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Friday

The other day in 5C I discovered that nobody had ever heard of this song, let alone had the pleasure of listening to and watching the video.

The song was a 2011 internet sensation after the ... erm... singer posted it on YouTube, where it rapidly went viral, amongst general incredulity. Most people actually thought it was a joke, but when it was realised that it wasn't, the song quickly acquired the status of "Worst Song Ever".

According to the Wikipedia, Rebecca Black has unsurprisingly received death threats because of the song and her ...erm... performance.

The lyrics, which contain pearls of wisdom such as "It's Friday, Friday [...] Tomorrow is Saturday. And Sunday comes afterwards", have also been criticised mainly for basic grammar mistakes and superficiality.



Lyrics:

Friday - Rebecca Black

(Yeah, ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah)
Oh-oh-oh, oh yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah
Yeah-ah-ah
Yeah-ah-ah
Yeah-ah-ah
Yeah-ah-ah
Yeah, yeah, yeah

7 a.m., waking up in the morning
Got to be fresh, got to go downstairs
Got to have my bowl, got to have cereal
Seeing everything, the time is going
Ticking on and on, everybody’s rushing
Got to get down to the bus stop
Got to catch my bus, I see my friends (my friends)

Kicking in the front seat
Sitting in the back seat
Got to make my mind up
Which seat can I take?

It’s Friday, Friday
Got to get down on Friday
Everybody’s looking forward to the weekend, weekend
Friday, Friday
Getting down on Friday
Everybody’s looking forward to the weekend

Partying, partying (yeah)
Partying, partying (yeah)
Fun, fun, fun, fun
Looking forward to the weekend

7:45, we’re driving on the highway
Cruising so fast, I want time to fly
Fun, fun, think about fun
You know what it is
I got this, you got this
My friend is by my right
I got this, you got this
Now you know it

Kicking in the front seat
Sitting in the back seat
Got to make my mind up
Which seat can I take?

It’s Friday, Friday
Got to get down on Friday
Everybody’s looking forward to the weekend, weekend
Friday, Friday
Getting down on Friday
Everybody’s looking forward to the weekend

Partying, partying (yeah)
Partying, partying (yeah)
Fun, fun, fun, fun
Looking forward to the weekend

Yesterday was Thursday, Thursday
Today is Friday, Friday (partying)
We-we-we so excited
We so excited
We going to have a ball today

Tomorrow is Saturday
And Sunday comes afterwards
I don’t want this weekend to end

R.B., Rebecca Black
So chilling in the front seat (in the front seat)
In the back seat (in the back seat)
I’m driving, cruising (yeah, yeah)
Fast lanes, switching lanes
With a car up on my side (woo, come on!)
Passing by is a school bus in front of me
Makes tick-tock, tick-tock, want to scream
Check my time, it's Friday, it's a weekend
We going to have fun, come on, come on, y'all

It’s Friday, Friday
Got to get down on Friday
Everybody’s looking forward to the weekend, weekend (we gonna get down)
Friday, Friday
Getting down on Friday
Everybody’s looking forward to the weekend

Partying, partying (yeah)
Partying, partying (yeah)
Fun, fun, fun, fun
Looking forward to the weekend, etc


Luckily, there is a death metal version, courtesy of Jarett Norton and Danny Dodge, which really helps to take the bad taste away:

Russian probe update

The latest updates on the Phobos-Grunt, the ill-fated Russian Mars probe, are currently predicting that it will fall into an empty stretch of the Indian Ocean near the island of Java, in Indonesia

However the prediction is not set in stone (=definite), as many factors influence the descent of the spacecraft, and it's worth checking the latest information as the time for impact gets closer.

Read all about it: Highly toxic Phobos-Grunt Mars probe will crash into ocean on Sunday, Russia says





The Phobos-Grunt space probe: do you really want this on your head?

This is not science fiction

In class we talked about the Russian probe, destined for Mars but whose voyage was unfortunately cut dramatically short by engine failure, and which now hangs in an increasingly lower orbit around the Earth.

The spacecraft with its cargo of toxic fuel is expected to fall back to Earth around the 15th of January.

The Russians are now hinting at sabotage as the cause of the failed launch.

Read the latest on the topic: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/11/science/space/russian-official-suggests-weapon-caused-spacecraft-failure.html

The art of translation 2: Guide perrs

You might remember this one: http://quevienelateacher.blogspot.com/2011/09/art-of-translation.html

Here's another great but slightly unfinished translation:

Grammar can kill

I think I would do the same...




Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal:
http://www.smbc-comics.com/index.php?db=comics&id=2478#comic

BBC's "Faces of the year 2011: Women"

Before you click on the link below, GUESS which Spanish woman made it into the "top 12" of the year.

Ready? Have you guessed? Do you have someone in mind?

Ok, now look at October:  http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-16203296