Sea Shanty meme explained: Who are the four lads?
two of the UK’s biggest trends in 2021.
Four guys went on a night out in Birmingham and soon became a viral meme, but the latest twist on the meme sees lads signing a sea shanty called “Soon May the Wellerman Come.”
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The four lads from the famous picture on a night out have been out in several memes
What is the Sea Shanties meme?
In 2020, former postman Nathan Evans posted a Tik Tok of himself filming a series of famous Sea Shanties.
Soon enough he went viral and racked up millions of views, especially the clip in which he sung the Sea Shanty known as The Wellerman , a 19th-century New Zealand whaler song.
Hear from the lads in full speaking to Craig Punfield, above.
The viral meme Four Lads in Jeans is going under the hammer - and it has a reserve price of £1 million.
The men in the picture, Kevin Rooney, Alex Lacey, Connor Humpage and Jamie Phillips have put the original photo up for auction and an undisclosed percentage of the sale will go to cyberbullying charity, The CyberSmile Foundation, in recognition of the abuse they have received from people online following the photo s rise to internet stardom.
The week-long auction ends next Thursday (May 13th) Credit: Blueprint Sports & Entertainment
The auction is being held as an NFT, which means the winning bidder will be sent the original image rather than the lower-resolution images seen online.
Published May 8, 2021
Next up in NFT news, the blokes, or should I say, the lads, behind the iconique Four Lads in Jeans meme are selling the piccy as a non-fungible token (NFT).
The four lads,
Jamie Phillips, Alex Lacey, Kevin Rooney and
Connor Humpage, first went viral when the pic taken during a night out in Birmingham in 2019 became a meme last year.
Kings. Absolute kings.
Metro UK reports that the foursome behind the Four Lads In Jeans meme are selling the pic as an NFT to raise awareness for online abuse and funds for charity. If the sale is successful they will make a donation to the anti-cyber bullying charity CyberSmile Foundation.
Four lads in jeans selling original meme for £1million at auction
Jamie Philips, Connor Humpage, Kevin Rooney and Alex Lacey known as âThe Four Lads in Jeansâ are selling their famous meme as digital artwork for £1 million in a bid to raise awareness of online trolling
05:30, 6 MAY 2021
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Internet sensations The Four Lads in Jeans today announce they are selling their original viral image in an NFT auction with a reserve price set at £1million.
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