Mexico City has become a trend on TikTok after a foreign user created a viral song about Mexico’s capital, generating thousands of views in just a few days.
Known as Saxboy Billy18, the user surprised his followers with a song inspired by his first trip to the city, highlighting features of private life and public transport.
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With a catchy pop melody, the song takes users to places such as the Arena México, the José Vasconcelos Library, the Alfredo Harp Helú Stadium, and the Palacio de Bellas Artes.
But the singer is more intrigued by what can be seen from the sky cables that traverse parts of Mexico City and the adjacent México state. His TikTok reel showcases daily-life scenes recorded from the Mexicable in México state and the Cablebús in Mexico City, including people doing their laundry from their rooftops.
In contrast with much of the Mexico City content found on social media, Saxboy Billy18 sings of the capital in all its contrasts, moving beyond better-off neighborhoods like Roma and Condesa to less-glamorous areas where the average capitalino lives.
Teenagers playing basketball, a juggler performing for cars on the street, skate parks and even Dr. Simi dancing on the sidewalk are some examples of the scenes captured by Saxboy Billy18.
“Your video made me want to know Mexico City. And I’m from Mexico City,” a user commented on the video.
“Why am I so obsessed with this? Can’t stop listening,” someone else posted.
“Bro created the perfect tourist ad for tourists to visit the Mexicable. And a fantastic jingle,” another one said.
The song became so popular that it is now the background song for dozens of videos on TikTok about Mexico City. Furthermore, it is one of the most viewed videos of Saxboy Billy18’s TikTok account with over 350,000 views in less than a week.
With a handle that reads “comedy videos exploring the world,” Saxboy Billy18 creates jingles for each place or attraction he visits. Puerto Rico, Montréal and Niagara Falls are just a few of the dozens of destinations he’s written and sung songs about.
A second CDMX video might be on the horizon, as the video is titled “The Mexico City song Pt. 1.” There are also songs about Campeche in the Yucatán Peninsula.
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