The ‘Your Music Saved Me’ Meme Is Taking Over The Internet
Kirk van Houten's 'Can I Borrow A Feeling' saved me.
Music has the power to save lives. It gives us hope, inspiration, and purpose. We all know that.
But sometimes, it’s fun to celebrate the stranger tunes that drive us forward. Less, ‘Stairway to Heaven’, more ‘Chocolate Rain.’ That’s the ethos behind the ‘Your Music Saved Me’ meme anyway, a trend sweeping the internet.
Like all great memes, the set-up is astoundingly simple. On the left hand side, an image of a teary young woman, holding up an emphatic and beautiful sign: Your Music Saved Me. On the right? Some absolutely bizarre shit.
Feast your eyes, for instance, on this meme, a celebration of the “bones are their money” song from the unbeatable I Think You Should Leave:
— beth mccoll (@imteddybless) February 2, 2020
Or this one, designed to honour the legacy of the loveable critters of cult video game Animal Crossing:
— emo grl online (@mtrlossing) February 1, 2020
Or this one, featuring, uh, a cat playing the trumpet:
— lil waste of space (@pupperonis) February 1, 2020
Or this work of art, which combines the ‘Your Music Saved Me’ trend with the ‘Neil banging out the tunes’ meme that’s been going around for literal decades:
— nia ? (@punchworm) February 1, 2020
Or these assembled masterworks:
— ??✨Patrick Lenton✨?? (@PatrickLenton) February 2, 2020
— Pikachu stole my fruit and called me a bitch (@FizzySodaWave) February 1, 2020
— lil uzi hurt (@LameAsChris) February 1, 2020
What would we do without music, hey?