I appreciate how, like the sea shanties, the quarantine-era internet just makes us cycle through obscure niches of culture faster and faster. You have to listen to the sea shanties this week, not next week. (Better yet today, not tomorrow.)
— Kyle Chayka (@chaykak) January 12, 2021
2021 is the year of the sea shanty pic.twitter.com/ohOAGvkbtC
— Tim - Poster of Hugo Pics (@Beertheist) January 11, 2021
Stuff like this is why any TikTok clone that doesn’t offer a duet function will never truly be able to compete. So much viral TikTok content is collaborative, you can’t do that on Reels, Spotlight, Triller etc. pic.twitter.com/ry0YdKLyOA
— Taylor Lorenz (@TaylorLorenz) January 13, 2021
You guys like sea shanties? What if I told you that British and American ships used to sing elaborate diss tracks at each other? pic.twitter.com/jmiz4aB2Ia
— CJ Ciaramella (@cjciaramella) January 12, 2021
TikTok: Here are people singing a sea shanty, they’re good at singing and it’s fun to listen to and everyone’s having fun
— Daniel Victor (@bydanielvictor) January 12, 2021
Twitter: This is about colonialism, slavery and whale slaughter
5 Sea Shanties to Listen to Because You’re Lonely AF and Want to Imagine Safely Singing with Your Bros on the High Seas
— Kyle Chayka (@chaykak) January 12, 2021
In sea shanty times deplatforming was called walking the plank
— Kyle Chayka (@chaykak) January 12, 2021
and here's one from sea shanty tiktok, just because I know I'll get sent it if I don't 😁 pic.twitter.com/f9lu4AW4Ns
— Anna, new unimproved (@BootsMcGoot) January 3, 2021
You're either on Straight TikTok (sea shanty) or Gay TikTok (drivers license)
— Joseph Longo (@josephlongo_) January 12, 2021
It’s Disney+ star Olivia Rodrigo’s hit song about getting her driver’s license and missing her ex (who may or may not be her co-star.) There’s now fan POV videos, and this one is my favorite. pic.twitter.com/CMdFhsvvKk
— Joseph Longo (@josephlongo_) January 12, 2021