- Hilarious in Hindsight: Knowing that Filthy Frank is the one who started the Harlem Shake trend becomes hilarious when Baauer made a song with him, now under the alias of Joji, titled "18" in 2018.
- It's Popular, Now It Sucks!: Thanks to its widespread in 2013, "Harlem Shake" notably has many detractors, saying that the meme isn't funny or way too overused. Even Filthy Frank, the original creator of the meme, ends up hating it due to how many videos of the dance craze exist on the Internet.
- Memetic Mutation: The Harlem Shake became a huge Dance Sensation in 2013 following the viral video of Filthy Frank and his friends dancing to it. It was absolutely everywhere at the time and even led to Baauer getting his first (and only) Billboard Hot 100 entry, peaking at #1.
- Signature Song: "Harlem Shake", thanks to Memetic Mutation.
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