It's folly to examine why some things go viral on the internet, and by doing so one risks discounting the beauty of the simplest answer: They just do. Nothing makes sense. Roll with it. Or at least, ...

"The Wellerman," a 19th Century whaling song, rose up the Spotify charts after Scottish musician Nathan Evans made his version of the song viral on TikTok.

It's folly to examine why some things go viral on the internet, and by doing so one risks discounting the beauty of the simplest answer: They just do. Nothing makes sense. Roll with it. Or at least, ...

He's a postman no more: Nathan Evans, whose "Wellerman" rendition birthed the sea-shanty TikTok sensation, says he's been signed by Polydor Records.