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Fish1 h Since: Sep, 2010
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#1: Mar 16th 2011 at 8:55:11 AM

http://articles.cnn.com/2011-03-15/tech/rebecca.black.friday_1_youtube-video-viral-videos-auto-tuned?_s=PM:TECH

A 13 year old girl makes a video, and the internet decides that it is the most horrible thing since goatse. 12 million views and counting.

edited 17th Mar '11 8:07:25 AM by Fish1

Barkey Since: Feb, 2010 Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
#2: Mar 16th 2011 at 9:23:43 AM

To be fair, that was pretty horrible, the lyrics were retarded.

apassingthought Moments Like Ghosts from the Fantasy Ghetto Since: Aug, 2010
Moments Like Ghosts
#3: Mar 16th 2011 at 9:58:42 AM

Calling the song "horrible" is too kind. At first I thought it was a parody of vapid teen pop music.

Pingu Since: Dec, 2010 Relationship Status: In Lesbians with you
#4: Mar 16th 2011 at 10:54:02 AM

The fact that it's not a parody makes it a billion times more hilarious.

Penguin4Senate Since: Aug, 2009
Fish1 h Since: Sep, 2010
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#6: Mar 16th 2011 at 11:13:53 AM

I tried to feel sorry for the girl, I really did. But there comes a time in every person's life when a choice must be made, a line must be drawn. And now, for better or worse, Rebecca Black has to live with the consequences.

snailbait bitchy queen from psych ward Since: Jul, 2010
bitchy queen
#7: Mar 16th 2011 at 12:47:37 PM

Oh, man...I was hoping this was a parody. Some of the lyrics are so bad they make me crack up. Not to mention how she says "FRYDAY!!!"

"Without a fairy, you're not even a real man!" ~ Mido from Ocarina of Time
Schitzo HIGH IMPACT SEXUAL VIOLENCE from Akumajou Dracula Since: May, 2009 Relationship Status: LA Woman, you're my woman
HIGH IMPACT SEXUAL VIOLENCE
#8: Mar 16th 2011 at 12:59:45 PM

I think in person, people might go too far.

ALL CREATURE WILL DIE AND ALL THE THINGS WILL BE BROKEN. THAT'S THE LAW OF SAMURAI.
HungryJoe Gristknife from Under the Tree Since: Dec, 2009
Gristknife
#9: Mar 16th 2011 at 1:27:39 PM

The company that -ahem- "produced" it actually makes a buisness out of autotuning untalented children and putting them in front of green screens. They are ARK Music Factory.

The sad part is that there's a legitimatley OK girl in their catalouge who hitched her trailer to the wrong car.

Charlie Tunoku is a lover and a fighter.
ZeiqthePyro from La Florida Since: Dec, 2009
#10: Mar 16th 2011 at 2:18:01 PM

^ Wait, are these the same bastards responsible for 'Just Wanna Play Video Games'?

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TuefelHundenIV Night Clerk of the Apacalypse. from Doomsday Facility Corner Store. Since: Aug, 2009 Relationship Status: I'd need a PowerPoint presentation
Night Clerk of the Apacalypse.
#11: Mar 16th 2011 at 3:03:16 PM

Boring and autotuned.

Who watches the watchmen?
thatguythere47 Since: Jul, 2010
Latia Since: Jan, 2010
#13: Mar 16th 2011 at 5:01:20 PM

My question is, why on earth is Usher there?

occono from Ireland. Since: Apr, 2009
#14: Mar 16th 2011 at 5:54:21 PM

edited 16th Mar '11 6:10:18 PM by occono

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thebarbiemonster I linger in neutrality. from somewhere warm and sunny Since: Jan, 2011
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#15: Mar 16th 2011 at 6:00:42 PM

Its a despicably catchy song. Anyway, the song is targeted for a young age demographic, but really? There were once young girls who, at her age had respect from people, like Leanne Rimes, who won a Grammy for Best New Artist.

I'm very amused at all this backlash of this song: the fan groups on Facebook, the way people cover her song (The Bob Dylan one, well supposedly, its a fake ...Or So I Heard), the shopped pictures of her ridiculously awful lyrics and Rebecca Black shopped into them. Its saddening how apparently, this is overcompassed Japan's disasters over on the social networking universe, but its all just a passing thing. In a week, I'm sure I'm going to forget the existence of both this girl and the song.

Don't let the pink fool you.
Barkey Since: Feb, 2010 Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
occono from Ireland. Since: Apr, 2009
Wicked223 from Death Star in the forest Since: Apr, 2009
#18: Mar 16th 2011 at 6:11:40 PM

*sigh*

You can't even write racist abuse in excrement on somebody's car without the politically correct brigade jumping down your throat!
snailbait bitchy queen from psych ward Since: Jul, 2010
bitchy queen
#20: Mar 16th 2011 at 6:25:20 PM

Wow, people will actually go that far...

"Without a fairy, you're not even a real man!" ~ Mido from Ocarina of Time
HungryJoe Gristknife from Under the Tree Since: Dec, 2009
Gristknife
#22: Mar 16th 2011 at 6:32:13 PM

I'd like to see them do better. BUT WAIT! Bob Dylan'll come to the rescue:

Charlie Tunoku is a lover and a fighter.
DarkDecapodian The Prodigal Returns from the fold Since: Apr, 2009
The Prodigal Returns
#23: Mar 16th 2011 at 6:49:00 PM

@ occono: The neverending tendency for people to take every irritant as a legitimate excuse for malevolence is amusing.

Aww, did I hurt your widdle fee-fees?
OurGLORIOUSLeader Since: Dec, 1969
#24: Mar 16th 2011 at 6:59:58 PM

Nothing new. Same thing happened with the whole "Weeaboo erthquakee iz teh karma lolololol!"

As for the song itself, it's hilariously bad, but not the worst song ever, and it's good considering she's what, 13? 14? At least it's not Enrique Iglesias singing about how much he wants to rape you.


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