You’ve all probably heard this now-viral hit from the 1960s, which has made a comeback thanks to TikTok and Instagram users.
TikTok and Instagram are known for reviving old classics. Whether it be Kate Bush’s “Running Up That Hill” or “Murder on the Dancefloor” by Sophie Ellis Bextor, both platforms often give older tracks a new lease of life.
The most recent song to be brought back from the depths of the musical archives is Connie Francis’ 1960s song “Pretty Little Baby.”
The song has been made popular by users who are seen miming the lyrics, “You can ask for flowers, I sit for hours, telling all the blue birds, the bill and coo birds, pretty little baby, I'm so in love with you,” to their actual children or using the song to showcase their pets.
Celebrities like Kylie Jenner and Kim Kardashian have been seen participating in the trend, along with a bunch of social media influencers.
The forgotten hit, recorded in 1961, has made an incredible comeback, from earning 17,000 official US streams weekly to a whopping 2.4 million in just four weeks, according to Billboard.
“Pretty Little Baby” was featured on Connie Francis’ 1962 album “Connie Francis Sings Second Hand Love.”
The track wasn’t popular then and was overshadowed by a few of Francis’ other songs on the album.
Since its rise in popularity, the singer actually responded to the love she had received from TikTok users who participated in the trend.
In a Facebook post found by NBC News, Francis shared her appreciation to “TikTok and its members for the wonderful, and oh so unexpected, reception given” to her 1961 recording of “Pretty Little Baby.”
“The first I learned of it was when Ron called to advise me that I had "a viral hit." Clearly out of touch with present-day music statistics terminology, my initial response was to ask: "What's that?" Thank you, everyone,” the singer wrote.
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