Rebecca Black is.....

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ahenkel

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naw the problem is people missing the joke.
it went viral because it was bad, so bad it became funny.
her parents paid for nothing more than a vanity project, so big whup...it has no larger meaning.

I do get that she's a joke. It would have been one thing if that was the intent but it wasn't and to me that's the sad part.
 

mztykal

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Apr 21, 2000
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Wow watched the WHOLE video for the first time. Never made it that far and I just realized this video is BAD. :(
 

waggy

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Dec 14, 2000
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oh my god. with everyone talking about her i had to watch the video. i can't sing worth shit and don't think autotune would help (it would probably commit suicide) but holly hell she was bad! very very bad.

She sucked, the song sucked and the video was crap.
 

rasczak

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Jan 29, 2005
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oh my god. with everyone talking about her i had to watch the video. i can't sing worth shit and don't think autotune would help (it would probably commit suicide) but holly hell she was bad! very very bad.

She sucked, the song sucked and the video was crap.

I keep trying to make it to the end of the video, but when that first chorus comes on, I feel compelled to turn it off. Something about that first really grates me. Maybe I should try watching the video with the volume off...
 

IGemini

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Nov 5, 2010
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I made it through neither the original nor the acoustic version. I don't have a problem with autotune when used right, but her voice is ridiculously nasal. A pair of thick-framed glasses would pretty much complete the image.
 

silverpig

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Jul 29, 2001
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The WTF moment for me was when the car full of old black dudes just shows up and takes over.

Also:

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dpodblood

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May 20, 2010
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She is the next nothing. Her video is only popular on youtube because of how terrible her song is, and autotune is not doing her any favors either. First time I saw the video I was pretty sure it was a parody of pop music it was so bad.
 

davmat787

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Nov 30, 2010
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I don't like to keep piling on the shit, but why would her parents skip voice/music lesson part of being a singer? If they have the kind of cash to make this 'video', voice lessons would have been a much better start.
 

preslove

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Sep 10, 2003
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I post this video in every Rebecca Black thread I see because it's so awesome: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iw8IEd3LDzg

I'm interested in Ark Music Factory & whether they will actually succeed as a vanity label, but Black's video just randomly went viral because it was the right mix of awful and catchy.
 

timosyy

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Dec 19, 2003
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oh my god. with everyone talking about her i had to watch the video. i can't sing worth shit and don't think autotune would help (it would probably commit suicide) but holly hell she was bad! very very bad.

She sucked, the song sucked and the video was crap.

You say that now, but tomorrow you'll be humming "Friday, Friday, gotta get down on Friday..." at work with everyone else (or shouting "Partyin' Partin' YEAH!" as you down shots after work).
 

JTsyo

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I don't like to keep piling on the shit, but why would her parents skip voice/music lesson part of being a singer? If they have the kind of cash to make this 'video', voice lessons would have been a much better start.

Does she plan on making it a career? I thought It was just a one time thing.
 

FallenHero

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Jan 2, 2006
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The next Jimi Hendrix

Fools! You do not realize the raw talent that Ms. Black has! YOU WILL ALL WEEP WHEN SHE GETS IN THE HALL OF FAME!
 

0roo0roo

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Sep 21, 2002
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I made it through neither the original nor the acoustic version. I don't have a problem with autotune when used right, but her voice is ridiculously nasal. A pair of thick-framed glasses would pretty much complete the image.

lol unplugged...
she isn't tone deaf...

but yea, nasal ...sorta like how fran drescher would sound if she sang i guess..
 

davmat787

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Nov 30, 2010
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Does she plan on making it a career? I thought It was just a one time thing.

No idea what her plans are, rather that IF her parents are trying to jumpstart a career as a singer the money spent on the vid would have been put to better use with voice/singing lessons.
 

dpodblood

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May 20, 2010
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Charlie sheen autotune remixes are better than her video. Catchier, and more interesting as well.
 
Feb 24, 2001
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The WTF moment for me was when the car full of old black dudes just shows up and takes over.

Also:

fSv1I.gif

Why is her dress on backwards?

On a more serious note, the girl has a youtube page where she answers questions and she is really cool. Takes the whole thing with humor. Says her favorite image is the one of her playing the accordion.
 

rasczak

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Jan 29, 2005
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No idea what her plans are, rather that IF her parents are trying to jumpstart a career as a singer the money spent on the vid would have been put to better use with voice/singing lessons.

Sorry, but you just can't fix suckage. Her parents knew that, hence the video.
 

Perknose

Forum Director & Omnipotent Overlord
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Oct 9, 1999
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It may have been posted, I haven't kept up on this important topic, but I did LOVE the subversive "gotta' have my bowl" lyric. Of course, it was only referring to cereal.
 

zanejohnson

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It may have been posted, I haven't kept up on this important topic, but I did LOVE the subversive "gotta' have my bowl" lyric. Of course, it was only referring to cereal.


lol i tried to find the pic of her with the bloodshot eyes and then munching down on cereal in he next photo and the lyric captioned "gotta have my bowl gotta have cereal"