When the Twin Cities band Mint Condition first released “Pretty Brown Eyes” back in 1991, the second single from their “Meant to Be Mint” album, nobody could’ve expected that social media would rediscover it decades later. The song, which has recently gone viral on TikTok, has been a part of several trends on the app, including one trend where users share old photos of their parents and describe them as heartbreakers, using the song’s hook “breaking my heart.” You can see them at tiktok.
com/tag/breakingmyheartchallenge . Users also have been using the song to describe situations — hypothetical and literal — that would break their hearts, often taking on a funny twist. For example, one Minnesota TikTok user named Madden ( @m444dden ) posted a TikTok to poke fun at his short friends, using the song to describe how it would break his heart to say goodbye because “ Santa needs his elves soon .
” Another user named Angelique posted a TikTok using the song to describe a situation in which her gym crush talks to the hottest girl working out at the gym. The song tells a story about romantic longing — especially for a person with pretty brown eyes — and explores themes of love, honesty and communication in relationships. Mint Condition co-founder and lead singer Stokley Williams, of St.
Paul, said it was amazing to see how technology and social media helped give the song new traction. “It’s still a lot of people’s favorite,” Williams said. “Now I s.
