TikTok just found out about Cass Elliot — and her daughter loves that it's keeping her mom's legacy alive.
, the short clip features a scowling Cage looking at a cheesing, completely unbothered, nothing-behind-the-eyes, Pascal — all set to the tune of Elliot’s 1969 song “Make Your Own Kind Of Music.” Since February 2023, it’s become part of a meme on TikTok, used to display a variety of kooky disagreements between two people, from couples, dogs and their owners, and super fans inspecting my joining a new fandom. The sound alone has been used in 46 thousand videos and climbing, raked in over 32.
Beyond the meme, the presence of “Make Your Own Music” as a For-You-Page staple has created a wave of interest in the legend behind the song. As TikTok can often create a gap between a trend and the context of the song it uses, some creators have taken it upon themselves to educate newcomers about Elliot’s history — including her reported disdain for the nickname Mama, the sexism and fatphobia she experienced in the industry, and how she fought back to become a folk legend.
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