https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LygC-phaJQ
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 17 March 2011 17:49 (thirteen years ago) link
xp- Couple of song-poem comparisons upthread, but I think it's been established that the music and lyrics were composed holistically by Ark.
― Getting down on fried egg (seandalai), Thursday, 17 March 2011 17:50 (thirteen years ago) link
really like the busta/fun-fun loop mashup. like a lot
― I may be wrong but I think his name is Husher (Drugs A. Money), Thursday, 17 March 2011 17:51 (thirteen years ago) link
guys we need to talk more about how its FRIEDAY FRIEDAY GOTTA GET DOWN ON FRIEDAY
― VegemiteGrrl, Thursday, 17 March 2011 17:53 (thirteen years ago) link
oooh oooh where do I go to make fun of a 13 year old girl
― frogbs, Thursday, 17 March 2011 17:54 (thirteen years ago) link
right here!
― scott seward, Thursday, 17 March 2011 17:55 (thirteen years ago) link
her pained warbling at the beginning and weird pronunciation reminds me of the Cranberries
― herbal bert (herb albert), Thursday, 17 March 2011 17:56 (thirteen years ago) link
xxxxp janet jackson's chorus doesn't really mesh well with the fun fun loop, but when it's just busta rapping over it, it's a crazy new sort of greatness...
― I may be wrong but I think his name is Husher (Drugs A. Money), Thursday, 17 March 2011 17:56 (thirteen years ago) link
attention DJP and scott (if you are unaware of these people):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emergency_Broadcast_Network
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dh0iEkDEkUhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-w67DUjx7q0https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKdjU7xfVDM
― 40% chill and 100% negative (Tracer Hand), Thursday, 17 March 2011 17:59 (thirteen years ago) link
guys i don't want this to ever not be the top of new answers
That's it! I couldn't figure out what it reminded me of, other than the Swedish Chef. Someone really should replace "fun fun fun fun" with "bork bork bork bork."
― Tarfumes The Escape Goat, Thursday, 17 March 2011 18:00 (thirteen years ago) link
haha YES
― VegemiteGrrl, Thursday, 17 March 2011 18:04 (thirteen years ago) link
there's a bit of yarl in there, a weird lineage that stretches from pearl jam through the cranberries, backtracks through nickelback, takes an unexpected detour through rihanna and pops out here
― 40% chill and 100% negative (Tracer Hand), Thursday, 17 March 2011 18:09 (thirteen years ago) link
Dom Passantino for Vice Magazine:http://www.viceland.com/wp/2011/03/life-after-rebecca-black/
― gr8080, Thursday, 17 March 2011 18:10 (thirteen years ago) link
mobb black
http://youtubedoubler.com/S6qX
― I am sorry for my insensitive tweet (Edward III), Thursday, 17 March 2011 18:11 (thirteen years ago) link
that "human breakdown of absurdity" song-poem is so damn good
― five gone cats from Boston (underrated aerosmith bootlegs I have owned), Thursday, 17 March 2011 18:12 (thirteen years ago) link
vice editor: "who can we get to make fun of 13 year old girls and possibly mention porn at the same time"
entire staff: "send up the dom signal"
― 40% chill and 100% negative (Tracer Hand), Thursday, 17 March 2011 18:15 (thirteen years ago) link
ugh
― difficult listening hour, Thursday, 17 March 2011 18:15 (thirteen years ago) link
Meme potential: Very, very low. She wears one of those tiny hats at an angle that fat middle class women wear on hen nights, and Fat Usher rolls up rocking a short-sleeved hoodie.
fatfatfattiefatfattasticfap
― difficult listening hour, Thursday, 17 March 2011 18:17 (thirteen years ago) link
35. Autotune moment #2: the tortured-robot scream at ~2:52.
Yes. That is stunningly great.
― kornrulez6969, Thursday, 17 March 2011 18:17 (thirteen years ago) link
With a couple of ILX quotes for good measure, my take on it all:
http://blogs.ocweekly.com/heardmentality/2011/03/local_record_review_friday_by.php
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 17 March 2011 18:20 (thirteen years ago) link
Ned tell me the truth does your editor force "Frankenstein's monster" or is that you
― five gone cats from Boston (underrated aerosmith bootlegs I have owned), Thursday, 17 March 2011 18:23 (thirteen years ago) link
just curious not hating or anything
nicely done, Ned!
― VegemiteGrrl, Thursday, 17 March 2011 18:24 (thirteen years ago) link
That was all me having to use something to say up against an unavoidable deadline and not necessarily being happy with everything I wrote. (I remember being irritated with it as I typed it but then I saw the clock again and had to live with it.)
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 17 March 2011 18:27 (thirteen years ago) link
http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_li7f1nCVym1qznilfo1_500.png
― Johnny Fever, Thursday, 17 March 2011 18:33 (thirteen years ago) link
LOL
― VegemiteGrrl, Thursday, 17 March 2011 18:34 (thirteen years ago) link
She's probably making major career plans right now!
She's probably dealing with stares during passing period between PE and Social Studies right now.
― Spectrist, Thursday, 17 March 2011 18:46 (thirteen years ago) link
A piece of pop culture couldn’t have been more made for Tumblr than “Friday” if Jared Leto started tattooing Sylvia Plath quotes onto his cat.
what does this even mean
― administratieve blunder (unregistered), Thursday, 17 March 2011 18:49 (thirteen years ago) link
Jared Leto started tattooing Sylvia Plath quotes onto his cat.
...with a topless woman from 1977 in the background.
― Johnny Fever, Thursday, 17 March 2011 18:52 (thirteen years ago) link
my favorite thing about this thread is whenever i refresh it bumps back to the "we so excited" pie chart.
― minsktrans.by (get bent), Thursday, 17 March 2011 18:52 (thirteen years ago) link
― 40% chill and 100% negative (Tracer Hand), Thursday, March 17, 2011 2:09 PM (51 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
there's a whole bizarre history of white girls choosing to sing like this for some reason. I blame Canada (specifically Alanis and Avril).
― some dude, Thursday, 17 March 2011 19:02 (thirteen years ago) link
You could probably go further back to Moon Unit Zappa tbqh.
― taco al pastorius (Steve Shasta), Thursday, 17 March 2011 19:04 (thirteen years ago) link
Ned, you should have used my entire quote!
― ancient, but very sexy (DJP), Thursday, 17 March 2011 19:10 (thirteen years ago) link
Believe me, I was tempted.
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 17 March 2011 19:40 (thirteen years ago) link
Meanwhile, interview!
http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2011-03-17/rebecca-black-friday-and-cyberbullying/
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 17 March 2011 19:42 (thirteen years ago) link
At press time, the song was number 54 on the iTunes charts, ahead of Taylor Swift, Rihanna and Ke$ha.
But most of the feedback for the video involved questions like why are 13 year olds driving? Or why are they being followed by an adult rapper? Or is this a joke?
http://www.ontheredcarpet.com/Rebecca-Blacks-YouTube-sensation-Friday-tops-iTune-charts/8018975
― Milton Parker, Thursday, 17 March 2011 19:44 (thirteen years ago) link
& from the interview Ned posted, clearing up some of the rich kid questions
Acing a casting-call audition, Black was invited to record one of two songs label heads had written for her. And, as part of a $2,000 package her mother paid for, they offered to produce an accompanying video in a bid to make a splash on YouTube. The song she picked: “Friday.”
“I didn’t write it at all,” Black said, clearing up a major misconception.
― Milton Parker, Thursday, 17 March 2011 19:46 (thirteen years ago) link
Acing a casting-call audition, Black was invited to record one of two songs label heads had written for her. And, as part of a $2,000 package her mother paid for,
― max, Thursday, 17 March 2011 19:46 (thirteen years ago) link
this is like a megaexpensive version of that scam where people come up to you on the street and are like "you should be a model! heres my business card!" and then if you call back they try to charge you $50 for a photoshoot and pretend to be your agent
― max, Thursday, 17 March 2011 19:47 (thirteen years ago) link
†† ℜΞBΞCC▲ B\▲CK ††
― lex pretend, Thursday, March 17, 2011 4:59 PM (2 hours ago)
Fℜ†D▲Y
― lex pretend, Thursday, March 17, 2011 5:00 PM (2 hours ago)
lmfao PLEASE let there be a witch house remix!
omg is she really going to be on good morning america?
― teledyldonix, Thursday, 17 March 2011 19:48 (thirteen years ago) link
SO MUCH FOR THE OBCENELY RICH SPOILED PARENT BRAT SCENARIO.
― scott seward, Thursday, 17 March 2011 19:49 (thirteen years ago) link
i mean 2 grand is 2 grand but its not like the end of the world or anything. i'd say it was cheap.
― scott seward, Thursday, 17 March 2011 19:50 (thirteen years ago) link
Okay, straw poll...
At what point this week (if at all) did you make the switch into thinking this whole thing is kind of fun/cool instead of laughable/ridiculous?
I'm actually rooting for her success now.
― Johnny Fever, Thursday, 17 March 2011 19:51 (thirteen years ago) link
this is like a megaexpensive version of that scam where people come up to you on the street and are like "you should be a model! heres my business card!" and then if you call back they try to charge you $50 for a photoshoot and pretend to be your agent― max, Thursday, March 17, 2011 12:47 PM (1 minute ago)
― max, Thursday, March 17, 2011 12:47 PM (1 minute ago)
5 million views for $2k? 2500 views for each $1 invested?
― taco al pastorius (Steve Shasta), Thursday, 17 March 2011 19:52 (thirteen years ago) link
OBSCENELY even
― scott seward, Thursday, 17 March 2011 19:52 (thirteen years ago) link
you can't even get model portfolio head shots etc for 2 grand. from a real photographer. probably. i actually have no idea. but i'll bet you can't.
― scott seward, Thursday, 17 March 2011 19:53 (thirteen years ago) link
scott otm but 1/2 the internet is people who haven't been out in the world makin rent & whatnot & for whom 2000 bones might as well be a mansion & a yacht
― five gone cats from Boston (underrated aerosmith bootlegs I have owned), Thursday, 17 March 2011 19:55 (thirteen years ago) link
$2000!!! Why sir, that is like 4 months of subsidized rent to my parents! QUITE a pretty penny...
― Threadkiller General (Viceroy), Thursday, 17 March 2011 19:57 (thirteen years ago) link
It's Friday down here! I am going to listen to it and see if gets me in the "mood" for Friday.
― Ned Raggett Reads Autumn Almanac (King Boy Pato), Thursday, 17 March 2011 19:58 (thirteen years ago) link