Put a finger down if you know this song: how TikTok music challenge memes build community

Fri, 28 Apr 2023 22:02:34 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Andrew Pam
<https://theconversation.com/put-a-finger-down-if-you-know-this-song-how-tiktok-music-challenge-memes-build-community-201385>

"Spanish millennial users on TikTok claim they are not Spanish if they do not
know eight mythical songs from their country’s history.

Japanese users show their passion for anime by singing any opening or ending
song upon randomly reading the title of the series on a piece of paper.

One day, users are creating continuous videos with the “Corn Kid” audio meme.
The next, users turn Shakira and BRZP’s song love and breakups into a meme
satirising relationships.

These are all examples of “music challenge” memes on TikTok: resharing and
remixing responses to music and sharing personal stories.

In our new research, we wanted to find how these challenges have taken over the
internet."

Share and enjoy,
               *** Xanni ***
--
mailto:xanni@xanadu.net               Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/                 Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/            Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/               Manager, Serious Cybernetics

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