The frog, out of spite, swats its arm at the presumed owner. In the video, the presumed owner of the frog keeps poking it with a stick. My first exposure to this meme was this one, starring a frog. Then “Shooting Stars” plays in the background, the sonic accompaniment to psychedelic and hallucinatory backdrops of the Milky Way Galaxy and planets, or something more down-to-Earth such as the breezy ocean-side waves, volcanic explosions, the human body, families of dolphins, or swarms of birds. Then these characters usually end up falling or are edited to repeat an awkward movement which makes it seem like this is a modern version of America’s Funniest Home Videos. The meme usually starts out innocent enough, featuring Lady Gaga singing the Star-Spangled Banner, a man diving, Donald Trump spewing his nonsense, or SpongeBob dancing. In 2017, it is a legendary and unforgettable background to the millennial art form known as memes. The song was released in 2009, and it wasn’t all that popular until 2013. Now “Shooting Stars” is a viral internet meme. Once the song “Shooting Stars” by the Australian Bag Raiders was just a song.
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