Rebecca Black, the 13-year-old attractive Selena Gomez-looking eighth grader, had gone viral in Bieber fashion: unknown and barely talented now racking publicity via two million hits and counting in YouTube in the most train wreck fashion. Exactly what her newbie studio planned. Or probably what they had almost planned.
However, any kind of publicity is still a publicity and the studio may not have planned for their work to be touted as a “whole new level of bad” by Time magazine. For security's sake, I won't mention the new Hollywood-based online network and record label's name whose vision is to empower teen pop, but I will say that many are questioning the network and record label's ability to give good product.
Rivalling the tsunami searches being done online, Rebecca Black started with barely 4,000 hits on Friday with the song by the same name. Now boasting more than two million viewings, "Friday" is obviously going nowhere except maybe to ringtones and iTunes. The chipmunks already paid homage to her song with Wikipedia opening an account for Rebecca Black urging anyone to start writing anything about her.
Touted as the worst song ever, it was first posted with the headline “Songwriting Isn't for Everyone” via Comedy Central's Tosh.0 blog. After that, it's been enjoying free publicity rides on Facebook, Twitter, and countless blogs all trying to share, chroncicle, and decipher what makes "Friday" stink.
Since available blog topics include Japan quake, tsunami, and nuclear leaks, a viral video may be a last resort to write about.
Initially faced with a ton of words preceding the video, I had no choice but to start playing it right away. Which I did. And which made me think towards the end after realizing my mouth was open, “What the...?”
It's not that I thought it was bad. There wasn't time for my brain to even think it was that bad. I never got to process, digest, nor even accept what just happened right in front of my eyes.
Article comments
1 - Kevin Menzel
For me what makes it worse, is that from what I've read, she didn't even write the song herself, it was apparently cowritten by a couple of adult songwriters (presumably from the "label")
2 - Did you check youtube first?
It's over 11 million hits...It was over 5 million at least 3 days ago...
3 - Jordan Richardson
The "label" has a history of doing this type of thing. See Ark Music Factory.
Cringe at the preteen creepiness on the website, if you dare. Marvel at the collective terribleness of Madison Bray, Alana Lee and Abby Victor. Cringe again. Run. Fast.
4 - ZOMGbestsongEVAR
whoever said she was attractive, or looked like selena gomez, must seriously be on something.
p.s - this song blows
p.s.s - yeah I totally used p.s :)
5 - Cynnie
I think Friday is her best song ever because it brought her into fame. I read an article that she is back with another video "Person of Interest". Do you think it'll be another hit like Friday?