What is this Darude - Sandstorm meme?

Well, "arrow in the knee" is a phrase that was basically made up in Skyrim.

In the other's case, though, back in the day you could give the name of that one trance track someone else has heard and not be reprimanded for it.

It's ironic how things have turned out. In the past there were bound to be some people who didn't know the name of the song, and now everyone who's been on the Internet at least a few times knows the name. By this point, there's no excuse.

How about we make 'Audioslave – "Cochise"' the new meme instead?

How about we don't have a new meme? I think that's a pretty good idea, yes?

And now You Tube is using the meme for an April Fools joke. When an internet meme goes corporate it's officially nearing the end of its lifespan.

edited 1st Apr '15 8:33:41 AM by djbj

Then good fucking riddance in that case.

I think you mean mrotsdnaS - eduraD

Being serious, though, it's sad when someone actually falls for it, and yes, I've seen it happen.

But it's so easy to confirm.

The TRUE origins of the meme.

Step 1) Song is used in a League of Legends video. People ask what the song is. Correct answer is given. it's used in a lot more LOL videos.

Step 2) Some joker posts "lyrics" for sandstorm.

Step 3) Someone asks on yahoo answers what the name of a song is

https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20100314111115AAz2IGy

And some dude CORRECTLY answers Darude - Sandstorm just from the completely U Nhelpful description, and the fact that it sorta matches the "lyrics"

Step 4) Internet troll logic thus concludes that this song has magical correct answer powers, and thus people start giving it as the answer to any question about what song is this, even if the correct answer is really freakin obvious.

https://twitter.com/aathornton20/status/340490035071684609 sigh... working link for point 2. It was on pandora music.

And what if someone asks about "Sandstorm"? Am I supposed to tell them it's "Ecuador" by Sash!?

Darude - Sandstorm existed long before League of Legends (it was released in 1999), the meme itself also existed long before Lo L made it's debut as well.

The reason why the meme even popped up in the first place is because the song itself is one of the most memorable and catchy techno songs you can find even today (amongst Pendulums songs, Daddy DJ/Basshunters reneditions and a few other DJ songs). The funny thing is the song wasn't popular at all when it first was released but it ended up becoming a hit over time

edited 20th Feb '16 2:27:33 AM by Bleddyn

"EDM radio stations ever existed? I mean, probably if you look on satellite radio."

There are six EDM station in the US. My native Seattle has one of them.

Incidental note: I actually quite like "Sandstorm", but I'm more a psytrance kind of guy overall.

But really, I think that's a big part of why it became a meme. It's a very catchy, well-structured song in a somewhat faceless genre which is hit hard by the Sturgeon Principle due to its simplicity and low bar of entry. That it is not merely functional but intrinsically memorable in a mostly positive way and has a sound that is at once distinctive in pop terms and definitive of its rather niche sound, but also from a genre where image is a nominal component and the sounds are entirely synthetic, makes it a perfect candidate for a running gag song.