Viral Vid Du Jour

It’s Friday, Friday. What better time to examine the breadth of covers of Rebecca Black’s inane but catchy tune, “Friday” which, at last count had 127 million hits on Youtube.

Our favorite version is actually in another language … letting us ignore the more ignoramus lyrics. Dawen’s cover actually makes the tune pretty and palatable



And then there’s Katy Perry’s cover … a perfect balance of satire and serious.



There are 100s of parodies, but this one by Zack, aka youtube’s FunnyZ, is not only the most popular at nearly 6 million views, but it is one of the most clever.



And … if you were living on that compound with Bin Laden and missed it … here’s the original: