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Song of the Day #1,187: ‘Friday’ – “Bob Dylan”

Rebecca Black’s ‘Friday’ was excoriated as everything wrong with the modern music industry — the epitome of packaged product and the removal of talent from the commercial equation.

Indeed, Black is the logical extension of Britney Spears. Spears proved that you didn’t need vocal talent to become a superstar… just a sexy image and a group of top hit-makers and producers behind you.

The Ark Music Factory removed the sex appeal and the proven behind-the-scenes talent from the equation and still managed to score a big hit, if only an ironic one.

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Song of the Day #994: ‘Friday’ – Rebecca Black

Rebecca Black has taken a lot of heat for releasing what many people have called the worst song ever recorded. She has been excoriated across the Web, victimized by the sort of cyber bullying that proves what a dehumanizing environment the Internet can be.

There are plenty of fronts on which I can come to Black’s defense. The most obvious is that she’s a 13-year-old girl and, as such, should be shielded from the sort of mocking vitriol directed her way. Even an adult would have a hard time dealing with this sort of treatment… a kid her age doesn’t stand a chance.

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