So I’m scrolling TikTok at 2 a.m. like a normal person when I see it — the ABC song, but make it ✨aesthetic✨. The internet has officially lost its collective mind over the letters A, B, and C. Not the news network. Not the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Just... three letters. And the girlies are EATING. IT. UP.
Here’s the tea. Some genius on the clock app decided the alphabet needed a glow-up, and now “abc” is trending harder than a Stanley cup drop. We’re talking millions of views. We’re talking remixes. We’re talking adults in their 30s unironically vibing to a song meant for toddlers. The brainrot is REAL, bestie.
But wait — it gets better. It’s not just the song. “ABC” has become a whole personality. You got your “ABC” fit checks. Your “ABC” transitions. Your “tell me why I know every word to this like it’s a Drake album” confessionals. The comment sections are unhinged in the best way. One user wrote, “I’m 27 and I just caught myself doing the hand motions in the grocery store.” Same, queen. Same. 💀
And let’s be honest — this is peak 2020s internet. We took something so basic, so foundational, so literally elementary... and turned it into a vibe. Why? Because nostalgia is the strongest drug on the market, and we’re all chasing that kindergarten high. Remember when your biggest problem was remembering that L-M-N-O-P was one letter? Simpler times. Now we got bills and back pain, so yeah, we’re gonna scream “Q R S” at the top of our lungs. It’s called healing. Look it up.
The brands hopped on it too, obviously. Every company with a social media intern under 25 started posting “abc” content like clockwork. Some were funny. Some were cringe. Some made me want to log off forever. But the engagement? Through the ROOF. Because nothing unites America quite like collectively losing our marbles over three consecutive letters. Red state, blue state, doesn’t matter — we all know what comes after C. (It’s D. It’s always been D. Stay with me.)
Here’s the wild part. This isn’t even the first time “abc” has popped off. Remember the Jackson 5? “ABC, easy as 1-2-3”? Iconic. But this new wave hits different because it’s not polished. It’s messy. It’s chaotic. It’s a random person in their bedroom with a ring light and a dream. That’s the Gen Z blueprint. Take something old, make it weird, slap a sound on it, and let the algorithm cook. And cook it did. 🔥
So what’s the lesson here? Honestly, there isn’t one. And that’s the point. Not everything needs a deep meaning. Sometimes the internet just decides a thing is funny, and we all ride the wave until it crashes into the shore of forgotten trends. Tomorrow it’ll be something else. Next week it’ll be a vegetable or a font or a guy named Greg. That’s the cycle. That’s the culture. We don’t make the rules — we just do the little hand motions and hope for the best.
My take? Let people enjoy things. If belting out the alphabet song at full volume brings you joy in this cursed timeline, do it. Life’s too short to pretend you’re too cool for A-B-C. The haters are just mad they forgot what comes after P. (It’s Q. You’re welcome.) Now go touch some grass — after you finish the trend. Priorities. 🌱