Wednesday, Dec. 07, 2011

Rebecca Black

Though she may go down in history as having the song with the most ridiculous lyrics of all time, tween singer Rebecca Black's star has fizzled. True, it seemed for a while there that everyone had the song "Friday" stuck in their head, with inane verses like "Kicking in the front seat/ Sitting in the back seat/ Gotta make my mind up/ Which seat can I take?" However, as Black attempted to make a go as a credible singer by releasing more songs on YouTube, the public was widely disappointed that her oeuvre wasn't entertainingly bad — it was just bad. To add insult to (celebrity-status) injury, it looks as if Black won't long be remembered for "Friday" either. Department store Kohl's co-opted the song for its Black Friday holiday sales campaign. Which, unfortunately for the girl who listed the days of the week in a song, likely means that the tune will be associated with frenzied shopping and holiday madness, not her entertaining breakthrough.