IT'S FRIDAY
Fuck anyone who hates this song btw.
― Matt DC, Friday, 18 March 2011 13:18 (thirteen years ago) link
76% say the attacks were justified
― herbal bert (herb albert), Friday, 18 March 2011 13:19 (thirteen years ago) link
i mean even if she was a genuine pop star with a song people loved, there'd still be thousands of people saying horrible things about her in comments boxes, so if that's the biggest downside to this she's in pretty good shape
― some dude, Friday, 18 March 2011 13:20 (thirteen years ago) link
idk, she's 13, having hundreds of thousands of people online saying you fucking suck can't be good for the psyche, even if you get a pony in return
― dayo, Friday, 18 March 2011 13:20 (thirteen years ago) link
a pop star gets thousands of people saying that she's great though. this girl is saying 'haters gonna hate' but there's nothing to balance the hate...besides a bieber visit
― dayo, Friday, 18 March 2011 13:21 (thirteen years ago) link
and piles of money and ample opportunities to appear on TV on her terms, prove she can 'really sing' or that she can laugh at herself?
― some dude, Friday, 18 March 2011 13:24 (thirteen years ago) link
I'm sure that there are plenty of people around her saying that she's great. Meanwhile all these people saying she's crap are mostly anonymous Internet trolls.
― a murder rap to keep ya dancin, with a crime record like Keith Chegwin (snoball), Friday, 18 March 2011 13:24 (thirteen years ago) link
do you really think she is gonna get to appear on tv 'on her terms'? pretty much any program that is going to have her is going to acknowledge her infamy
― dayo, Friday, 18 March 2011 13:25 (thirteen years ago) link
Lots of love for her on this thread...they should read our posts out on TV.
― No more war/No more hate/Got my girl swag on/Got my girl swag on (seandalai), Friday, 18 March 2011 13:29 (thirteen years ago) link
well obviously she can't go "introduce me as 'beloved pop sensation Rebecca Black'" but i mean she's pretty in-demand now so i imagine she can dictate the line of questioning to some extent (and probably had a lot to do with the GMA segment focusing on mean comments and 'cyberbullying'), and if she does a skit on SNL or a web redemption on Tosh.0 or something i imagine she'll have to approve of the bit and make sure it's something she thinks is funny and not just mean.
― some dude, Friday, 18 March 2011 13:30 (thirteen years ago) link
any manager/exec will tell her, rightly, that any road into fame or notoriety is good as long as it's not porn. if you end up having to play it for laughs, cool, your chances of making it "legitimately" were infinitesimal, now you get money. she'll get an ad deal (like tay zonday did) and will, worst case scenario, get a free ride through college. plus if she actually kept the rights to the song, whichever company her family sells it to for a commercial will pay a mint. the ascap or bmi from these nat'l tv appearances alone will be more than she was going to make this year for music anyway, it's all good in rebecca black's world so nobody should feel sorry for her.
― five gone cats from Boston (underrated aerosmith bootlegs I have owned), Friday, 18 March 2011 13:32 (thirteen years ago) link
you really think the rebecca black who starred in this video will suddenly be capable to rewrite snl skits? xp
― sonderangerbot, Friday, 18 March 2011 13:33 (thirteen years ago) link
totes
xp
also, it would be pretty cool if it turned out she actually can sing
― 40% chill and 100% negative (Tracer Hand), Friday, 18 March 2011 13:33 (thirteen years ago) link
idk I feel if they live in the OC and her parents paid for this she's obviously not hurting for money and probably already has a trust fund? the real question is, did she want to become (in)famous with all that that entails.
― dayo, Friday, 18 March 2011 13:34 (thirteen years ago) link
― sonderangerbot, Friday, March 18, 2011 9:33 AM (27 seconds ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
uh no but i'm pretty sure every celeb who goes on SNL or whatever gets to read the script first and decide whether they want to read the lines that were written for them (which = doing it on her own terms)
― some dude, Friday, 18 March 2011 13:34 (thirteen years ago) link
I'd guess she can, and I'm sure that's her play - record stuff that nobody was ever going to hear, now people will & the right marketing team will get it to an audience that will like it - even if "ironically," guess what ironic dollars buy the same groceries earnest ones do
xp dayo this cost 2k. 2k does not mean "they're rich."
― five gone cats from Boston (underrated aerosmith bootlegs I have owned), Friday, 18 March 2011 13:35 (thirteen years ago) link
I'm looking at this more from the side of "she's 13 and not even in high school yet and basically anybody who wants to will be able to use this giant sledgehammer to insult and smash her self-esteem" just lookin out you know
money is not a palliative for everything, fame is not a unequivocal Good
― dayo, Friday, 18 March 2011 13:35 (thirteen years ago) link
i said this upthread but she more deliberately courted fame and opened herself up to public opinion than 99% of people who become youtube memes, only reason i'm not 100% "yeah you knew what you were getting into" is that she's so young
― some dude, Friday, 18 March 2011 13:36 (thirteen years ago) link
while this is true, it's generally better to have money than not. your self-esteem is a good deal less smashable if you can say "whatever to my haters, enjoy wearing the same shoes all year" in high school
― five gone cats from Boston (underrated aerosmith bootlegs I have owned), Friday, 18 March 2011 13:38 (thirteen years ago) link
well yeah that's the whole point! she's so young. I made a lot of things when I was 13 that I was really really proud of and thought deserved recognition, looking back now I would be absolutely mortified had any of them actually did
― dayo, Friday, 18 March 2011 13:39 (thirteen years ago) link
― five gone cats from Boston (underrated aerosmith bootlegs I have owned), Friday, March 18, 2011 9:35 PM (4 minutes ago) Bookmark
idk if a family feels they can blow 2k on a what is essentially a vanity music video instead of on, idk a SAT tutoring class or something, I'd say they were at least well off. I guess maybe the closest equivalent I can think of among people I know is a family that blows 2k on little league baseball uniforms for their kid? given where they live I'd say they are not hurting for money.
― dayo, Friday, 18 March 2011 13:41 (thirteen years ago) link
would you have put a slick professional-looking video for a song you made at 13 on YouTube if you could've, though? i made some shitty demos when i was a teenager but i only played them for like 2 people.
― some dude, Friday, 18 March 2011 13:41 (thirteen years ago) link
like you can't release a song, especially with a video with 'professional' production values, and then say "ok guys say something nice or say nothing at all." everyone who puts themselves out like that at any level risks ridicule in hopes of praise. that's not a very harsh reality, that's the bare minimum tradeoff for any kind of creative endeavor.
― some dude, Friday, 18 March 2011 13:42 (thirteen years ago) link
hmm idk i could totally imagine them being like *really poor* and busting their asses to raise the money for a real shot at fame for their daughter, the only golden thing in their lives...
― plax (ico), Friday, 18 March 2011 13:43 (thirteen years ago) link
i'm kind of amazed that this only cost 2K. recording, mastering, shooting, post-prod...?
― 40% chill and 100% negative (Tracer Hand), Friday, 18 March 2011 13:43 (thirteen years ago) link
fyi, this is where they live
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anaheim_Hills,_Anaheim,_California
Anaheim Hills had an average annual household income of $127,298 in 2006.
― dayo, Friday, 18 March 2011 13:45 (thirteen years ago) link
probably doesn't cost that much once you already own the recording equipment and some cameras and green screen stuff. they probably paid for the overhead with their first few clients and now it's mostly profit.
― some dude, Friday, 18 March 2011 13:46 (thirteen years ago) link
idk its hi-def digital edited on a laptop. doubt there was many takes bc the vocals were bludgeoned into shape in post production. green screen is cheap.
― plax (ico), Friday, 18 March 2011 13:46 (thirteen years ago) link
yeah the cost of production has dropped dramatically in the last few years hasn't it, this was probably made using iMovie or something
― dayo, Friday, 18 March 2011 13:47 (thirteen years ago) link
OK fine, the pricetag is still amazing!
― 40% chill and 100% negative (Tracer Hand), Friday, 18 March 2011 13:48 (thirteen years ago) link
i think she seems able to poke fun at herself/the whole phenomenon though - i doubt she's under the impression that her song is anything other than throwaway and ridiculous - ie anything other than what it is.
― lex pretend, Friday, 18 March 2011 13:49 (thirteen years ago) link
yeah, in a way Ark Music are kind of impressively cost-effective given that most of the problems wtih the video are aesthetic or creative -- imagine how much more it cost to make that new Britney video that looks like total dogshit
― some dude, Friday, 18 March 2011 13:49 (thirteen years ago) link
idk if a family feels they can blow 2k on a what is essentially a vanity music video instead of on, idk a SAT tutoring class or something,
lol fuck an sat tutoring class, get outta here with that shit!
per the oc register piece her parents are both veterinarians, i'm sure they're not hurting, but who really gives a fuck?
― call all destroyer, Friday, 18 March 2011 13:51 (thirteen years ago) link
yeah the interviews w/ her and her mom where they're kind of like "they offered 2 songs and this one suited me more" and "i didn't want to micromanage" kind of give the impression that they had no faith in the song but just didn't think it would matter. i don't know if she'd be taking this better or worse if she actually helped write it or really believed it was a good song and a good performance.
― some dude, Friday, 18 March 2011 13:51 (thirteen years ago) link
my gf and i just "blew" 2k on a vacation, are we rich?
― call all destroyer, Friday, 18 March 2011 13:52 (thirteen years ago) link
did this 2k fella pay you for it or was it for fun?
― some dude, Friday, 18 March 2011 13:52 (thirteen years ago) link
anyway my heart kinda broke a little when the GMA lady asked her if she thought she had any talent and she said "well yes, on some level." I wish rebecca black the best and I hope that she will be able to lead a normal life if she chooses to.
― dayo, Friday, 18 March 2011 13:53 (thirteen years ago) link
xp lol
― call all destroyer, Friday, 18 March 2011 13:53 (thirteen years ago) link
Who sends a 13-year-old to an SAT tutoring class? Just let them take the PSAT and see how they do; that's what jjj and I did (hilariously, we got the second- and third-highest scores in our school district).
― ancient, but very sexy (DJP), Friday, 18 March 2011 13:54 (thirteen years ago) link
PSAT tutoring classes exist! if you do well on them you get to be a national merit scholar or something.
― dayo, Friday, 18 March 2011 13:55 (thirteen years ago) link
127k as an average income isn't even that high for a family dayo - rich people make millions
― five gone cats from Boston (underrated aerosmith bootlegs I have owned), Friday, 18 March 2011 13:58 (thirteen years ago) link
plus if anyone gives her shit she'll always have the comeback "my song is stuck in your head though"
― lex pretend, Friday, 18 March 2011 13:59 (thirteen years ago) link
if you wanna move the goalposts fine - but I wouldn't say anybody whose family made 127k really 'needs' the money, unless they are a family of 10 or something xp
― dayo, Friday, 18 March 2011 14:00 (thirteen years ago) link
look, sorry to get all cuddlestein about this and for spoiling your lols. all I'm saying is that she has, maybe a little wittingly and a little unwittingly, stumbled into a situation that is pretty abnormal & extraordinary for the average 13-year old, and I hope that it when the dust settles it will have been a net good for her life. that is all.
― dayo, Friday, 18 March 2011 14:02 (thirteen years ago) link
who said they need the money? independent colleges in California are an average of 45k a year, college costs are a real thing dude! parents spend 18 years sweating how they're gonna deal w/that - a 2k gamble toward dealing with that eventuality is money well spent imo
― five gone cats from Boston (underrated aerosmith bootlegs I have owned), Friday, 18 March 2011 14:06 (thirteen years ago) link
well, if it works it's money well spent
if it doesn't, it's you being a dumbass with yr kid's future
― ancient, but very sexy (DJP), Friday, 18 March 2011 14:09 (thirteen years ago) link
two grand in american dollars for a song + video is a bargain
― suggest and ban is my favourite combination (history mayne), Friday, 18 March 2011 14:13 (thirteen years ago) link
rather make a song than buy in to the bullshit that is the supplemental education industry.
― call all destroyer, Friday, 18 March 2011 14:14 (thirteen years ago) link
^^^
― suggest and ban is my favourite combination (history mayne), Friday, 18 March 2011 14:14 (thirteen years ago) link
awww my wife does some part-time work with an SAT prep company. not that she necessarily believes she's providing an important service that's above criticism, though.
― some dude, Friday, 18 March 2011 14:16 (thirteen years ago) link