Connie Francis' "Pretty Little Baby" was relegated to the B-side of a single when the American singer originally released the song in 1962. But this year it went viral as the soundtrack to hundreds of thousands of online videos, and it now ranks alongside contemporary acts like Doechii and Billie Eilish on YouTube's list of Top 10 songs used to accompany short videos on the platform.

This blast from the past stands out on YouTube's 2025 annual list of trending videos, songs, creators and cultural moments released on Tuesday – a list otherwise dominated by tracks from the hit animated movie KPop Demon Hunters and MrBeast, who has has now appeared on YouTube's year-end top content creator lists for six consecutive years.

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