The Baby Shark Phenomenon (with Andrea Silenzi)

Published: Sept. 17, 2019, 8 a.m.

b'For most parents, \\u201cBaby Shark\\u201d is the nightmare that will not end. Ever since the South Korean educational company Pinkfong released the song earlier this year, it\\u2019s almost impossible to avoid.\\nThe infectious children\\u2019s tune has more than 2.3 billion views on YouTube and made it onto the Billboard Top 40 list. So what makes this song so catchy and irresistible to children? And how do the rest of us cope with the unavoidable hit while keeping our sanity?\\nAndrea Silenz, host of the parenting podcast The Longest Shortest Time, and Charlie explore the phenomenon that is \\u201cBaby Shark.\\nSongs DiscussedPinkfong - Baby SharkFrank Zappa - Baby SnakesStevie Wonder - Isn\\u2019t She Lovely\\xa0Suzanne Vega - Tom\\u2019s DinerBaby Shark/ Tom\\u2019s Diner mashup \\u201cBaby Diner\\u201dThe Weeknd - I Can\\u2019t Feel My FaceRadioheadPinkfong - The Penguin DancePinkfong - Lions in LoveDrake - God\\u2019s PlanMicheal Jackson - Billie JeanWhitney Houston - I Wanna Dance With SomebodyBruno Mars - Uptown FunkBeastie Boys - Brass MonkeyVanilla Ice - Ice Ice BabyJosh Groban - River\\xa0The Beatles - All You Need Is LoveHarry Potter theme\\xa0Raffi - Baby Beluga\\xa0\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices'