TikTok's sea shanty revival, explained.
By now, you may have noticed that TikTok users are banging drums, fiddling, and lending their surprisingly rich bass undertones to songs about sugar and rum. You might be wondering what, exactly, has happened to the teens. But in a political moment defined by instability and uncertainty, a social landscape where we long for personal and political communion, and a meme economy that values Dadaist absurdity as a prize currency, it should surprise no one that sea shanties are back. It might even make perfect sense. Advertisement On TikTok, users are donning Shetland sweaters and belting 19 th ce...
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