Sea shanties have become all the rage on the video-sharing network TikTok — but it seems netizens are never, ever, ever getting behind the Navy s version of Taylor Swift s “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together.”
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UNITED STATES NAVY BAND: (Singing) Oh wey oh, hey.
MCCAMMON: Sea shanties, those 18th century sailing chants set to a drumbeat, are all over social media. A viral TikTok ushered them into pop culture early this year.
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UNITED STATES NAVY BAND: (Singing) We are never, ever getting back together.
MCCAMMON: Now the U.S. Navy Band has joined in the sea shanty pop culture fusion with a salty, weathered rendition of Taylor Swift s We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together. It s MORNING EDITION. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.
WATCH U.S. Navy Band Does Sea Shanty Version of Taylor Swift Song
This is great.
The United States Navy Band put out a video yesterday of their version of Taylor Swift s We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together.
..In the style of a sea shanty.
Check it out.
As it turns out, not everyone was in love with this version, specifically in calling it a sea shanty.
The Navy Chief of Information Twitter account posted the following message: This generated some strong opinions! While this shanty parody may not be your jam, I m thankful for the talent, creativity & sense of humor of our @usnavyband!
DAVAO CITY The social media post of the Municipal Government of Santo Tomas, Davao del Norte quoting the lyrics of Taylor Swift has gone viral as netizens' made fun of the so-called 'Swiftie' post.
Taylor Swift Lands 7th #1 Hit With “willow”
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evermore. The album debuts as number one on the Billboard 200 as does its lead single, “willow.” That makes the 31-year-old the first artist to debut at number one on both charts simultaneously TWICE! All 15 songs from
evermore debut on the Billboard Hot 100, while “willow” becomes Taylor’s 7th chart-topper.
The superstar’s other number one hits? “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together,” “Shake It Off,” “Blank Space,” “Bad Blood,” “Look What You Made Me Do” and “cardigan.” Of course, “willow” was assisted on its journey to the top spot by a calculated rollout that included at least four different versions of the song and at least 10 different videos (when you factor in the Yule Log series and lyric videos). All of these count towards the chart, but you need to go on the offensive to knock