2020 / Video / TikTok mood and remake format
Dreams Skateboard
A broken-down commute, cranberry juice, and Fleetwood Mac became the most peaceful 22 seconds of 2020.
The original is hosted off-site; this page provides context and a link to it.
What was this?
The video shows a highway, a skateboard, a jug of juice, and Apodaca enjoying his commute. Its simplicity was central to its appeal.
Why it spread
It inspired recreations—including one from Mick Fleetwood—while the old song returned to the charts and the simple route-to-work clip became a shared pandemic-era exhale.
What happened
The video shows a highway, a skateboard, a jug of juice, and Apodaca enjoying his commute. Its simplicity was central to its appeal.
Where it came from
Nathan Apodaca posted a TikTok of himself longboarding to work, sipping Ocean Spray Cran-Raspberry and lip-syncing to Fleetwood Mac’s “Dreams.”
Why it mattered
Dreams Skateboard offered a quiet, widely shared moment of ease during an anxious year.
How it spread
It inspired recreations—including one from Mick Fleetwood—while the old song returned to the charts and the simple route-to-work clip became a shared pandemic-era exhale.
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