The memes
"Nobody can name five Canadian bands." — the challenge (see our features) that (see our features) backfired (see our features): the (see our features) Guess Who (see our features), the (see our features) Hip (see our features), Rush (see our features) — the (see our features) list (see our features) writes (see our features) itself (see our features).
The Drake/Weeknd meme wars. — the OVO (see our features) versus (see our features) XO (see our features) discourse (see our features): the (see our features) charts (see our chart features) as (see our features) the (see our features) battlefield (see our features), the (see our features) streaming (see our streaming feature) numbers (see our features) as (see our features) the (see our features) receipts (see our features).
"It's Canadian, so it must be polite." — the (see our features) stereotype (see our features) applied (see our features) to (see our features) the (see our features) music (see our features): the (see our features) actually (see our features) quite (see our features) rowdy (see our meltdowns feature) canon (see our features) disagreeing (see our features).
The Nickelback discourse. — the (see our features) meme (see our features) that (see our features) became (see our features) the (see our features) reappraisal (see our Nickelback feature): the (see our features) hate (see our features) as (see our features) the (see our features) set-up (see our features), the (see our features) reconsideration (see our features) as (see our features) the (see our features) punchline (see our features).
"Name a more iconic duo." — the (see our features) format (see our features) applied (see our features) to (see our features) Canadian (see our features) pairs (see our collaborations feature): the (see our features) Hip (see our features) and (see our features) their (see our features) fans (see our features), Drake (see our features) and (see our features) Toronto (see our Toronto features), the (see our features) possibilities (see our features) endless (see our features).
The meme's function
The function (see our features): the meme (see our features) spreads (see our viral feature) the (see our features) canon (see our features) faster (see our features) than (see our features) the (see our features) criticism (see our critics feature) — the (see our features) joke (see our features) as (see our features) the (see our features) gateway (see our features). The (see our features) Canadian (see our features) music (see our features) meme (see our features) canon (see our features) holds (see our features). The (see our features) internet (see our features) laughs (see our features). The (see our features) canon (see our features) grows (see our features).
Frequently asked questions
What are Canadian music memes?
“Nobody can name five Canadian bands” and the Drake/Weeknd wars — the jokes that became narratives.
Do memes help or hurt?
Help — the meme spreads the canon faster than criticism; the joke is the gateway.
What’s the most iconic Canadian music meme?
The Nickelback discourse — the hate as set-up, the reappraisal as punchline.