INFOGRAPHIC: Rebecca Black’s “Friday” vs. The Cure’s “Friday, I’m In Love”

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So, in the last few weeks, 13-year-old Rebecca Black’s song “Friday” has gone viral. It’s a song about an eighth-grader getting ready for school on a Friday and getting excited for the weekend.

Did I mention it’s by a 13-year-old?

In case you missed it:

For what it is, it’s catchy. But it’s catching lots of nasty comments for Black. Last week, she appeared on “Good Morning America” for a segment in which the reporter read some of the comments people have anonymously posted online about this video. Watch the interview, and you’ll totally feel for this kid. But for all the hate, she’s doing alright for herself. She’s passed Justin Bieber for iTunes downloads, or so say the talking heads on that ABC clip.

The last pop song about Friday I remember getting any attention was The Cure’s “Friday, I’m In Love” from the band’s 1992 album, “Wish.”

The Cure video’s embed feature has been disabled, or else I would have linked to it. But check it out, and then take a look at how each of these songs compare as odes to the last day of the work week:

So, from my estimations, here’s a breakdown of each song and its video:

Total mentions of “Friday”
Rebecca Black, “Friday”: 27
The Cure, “Friday, I’m In Love”: 9

Total mentions of any other day of the week
Rebecca Black, “Friday”: 4
The Cure, “Friday, I’m In Love”: 28

Verses sung by a rapper
Rebecca Black, “Friday”: 1
The Cure, “Friday, I’m In Love”: 0

Tween girl wearing braces
Rebecca Black, “Friday”: 1+
The Cure, “Friday, I’m In Love”: 0

Pasty white man wearing a wedding veil
Rebecca Black, “Friday”: 0
The Cure, “Friday, I’m In Love”: 2

So, Rebecca Black gets down on Friday, whereas Robert Smith gets down MOST on Friday. Of course, he also has been known to get down at “10:15 On A Saturday Night.” Rebecca Black, though, would not be getting down at that time, as she’d be in bed. Or at a sleepover, playing MASH.

2 thoughts on “INFOGRAPHIC: Rebecca Black’s “Friday” vs. The Cure’s “Friday, I’m In Love””

  2. So, yeah, this is the first time actually watching the Friday video. I feel even worse for this girl with all the horrible comments people were making about her! It’s a dumb song, but it’s not the worst thing out there (um, hello William Hung). And she’s cute for a 13yo, not all awkward like me at that age. Sure, she uses only 3 notes and is autotuned to hell, but at least she’s doing something productive with herself instead of being mopey indoors about some dude who won’t talk to her. Whatever. She’s gonna be huge for at least 30 minutes instead of the usual 15.

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