The troupe’s members have embraced their meme status, even making a PSA in May thanking healthcare workers and urging fans to practice social distancing. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the meme got a ton of use when UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and President Donald Trump each tested positive. People then found lots of utility for it during COVID times, using it to mock officials for not taking safety precautions seriously. The meme began its spread in February, when TikTok user posted a video with the song, featuring a clip of a skier on the brink of a wipeout paired with footage of the pallbearers. ![]() ![]() The Ghanaian pallbearers became one of the year’s most recognizable and defining ones footage (from the BBC in 2017) of the dapper group dancing while carrying a coffin - set to Russian techno song “Astronomia” - was juxtaposed with moments where people seemed to be flirting with death.
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