Twitter is, if nothing else, the perfect place to be dramatic and nostalgia-heavy—especially when it comes to celebrity figures. Trends like the recent “no one has the range” meme perfectly encapsulate how Twitter users will absolutely ride or die for their favorite artist. Now, they’re using the “your music saved me” meme to express their adoration.
What is the ‘your music saved me’ meme?
It all started in late January with a tweet captioned “bomboclaat” that featured a photo of an unidentified young girl at a concert holding a “your music saved me” sign.
https://twitter.com/itzytulips/status/1220389437005234177?s=20
Almost immediately, Twitter users started using the tweet alongside pictures of their favorite musicians. Pretty soon, however, the meme evolved into something a little more ironic. Most “your music saved me” tweets ended up not being about real artists.
After all, fictional characters —like Kim Ki-jung from Parasite and the vegetables from Veggietales—save lives, too.
— Patrick Lenton (@PatrickLenton) February 2, 2020
— mello (@mellohhh_) January 31, 2020
— Kyle Buchanan (@kylebuchanan) February 3, 2020
— cake 🍄 (@cake_hoarder) January 30, 2020
Of course, some of the most popular “your music saved me” tweets really were about musicians—the most talented musicians of the animal kingdom, at least.
— lil uzi hurt (@LameAsChris) February 1, 2020
— lil waste of space (@pupperonis) February 1, 2020
https://twitter.com/punchworm/status/1223678757904506880
And yes, video game animals count, too.
— pikachu stole my credit card and called me a bitch (@FizzySodaWave) February 1, 2020
https://twitter.com/mtrlossing/status/1223504152564682753
Let’s be honest. If KK Slider’s babbling crooning hasn’t saved your life, are you really living?
The meme has even evolved to a text-based version in which people describe the memed photo (girl holding the ‘your music saved me’ sign) along with the performer or artist who they admire/idolize.
The girl holding the “your music saved me” sign and the second photo is the pic of Bernie’s Iowa rally last night
— sebastian (@barronobama) February 2, 2020
108k retweets 687k likes
holds up a “your music saved me” sign but at a @chrisfluming stand up show
— cow tools (@alynicrue) February 11, 2020
You know a meme has really hit its peak when people don’t even have to include images of it anymore.
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