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The internet has long provided an outlet to discover music of eras gone by, evident in YouTube comment sections littered with endless ‘Who’s here in *insert year*?’, updated annually to signal that people still like old music. TikTok, however, is seemingly the first platform where songs can not only be re-discovered, but popularised on a major scale with a new purpose to fit the context of a chronically online, adolescent audience.

This week’s 15-second charts is a demonstration of just that. The internet is home to a lot of ugliness, but a platform where cartoon movie soundtracks sit comfortably alongside ‘60s love songs and remixes of Youtube interview clips can’t be all bad… 

Pharrell Williams - Just A Cloud Away

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ITS JUST A CLOUD AWAY AWAY AWAY WAY WAY WYA WYA WAY WY

♬ Just a Cloud Away - Pharrell Williams

Often overshadowed by the immense success of mega-hit ‘Happy’, is the rest of the Despicable Me 2 soundtrack. Here, Pharrell Williams gladly follows in Phil Collins’ footsteps by creating songs that have no business being that good for a cartoon movie, much less a sequel. And sadly, his efforts have been largely unappreciated… until now.

Marked by Williams' distinctive four-count producer tag, ‘Just A Cloud Away’ is the endlessly upbeat anthem that will forever be associated with spring 2022 and the briefest of London heatwaves.

Louis Theroux x Duke & Jones - My money don’t jiggle jiggle

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My money doesn’t jiggle jiggle 😎

♬ My money dont jiggle jiggle - Duke & Jones

Britain’s most unlikely trending rapper, Louis Theroux’s unofficially titled ‘my money don’t jiggle jiggle’ is on the rise, 22 years on from its infamous debut on Louis Theroux’s Weird Weekends.

This follows him recounting the rap to Amelia Dimoldenberg on Chicken Shop Date, and is picking up TikTok notoriety thanks to DJ producer duo Duke & Jones’ ‘adding autotune to random videos’ series. As is usually true for the most unexpected trending mash-ups, it actually works.

The Smiths - This Night Has Opened My Eyes

@leshathorpe this lyric >>> therapy #fyp ♬ This Night Has Opened My Eyes (2011 Remaster) - The Smiths

With the FYP seemingly immune to recent criticism of Morrissey’s politics, his lyrics are resonating with a new generation of angsty adolescents. Users have credited the line “but he didn’t and he never will” from 'This Night Has Opened My Eyes' as "having more power than therapy" or summing up "the entire male species".

As times change and youth culture becomes irreversibly digitised, one fact remains: teens love The Smiths.

Patsy Cline - Crazy

@darasilbernagel The shock in his face when I walked in #TheAdamProject #TurboTaxAlphorn #SchickAsks #MaiselChallenge #TeamofTomorrow #fyp #foryou #relationshipgoals ♬ Crazy - Patsy Cline

From 1961 to 2022, the sentiment of being crazy in love continues to reign true. Patsy Cline’s voice underscores the hoards of users departing confessions of momentary insanity fuelled by infatuation. Highlights include sprinkling instant mashed potato all over a cheating partner’s front yard, or paying $1000 to have a selfie promoted to an exes Instagram feed so they would be unable to avoid it.

A song older than some current grandparents being revived in 2022 to give a voice to the self-confessed “crazy”, does make you wonder: will teens in 2082 have found new purpose for Olivia Rodrigo’s ‘good 4 u’?

Fergie - Big Girls Don’t Cry (Personal)

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♬ u can hold my hand - judi

A Bluetooth favourite back in the ‘00s, Fergie’s ‘Big Girls Don’t Cry’ has returned to the sphere of pop-culture relevancy and is blasting out of teenagers phone speakers once again, thanks to its super-sweet timeless message. The official ‘it’s not you, it’s me’ break-up anthem continues to resonate years on, with users miming the lyrics: “Yes you can hold my hand if you want to.. ‘cause I wanna hold yours too.”

And, after TikTok found humour in her infamous cartwheel video, it’s about time Gen-Z honoured Fergie for her musical contributions to the Y2K era they so covet.

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