Post by The Curmudgeon on Feb 16, 2014 21:10:50 GMT 2
When a one-hit wonder novelty act gets their first and only taste of fame, you can always expect them to try and repeat the formula, and it almost certainly never works. Lou Bega's "Mambo Number 5" was a huge hit, and began with the lyric "1, 2, 3, 4, 5", and his dreadful follow up single had the exact same beat behind it and began with "6, 7, 8, 9, 10". Vanilla Ice has re-released "Ice Ice Baby" about four times, one as a "rock" remix and another as a fucking abysmal duet with doomed X Factor morons Jedward.
Those are just two examples that immediatly spring to mind, and I'm going to show you, because I secretly hate you, two more recent solid gold pop turds that will almost certainly crash and burn.
First of all - Rebecca Black. The unintentional hilarity caused by her woeful single and video caused her to become a word of mouth internet phenomenon. But just like anything else made famous on the net, her shelf life was out of date before her second single. So she's now BACK.. with a song parodying her first video, full of cute little references that only hardcore fans will get, like she's making the follow up to fucking Sgt. Peppers. When you're 16 years old and you're already parodying yourself, it's time to consider a career adjustment.
The first song was called "Friday". Guess what this song is called.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVCzdpagXOQ
And call me old fashioned, but if you create a video starring a 16 year old girl and have people passed out from drinking, you're just a bit of a scumbag.
How was that for you? Well, buckle up, kids. The real ride begins now. What do you do when your only hit song is more than 20 years old and your daughter is now more famous, loathed and ridiculed than anything you've ever done? You get some atrocious rapper to help re-record it of course, and throw in references to your daughter grinding her ass on national television. Get ready for the worst thing you'll hear this year.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=72WhEqeS6AQ
Oh world. How I hate you sometimes.
Those are just two examples that immediatly spring to mind, and I'm going to show you, because I secretly hate you, two more recent solid gold pop turds that will almost certainly crash and burn.
First of all - Rebecca Black. The unintentional hilarity caused by her woeful single and video caused her to become a word of mouth internet phenomenon. But just like anything else made famous on the net, her shelf life was out of date before her second single. So she's now BACK.. with a song parodying her first video, full of cute little references that only hardcore fans will get, like she's making the follow up to fucking Sgt. Peppers. When you're 16 years old and you're already parodying yourself, it's time to consider a career adjustment.
The first song was called "Friday". Guess what this song is called.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVCzdpagXOQ
And call me old fashioned, but if you create a video starring a 16 year old girl and have people passed out from drinking, you're just a bit of a scumbag.
How was that for you? Well, buckle up, kids. The real ride begins now. What do you do when your only hit song is more than 20 years old and your daughter is now more famous, loathed and ridiculed than anything you've ever done? You get some atrocious rapper to help re-record it of course, and throw in references to your daughter grinding her ass on national television. Get ready for the worst thing you'll hear this year.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=72WhEqeS6AQ
Oh world. How I hate you sometimes.
