TikTok Nursery Rhymes are Ruining Music

Ok well i'm being a lil dramatic lmao music isn't RUINED because of twinkle twinkle little bitch or gayle but... let's talk about how abcdefu's explosion in popularity influenced other songwriters to take a similar approach.
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[@thisisjustaflashback]

they really took taylor swift saying "hey kids, spelling is fun" and ran with it

[@Holygroundgirlie.fanpage]

HELP 💀

[@ajaysodumb]

Noo 🙌🏾😆

[@cheeseandcracker]

TRUE 💀💀

[@sophiesstuff02]

Girl, there ain’t no “I” in team

[@sophiesstuff02]

But you know there’s a “me”

[@tainedry2286]

Using topical/trendy words is the easiest way to ensure your song does not stand the test of time

[@amartyakejora5451]

yeah, i think in 3 years if even one of these songs accidentally plays for 15 seconds on someone else's device I'd give up hearing entirely

[@Tysoneko]

Except for Good Will Hunting by bcnr where Billie Eilish reference is kind of timeless like I can imagine listening to that in thirty years and think “hmm yes”

[@NealBones]

Even using tech can make it dangerous. A jukebox or a VHS tape for instance

[@aerielblair8333]

@Neal Schuster Nahhhh. Need to go with the ol' record and gramophone route for the ultimate in keeping the song's longevity safe.

[@TankDweller]

what about 70s/80s/90s slang in music?

[@bee8589]

is everyone forgetting the mother of this type of music??? melanie martinez is the only one who's done that "nursery rhyme" type of music right imo 😭😭

[@Abigart69]

That’s because she leans into the childishness of the music instead of trying to force it to bend around the adult imagery. Without subtlety we’d have hundreds more abcdefu’s

[@marcotisch2605]

@@Abigart69 exactlyyy omg. She covers multiple serious adult topics but from an entirely different view, more like a hurt inner child would and not „I’m in my 20s and had a break up yeahhh fuck you im screaming at a teddy bear now I’m so edgy“

[@gwynethdnada]

yeah but her "nursery rhyme" type stuff actually does slap tho (unlike abcdefu)

[@may-tr8nv]

the difference, and the reason why i dont think we should bring her into this, it's that shes good at it, she has created a whole world with this and not just f u anthems

[@bee8589]

@@may-tr8nv i meant more as an example of how to do that type of music right bc imo she's the only one who has done it where it actually is good

[@dulce9466]

im gonna turn a minecraft parody song into a breakup song and blow up on tiktok wish me luck

[@spinach4616]

LMAO i’d stream tf out of that

[@FormalFilmsProductions]

Yeeeees

[@teasoturkish]

CHEATER… AW NED… (fulmer)

[@basilbat273]

"I know you're looking at her butt and I know you want a cut *don't cheat at night"*

[@maximiliankaiser9709]

Good luck

[@TheFrreakShhow2010]

also want to add that Bella Porches “build a b*tch” that blew up on tiktok last year most deff contributed to other creators being influenced by the whole nursery rhyme childish song writing trend

[@luvs2spwge454]

And Melanie Martinez got really popular (again) too

[@growskull]

making songs like this needs to become illegal

[@hentai7444]

@@luvs2spwge454 okay but she does it well

[@Winter0721]

I don’t feel like blaming Bella Poarch though cause she has a very unique experience with the music that she made at the time. She may not have had the type of power Melanie or Olivia had, which changed the music game and made incredibly incredible music, but still. Knowing Bella’s backstory and stuff, the music helped her have a better life in which she deserved. So I wouldn’t say it’s Bella’s fault, but the people following it ig?

[@shirendjorgee9320]

Build a bitch was actually pretty creative though, and it only relied on the rhythm and melody of a nursery rhyme and not the lyrics of one. It’s a hundred times better than abcdefu

[@Bubby-vc5fv]

I think Gayle is a good contender but I also think Ariana Grande's 7 Rings was the foundation for these bitter nursery rhymes. I know My Favorite Things isn't a nursery rhyme, but to a young Gen Z its age might as well put it in that category.

[@chai8130]

Ariana stole the 7 rings flow from soulja boy tho

[@mattemattematte]

@@chai8130 it’s literally my favourite things…

[@iareediot]

@@mattemattematte it's both! She credited Rogers and Hammerstein for My Favourite Things, but people think that the chorus (bridge?) Sounds a lot like Pretty Boy Swag by Soulja Boy.

[@chai8130]

@@mattemattematte nah everybody copied big draco put respect on his name

[@mattemattematte]

@@chai8130 …

[@BonJoviBeatlesLedZep]

The reasoning for blaming Olivia is so flimsy omg. She's a young songwriter. Her songs aren't the most technically composed or the most maturely written, but like you said it FEELS genuine. She writes from a very real place. The genuineness in a song often shines through no matter how basic the chords are. Olivia did not start ANY OF THIS it's 100% abcdefu

[@jpns007]

I didn't even know she writes anything bruhh💀

[@BonJoviBeatlesLedZep]

@@jpns007 Yeah she wrote everything on her album, alongside the record's sole producer Dan Nigro helping her, with other writers credited only for interpolating their songs or using similar chords and structure (which is mostly applied after the fact for legal reasons). It's the same way Lil Nas X and Billie Eilish made their albums. It's no coincidence that I find the three of them to be the most interesting artists in pop of the past three years.

[@jpns007]

@@BonJoviBeatlesLedZep I wasn't aware. That's interesting ig

[@BonJoviBeatlesLedZep]

@@jpns007 Yeah! It's basically like. This kid brought a bunch of songs to a producer, he helped her clean them up, and then produced them for her.

[@nikoandroman]

@@jpns007 w blond

[@sagesaturn7518]

we all know the real culprit is do re mi by blackbear

[@gamingnoodles3095]

That song slaps tho, can't even lie

[@audreyardrey]

Idek that song

[@frances9975]

I forgot about about that song :( horrible

[@sagesaturn7518]

@@gamingnoodles3095 i agree unfortunately i used to be a blackbear STAN

[@marcelmohsen7109]

at this point every blackbear cameo sounds the same, sadly

[@jocelyn15]

melanie martinez nursery songs can’t compare to anyone else’s she’s one of a kind!

[@tativizca4687]

In her case, it makes sense. And she chooses the nursery rhymes cleverly. She has a concept. Also she makes it sound good; the production, the lyrics, masterpiece.

[@marcotisch2605]

Yup, I also think it’s a gap that’s filled pretty well with just Melanie Martinez. It’s one of those things that can be a defining aesthetic for one or two artists but it feels oversaturated if it’s copied a lot. Also Melanies entire brand is revolved around her aesthetic, it’s just not the same with a relatively normal dressed adult screaming at a teddy bear sampling a nursery rhyme. It’s a completely different artistic vibe imo

[@kellykoziel1667]

Melanie is also telling a story with every song and album releases. She’s been in this aesthetic and style since she finished The Voice. Before she ever gained traction.

[@duckysguidetoshipping8930]

Yes thank you!!

[@duckysguidetoshipping8930]

Hi Jocelyn this is gonna sound weird but my name is Joslyn too 😂😂

[@shark_bee]

Honestly the only nursery rhyme I like is Melanie one. She doesn’t put random swear words to sound edgy, and doesn’t talk about break ups over and over again. Also she has been doing songs for years. She’s really talented 😭✨

[@astraaa_]

also her songs have a message! basically most of her songs revolve around childhood trauma(??) and that’s why her songs do pretty well! not all of her songs are breakup songs which are pretty much overused at this point and the meanings in her songs have more of a meaning than “omg my ex was such a piece of crap”

[@lucycobble5736]

the counting thing in wish you were gay by billie is so thoughtful and creative. there’s a way to do it right and there’s a way to do it for tiktok views

[@soaribb32]

The billie song is great cuz it's not in your face with the counting, it's not just a list. It's a play on it. Like Kendrick's verse on Beyoncé's Freedom.

[@weakmoon2363]

It's too bad that song is weirdly homophobic and annoying in every other possible way

[@prettyrat.]

@@weakmoon2363 … how is it homophobic?

[@weakmoon2363]

@@prettyrat. Wishing someone who rejected you was gay so they would have a "valid" reason for doing so frames gay identity as existing for straight people to feel good at themselves. The song is also so vague it can (and has) give the impression that Billie is gay which gave a lot of fans false hope for media representation. People have made much better covers about gay pining though so it's not a total loss

[@whoasked6696]

@@weakmoon2363 with ur last sentence i think it was bc Billie showed the title of the song beofre it's release and ppl were like "omgg is Billie gay?" type of thing and then she later clarified she wasn't. so ppl were like "oh.." then the song just took a full circle back to straight relationships. just observing

[@Man_of_Oil]

cash in on the trend dev lemons--I'm thinking you should repurpose 3 Blind Mice, call it 3 Blind Men or something, and it's about 3 ex boyfriends who all couldn't see how good you were. get yourself some hot tub money

[@maya-mu3ce]

are you her marketing manager??? you’re not slick!

[@arfsz]

@@maya-mu3ce if you search man of oil you find that the account is linked to dev lemons record label 🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔

[@astroblast2325]

@@arfsz it's her oil baron grand-dad 🙄

[@MadisynBrown]

omg i’m such fan i’m honored 😭 (also love your music, one whole me is a banger)

[@ralphwiggum3463]

i hate when an artist uses the sticks and stones line. even if they try mix it up and switch it around i hate hearing that dorky line in any song

[@bauhausliker0]

same like what does that even mean

[@losisd3ad]

thank you so much for not calling this the Olivia Rodrigo effect. her debut album was so good and personal, I understand that she might have inspired these artists, but she definitely was not the start of it. these girlies just saw that teen angst was popular, so they made the most watered-down version possible

[@losisd3ad]

typed this before I even saw what u said about it. this is why I love you Devon

[@ferjacob3814]

The Olivia effect happens every other 10 years or at least 5 lol ! And it will keep happening to upcoming new artists

[@awhimsyreader9015]

Exactly like when I see people compare the garbage music these tiktokers make to Olivia I literally get so annoyed like Olivia's music is actually good and it's nothing like their music

[@miraclelamb8073]

it is the olivia rodrigo affect. she started the watered down pop punk genre that birthed all of this. she even admitted to writing lyrics specifically for tiktok. she isn’t a good artist. look into artists like melanie martinez or marina and the diamond if you want actual pop punk music

[@losisd3ad]

@@miraclelamb8073 those are also great artists... so is Olivia lmao. none of the are like Gayle

[@guilhermeshiba3135]

"started kissing like I L" actually gives me an anger I can't explain

[@bauhausliker0]

metoo

[@kedsarama]

As one of the last people to actually listen to the radio, they constantly push this kind of trash on the local alternative rock station and I cannot stand it. These songs just annoy me so much.

[@hawktalon7890]

Agreed. It's not even rock, at this point half the alternative rock stations are just the "whatever is trendy" stations.

[@kedsarama]

@@hawktalon7890 That same station was really playing Harry Styles the other day. I could not believe it.

[@hawktalon7890]

@@kedsarama How awful. :(

[@rambbler]

Everyone is forgetting about "Wolf In Sheep's Clothing". It's a strong contender for starting the edgy fable song trend and frankly I'm tired of pretenting that Set It Off didn't play some role in it.

[@AbsolLootley]

LOVE THAT SONG

[@point-fr]

This is mostly focused on pop songs tho which Wolf In Sheep's Clothing is not + it's a lot older (not Old but just...by comparison) so probably wouldn't have seemed relevant

[@rambbler]

@@point-fr it's definitely NOT just pop thing, it's a punk/metal/rock born(mostly likely, I'm no expert and i say all 3 because its too hard to pinpoint in which specific brand of alternative music it was first popularized in) trend that has been adapted by more indie pop artists. People in the comments were saying that Melanie Martinez was the mother of the edgy fable lyrics, but it's been around for ages!

[@coffeemetro]

The part where it says jack be nimble, Jack be quick. Jills a little wh*re and her alibis are dirty tricks could definitely be a very big start. Imo they executed it well since the song hasn't been overplayed and it works well in the song lol

[@saltmage988]

I was JUST thinking about this (plus Mary by the Happy Fits and The Moss by Cosmo Sheldrake). They all still managed to be a pretty unique songs, though! They don’t base themselves off of just one song/fable, and used a variety of instruments. Rock gives you a bit more leeway than pop, might be a good way to describe it? So yeah, Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing was definitely a contributor, but it’s still a much better song than most of the ones in this video. I can’t say it’s the band’s fault that others didn’t commit to the idea as well

[@4AMHALLSPAM]

6:44 although Melanie actually makes it work lol 😂. There’s a certain way you can do cute but creepy that is bad, but Melanie definitely didn’t do that. It’s my opinion though. If anyone disagrees then that’s fine.

[@duyanhng8430]

But imo melanie misses a lot too ngl, when it hit it hit but when is don't it's comparable to the bad tik tok songs

[@payt00n]

@@duyanhng8430 examples? I've been listening to Melanie for years and I think her music correlated nursery rhymes in a good way other songs like abcdefu could only dream to accomplish

[@4AMHALLSPAM]

@@duyanhng8430 but she was making that style before tick tock ruined it, because she did start in 2014

[@nitus1791]

Honestly think it all goes back to Bella Poarch’s “Build a Bitch”

[@aidasalazar9702]

But she only did it with one song. These artists are doing it over and over.

[@Winter0721]

I just don’t think blaming her is right. She had a rough start as an artist, she had a rough start in her life as a whole. Her whole life is crazy. I don’t think blaming her for what others did as a kickstart off of her is right

[@nitus1791]

@@Winter0721 I’m not blaming her. I just think that’s where the trend started

[@nitus1791]

@@aidasalazar9702 i know. Just pointing to where i think the trend started

[@PGOuma]

@@Winter0721 we aren't taking about upbringings though. Lots of artists had rough upbringings or hard lives. They are talking about the concept

[@neilwritesstuff]

if someone said they miss me like "VE" i'm gonna assume that's someone's initials

[@dojawiththecat]

100% FACTZ I was the type of person who blamed Olivia Rodrigo for these cringe songs, but after hearing the full album I realized how wrong I was. SOUR is straight up masterpiece.

[@R-H-B]

Sour is one of the best pop albums of the past decade I reckon. The only things that are bad about Sour are things that most debuts have anyways

[@dojawiththecat]

​@@R-H-B What's ur most favorite song on the album Just wanna know. My number one is jealousy jealousy currently but may change

[@R-H-B]

@@dojawiththecat probably the most basic option but it’s easily good 4 u. Although brutal, drivers license, 1 step forward 3 steps back, enough for you, happier, jealousy, favorite crime and hope ur ok are all pretty great tracks

[@R-H-B]

@@dojawiththecat sidenote good 4 u absolutely bangs on the piano

[@R-H-B]

@@dojawiththecat actually I’m listening to Sour rn and I think I might swap out brutal with traitor but they’re both pretty great deja vu bangs too

[@alagrupinder]

The thing is, Gayle wasn't the first one. Little Mix also have a song called ABCDEFU released back in 2016, and if they had a pretty good marketing team and support from their label like Gayle did, and if Tiktok was popular back then, we may have had something like that before. Little Mix could have started the nursery rhyme trend, it did have the authenticity, but just not the right amount of resources to. Although they touched our hearts with other songs way before ABCDEFU, their hard work is still looked upon 'incorrectly' because of how media portrays females. Gayle might have gotten her inspiration from there, but it was just a matter of time anyway.

[@alagrupinder]

And just to be clear, the song has/had so much potential. It's a crime how underrated it is.

[@yuurmom7644]

the way salem worked on anti romantic by txt gives me faith in her song writing but her track record for bad songwriting baffles me

[@alexrivera5747]

I want to see this trend of combining nursey rhymes and adult themes come to its natural conclusion with a song on how to refinance a mortgage to the tune of "Did You Ever See a Lassie?

[@Ni.61]

@Detailed InfoDisplay the one with little to no room space ?

[@LLusion]

we need a Dev song called “LEMONade Crunchy Ice”

[@jacobtechmeier4052]

I feel like we had a Wave 1 of this back in the day… Eenie Meenie (Sean Kingston and JB), Count on Me (Bruno Mars), 1234 (Plain White Tees) all are doing basically the same thing, with Eenie Meenie being the most nursery rhyme inspired. In a sick, twisted sort of way, this is new American folk music: using the nursery rhymes from a simpler time to ironically comment on the present. Ouch it hurt saying that.

[@tylersaurus4702]

alphabetical break up songs have been around WAY before GALE and they don’t get the views they deserve. ABCDEEEF U by Little Mix for example. GALE literally took that and changed the tune and added new verses.

[@rowan-priince1860]

I love Olivia’s lyricism and I hate how everyone blames her for everything wrong with songs that start on social media. I will stick up for that girl’s music forever.

[@-Vixieeee]

Olivia is pretty good not a fan but she does not deserve hate

[@normalguy4548]

My favorite song that counts in it is “Monkey Gone To Heaven” by Pixies, so I don’t think they’re all bad, but it definitely seems like a crutch for less experienced songwriters

[@dyldragon1]

Ever heard El-P's verse on The Last Huzzah? The whole verse is him counting but it's done in such a clever way that it's super impressive. You might not even catch him counting on first listen

[@normalguy4548]

@@dyldragon1 yes, thank you for reminding me of this track. I first heard of it off of a Alfo Media video. Looks like it was recently added to Spotify. Run The Jewels is one of my favorite rap groups, so I know a bit about El-P

[@dyldragon1]

@@normalguy4548 This is the first I heard of it being back on Spotify omg thank you

[@cydney1545]

tiktok musicians became the new soundcloud rapper

[@spookysomeone]

personally i think abcdefu actually says something about that anger after a first bad breakup, because that anger is often described as a temper tantrum, and using the ABCs to display that is an interesting idea. it feels intentional, you know? but "twinkle twinkle little bitch" doesn't really have any of that, it's just. edgy for the sake of it.

[@cjlister8508]

Korn did the nursery rhyme thing over 20 years ago, and A LOT better

[@Matty002]

idk why the algorithm recommended this to me but it reassures me not being on tiktok is good for my mental health

[@hthazee]

holy shit i need to check out all those artists u reccomended! DEV THANK U

[@alexdelzer904]

Song prompt: “I’ll never go viral im not a pretty girl” … Take it away songwriters!

[@writteninthestars02]

🎶I'll never go viral like those other girls They're strong and they're pretty and they have the whole world In the palm of their hands but all I have is me Trying to discover who it is I'm meant to be🎶 alright where's my paycheck

[@mech-mantis7433]

🎵Yeah iv said life's been tough Put my head up felt like that was good enough Rolled my screen looking to be The newest star-ar~~ yeah All the popular chicks, they call them cute Girls like me make em wanna puke so i sit back and cry For ill never look good in their eyes Ooooh ohohoooh yeahhh Never go viral.... For im not that pretty girl.🎵 (Havnt wrote a song in years so i hope it wasnt bad lol)

[@teffley2766]

🎶I am not pretty I am not perfect My body's no goddess But I know I'm worth it Because I have strength And because I have purpose I am beeaauUUUUUTIful🎶 ...I think I went off the prompt, but the vibes are right

[@alexdelzer904]

@@writteninthestars02 it will be in the mail in 2-3 business days🫡 this is great!

[@alexdelzer904]

@@mech-mantis7433 no it’s awesome!! Keep writing, I think taking ownership and being proud of our ideas is a super effective way to get better at songwriting!

[@duckysguidetoshipping8930]

“ you’re a copycat “ - Melanie Martinez to all these people in this video

[@ditzylilorgans]

Korn and System of a Down had songs using nursery rhymes way earlier than some of some of the things I see people talking about

[@angela.luntian]

Especially SOAD's earlier albums like with A E I A E A I O (however its spelled)

[@ditzylilorgans]

@@angela.luntian I E A I A O you were close

[@shereadsmysteries]

Little Mix made a song called FU that also used that same gimmick in like 2016. Little Mix just isn’t as popular here in the States. Granted the songs sound nothing alike and just shares the A B C D E F U “lyrics” so it isn’t a copy or anything, but as a Little Mix fan in the States, they are who I thought of when I first heard the Gayle song.

[@cheryl1444]

i love how you amplify the creators who are actually making art but also don’t rag on the girls who are making that bag. WE LOVE POSITIVITY

[@leavemealone802]

anyone else noticed how most music nowadays sound like jokes? I dunno if it is because of Tik tok, but so many songs nowadays look they were just made for the lols idk, there are too many recent songs I can't take seriously for some reason, and every time I hear I just bust out laughing for how ridiculous, dumb or funny it is everything from Olivia Rodrigo, this damn ABC song, that one song that goes "whatchu doing, where you at?" - this one song got to be a joke single, there is no way someone wrote that song for real

[@chemcalreaction]

LEITH ROSS LEITH ROSS LEITH ROOOOSS they're such an incredible musician. i think they don't use tiktok anymore but their music career started there. "we'll never have sex" is one of the most beautiful songs i've ever heard.

[@alexsitar4163]

taking this time to shout out down by the water by pj harvey, an og 90s dark nursery rhyme-esque melody definitely check it out if you’re unfamiliar with her work

[@Outplayedqt]

nice spray bottles in the bg

[@tativizca4687]

JUST MY OPINION: The thing about Gayle’s song, even if we remove the silly little nursery rhyme, it’s still a not-so-good song. The melodies are extremely basic, nothing memorable or special, and so is the production. The lyrics have absolutely no cleverness behind it, it’s just naming things she hates about her ex. Her song is essentially vanilla flavor ice cream. It’s not dreadful to listen to, it doesn’t make my ears bleed, it’s just meh. But tbf, she is a teenager, so I don’t expect masterfulness from her yet.

[@veonoev]

hey don't rope vanilla flavour ice cream into this 😡

[@tativizca4687]

@@veonoev Sorry, it is what it is. HOWEVER, vanilla swirls hit different ngl

[@veonoev]

@@tativizca4687 ty for at least respecting the vanilla swirls i forgive you

[@Crystre]

I would actually find it interesting if someone made a song BASED off the nursery rhyme and turned into something new. Like maybe a song that takes the rhyme and uses symbolism. Example, maybe a song loosely based off twinkle little star, and the song is about the singer missing the star (who is a representation for someone no longer in their life without being specific)

[@PunchandJewelee90]

If you’re looking for something similar to that, i would recommend melanie martinez! she has songs that use childlike names and such, but then she uses metaphors to bring a whole new meaning to it.

[@aidanmurrell9094]

Since nobody else is gonna say it, I will. Leah Kate's voice is almost as annoying as James Blunt. LIke CocoMelon type shit.

[@hawktalon7890]

I think even James Blunt would agree with that if you showed him her videos. 😂

[@modestrocker1]

please make "i love you like 123" into a song

[@Slashycent]

B B B B B B B

[@seasalt9289]

There’s only 1 thing 2 say 3 words 4 youuuu….. I love you (It’s basically already been made)

[@Slashycent]

@@seasalt9289 Oh my gosh the Plain White T's created Tik Tok songs. 😳

[@starnorthstarnorth]

Isn't this already lyrics for a song? Like exactly

[@bauhausliker0]

its crazy like abc

[@aegontargaryen219]

Came back to watch this again because it’s only gotten worse, I don’t have TikTok but some of these songs are unavoidable, they are like badly written spoken word. The newest annoying one is Labour by Paris Paloma. Just the most basically written songs with nothing new or of artistic value to offer

[@xXChaoticRavenXx]

Thank you! I said literally the exact same thing blaming the adcdefu song for this trend

[@mxyellowo]

Tiktok artists be like making nursery rhymes to f u adult songs while Cupcakke remixes make nursery rhymes to f me adult songs (⁠ ͡⁠°ω⁠ ͡⁠°⁠)⁠

[@standardhuman8675]

gayle was the opening act at an ajr concert i went to, and she said she was... 17? 15? shes underage is what im saying. dont get me wrong, minors can feel heartbreak, but how intense was the relationship? im thinking it was mostly a marketing stunt, but i could definitely be wrong

[@floweretta]

If anyone wants a good nursery rhyme type song, I'd recommend itsy bitsy spider by lyn lapid! It was made a year ago which I think is before this whole nursery rhyme trend became a thing. It's also not a breakup song!

[@andrewjpalla]

I fucking love the energy of this video and I agree with almost all of it. I wonder how many of these will actually have any staying power. To be fair, some of my favourite songs (real classics depending on who you ask) employ the same kind of technique: L-O-V-E by Nat King Cole and ABC by the Jackson 5.

[@justindono]

abcdefu more like abcdefu

[@shotototoroki1118]

1:48 this is “jealousy, jealousy” erasure (though one could argue she’s somewhat saying she’s jealous of the ex’s new girl based on the similar theme in lyrics to the other songs on the album therefore making it a breakup song, i personally choose to believe it is what it is at face value as a social commentary on beauty standards and how it affects peoples self esteem 😅)

[@ayeronair]

okay okay but ps5 is a good song tho!!! the rest of them, i could take it or leave it. abcdefu grew on me, but so many of these tiktok nursery rhyme songs are so cringy ahhhh

[@whoiskwanda]

to add to the list of amazing musicians who blew up on tiktok november ultra and leith ross are both PHENOMENAL

[@conciliator6440]

"You Said You Miss Me Like 5555545454" bout to blow up on Tik Tok

[@LacroixboiMarx]

I’ll only be ok with this if these eventually culminate into the lyrics be just pure creepy number stations. Also, Olivia Rodrigo is great, and thank you for looping her out of the slander. Also also, I feel like most of these songs are doing what a lot of some of these shitty video games being pumped out in Unity…it’s just to get some duets or funny clips that get quick and large amount of views. But that’s it.

[@tepalyz2390]

I just found this account and genuiney surprised how little views these vids have. The content is great and the quality is amazing, def subbing and going to binge this channel for the next 3 weeks and get bored of it after that and restart the cycle 6 months later

[@georgerinotv673]

DDLG by ppcocaine was the first instance I heard of this trend, absolutely disgusting 🤮

[@original_shmirko_account]

Shoutout to the Madisyn appreciation, she has dope videos!

[@pedanthicc]

"am i a freaking joke to you" -nat king cole

[@imanmadihah9700]

OMG YES I LOVE THE QUINNIE SHOUTOUT

[@els1f]

I'm giving this video a thumbs up before even watching it lol. I keep thinking about how annoying these songs are, and hoping the 13 year olds that will soon be making popular culture aren't like "hell yeah sped up shit for 15 seconds is peak art"

[@Cloraxingmyeyes]

It’s reverse kidzbop

[@hopex1473]

Omg I just found you and I know it’s a little weird to say, but I love your music! It’s so weird to find one of your favorite artists on KZbin! And you’ve got such an infectious and wonderful personality and humor, you was literally so awesome to find

[@starboundsingularity]

i think a better use for, like, "childlike themes, but angry" is a song directed towards like, a toxic ex-friend you had when you were young or a shitty caretaker. like, in a way of like "you ruined my childhood but im taking it back" like i feel like when its over an ex it doesnt make sense thematically but i think a song that instead of "fuck my ex" was "fuck my shitty abusive mom" that called back to childhood elements would be like.... REALLY good? obviously with the right amount of skill and everything like you get that but i think the theming of "you stole my childhood from me so im TAKING IT BACK and MAKING IT MINE" would be....kinda cool as hell. actually.

[@za-fr3hh]

wait that’s a really good idea i REALLY wanna see that

[@t00nland]

Okay but "me or the ps5" gave us "fortnite battle pass"

[@rebecca-pf5wf]

8:17 made me laugh so hard nooo 😭😭😭

[@meltthekeys6714]

Love your content Dev! This inspires me so much to continue making music, and after watching and fully understanding this video I know how cool and good it is to make songs based on stuff I liked as a toddler. When I get around to making a world-famous song about dinosaurs, Blue's Clues, and Legos, I'll give you all my songwriting royalties as a token of gratitude!!

[@adriankatzz]

Ughhh habits makes me cry everytime /pos

[@berrykoo812]

You're discrediting the wrong people here, if we're going to talk about who STARTED the trend.... how about we talk about Do Re Mi by blackbear!!!

[@methodofgravity]

I make corny tik tok music too, but I hope mine's at least charmingly corny

[@cqtinaa]

adding to the good music on tiktok, i found one of my favorite songs on there!! strawberry mentos by leanna firestone!! i haven't listened to any more of her songs, but i'm sure the rest of them are as amazing, even more amazing, than strawberry mentos :)

[@uraveragehypochondriac64]

idk if anyone's heard of itsy bitsy by lyn lappid? I think i'm getting similar vibes

[@AdamOfIngolstadt]

Melanie Martinez isn't even behind this, I mean, some of her stuff (like Tag You're It) is pretty mature. I'm not a Melanie fan, but some of that shit feels serious/personal

[@eduardodelangel9441]

Blackbear- Do Re Mi Blackbear- End Up Search both of these up on KZbin. Love these songs and in my opinion are better versions of this type of wordplay and this was before TikTok lol

[@nikotatara4185]

'way back when' by solomon is my favorite song that i found on tiktok!!! so so so good and he's recently put two more songs on spotify!!!!

[@frances9975]

Moldogaa has a parody song called "boyfriend" and it absolutely kills me. Almost makes all the trash music seem worth it

[@kidoido]

Wow your hair grew back very fast!🎉

[@HeroesAndHeroiness]

your silly little video was rather good so here's a FUNNY little COMMENT. Looking forwards to the next one

[@Maxablancas]

I’m twenty twenty done with twinkle twinkle 1

[@neilwritesstuff]

The only good usage of a nursery rhyme I've heard in 2022 is from MUNA's "Shooting Star" 😌💅

[@SketchyCrush]

I think people need to understand that almost no one "writing" top-charting songs are actually writing their own music. Some faceless, nameless person with far more experience in the industry is writing catchy tunes with the help of some big producer and a massive capitalist multi-billion dollar corporation backs it up with money. But we like to think "we" found their music or that it somehow grew naturally. Nope. That's not even close to how it works. These corporations have such a strong hold in the music industry it operates like a mafia. Almost all these top performing artists are manufactured celebrities nowadays. Long gone are they days where you'd write music, play in coffee shops and bars, produce your own music until you finally get noticed enough to "make it". The industry doesn't want creative artists, they only want performers they can control.

[@hyunjinsanity]

PS5 is a BRILLIANT song, Yeonjun Taehyun sounded absolutely incredible, and I refuse to believe otherwise. Its a biiiittt annoying though

[@edortsoclumsy]

The voice changes you do are actually lit asf 😭

[@Arsenik17]

A Dirty Shirley is my go-to drink order lol Shirley Temple with vodka in it.

[@corinnacybele]

Dev u HAVE to make a song called HIJKLMAO

[@anejia.online]

I don't have anything to add but this video is so damn good. WE LOVE SONGPSYCH!

[@angelakn]

bruno mars's count on me like 123 started it all

[@strawbabieareyoucrazy]

I really just think that Olivia is being brung into it because she keeps making songs with a similar vibe. “I’m mad because you broke up with me”. Of course they all don’t have the same vibe but it’s still a new wave of “I hate my ex so much so I’m upset”

[@Jay-pj5tg]

Guys its pop music, there will always be frustrating trends that come and go but it's not "ruining music". If it bothers you, dont listen to pop music 😁

[@superjew837]

9:05 was that the siren from 745 sticky or is my brain destroyed from all the gecs

[@danwillreview]

It's a pretty stock standard siren sound that they sampled for it

[@Mtv-get-off-thee-air]

6:33 Goodfellas (1990)

[@rosyretro8187]

ive been waiting for a video like this for so long!

[@ItsaMii]

Listening to this was some of the best and most interesting entertainment I've seen in the past 2 weeks. This is great :)

[@localpie2435]

these counting songs could have also drawn inspiration from "wish you were gay" by billie eilish.

[@itsaUSBline]

Okay but what about that Rammstein song where they count?

[@aleagamer]

Are you talking about "Links 2 3 4"?