TGFF (Thank God For Friday)

To many people, Friday by Rebecca Black is a distasteful, idiotic joke of a music video that no one in their right mind could possibly have made with a straight face. Yet upon deeper analysis, it is evident that Friday is an ingeniously crafted educational video that teaches us lessons on life.

The song starts off with “7am, waking up in the morning”, reiterating that 7am is when we should wake up, not go to sleep after a night of partying.  This is soon followed by “Gotta have my bowl, gotta have cereal”, reminding us that cereal is high in carbohydrates and fibre, which is good for our digestive tract. But to have this cereal, we must remember to use a bowl, because no one should eat cereal with milk off the kitchen table. Thank you Rebecca.

While getting “down to the bus stop”, her friends pull up in a car. Instead of catching the bus, Rebecca opts for a seat in her friend’s car. This is to show that in America, while it is perfectly okay for 13 year olds to drive to school in a convertible, we must at least pretend to be environmentally friendly and politically correct by letting everyone see that we are waiting at the bus stop. Thank you Rebecca.

The verse “Gotta make my mind up. Which seat can I take?” blatantly highlights the tough decisions we have to make in life at every junction in the road. The front seat and back seat here are metaphors for the different ways we choose to live our life. While some of us enjoy kickin’ it up in the frontlines of life, others prefer to sit back and take a safer and more conservative approach. For people that are too afraid of the ‘front seat’ of life, but are reluctant to just sit safely in the ‘back seat’ with their safety belts on, there is always a third option –standing on the back seat as we journey down the road of life. Thank you Rebecca.

The repeated iteration of the word “Friday” strongly resonate the idea that Jesus, who sacrificed himself to save humankind, was put to the cross on a Friday. Therefore to commemorate his brave sacrifice, we must joyously celebrate over each weekend by “Partyin’, partyin’ (Yeah) Partyin’, partyin’ (Yeah)” and having four times the fun. Furthermore, we must continue to think about fun after the weekend is over. Thank you Rebecca.

Rebecca then proceeds to address a controversial issue that has been the topic of debate of world leaders for centuries – the exact order of the days of the week. While unable to shed any light on the first three days of the week, Rebecca quickly and surely points out that the day before Friday is Thursday, while the day after Friday is Saturday, and Sunday comes afterwards. Thank you Rebecca.

The rap verse that followed clearly connotes the notion that by incorporating techniques such as the use of “yeah yeah”, “woo” and “cmon cmon y’all”, and the use of a black person, any combination of words can be made to sound like a coherent rap verse. Thank you stereotypical black man.

Rebecca’s autotuned monotone throughout the song is a clever analogy for the monotonous lifestyle that plagues American children today, brought about by the advent of technology. Meanwhile the incomprehensible lyrics of the song reflects the communication failure between modern teenagers and the adult generation. Thank you Rebecca.

Not only does Rebecca Black deliver a stunning, mesmerizing song that’ll leave you speechless and coming back for more, at the same time she manages to offer an insightful look into contemporary issues and imparts wisdom to us all. On behalf of every single self-respecting citizen of society, I’d like to say, from the bottom of my heart, thank you Rebecca.

Oh btw...MY HAND IS A DOLPHIN!!!