Saturday, November 23, 2024

Maps - How a 20 Year-old song took over Tik Tok

 Do you remember the Yeah Yeah Yeah's? The Strokes? Interpol?  These were alt rock bands which brought about a bit of a revival of the New York City rock music scene in the early 2000's significant enough that even guys like me in their early 30's at the time, paid attention to it. Although I can't find much reference to it researching it now, back then, it was called the "New York Sound". 

About a week ago, a friend of mine asked me to listen to
something that was trending heavily on TikTok, and did I know it. Of course I did. Maps, by the Yeah YEah Yeah's.  Great song. Hadn't heard it in years.  Well, it trended all right. 

Someone noted in a comment: from 10 million views 2 weeks ago, to 2 billion now.  

As it fit this week's Seasons of the Ukulele theme perfectly, I had to bust a cover...



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Maps - How a 20 Year-old song took over Tik Tok

 Do you remember the Yeah Yeah Yeah's? The Strokes? Interpol?  These were alt rock bands which brought about a bit of a revival of the N...