bandcamp.com/track/shits-fucked "Shit's Fucked"]]:
160** [[https://instagram.com/p/wI7ob7RI8a/ Everybody Knows Shit Fuck]][[labelnote:Explanation]]A short clip of some random man playing on a keyboard while repeating what sounds like "Everybody knows shit fuck!" It turns out the man is Stephen Paul Taylor, a synthpop musician known for his various street performances in UsefulNotes/{{Berlin}} and that the actual line is "Everybody knows shit's fucked!". Nonetheless, SPT's popularity skyrocketed, and he [[AscendedMeme acknowledged the meme]] on his [[http://stephenpaultaylor.net/about/ about page]].[[/labelnote]]
161* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0B7Z3JERdk Time Machine Modulus]][[labelnote:Explanation]]Posted in a /mu/ cringe thread, which typically involve posting videos of poor musicianship, awkward performances, and so on, the video received a lot of replies about how it's actually not bad. Now in /mu/ cringe threads, it is guaranteed to be one of the first few replies, along with people replying to it with posts such as...[[/labelnote]]
162** "Hey this is actually pretty good, not cringe-worthy at all" (and many variants thereof)[[labelnote:Explanation]]The standard reply when it gets posted in a cringe thread, based on replies from when it was initially posted.[[/labelnote]]
163* Music/{{Beyonce}}
164** I woke up like this.
165** Surfboard, surfboard, surfboard. Graining on that wood.
166** I've been drinking watermelon.
167** He better call Becky with the good hair.
168** If you like it then you shoulda put a ring on it. [[note]]"Single Ladies" has inspired tons of parodies, usually involving others performing its choreography.[[/note]]
169* Music/BonJovi:
170** "Shot through the heart! And you're to blame!" This line is popularly put over someone literally being shot in media.
171** Whooa, we're halfway there, whoa, [insert image of something mundane or weird that has the same rhythm as "livin' on a prayer", preferably also that rhymes]!
172** An image of a lizard on a deckchair with the meme text "Woah, we're halfway there, woah, lizard on a chair" surfaced, it got popular and spawned its own spin-offs.
173* ''Music/{{Nickelback}}''[[note]]Pretty much the entire band is a meme at this point[[/note]]:
174** The starting lyrics of the song [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BB0DU4DoPP4 Photograph]] became a pretty popular meme in 2015, where the photograph lead singer Chad Kroeger is holding would be changed to something random and the lyrics themselves would be tweaked to represent it.
175* Plies' "Ran Off On Da Plug Twice" is known for the rapper doing a running man-style dance while saying the aforementioned lyric. It became viral after football players [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tOKcH3nzTE8 do this dance when scoring a touchdown.]]
176* "[[Series/PimpMyRide Pimp My Metal]]" jokes in association to the Music/WithinTemptation song "And We Run", which is one of the few SymphonicMetal songs with [[AWildRapperAppears rap sections]], done by Music/{{Xzibit}}.
177* "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=989-7xsRLR4 The Seventh Element]]" by Music/{{Vitas}}.
178** "Weird Russian Singer,"
179** Chum Drum Bedrum
180** Ahaha, hahaha, hahaha, haaaaaa, blalalala ahaha![[labelnote:Explanation]]in reference to the high-pitched vocalization and tongue trill in the chorus of the song. The video was originally posted on the Facebook page of the TV show "The Soup" as a source of quick laughs. Between the sequin space suit and unblinking gaze of the lead singer as his squeaks out the chorus, and the overall surreal atmosphere, there's plenty of joke-worthy material.[[/labelnote]]
181* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNyG-xu-7SQ "Elektronik Supersonik"]], a spin-off from ''Literature/JetlagTravelGuides'', become an entire FountainOfMemes thanks to YouNoTakeCandle lyrics and [='80s=] throwback StylisticSuck.
182* Ghost Town DJ's, [[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=QxRiwnmYjMg "My Boo".]]
183** "At niiight, I think of yoooouu/I want, to be your laaady babyyyy!" [[labelnote:Explanation]]The chorus of the song, which became memetic in 2016 after the Running Man Challenge (an Internet challenge where people performed a running-style dance to the song) went viral.[[/labelnote]]
184* Music/MichaelJackson
185** "Cause this is Thriller! Thriller night!" [[labelnote:Explanation]]Being one of the most famous songs of all time, "Thriller" and its music video have spawned countless parodies.[[/labelnote]]
186*** The zombie dance number from the music video is the most memorable thing about the song, and its choreography has become a staple of its parodies.
187* [[Music/SimplePlan How could this happen to me...?]][[labelnote:Explanation]]The song "Untitled" by Simple Plan is often used to mock {{Wangst}}, much like the Music/LinkinPark examples above. Ironically, the song is actually not an example, since it's about accidentally killing someone while drunk driving.[[/labelnote]]
188* Thanks to the "Epic Maneuvre" meme on YTMND, "Ghost Love Score" by Music/{{Nightwish|Band}} is the go-to song when dramatic music is needed. Sometimes used to invoke MundaneMadeAwesome, by playing the song over a clip of someone doing something completely normal.
189* [[Music/CarminaBurana "O Fortuna"]] is the go-to music to illustrate something sinister.
190* "It's Mr. Steal Your Girl". [[labelnote:Explanation]]The source is "Bottoms Up" by Trey Songz. The song features that line repeated twice at the start, though the line isn't relevant to the rest of the song. The line has since become popular for "crack" {{Fan Vid}}s and trolling videos.[[/labelnote]]
191* In an example some might find [[DudeNotFunny in bad taste]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atuFSv2bLa8 Gas Gas Gas]], a song used in the ''Manga/InitialD'' anime, has apparently gained popularity on [[Website/FourChan /pol/]] by virtue of associations with a [[ThoseWackyNazis different]] [[UsefulNotes/TheHolocaust kind]] [[GasChamber of]] [[DeadlyGas gas]], as a look through the Website/YouTube comments will attest. Which in turn has led to [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b89d1oip7WM this]]. Make of it what you will.
192* [[Music/TearsForFears Shout, shout, let it all out! These are the things I can do without, come on! I'm talking to you, come on!]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Often times, another word will be placed instead of "things".[[/labelnote]]
193* Corona's "The Rhythm of the Night" has two memetic mishearings [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJXuyuhWgRE "Is this the Reebok or the Nike?"]] ([[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsAczw_fB_U possibly originated from Spanish]]) and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f19DEJTytpI "Jesus Humilha Satanas"]].
194* Music/{{Drake}}'s "Hotline Bling" had [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7nu6dXLWI4 a memetic music video]] and many jokes out of the opening line ("You used to call me on my cell phone...").
195* [[https://youtu.be/0cOAUSVBGX8 You Reposted in the Wrong Neighborhood]] [[note]]A mashup of [=Glue70's=] "Casin" (which in itself is a remix of Music/KoolAndTheGang's "Joanna") and Music/{{Eminem}}'s "Shake That". Usually, Casin is mashed up with other acapella tracks and has time and time again shown that it can be mashed up with anything and still sound good. And in case you're wondering, [[WordSaladTitle the title doesn't mean anything]].[[/note]]
196* "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aktLRiWXfqg It's So Cold In The D]]" [[note]]A GriefSong about a harsh life in Detroit that's known for its awkward low-budget video and arguably SoBadItsGood tune[[/note]]
197* "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJa2kwoZ2a4 It's My Life Whatever I Wanna Do]]" by Vennu Mallesh has spawned several jokes due to its goofy (and often grammatically incorrect) lyrics such as "I am a very good bad boy" and "My neighbor thinks that I am wasting my time/He don't know that he is wasting his time".
198* From Brazil, Charlie Brown Jr.'s song [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1wJjiOqqdo "O Coro Vai Come"]] has many memes out of the SingerNameDrop line "Meu tu não sabe o que aconteceu! Os caras do Charlie Brown invadiram a cidade!" (Man, you don't know what happened! The guys from Charlie Brown have invaded the town!"). Most notably, {{Trolling}} [[http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-K4SbGjjAr_s/ToIAsebj4iI/AAAAAAAAAFA/tQUdtovdwAo/s1600/Trollando+o+amigo by saying the first part only to complete with the song lyrics]], using the second part as a response to "you don't knowbelieve what happened", and of course, [[Comicstrip/{{Peanuts}} the original Charlie Brown]] [[http://www.braian.com.br/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/invasao.jpg being]] [[https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/t51.2885-15/s320x320/e35/10299918_1691429407765081_2074287360_n.jpg?ig_cache_key=MTE4NDYxOTQ2NzI2Mjg0NTkxMQ%3D%3D.2 brought]] [[http://www.camiseteria.com/images/designs/48729.jpg along]].
199* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCiDuy4mrWU Running in the '90s]] by Max Coveri, of ''Manga/InitialD'' fame. While it's been a meme since the days of YTMND, it's recently popularity on Tumblr and [=YouTube=], often played over videos of something [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGPhqCIQYXk going at]] high speed, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COdoHpU_a8U especially if]] it's [[MultiTrackDrifting drifting]].
200** {{Eurobeat}} in general, or rather Eurobeat played on Initial D, has become a meme in itself, with tons of driving and drifting videos using tracks from the anime, most popular being Deja Vu. A good example of this kind of meme can be found [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0B53K7MBZ4 here]].
201* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=feA64wXhbjo "Shooting Stars"]] by Bag Raiders is usually featured in scenes where people fly across the space.
202* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQrdKtPJxI0 "Whales"]] by Hail Mary Mallon (rap superduo composed of Music/AesopRock and Rob Sonic) has received much attention due to being featured in numerous mashups, most famously [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFxVmYXr-s0 one with "Tem Shop"]] off of the ''VideoGame/{{Undertale}}'' soundtrack.
203* Simple Minds' "Don't You (Forget About Me)" became this after it was featured in the ''WebAnimation/HowItShouldHaveEnded'' parody of ''WesternAnimation/InsideOut'', despite it having alternate lyrics about Bing Bong in that video. This was just one of many usages of that song in popular media from the late 2000s onward (including ''Series/{{Victorious}}'', ''Series/TheGoldbergs''[[note]]both previously-mentioned shows featured it, or a cover version thereof, in episodes spoofing ''Film/TheBreakfastClub'', the film "Don't You..." was written for[[/note]], ''Series/UnbreakableKimmySchmidt'', ''Series/TheHandmaidsTale'' and most notably the "Bellas Finals" medley in ''Film/PitchPerfect") that caused the song to be put back into frequent rotation on radio stations, and lead to satellite radio station "80's on 8" making their own parody that airs in-between songs.
204** In a number of these instances, the chorus will chime in when someone is freeze-framed while pumping their fist in the air, as a direct reference to ''Film/TheBreakfastClub''. See the aforementioned ''HISHE'' video and the end of the ''Kimmy Schmidt'' episode "Kimmy Kisses A Boy" for examples.
205** [[http://memegod.tumblr.com/post/142202226921 Don't you forget about me or my son ever again.]]
206* Bob Rivers' The Twelve Pains of Christmas is very popular among people who make [=AMVs=]. It's hard to not look for a popular animated show or movie and not see an AMV of that song.
207** Ditto for "Hijo De La Luna" by Music/{{Mecano}}.
208* "Sounds of Silence" by Music/SimonAndGarfunkel has become the catch-all song for any depressing or despairing moment. Or even just the first line, "Hello, darkness, my old friend..."
209* "What's with these homies who be dissin' my boy?" [[note]]The first line in "Using You" by Music/MarsArgo. It's popular because it comes off as {{narm}}y for a preppy white girl with a kiddie voice to sing it. That's not even taking into account that it's the first line of [[Music/{{Weezer}} "Buddy Holly"]] with the gender swapped.[[/note]]
210* Anyways, here's "Wonderwall"! [[note]]"Wonderwall" is the SignatureSong of Music/{{Oasis}}... Though the meme is less about the band themselves and more about the song frequently being covered by amateur acoustic guitarists.[[/note]]
211* The ting goes SKRRRRA!!![[note]]British comedian Michael Dapaah starred as his grime persona MC Quakez in an episode of the BBC Radio 1Xtra show "Fire In The Booth", where he performed a freestyle rap. The final verse gained particular attention due to Quakez's JustForFun/{{egregious}} {{scatting}}.[[/note]]
212** The girl said: "Take off your jacket," I said: "Babes, MANS NOT HOT!"[[note]]This is one of the freestyle's closing bars, which has also become memetic in its own right.[[/note]]
213* "[[{{Music/AlexanderPerls}} 009 Sound System]] - Dreamscape"[[note]]A trance song which is often associated with 2007-2010 [=YouTube=] videos. There used to be a feature on [=YouTube=] where users could replace their video's entire audio track with a song chosen from a pre-determined list. This song was one of them, and it was the first song to show up on that list because of its name. 009 Sound System's other tracks, including With a Spirit, are also popular for this reason.[[/note]]
214* [=SomeBODY=] once told me the world is gonna roll me...[[labelnote:Explanation]]The opening to the song "All-Star" by Music/SmashMouth. The song was originally made for ''Film/MysteryMen'' (and in fact, even plays a role in the song's music video), but gained popularity after its use in ''WesternAnimation/Shrek1''. This lyric is often accompanied by a door swinging open, in reference to Shrek's DynamicEntry when the song starts.[[/labelnote]]
215* What [[Music/ChildishGambino Redbone]] would sound like if X[[labelnote:Explanation]]Various edits involving the Childish Gambino song. This all started when someone made an audio post where the song was made to sound like it was playing in another room.[[/labelnote]]
216* SPOOKY SCARY SKELETONS SEND SHIVERS DOWN YOUR SPINE[[labelnote:Explanation]]A children's song written by Andrew Gold in 1996 known for its less than ideal rhyming and simple lyrics. After being discovered by the Internet, it has become a gold mine for videos and jokes, especially around the Halloween season. Music/TheLivingTombstone's remix of the song has also gained popularity.[[/labelnote]]
217* AHHHHHH/Advanced Country[[labelnote:Explanation]][[http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/big-enough An excerpt]] from the song [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvrZJ5C_Nwg "Big Enough"]] by Kirin J Callinan featuring Alex Cameron, Molly Lewis, and [[Music/ColdChisel Jimmy Barnes]]. This part is sung by a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBLdQ1a4-JI translucent screaming Jimmy Barnes]] singing in the sky over various landscapes for ''40 seconds''. It quickly spread not only due to how out of place it is in the rest of the song, but how loud and long Barnes' screams were, and thus it has proven to be extremely exploitable, such as in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMmzCqrf3MI this.]][[/labelnote]]
218* {{Music/Haddaway}}'s "What is Love" has a tendency to make its listeners [[Series/SaturdayNightLive bob their heads.]] [[Film/ANightAtTheRoxbury like Chris Kattan]] (although some are known to [[Series/MySoCalledLife get down like Rickie and Delia at the World Happiness Dance instead]]).
219* "'Scuse me while I kiss this guy!"[[labelnote:Explanation]]A once common mishearing for the line "'Scuse me while I kiss the sky." from Music/JimiHendrix's "[[Music/AreYouExperienced Purple Haze]]".[[/labelnote]]
220* From siromaru and cranky's "conflict": "zuorhi viyantas was festsu ruor proi"[[labelnote:Explanation]]"conflict" is infamous for its lyrics that are in a [[{{Conlang}} made-up language]], which can be read [[https://remywiki.com/Conflict#Lyrics here]].[[/labelnote]]
221** ズォールヒーwwwヴィヤーンタースwwwワースwwwフェスツwwwルオルwwwプローイwww ユクwwwダルフェwwwスォーイヴォーwスウェンネwwwヤットゥwヴwwwヒェンヴィwネース[[labelnote:Explanation]]The katakana lyrics, except interspersed with the Japanese shorthand for laughter ('w' being derived from ''warau'', or "to laugh"). The idea being that one attempted to sing the song, only to [[{{Corpsing}} burst into giggle fits trying to do so]] [[{{Narm}} because of how absurd they sound]].[[/labelnote]]
222** "conflict" on every RhythmGame[[labelnote:Explanation]]"conflict" is infamous for being crossed over to a very large number of rhythm games, and even has more official appearances than [[VideoGame/{{BEMANI}} "FLOWER"]].[[/labelnote]]
223* Music/{{Toto}}'s "Africa" has become '''very''' memetic, either due to NostalgiaFilter, the music video, the [[{{Narm}} narmtastic lyrics]], or all of the above.
224* "Konbini/X Goes to the Convenience Store"[[note]]"Konbini" was a Japanese novelty song by Brief & Trunks about a guy taking a late-night trip to a convenience store. While there, he trolls the clerk by deliberately taking a long time to order some take-out ramen. It inspired a long string of fan-animated parodies remaking the music video for the song with characters from various anime and video games.[[/note]]
225* Shadilay went from an '80s italo pop song to becoming the hymn of the Egyptian chaos god Kek, due to the Band and lead singer sharing its name Pepe with another internet meme.
226* Despacito 2[[labelnote:Explanation]]Suggesting that "Despacito", a 2017 Latin hit by Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee, would have a sequel. During E3 2018, jokes about intending to unveil Despacito 2 during a press conference were rampant, often alongside similar SequelSnark jokes (most commonly ''{{VideoGame/Skate}} 4'')[[/labelnote]]
227* "Broken Promithes Promithes" [[labelnote:Explanation]]In Music/{{ThreeLW}}'s song "No More (Baby I'ma Do Right)", Kiely Williams has a heavy lisp, so she mispronounces words like "promises".[[/labelnote]]
228* "What if Stacy’s mom was Jessie’s girl?" (or some variation of the idea)[[labelnote:Explanation]]A joke combining two popular songs featuring girl's names; "Stacy's Mom" by Fountains of Wayne and "Jessie's Girl" by Rick Springfield. Sometimes Tommy Tutone's "867-5309/Jenny" and "Run Around Sue" by Dion also get mentioned.[[/labelnote]]
229* "Crab Rave", a song by Irish EDM producer Music/{{Noisestorm}}, has gained traction on the Internet by its use in mashups and remixes, and eventually became a byword for [[AndThereWasMuchRejoicing celebrating "deaths" (both literal and metaphorical) of people and things who will not be missed]]. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDU_Txk06tM The music video]] has also received multiple edits, usually adding ironic quotes that don't fit with the song's upbeat nature.
230** Now a videogame is being developed by the same artist, Noisestorm, called ''Crab Champions''. It's about crabs fighting each other with guns. How can a meme go so far?
231* Hit or miss, I guess they never miss, huh?[[note]]In mid-2018, Arab-American Soundcloud rap duo ILOVEFRIDAY released "Mia Khalifa", a diss track aimed at the eponymous porn actress. The song hit a massive ColbertBump through this trope when cosplayer Nyannyancosplay released a lip-sync of the second verse on [=TikTok=], eventually causing more and more parodies and lip-syncs of the song.[[/note]]
232* "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xj_QkLrW3qc Am I ever gonna see your face again?]]" "[[AudienceParticipation NO WAY]] [[ClusterFBomb GET FUCKED FUCK OFF]]!"[[note]]Australian band the Angels' biggest hit, "Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again?" always gets this response from crowds in performance, for whatever reason.[[/note]]
233* "Baby shark, doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo..."[[note]] A children's song that originally started as an American camp song that became popular after South Korean brand Creator/{{Pinkfong}} used it in a video that was supposed to be a device for teaching members of the family with sharks. It eventually became a worldwide phenomenon in the form of a dance craze, [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff especially in South-East Asia, the United Kingdom, and the United States]]. The latter two stand out, as this ''nursery rhyme'' broke both of their ''official singles charts'' in late 2018, respectively peaking at '''#6''' and #39. The Pinkfong version also became the most viewed [=YouTube=] video of all time, sitting at nearly 9 billion views. Most likely because it's a music video (which always perform well on the site), and it being accessible from the [=YouTube=] Kids app gives it a boost in traffic.[[/note]]
234** "Onara pu-pu-pu-pu, unchi buriburi..." [[note]] The Japanese version of the Korean Pinkfong song "The Poop Song" became a popular sound on [=TikTok=] after it was used in a video in which a man cosplaying as poop lip-syncs the song.[[/note]]
235* Hoes mad (x24)[[labelnote:Explanation]]The ([[BrokenRecord repetitive]]) hook of "Hoes Mad" by Chicago rapper Famous Dex, where he says the song name 24 times. It is usually quoted as a reaction to people, usually women, being upset about something.[[/labelnote]]
236* "Yer done bud. We got the chat logs. You came to meet up with a child huh. So give us a smile for the camera. Creep Catchers!" by K-Blitz. Essentially the theme song written about the Canadian grassroots organizations that have dedicated themselves to busting online pedophiles who arrange a meetup (shades of ''{{Dateline}}'' To Catch A Predator). The phrase "Yer done bud" is often uttered by one of the "catchers" as the "creep" in question either walks off in shame (knowing that this encounter will be shown on the internet) or is arrested. The song has even shown up in the Website/YouTube videos of organizations that use names other than Creep Catchers, such as P.O.P (Prey on Predators).
237* ''Ether'' by Nas has been used by online personalities to ether (or humiliate) someone online such as in a Website/YouTube video. Tariq Nasheed and Tommy Sotomayor have both used the "Ether" beat in their online insulting rants against callers with opposing views.
238* "Darude - Sandstorm".[[labelnote:Explanation]]A response to (usually Website/YouTube) comments asking what the name of a song is. Was first asked during a ''VideoGame/LeagueOfLegends'' broadcast, when it was actually the song. Then someone posted faux lyrics to Pandora radio. THEN someone asked about a "very popular techno song, they play it in clubs!" (a description [[SuspectIsHatless vague enough to fit pretty much any reasonably popular techno song ever]]) and based on the flimsiest of descriptions including faux lyrics, it was correctly identified as Sandstorm. At this time the Internet declared that this song had magical powers that allow it to be the correct answer to music questions, so it started being given as the answer to every 'What song is that?" question on [=YouTube=]. [[/labelnote]] Creator/TheFineBrothers even did a ''[=YouTubers=] WebVideo/{{React}}'' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=onn37CCCT0c episode]] on it.
239** An inversion has come up where, if a video actually does feature the song, someone will comment asking what the song is, then add "And don't say Darude - Sandstorm".
240*** Song - Name
241* IKZO/"俺ら東京さ行ぐだ" ("I'll Go To Tokyo") [[labelnote:Explanation]]A song by enka (Japanese folk pop) artist Yoshi Ikuzō, sung in the Tsugaru dialect and a rather informal style reminiscent of HipHop (to the point that he has retroactively considered it more of a crossover between the genres). In the 2000s, it became VoiceClipSong fodder on Nico Nico Douga (with users referring to them as "IKZO" videos), ranging from a simple [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXW0W7zduI8 mashup]] of the vocals with a ''VideoGame/DanceDanceRevolution'' song, to more elaborate productions such as [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZqto7k-pSw IKZOLOGIC]].[[/labelnote]]
242* No ''VideoGame/{{Stalker}}'' video is complete without [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_podzD4cSA Bandit Radio/Cheeki Breeki]]. It's a song that can actually be heard playing on some radios scattered around the game. Its upbeat tune goes so much [[SoundtrackDissonance against the overall dark tone]] of the game that it's a perfect match for any funny video set in the Zone.
243* X parties too hard and dies [[labelnote:Explanation]]A meme that opens with an exterior shot of a building, such as [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xgeLNhRUVlQ Spongebob Squarepants' pineapple house]], with flashing lights coming from inside edited in while the Speedycake remix of "Caramelldansen" plays. It then cuts to the inside of the location, with a character passed out on the floor as the music continues to play.[[/labelnote]]
244* Vicetone's ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5wBk9946Ew Astronomia]]'' got a surge of memetic popularity in 2020 as the "Coffin Dance", due to a video of the song being played over a troupe of dancing Ghanaian pallbearers, whose moves synced up surprisingly well with the song. The song's now used for situations of imminent silly/stupid deaths.
245** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7E9CZQ3_iBQ&t=56s Now the song has a medieval version.]]
246* "This song sounds like [something awkward]"[[note]]When Music/EarlSweatshirt released [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxdY_6JTIO4 the video for his track "EAST"]] to promote his then-upcoming EP ''FEET OF CLAY'', the comments section had a field day roasting the bizarre "beat". This snowclone is just one of the many types of comments about it.[[/note]]
247** "This beat was made by The Flying Dutchman"[[note]]The track reminded a lot of people of pirates.[[/note]]
248** [[WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants "krusty krab]] type beat"[[note]]In keeping with the pirate theme, people were also reminded of Mr. Krabs and the aforementioned restaurant, due to the music associated with them in the show.[[/note]]
249* "Type beat" parodies: a "type beat" is a rap beat made to sound like one or more popular rap artists/producers, e.g. "Future Type Beat" or "Travis Scott x PARTYNEXTDOOR Type Beat". Naturally, their ubiquity led to various parodies, most of them in the form of a trap beat placed on top of a looping sound effect. Behold, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3k4JgD25Qs "Pencil Sharpener type beat"]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HeyN2KHMGtI "Microwave Type Beat"]], and of course, "[[WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants mr. krabs]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yiMEs86y7To walking type beat]]". Some of these may end up being {{Ear Worm}}s.
250* "WHAT THE FUCK'S UP, DENNY'S!?" [[note]]A short clip of [[https://youtu.be/xbPwaAFHDG8 a fan-shot video of a live performance]] by HardcorePunk group Live Without became a meme due to the fact that it took place in the unlikely venue of a Denny's restaurant. As it turns out, the reason they were able to secure a chain restaurant as a venue for a hardcore show was that the restaurant was soon to be closed and demolished; Any property damage that ensued from the inevitable moshpit ultimately wouldn't matter.[[/note]]
251* "Tunak tunak tun da da da!"[[labelnote:Explanation]]Daler Mehndi's Bhangra IndiPop song "Tunak Tunak Tun" achieved meme status before the introduction of Website/YouTube, owing largely to the “Tunak Tunak tun da da da” phrase being sung very fast and incessantly repeated over a video of the portly Daler Mehndi dancing with multiple copies of himself.[[/labelnote]]
252* "But if you close your eyes" [[note]]The chorus of the {{Music/Bastille}} song "Pompeii" is used in video edits where something disappears or changes, often to note how otherwise similar the two situations would be.[[/note]]
253* [[https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/ruler-of-everything-do-you-like-how-i-walk Ruler of Everything/"Do You Like How I Walk?"]][[note]]It became a meme, starting in late January of 2021, to combine the second verse of "Ruler of Everything" by Music/TallyHall with various clips of a specific character that fit the lyrics[[/note]]
254* Viva La Gamer / [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_t8GWyJ4_w I used to roll the dice...]][[labelnote:Explanation]]A sentence-mixing edit of Music/{{Coldplay}}'s "Viva La Vida," referencing [[VideoGame/{{Undertale}} Sans]], Creator/JackieChan and various memes and crude jokes, that's since been made into numerous lyric videos, usually using related images from franchises such as ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'' and ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants''; [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omtxDzKWprk one of the most popular versions]] uses photos of [[VideoGame/YandereSimulator YandereDev]]. Music/TimmyTurnersGrandDad produced an ''VideoGame/{{Omori}}'' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5ue_nFr3UI version]] during their "100 Sunny" event.[[/labelnote]]
255* "Salí con tu mujer". [[labelnote:Explanation]] Part of the song "Ella y yo" by Reggaeton singer Don Omar, which became quite memetic in the Spanish-speaking world. It is quite normal to reply with a FlatWhat and continue the song from there.[[/labelnote]]
256* "BANANA ASSHOLE"[[labelnote:Explanation]]mondegreen of Filipino pop song "Banal na Aso, Santong Kabayo". This was taken from subtitles used in a (long-deleted) Website/YouTube video of drag-queen singer Big Mouth performing the song on ''Filipino's Got Talent''.[[/labelnote]]
257** "SUCK ON DA PIE YO...THE COCK NO WALK HOME" ''[horse whinny]'' "...SAY YO"[[labelnote:note/translation]]The actual words are "Banal na aso, santong kabayo, natatawa ako [...] sa 'yo"; "Holy dog, saintly horse, I laugh [...] at you". The whinny was exclusive to Big Mouth's performance.[[/labelnote]]
258* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8xg4tr4VgU Hatten är din]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]"The Hat is Yours", a Swedish-made Flash video set to Azar Habib's "Miin Ma Kenti", which was in Arabic. A ''very'' early, if not establishing entry in the Animutation community, surrealist Flash videos made around (mostly) English interpretations of MisheardLyrics of foreign-language songs. The lyric inspiring the title in this case is "Habbaytek", roughly, "I'm in love".[[/labelnote]]
259* ''Wo ai Beijing Tiananmen, Tiananmen shang taiyang sheng...'' [[labelnote:Explanation/translation]]You'll be hearing this over and over when playing bootleg SNES game ''VideoGame/HongKong97''. A portion of Chinese propaganda song "Wo ai Beijing Tiananmen"; "I love Beijing Tiananmen, the sun rises above Tiananmen".[[/labelnote]]
260* The beginning of the instrumental version of the rapper Capone's 2005 song "Streets Favorite", which features pitch-shifted samples of lyrics from The Shangri-Las' song "Remember (Walking in the Sand)", became famous on [=TikTok=] in late 2020, where it accompanies videos of (extreme) misfortune, which stop on a freeze-frame right before a troubling moment as the lyric "Oh, no/Oh, no/Oh, no, no, no, no, no" hits, with zoom-ins on the subject during each piano sting.
261* [''insert artist''] - "Apple Bottom Jeans" [[labelnote:Explanation]]A trend where the lyrics to "Low" by Music/FloRida are sung to the instrumental of another song. The trend became popular after the release of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82nEELYswL8 this video]], which set the lyrics of "Low" to Music/LouisArmstrong's "What a Wonderful World".[[/labelnote]]
262* ''Music/TheBloodhoundGang'': "Aw shit, here comes Pac-Man!" [[labelnote:Explanation]] In the middle of the song "Mope", a spoken word section occurs in which the singers encounter Pac-Man. In 2016, an online video from a decade prior that was an animation set to this sequence was the source of many edits on the Internet.[[/labelnote]]
263* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ExGuHWdXCE "HELIKOPTER, HELIKOPTER... PARA KOFER, PARA KOFER!"]][[labelnote:Explanation]]The first few lyrics of Romani-Bosnian singer Fazlija's "Helikopter", released in 2015. [[https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/fazlija-helikopter A trend]] that started in October 31st uses these lyrics in videos of someone or something flying away or spinning around rapidly.[[/labelnote]]
264* Hit those notes.[[labelnote:Explanation]]A trend that started with an edit of Music/RickAstley's song "Never Gonna Give You Up" entitled [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXMskKTw3Bc "Never Gonna Hit Those Notes"]], in which the notes of various words in the vocals are edited to be extremely off-key or to sound like the singer is experiencing [[InopportuneVoiceCracking voice cracks]].[[/labelnote]]
265* [[https://youtu.be/iYqIF2XkqKU "How to Make Gravy"]] by Music/PaulKelly inspired many Australians to proclaim the 21st of December (mentioned as the date in the song) "Gravy Day".
266-> "Just add flour, salt, a little red wine, don't forget a dollop of tomato sauce for sweetness and that extra tang"
267* Twenty years after “No Scrubs” by Music/{{TLC}} came out, posts like [[https://ifunny.co/picture/y-all-was-singing-no-scrubs-way-too-aggressively-when-sniDN7LU6 these]] were everywhere.[[labelnote:Explanation]]A “scrub” in the song is a loser who doesn’t have a job, a car or any future, and the post finds it ironic that many girls who loved this song as kids, eventually ended up with “scrubs” as the fathers of their children. [[/labelnote]]
268* I am in misery/I save dick by giving it CPR/REESE'S PUFFS REESE'S PUFFS (extended version [[https://youtu.be/rgLgPTXdR4M here]]) [[labelnote:explanation]]A mashup of the choruses of Music/Maroon5's "Misery," Music/{{CupcakKe}}'s "CPR", and the Reese's Puffs rap, noted both for being much catchier than it has any right to be and the way "Reese's Puffs" immediately overpowers everything else when it starts. [[https://youtu.be/xlQqHPtqnpU Used as a meme template]] to classify members of a group as angsty, horny, and weird respectively by linking them to the appropriate song. It's also joked that the mashup represents the three states of modern humans: depression, horniness, and hunger.[[/labelnote]]
269* "Yi Jian Mei" by Fei Yu-ching is one of the most memetic songs in mainland China, thanks to [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3rS-fQ1nUI this random guy called the "Egg Man"]] popularizing it by singing the chorus while being surrounded by plum trees covered in snow, befitting the main theme of the song itself.
270** And then we go to the main star of this meme: ''the chorus itself''. "XUE HUA PIAO PIAO, BEI FENG XIAO XIAO..."[[labelnote:Explanation/translation]]The song was actually translated to "the snow falls and the north wind blows". The reason why it became so memetic is because it was misheard as "I give up already". (though some people say that the reason it becomes this is because of the catchy lyrics, helping the fact that the only line that people remember in the song is just the first four lines of the chorus, including the one mentioned before.) This particular verse has been so popular that by the time Yu-ching retires from his career, there are so many remixes of this song popped up rapidly.[[/labelnote]]
271* Music/{{MGMT}}'s "Little Dark Age" had been used as a background to an entity in decline (typically a country or empire), accompanied by a collage of images from more glorious times. Sometimes even accompanied by subtitles consisting of "How does it feel being in a dying _____?" "Euphoric".
272* "Banana Tiger"[[labelnote:Explanation]]A {{mondegreen}} from folk band ''Percival'''s song "Lazare" (remixed as "Steel for Humans" in ''VideoGame/TheWitcher3WildHunt'') that [[AscendedMeme ascended]] into the band's merch, with mugs and stickers depicting a cartoon tiger with a banana peel on its head.[[/labelnote]]
273* Music/ImagineDragons, "Demons":
274** "This is my kingdom come"[[labelnote:Explanation]]The pre-chorus line of the song reached meme status due to a video of it played [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6boFGkBaWM over a Gaviscon commercial that depicts firemen spraying the antacid]], which happens to be depicted as a surge of white fluids. Naturally the internet had a field day with this, creating [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6boFGkBaWM a remix]] to play over scenes depicting sprays of white fluid [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything to evoke semen imagery]].[[/labelnote]]
275* Naeil naege yeollineun geon big, big stage-'''''*BONK!*'''''[[labelnote:Explaination]]This is actually the chorus snippet of Kpop group Music/{{IVE}}'s music, titled "I AM" from their first full album "I've IVE". One of the scene features the iconic scene of [[https://youtu.be/6ZUIwj3FgUY?t=49 one of their members, Wonyoung, jumping out of the plane.]] The song became viral overtime, until [[https://www.tiktok.com/@portfolio_paulm/video/7221413551511096622 someone managed to do an edit]] of Wonyoung herself jumping on the plane...and then suddenly crashes on the wing, complete with a VERY HARD thud (OUCH!), before it rapidly [[GilliganCut cuts to Yujin looking at the viewer with her suitcase]]. Ever since the aforementioned edit came out, many fans started to do the flop (similar to the edited clip) to the song's choreography, and some as going as far as putting the audio with random people (especially to other K-pop idols getting hit by something or falling down) involved in humorous incidents, or people singing to the song altogether, complete with them saying the thud sound effect out loud! Also, good luck trying to not remember the edit when you saw the plane-jumping scene, because many people admitted that they couldn't hear the song or see the said scene in the same way ever again due to seeing that one edit.[[/labelnote]]
276* [[https://youtu.be/2jTr0Dq_kmE?si=9d-LU2sDOS8l9Xei Axel in Harlem]] / I PUT THE NEW FORGIS ON THE JEEP[[labelnote:Explanation '''(Mildly NSFW)''']]The very first lyric of "[[https://youtu.be/Ni92kRoMNiA?si=2S5gqKm61A-u66NN Ballin']]" by DJ Mustard and Roddy Ricch, which ended up becoming associated in 2023 with an animation from [[BaraGenre gay pornographic]] animation company Animan Studios, wherein the titual Axel struts down the streets of Harlem with other men [[MaleGaze gazing]] at his [[ComicallyOversizedButt pronounced, jiggling ass]]. From this, edits were made of other scenes in media surrounding MaleGaze to include "Ballin'" alongside them.[[/labelnote]]
277** The acapella of "Ballin'" is also often used as a go-to test by those who make ArtificialIntelligence voice models to demonstrate how a model will sound, among other audio sources like Low Tier God's ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate'' rant.
278* Music/TheBeatles:
279** Number nine... number nine... number nine...[[labelnote:Explanation]]The SpokenWord chorus of "Revolution 9," easily the most bizarre track on ''Music/TheWhiteAlbum''. This is commonly referenced in situations involving the number 9, or repeated due to the track's strange nature.[[/labelnote]]
280** Turn me on, dead man [[labelnote:Explanation]]What "number nine" sounds like when played backward. This was one of the pieces of evidence advanced to support the "Paul is Dead" conspiracy theory.[[/labelnote]]
281* '''''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qskm9MTz2V4 EEEEEEEE!!!!!]]'''''[[labelnote: Explanation]]Also known as "Rush E", and nicknamed "World's Hardest Song", this song created by Sheet Music Boss consists of a seemingly innocent piano song......until it starts to use unreachable notes as the song speeds up, making it almost ''impossible to play the entire segment of that!'' Not to mention the edited [[WebVideo/{{Markiplier}} Markiplier]]-esque man's face (actually Lord Farquaad from ''Franchise/{{Shrek}}'') appearing out of nowhere, accompanied with a [[SensoryAbuse really loud]] "'''''E'''''" as the first part of the song ends and towards the ending. (hence its title, along with the fact that the song starts with an E note) Ever since this came out, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0J4NKoOlUeo many]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jxegEu0ZWI&pp=ygUGcnVzaCBl people]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=on4IoQ2MQ7M&pp=ygUGcnVzaCBl have]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxnxkVu_OKs&pp=ygUGcnVzaCBl attempted]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jiB1B6yIGRw&pp=ygUGcnVzaCBl to]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzNG9o9VzHs&pp=ygUGcnVzaCBl play]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fndCXLWKPU0&pp=ygUGcnVzaCBl Rush E on the piano]], while several people made animations dedicated to the song (such as [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibG2qHejZP4&pp=ygUGcnVzaCBl "Rush Eevolutions"]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/shorts/atC_1Bz7Xp0 a spoon playing the said piano song]]), and there's one guy who actually played Rush E [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22vXX8GHCSM&pp=ygURcnVzaCBlIGNhbGN1bGF0b3I%3D ON A CALCULATOR]], and also in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQ2VkRXCpjE&pp=ygURcnVzaCBlIGNhbGN1bGF0b3I%3D a child's piano]], which is already a SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome [[MundaneMadeAwesome itself]]. [[WebVideo/{{The8BitDrummer}} The 8-Bit Drummer]] had covered three versions of the song, in which he played the drums [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DgF8sx-WyC8 to the beat of the first one]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=onGE6sDlp9Q the sequel]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_-VtRlLKfQ the previously mentioned "Rush Eevolutions"]], and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNchofhBwkIwith him blindfolded]]. Also, some people also go as far as making edits of themselves "playing" Rush E, but ''goes insane as they played the second half of the song'', such as [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZcX0jkZ_JQ&pp=ygUGcnVzaCBl this]],[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbc5DkTj-lk&pp=ygUGcnVzaCBl this]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HzzWdgp6_rY this]] [[OverlyLongGag and]] [[https://youtu.be/rZAv4mFZeRQ?list=RDQskm9MTz2V4 this!]] It has been very popular since it was released until now, in which when the [[ApprovalofGod original creator]] decided to release the sequel, they opened the intro with [[https://youtu.be/FuMWmnhjCEQ?t=22 a montage of nearly every single content creator who attempted or played Rush E]] as a tribute to the legendary, yet memetic piano song.[[/labelnote]]
282* She sells sea shells on the seashore, [[FracturedFairyTale but the value of these shells will fall]][[labelnote:Explanation]]From the second verse of Ren's "[[https://youtu.be/YonS9_QJbp8 Money Game Part 2]]", in which the classic tongue-twister "she sells seashells on the seashore" is used to lead into a dissection of business economics. It initially gained traction from [[https://youtu.be/KigVdcSr8s4 a video of the rap being placed over a clip of Luigi talking to another Luigi]] from ''VideoGame/SuperMarioGalaxy'' before other users started making their own versions, playing the rap over other things and characters.[[/labelnote]]
283* Music/EricPrydz - "Call on Me" [[note]]This 2004 single by Eric Prydz became an instant hit for its [[BrokenRecord catchy yet repetitive chorus]] sampled from Music/SteveWinwood's "Valerie", leading to its usage in many videos alongside the memes below.[[/note]]
284** Flashing images/[x] doesn't change facial expressions [[labelnote:Explanation]]One of the most popular uses of the song, especially in the Website/{{YTMND}} days, was to play it over a series of rapidly flashing images. A notable variant that gained a life of its own is the "doesn't change facial expressions" trend, where the song plays over flashing images of a real person or fictional character(s) which seemingly feature the same facial expression in all the photos.[[/labelnote]]
285** The infamous music video, featuring suggestive and {{Fanservice}}-y women doing aerobics, has also been subject to jokes, such as claiming the song is better listened to on [=YouTube=], or that it's best to listen to it "in HD" or "with your eyes open".
286* Chipi Chipi Chapa Chapa[[labelnote:Explanation]]The EarWorm chorus of "Dubidubidu", a 2003 song by the then-10 year old Chilean singer Christell; the song was originally popularized in October 2023 by an animation stemming from the Boykisser meme. In December 2023, a [=TikTok=] video showing a cat bobbing its head to the song popularized it outside of the context of Boykisser, and also led it to become a viral song in several Asian countries.[[/labelnote]]
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288!!Memes not tied to a specific song
289* When you download [=MP3s=], you're downloading COMMUNISM![[labelnote:Explanation]] Making fun of the obsession with DigitalPiracyIsEvil. Also, many fans are convinced the record companies just do this because we might like an independent artist.[[/labelnote]]
290* Everything except country and rap.[[note]]The stereotypical music preference of someone who [[NoTrueScotsman isn't a "real music fan"]].[[/note]]
291* ONETWOTHREEFOUR![[note]]Common among noise fans. It's inspired by The Gerogerigegege, who made several albums and [=EPs=] whose tracks were all short, loud blasts of noise separated by quick countoffs.[[/note]]
292** Senzuri![[note]]Also inspired by the above musician--several tracks and albums feature the word in their title, and masturbation was a recurring theme in his works, both live and in-studio.[[/note]]
293* "I hate how Music/{{Pavement}} took music so seriously."[[note]]A rather popular [=YouTube=] comment on Pavement videos. Naturally, this comment is ironic, as their music videos were usually silly and some of their lyrics are obviously not too serious either (for example, from the song "Stereo", "What about the voice of [[Music/RushBand Geddy Lee?]] / How did it get so high? / I wonder if he speaks like an ordinary guy / 'I know him and he does!')"[[/note]]
294* When PostHardcore band Music/{{Fugazi}} announced they were releasing a previously unheard album-length demo from 1988, Spin Magazine's Twitter account mistakenly announced the demo was from '''18'''88 (due to a typo, of course). [[http://www.spin.com/articles/fugazi-1888-demos-typo-fugazi1888-meme-twitter/ Many jokes about the band having been around since the 19th century ensued]].
295* Put some respeck on my name![[note]]This quote was said by rapper Birdman during his confrontational guest appearance on the radio show The Breakfast Club. He is mocked for his pronunciation of the word "respect" as "respeck".[[/note]]
296* Taking songs from kids media and giving them trap or dubstep remixes is popular on Website/YouTube. The more bizarre and ironic it is, the better. For example, "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VdQcdfd0Fec I'm The Map]]" from ''WesternAnimation/DoraTheExplorer'', the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlWCPVgYJZE theme]] to ''WesternAnimation/LittleEinsteins'', the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzMJk8nGpoc Krusty Krab]] from ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'', and the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAokZ3qZoes theme]] to ''WesternAnimation/{{Caillou}}''.
297** Its precursor is "kiddie rave" tracks that referenced nostalgic shows and were also obliquely about drugs. Music/TheProdigy's "Charly" (inspired by a safety PIF starring an animated cat named Charly; the title is also slang for cocaine) kickstarted the craze in the early '90s.
298* "The Rumor Come Out: Does Music/BrunoMars is Gay?"[[note]]An article asking if/trying to spread the rumour that Bruno Mars is homosexual, written in very bad English.[[/note]]
299* The cover art of ''Music/UnknownPleasures'' by Music/JoyDivision, [[https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/sa-visual/pop-culture-pulsar-origin-story-of-joy-division-s-unknown-pleasures-album-cover-video/ a data plot of signals from the first pulsar discovered]], has [[https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/music/how-joy-divisions-unknown-pleasures-image-went-from-underground-album-cover-to-piece-of-cultural-ubiquity/2019/06/14/26e75338-8c76-11e9-adf3-f70f78c156e8_story.html become a popular meme even among people who have no idea where it came from]].
300* Music/NewOrder's "Blue Monday" has become the go-to song to remix videos of RealLife [[ThoseWackyNazis nazis]], [[TheBully bullies]], and [[JerkAss jerks]] in general getting their comeuppance. [[https://www.facebook.com/HeresyLabs/videos/180135529220031/ Here's an example.]]
301* When Music/TwentyOneSavage was arrested by the ICE and revealed to be British, [[https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/events/21-savage-ice-arrest jokes, often employing British stereotypes, were quickly made]]
302* Music/FreddieMercury [does something] [[labelnote:Explanation]]A meme started in 2019, where bits and pieces of Freddie's isolated vocal tracks from various Queen songs are repurposed and rearranged to make it seem like he's doing anything (similar to the ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'' [[Memes/SuperMarioBros meme where Wario dies in some random event while doing some other activity]]), with [[StylisticSuck intentionally low-quality videos that often involve a still image of Freddie moving around]]. For example, [[http://youtu.be/Kf89T45Kjuw stubbing his toe]], [[http://youtu.be/0-gPcpDgeI4 slipping on ice]], or [[http://youtu.be/ZZGXjFix4l0 going to KFC]]. There's an [[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLV7Xmsef_vKUy-vMKG6xF_rqMtGP-OIiT entire playlist]] dedicated to these videos.[[/labelnote]]
303* Go to the comments of any song and the top comment will almost always be some variation of "Who's listening in [current year]?"
304* In early 2021, a Tiktok musician posted a clip of him singing the whaling song "Wellerman". Another singer recorded himself singing along in a bass voice, then other people joined in, and the whole thing exploded into sea shanty covers (and songs done in sea shanty style) to the point where [[https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/13/style/sea-shanty-tiktok-wellerman.html the New York Times wrote about it.]]
305* "Oh, you love X? [[NoTrueScotsman Name three of their albums]]!" [[labelnote:Explanation]]A stereotypical phrase associated with elitist music fans, usually making fun of them.[[/labelnote]]
306* Music/LadyGaga cancelled her 2017 concert at Rock In Rio one day before it would happen for health reasons. The local fanbase made a meme out of her announcement ("Brazil, I'm devastated"), but what really made the rounds was [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3lpPlt7mKE a video]] of a man driving by "Little Monsters" who waited outside the hotel where Gaga would stay, shouting "She's not coming anymore!" (leading one to respond "Fuck you!").
307* Music/{{Lizzo}} playing [insert a fictional instrument] [[labelnote:Explanation]]After she played the 200-year old crystal flute loaned from the Library of Congress at her Washington, DC concert, people quickly went to propose that she play fictional instruments like the Dagger Flute from ''Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers''.[[/labelnote]]
308* "Trve kvlt." [[labelnote:Explanation]]This is about BlackMetal fans claiming the band or album in the genre is "better" if they are obscure and cult-like, the more obscure, the better (or more "kvlt"). Bonus point if the band is theistically Satanist. The exact requirements of kvltness vary depending on who you talk to, but usually involve icy, impenetrable production, black-and-white cover art, barely sold any copies and concepts drawn from black magic, Satanism, pagan myths or out-and-out nihilism. [[/labelnote]]
309* "Wake me up..." "[[Music/{{Wham}} ...before you go-go!]]" "[[Music/GreenDay ...when September ends!]]" "[[Music/{{Evanescence}} WAKE ME UP INSIDE!]]"[[labelnote:Explanation]]"Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go", "Wake Me Up When September Ends", and "Bring Me to Life" all have "Wake me up..." somewhere in the refrain. It's common to take three random characters with a NiceMeanAndInbetween theme and associate them with a different "Wake me up..."; usually, the nice one gets "Before you go-go", the in-between one gets "When September ends", and the mean one gets "Wake me up inside".[[/labelnote]]
310* "My [family member] used to sing this to me every morning/night" [[labelnote:Explanation]]A type of comment that is often said in the [=YouTube=] comments sections of songs that have vulgar, extreme, disturbing, or sexual lyrics, used to jokingly imply that the poster's parents or grandparents sang the song to them when they were younger. Some comments also have the song play in inappropiate circumstances, such as a wedding or funeral, and in the case of funerals, the commenter's grandfather or grandmother sometimes comes to life and dances to the song.[[/labelnote]]
311* "This song was so good that the police came over to my house to listen to it" [[labelnote:Explanation]]Comments similar to this one are often posted on videos with music that is either loud, harsh, or intense, or music of which the commenter's intent is to play loud, which has the commenter misunderstanding the police arriving at their house due to them playing the music loud.[[/labelnote]]
312* We not making it out of the hood [[labelnote:Explanation]]A phrase that is posted on poor hip-hop songs or beats, as a way of saying the song is so bad that it will never get famous or make money.[[/labelnote]]
313** WE MAKING IT OUT OF THE HOOD/[x] WITH THIS ONE [[labelnote:Explanation]]Originally started as a variation of the above used ironically, but later became used sincerely and has since become a massive snowclone that is commonly posted on videos to show appreciation to a song. It is typically accompanied by fire emojis.[[/labelnote]]
314* Song roasts in all caps [[labelnote:Explanation]]A comment style that originated in the wake of "WE MAKING IT OUT OF THE HOOD WITH THIS ONE" which is in all caps, uses fire emojis and is posted on music considered bad; common phrases include "They have hidden talent/keep it hidden", "This is fire/Put it out", "This hits hard on mute", and opposite/ironic variations of "We making it out of the hood".[[/labelnote]]
315* Music/RKelly:
316** It's the remix to ignition / [insert topic] edition / this line's here to setup the / punchline rhymes with ignition
317** The favourite of children everywhere: "I believe I can fly / I got shot by the FBI / All I wanted was a chicken wing..."
318** Any mention of R. Kelly these days will immediately be proceeded with a piss joke.
319** "My mind's tellin' me nooooooooo...BUT MA BODYYY...MA BOOODYYYYY'S TELLIN ME YEEEEEEAAHUUUUUUUSSSS" [[labelnote:Explanation]] The opening lines to his song "Bump N Grind". [[/labelnote]]
320*** "I don't see nothing wrong... with a little prison time"[[labelnote:Explanation]]The chorus of "Bump N Grind", edited by fans to allude to his guilty verdict and subsequent incarceration.[[/labelnote]]
321** "Y'ALL KILLING ME WITH THIS SHIT!!!" [[labelnote:Explanation]]His outburst during his interview with Creator/GayleKing.[[/labelnote]]
322*** "Robert." [[labelnote:Explanation]]Gayle King's calm attitude towards Kelly's behavior, which people found hilarious compared to his exaggerated emotional fits.[[/labelnote]]
323*** The exaggerated crying he gives during Gayle King interview too.
324*** "I'M FIGHTIN' FOR MY FUCKIN' LIFE!"
325*** "I don't know how to hogtie people. Why would I hogtie her?"[[labelnote:Explanation]]"My kids is listening to this, all of this nonsense and I ain't been able to spend no time with them. This is real. This is not a lie." Kelly responds to an allegation that he, well, hog-tied someone.[[/labelnote]]
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327-->''[drum slam]''\

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