Meanwhile, there will also be “Baby Shark.” We need to talk about “Baby Shark.”As a parent of two small children, I’ve been living with “Baby Shark” for what feels like 20,000 years. Watch it for a second, and you’ll soon pick up the rest:Mommy shark, doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-dooMommy shark, doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-dooDaddy shark, doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-dooDaddy shark, doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-dooAnd on it goes. “Baby Shark” keeps escalating up the family tree, with accompanying “shark bite” hand signals—forefinger and thumb for baby shark; two hands clapping together for “mommy shark”; a couple of forearms flapping for “daddy shark.” There’s even a dentures hand signal for “grandma shark” and “grandpa shark,” which seems rude; grandma and grandpa shark are probably setting aside money for baby shark’s college fund. I respect that “Baby Shark” is a popular song—the Pinkfong video has almost four billion views on YouTube. Baby shark, doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-dooBaby shark, doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-dooWin or lose, that shark bite lasts forever.

Source: Wall Street Journal October 24, 2019 12:16 UTC