TikTok has a specific way of breathing new life into the classics, from ‘Randomantic’ to ‘Same Ground’.
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One good thing TikTok has brought to the world is a space to discover and rediscover things, music, and media that may have slipped our collective consciousness. WBK the platform has major influence on the music and media industry. Songs in particular, besides finding success through going viral on TikTok, are often given new life in a variety of contexts orchestrated by creators on the platform—no matter how old the songs are.
The song itself—its lyrics, mood, or intended message—still matters, but not as much as how people are setting and following the trend. Whether the song is used for comedic purposes or to make edits of Internet crushes, these trends get tracks blowing up online, leading to people checking them out, streaming them, and even getting them charting years after their release! At present, some of these OPM classics may have crossed your FYPs, and here’s why.
RANDOMANTIC – JAMES REID
@jamsred Randomantic #tiktokmusikat ♬ Randomantic – James Reid
James Reid’s Cozy Cove performance of his 2015 song Randomantic kicked off its newfound virality, with people realizing just how good and sweet of a song it is. From ethereal acoustic covers to EJ Obiena edits, basketball player thirst traps to videos of abject yearning, Randomantic is currently the backdrop of local FYPs.
MAYBE THIS TIME – SARAH GERONIMO
@donotdisturb869 @ralpxyrel ♬ balik ka na – kei
It’s not the first time a ballad has gone viral not for what it is, but because people online have set it as the backdrop for their dogshow-style videos. Sarah Geronimo’s rendition Maybe This Time, from her 2014 movie of the same name, has found traction on TikTok because of a comedic dance started by a student, @donotdisturb869 on TikTok, and eventually covered by everybody from Kween Yasmin to SB19’s Stell.
KAHIT KONTING AWA – NORA AUNOR
@iceeneoo isang kilong vibrato #awa #DANAS #pureza #awanalangsana #kalbaryo #pup #stamesa #pureza #asim #baho ♬ DANAS – NEYOW
The “danas” trend on TikTok that highlighted the #struggles of being a student (in PUP, originally), started by @iceeneoo, is set to a group of students’ rendition of Nora Aunor’s Kahit Konting Awa, from the film The Flor Contemplacion Story (1995). “Sinong mapalad, sino ang kaawa-awa?” has not only become the soundtrack to satirical clips of getting stuck in floods in campuses or presenting during a blackout, but has also soundtracked how these creators shed light on these very real challenges. Because, really, sometimes, all you can do is laugh. (But for real…danas.)
THE KITCHIE NADAL RENAISSANCE
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♬ Huwag Na Huwag Mong Sasabihin – Kitchie Nadal
@vincegamboa6 lmk ur thoughts haha #rightwhereyouleftme #sameground #kitchienadal #taylorswift ♬ hahasakitmo – 🎀
Kitchie Nadal has earned herself a new audience as the singer-songwriter’s hit songs Huwag na Huwag Mong Sasabihin and Same Ground, released exactly 20 years ago, have gone viral online. For the most part, it’s set to people lovelorn and yearning (go figure), or realizing just how much the music hits. From millennials to Gen Z, people online are in their Kitchie Nadal era, a renaissance of sorts, inspired by her music and the aesthetic she represents. In the last few months, these songs have made their way into recent pop culture, and prove just how impactful the platform is to music and art.
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