I am more and more convinced every day that all advertising is now being created by Dudley Moore and a motley, lovable group of mental patients.
Seriously. Watch this:
and tell me it doesn’t sound like the product of a pitch session like this:
Randomness: it’s what’s for dinosaur.
FUN FUN FUN FUN
Oh, sorry. Didn’t see you there. I just was singing the chorus to everyone’s new favorite song for the next 5 minutes, Rebecca Black’s deconstruction of the “party song” genre, “Friday.” I normally wouldn’t link to something that’s going to be over so soon here (if indeed it isn’t already “over”), but when one is so overcome by the power and beauty of art, one must speak. And besides, it is Frah-ee-day.
Black has encapsulated the major existential dilemma of humanity here. Who hasn’t crumbled in indecision, Hamlet-like, over the choice between what seat of the automobile in which they should “kick it”? Not one to rest on her laurels philosophizing, though, she kindly plays teacher, giving us a remedial lesson in the days of the week, and their relationship to each other. This is one for the ages.
It may sound a little chipper to some of you. If that’s the case, I present to you the somewhat slowed-down version, which takes the perkiness of the original and pitches it down to a positively morose E-flat dirge. I really think it works better this way. Musically, it almost sounds like what would happen if The Cure fell out of love on the titular day.
Also, demons rapping and shouting “YEAH!”
In the immortal words of John Cleese, I apologize unreservedly.
I’ve been playing around with VST instruments in Reaper lately, and put this track together as a bit of a test. It’s different from my usual – kind of meandering, and it starts on a dark, heavy note before brightening up a bit and getting all atmosphere-y. Check it out, and as always, please let me know what you think!
coldbluestars by anthom