Black for the future.
The internet sensation and sexually ambiguous singer Rebecca Black is celebrating the 11th anniversary of her psychedelic song “Friday” – with a hyper-pop remix of the highly successful single with rapper Big Freedia and other giant stars. The viral video reached 120,000 views after its debut on Wednesday afternoon.
“I had the idea of doing this ‘Friday’ remix for years so far, but honestly it was also a little insane to think that someone else would like to be part of it,” said Black, 23. in a statement.
In the somewhat melba party hymn of 10 years ago, then 13-year-old Black defended the virtues of celebrating on Friday night. The aggressively healthy music video showed her leaving class to go on a cruise with friends and dance in an undercover club, like a typical girl next door.
The reboot, produced by Dylan Brady of fame 100 Gecs, kicks the familiar format into overdrive, distorting Black’s voice until it is unrecognizable and intertwining it with a sparkling synth bass beat and strong bass. The vocals of Big Freedia, from the electronic duo 3OH! 3 and the fluid genre artist Dorian Electra enhance the trippy effect of musical makeover.
The TGIF element is still there. However, the story gets a slight makeover with Electra singing about “driving on the highway” instead of the original premise of waiting for the bus and taking a friend’s car. After all, Black was not of legal age to drive when “Friday” was released.
The reform of the video clip is more apparent. Black traded his preppy elementary school wardrobe for fishnets, a shiny black leather top, pointed collar and giant silver nails worthy of “X-Men” Wolverine. And instead of colleagues riding with her, she is accompanied by furious animated clippings.
Describing the collaboration, Black said: “When I started talking about it with other artists and producers, I couldn’t believe how excited people were about it. I am thrilled to have some of my favorite artists (and people) as part of this moment. “
We hope that the remix of “Friday” will give Black the much needed closure after a tumultuous decade. Although the music of 2011 made the then-unknown teenager to fame on the internet – with the video garnering almost 150 million views – it also almost ruined his life. In a revealing tweet last year, Black told how the song depressed her in high school and even resulted in classmates throwing food at her and her friends.