It Took 0.5 Seconds For One Lyric From Ariana Grande’s New Song To Go Full Meme
'Thank U, Next' has inspired some extremely good memery.
Hello and welcome back to MEMEWATCH 2k18, a Junkee article series I definitely did not just make up on the spot right now. It’s good to have you back. Today in the world of memeology we turn our attention to the latest slice of zeitgeist hitting your feeds and like all good 2018 internet content, it’s inspired by angel-human Ariana Grande.
In case you missed it like some kind of huge loser, the pop goddess released a new song over the weekend which is already copping heaps of praise, not only for frankly just whipping sack musically, but also for the way Ari earnestly delves into her relationships past, touching on how each of them has helped her grow as a person.
Ari could have gone full petty and categorically rinsed her most recent ex Pete Davidson but nope, she’s too good for that. She’s pure and kind and all-powerful. We stan a respectful Queen!
Anyway, one of the lyrics from the new tune goes “one taught me love, one taught me patience, one taught me pain”, referring to Big Sean, Pete Davidson and Mac Miller respectfully, but the internet has of course done what it does best and turned it into a big ol’ meme.
one taught me love, one taught me patience, and one taught me pain pic.twitter.com/qz2u5n69a3
— Jenna Calderara (@jenrara) November 5, 2018
Whilst it started off with simply swapping out Ariana’s IRL exes with boyfriends of pop culture yore, (pretty sure that’s the Gilbert Girls various husbands above?) it quickly spiralled into the usual mix of insanely niche fandom references and borderline inscrutable piss-takes.
Here’s a selection of the best for your weekday memeing:
one taught me love, one taught me patience, and one taught me pain pic.twitter.com/LKujY9opaj
— nicole boyce (@nicolewboyce) November 5, 2018
one taught me love,
one taught me patience,
and one taught me pain pic.twitter.com/Hq7znxjzuA— Kat Angus (@katangus) November 5, 2018
One taught me love
One taught me patience
And one taught me pain pic.twitter.com/zHU8oKmbHF— Ira (@ira) November 5, 2018
one taught me love one taught me patience one taught me pain. pic.twitter.com/tufgaNUme5
— lauren (@laurenelizrrr) November 5, 2018
One taught me love, one taught me patience, and one taught me pain. pic.twitter.com/7NHG0WTsJ9
— Parks and Recreation (@parksandrecnbc) November 5, 2018
one taught me love. one taught me patience. one taught me pain. pic.twitter.com/C7EhICwpUB
— jaboukie young-white (@jaboukie) November 5, 2018
One taught me love
One taught me patience
And one taught me pain
And one still won’t agree to film the 3rd movie pic.twitter.com/URaGxD1LSC— Danny Peter Smith (@dannypetersmith) November 5, 2018
One taught me love, one taught me patience, and one taught me pain pic.twitter.com/yOJYuPobkf
— The Office (@theofficenbc) November 5, 2018
One taught me love. One taught my patience. One taught me pain. pic.twitter.com/1gBQTcM3R4
— Joe (@JoePassmore) November 5, 2018
one taught me love, one taught me patience, one taught me pain pic.twitter.com/jcPkfsmHH4
— Ayo Edebiri (@ayoedebiri) November 5, 2018
One taught me love
One taught me patience
And one taught me pain @ArianaGrande pic.twitter.com/q2tm0fNPBR— thank u, next (@thankunext_ag) November 6, 2018
one taught me love,
one taught me patience,
and one taught me pain pic.twitter.com/1lY3gVhrow— Norm Wilner says VOTE FOR THE LOVE OF GOD (@normwilner) November 5, 2018
one taught me love,
one taught me patience,
and one taught me pain pic.twitter.com/KcPYm5pJfV— Emily “please vote on 11/6” Heller (@emilypheller) November 5, 2018
one taught me love, one taught me patience, and one taught me pain. now I’m so amazinggggg pic.twitter.com/i8IDPILO6W
— Remy Smidt (@remysmidt) November 5, 2018
Ok, that last one is just three dogs with Crocs on their heads, portraying absolutely no evident connection to the context of the meme. I give it 5 stars.
Memes! Gotta love ’em. Thanks, Ariana Grande.