Green Day's 'Wake Me Up When September Ends' season-closer meme
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Every year around now, Green Day's 'Wake Me Up When September Ends' turns into a meme where people pretend to sleep through the whole month and 'wake up' on October 1st. It's crowded again this final week, so brands are stacking Q3 wrap-ups and the shift into fall on top of the sound.
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Even the stuff you didn't finish in September plays as a badge over this sound. Instead of apologizing, pile your postponed to-dos on screen and cap it with one product that promises you'll knock them out in October, and the confession flips into a teaser.
How to do it
- Stack the things you put off all summer and the resolutions you broke on screen as text
- Lay 'Wake Me Up When September Ends' under a face that's been dozing all month, then open your eyes the second the October 1st caption hits
- Leave [PRODUCT] alone in the final cut as the promise that October is when you finally get it done
How to make it · capcut
Recipe [PRODUCT] 시즌 마감 밈 레시피 01 목록 · 여름내 미룬 일과 못 지킨 다짐을 자막으로 화면에 우수수 쌓아요 (Text) 02 사운드 · 'Wake Me Up When September Ends'를 깔고 9월 내내 졸던 표정으로 버텨요 (Audio · Video) 03 기상 · 10월 1일 자막이 뜨는 순간 눈을 뜨고 [PRODUCT]를 한 컷에 세워요 (Text · Video) 04 마무리 · 세로 9:16으로 맞추고 음원은 상업적 이용이 가능한 트랙으로 교체해요 (Audio)
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