There is always something new to discover on TikTok, for better or for bad. Now, due to a viral video, people are understanding that the most renowned door knock in the world has a name.
While watching Netflix, @calumdilieto, a TikTok content creator, discovered that the well-known knock — the one with seven beats, a pause, and then two final knocks — had a “official” name.
Calum, who has 21,000 followers and 448,700 likes, uploaded a video to share his surprise with his followers.
“So, may we discuss the fact that I was today’s age when I learned that this knock…has a name?” What?” As of Monday morning, his video has received 227,500 views and 15,400 likes.
“I was watching Netflix with subtitles enabled, which was a first for me. Many individuals engage in this behavior. Why? Why do you do that?” Calum proceeded. “Anyway, I had just begun doing it when someone knocked like that. They knocked in this manner, and the name of that knock appeared in the subtitles.”
Since discovering the name in the subtitles, he has conducted investigation and determined that the knock does in fact have a name.
According to him, the name of this knock is ‘the shave and a haircut.’
“It’s a shave and a haircut, two bits,” he sings while tapping the beat on his table.
“Back in the day, two bits was equivalent to 25 cents in the United States, and in the United Kingdom it was’shave and a haircut for five bob,’ which was, I don’t know, something in shillings,” Calum added.
“However, this has absolutely blown my head. Is it only me? This has completely blown my head,” he stated.
He stated, “However, the genesis is not entirely apparent. As much as I’ve attempted to determine its origin, I’ve been unsuccessful. Some say it’s Morse Code, while others claim it was used in a song in the 1890s. I require knowledge. I must know the background.”
“Now that I know some of it, and that I know it has a name, I’d like to know where that name originated from, if that’s all right. Where did it originate?
While knocking, Calum sings, “Where did you come from? Tell me.”
Calum, who has 21,000 followers and 448,700 likes, uploaded a video to share his surprise with his followers.
It turns out that Calum wasn’t the only one whose mind was blown.
“I didn’t know either,” stated one individual.
“Wow, I had no idea,” said another.
“Blown away,” someone wrote.
“I was aware of the knock but was unaware of its name. Wow, I have learned something I did not know! “Thank you,” added a user.
“What?? I anticipated hearing “rat-a-tat-tat.” “I’m 50 and I’m still learning!” commented another.
“I had no idea other people knew this knock,” said a person who believed the knock was not well known.
A few even claimed that they learned the information via subtitles.
“Are you a fan of The Walking Dead?” Because it is there, I’ve just learned it.”
“It’s a little eerie that this just came up because I just learned this yesterday from the Fear the Walking Dead subtitles.”
Others were surprised that people did not recognize the name of the popular knock pattern.
Someone wrote, “Yeah, I knew that.”
“I assumed everyone knew that,” remarked a second speaker.
“Is shaving and getting a haircut not a common practice? One person stated, “I sing it every time I knock, but that’s due to my ADHD.”
Someone joined in, “I’m 54 years old, and my grandfather taught me that when I was five years old.”
Some gave their opinions regarding the origin of the knock.
One source stated, “It originated with barber shop quartets and groups, as part of allowing them to perform, they would advertise their services between songs; there is also a tune.”
“If you watch the Roger Rabbit movie, you’ll see the character saying’shave and haircut’ while knocking,’” observed another.
Charles Hale’s 1899 song “At a Darktown Cakewalk” was the first known occurrence of the music, but it wasn’t until Milton Berle’s 1939 song “Shave and a Haircut -Shampoo,” which used the notes at the end, that the tune had lyrics.
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