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Post by degen on May 18, 2022 14:26:05 GMT -5
Of course this is all imagination but what old hits do you think would’ve worked well on Tik Tok if it was around?
For example “Macarena” would be one that comes to the top of my head. It’s interesting because when it was Initially released in it’s original form the song did not take off. In fact it was pretty much dead and over with. It was not until several month later when the “Bayside Boys Remix” was issued that the song resurfaced and stormed up the charts, becoming a pop cultural phenomenon. This is kind of a storybook example of how a Tik Tok song would go viral (an unconventional chart run fueled by a remix dance craze), but more amazing is that this was all accomplished without social media.
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Post by mkarns on May 18, 2022 14:46:18 GMT -5
Another dance number that comes to mind is "Electric Boogie", or the Electric Slide song as popularized by Marcia Griffiths. She recorded it in 1983 and it charted in a remixed form in 1989-90, but only reached #51 on the Hot 100 (it got a LOT of DC-area airplay, ranking high on the playlists of WAVA and Q107, the two local CHR's at the time.) It would probably be much bigger today with Tik Tok, as well as with You Tube videos showing people how to do the dance.
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Post by gikem on May 18, 2022 15:08:41 GMT -5
Funnily enough, I’ve been listening through some Year-End hits from the 2000s for Groovy’s upcoming polls, and I had this same thought when listening to So Fresh So Clean by OutKast. The chorus is a single four-bar melody looped several times, and plays five times in total (including at the beginning and end of the song). The production also has a very “vibey” feel to it, at least by early 2000s standards. And based on the content of being cooler than anyone else in the room, I can imagine someone dancing around to the chorus as a sort of self-empowerment thing.
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Post by RoseColoredGirl on May 18, 2022 15:10:10 GMT -5
"Cupid Shuffle" and "Crank That" come to mind. Probably "Watch Me" as well.
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Post by woods on May 18, 2022 16:06:41 GMT -5
...Dreams?
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Post by rainie on May 18, 2022 21:58:00 GMT -5
y'all realize that old hits randomly blow up on tik tok all the time right ?
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Post by RoseColoredGirl on May 18, 2022 22:02:24 GMT -5
y'all realize that old hits randomly blow up on tik tok all the time right ? Although the question leaves it ambiguous, I interpreted the OP to mean "old hits that would have been popular on TikTok if the platform existed when the song was first released."
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Post by rainie on May 18, 2022 22:49:22 GMT -5
y'all realize that old hits randomly blow up on tik tok all the time right ? Although the question leaves it ambiguous, I interpreted the OP to mean "old hits that would have been popular on TikTok if the platform existed when the song was first released." u right lmao im just high
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Post by Groovy on May 19, 2022 9:45:57 GMT -5
I feel like Dua Lipa's career would be similar to Doja Cat's if TikTok was a thing at the start of her career, No Lie, New Rules and IDGAF all seem like songs that would be big on TikTok.
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Post by Ling-Ling on May 19, 2022 9:52:42 GMT -5
There's something about those Tricky/Dream hits in the back half of the 2000's that feel like they would have had major TikTok potential (if it was around back then of course). Namely "Umbrella," "Single Ladies," "Just Fine," "Touch My Body," "Obsessed."
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Post by dbhmr on May 19, 2022 12:13:18 GMT -5
I feel like "Harlem Shake" invented TikTok.
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Post by bat1990 on May 20, 2022 14:52:19 GMT -5
Has this one gone viral on TikTok? It absolutely would have at the time and I think it's a matter of time if it hasn't yet. GTFO should've as well, IMHO.
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Post by .indulgecountry on May 21, 2022 12:08:00 GMT -5
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Post by degen on May 21, 2022 16:10:00 GMT -5
I feel like Dua Lipa's career would be similar to Doja Cat's if TikTok was a thing at the start of her career, No Lie, New Rules and IDGAF all seem like songs that would be big on TikTok. Tik Tok was already around tho? “New Rules” became a hit well after Tik Tok became a thing. In fact it was charting in the Top 10 when “Old Town Road” emerged. Then IDAF came after it and Tik Tok didn’t do anything for it…
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Post by Joe1240 on May 21, 2022 20:21:05 GMT -5
Christina Aguilera’s Song Dirrty, this would of been as huge like WAP was if Tik Tok existed at the time.
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Post by Au$tin on May 22, 2022 21:02:31 GMT -5
I feel like Dua Lipa's career would be similar to Doja Cat's if TikTok was a thing at the start of her career, No Lie, New Rules and IDGAF all seem like songs that would be big on TikTok. Tik Tok was already around tho? “New Rules” became a hit well after Tik Tok became a thing. In fact it was charting in the Top 10 when “Old Town Road” emerged. Then IDAF came after it and Tik Tok didn’t do anything for it… New Rules peaked an entire year before Old Town Road. There was literally no Dua Lipa song charting when Old Town Road emerged. To my recollection, TikTok didn't make any hits viral until 2019, a year after New Rules. The viral songs of 2017 & 2018 came from Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube trends, such as In Your Feelings, an Instagram hit. Old Town Road and Truth Hurts were the first really big ones from TikTok.
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Post by lazer on May 22, 2022 22:50:35 GMT -5
I feel like Dua Lipa's career would be similar to Doja Cat's if TikTok was a thing at the start of her career, No Lie, New Rules and IDGAF all seem like songs that would be big on TikTok. Tik Tok was already around tho? “New Rules” became a hit well after Tik Tok became a thing. In fact it was charting in the Top 10 when “Old Town Road” emerged. Then IDAF came after it and Tik Tok didn’t do anything for it… It was called Musically at the time.
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Post by Au$tin on May 22, 2022 23:01:49 GMT -5
Tik Tok was already around tho? “New Rules” became a hit well after Tik Tok became a thing. In fact it was charting in the Top 10 when “Old Town Road” emerged. Then IDAF came after it and Tik Tok didn’t do anything for it… It was called Musically at the time. Oh yeah TikTok was still Musical.ly up until fall 2018. I don't believe Musical.ly ever made any song into a hit. (Maaaaaybe "i hate u, i love u," but it wasn't an instant viral sensation and took it taking off on other platforms before really hitting the mainstream.)
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Post by irice22 on May 24, 2022 11:52:11 GMT -5
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Post by Au$tin on May 24, 2022 14:19:03 GMT -5
Ignoring the old tracks that have had resurgences on TikTok like "Promiscuous," "With Love," "Potential Breakup Song," "Cannibal," "Ribs," etc. All of these absolutely would have gone viral on TikTok to some degree.
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Post by Relaxing Cup on May 25, 2022 8:52:57 GMT -5
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Post by YourFaveIsAFlop on May 25, 2022 10:54:44 GMT -5
Pretty much any song that had a video that was intended to be viral pre-tiktok
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Post by YourFaveIsAFlop on May 27, 2022 9:20:50 GMT -5
Iggy Azalea would have been even bigger than she was with TikTok I think. Work in particular would have been a huge TikTok trend
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Post by Koochie on May 27, 2022 11:33:11 GMT -5
Pretty much any song on The Fame would've blown up. "Beautiful, Dirty, Rich" would've probably been an actual song people cared about. "Blah Blah Blah" would've could've been an actual hit for Kesha too since it was so meme-able. But inarguably anything Paris Hilton released would've been all over the platform. I think this actually did have a brief resurgence on TikTok lol
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Post by dremolus - solarpunk on May 28, 2022 14:05:48 GMT -5
Has this one gone viral on TikTok? It absolutely would have at the time and I think it's a matter of time if it hasn't yet. GTFO should've as well, IMHO. Obsessed did go viral on TikTok
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Post by Deleted on May 28, 2022 19:48:10 GMT -5
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