Comments on: You Love This Girl

You Love This Girl

juliplease — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 20:24:04 -0800

Justin Bieber is holding a contest to find the best "Girlfriend" version of his hit "Boyfriend". This girl has clearly already won—both the contest and our hearts.

Warning: She can't sing.

By: AMSBoethius

AMSBoethius — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 20:28:22 -0800

I'm not sure she could carry a tune with a wheelbarrow*, but I sure do like the lyrics. *to be fair, neither can I

By: XMLicious

XMLicious — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 20:29:30 -0800

That was hilarious.

By: TwoWordReview

TwoWordReview — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 20:31:49 -0800

Bonus points for the silent intro and outro to the video!

By: cjorgensen

cjorgensen — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 20:35:08 -0800

She also makes a mean rabbit.

By: phaedon

phaedon — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 20:40:03 -0800

That was fucking awesome. It really helps that she's clearly cross-eyed.

By: boo_radley

boo_radley — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 20:43:31 -0800

juliplease: "Warning: She can't sing." well maybe you can't listen right.

By: yaymukund

yaymukund — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 20:44:55 -0800

That was hilarious and perfectly executed. If she put any more effort into singing, I think it would have killed the joke.

By: Bovine Love

Bovine Love — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 20:45:39 -0800

This level of awesome is rarely seen.

By: arcticseal

arcticseal — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 20:52:12 -0800

I do indeed love this girl, she's treating the competition with the gravity it deserves.

By: Bohemia Mountain

Bohemia Mountain — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 20:55:03 -0800

for those lyrics, and especially for those eyes, I listened to a Bieber track. for that only she should win SOMETHING.

By: 4ster

4ster — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 21:22:21 -0800

That was awesome. And she reminds me of one of those cat clocks.

By: Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drug

Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drug — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 21:36:35 -0800

Bonus points for the silent intro and outro to the video! Mostly because whispering Bieb freeeeeeeaks me out.

By: George_Spiggott

George_Spiggott — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 22:12:05 -0800

Warning, the last link pretty much freaks out if you have cookies disabled.

By: Phlegmco(tm)

Phlegmco(tm) — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 22:12:33 -0800

I hope this girl is considering a career in show business, her timing, smarts, and ability to mug for the camera are quite something indeed.

By: George_Spiggott

George_Spiggott — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 22:14:21 -0800

Also (having enabled cookies just for this), I suspect that half the autotuned divettes working today can't sing any better than her. Probably not as well.

By: MarvinTheCat

MarvinTheCat — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 22:16:02 -0800

Popped in here to post this, but see I was beaten to the punch. Someone on Reddit noticed that around about :41 she does an awesome Steve Buschemi impression; head turn and nod. Young mystery woman, when you make it to Second City in Chicago as you deserve to, please tweet that and I'll be in line for tickets.

By: tylerkaraszewski

tylerkaraszewski — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 22:33:32 -0800

I don't know what I was expecting by listening to a Justin Bieber track, but I don't think it was that.

By: caryatid

caryatid — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 22:36:59 -0800

She only blinked about three times through the whole song.

By: BungaDunga

BungaDunga — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 22:53:14 -0800

This loops pretty well.

By: sodium lights the horizon

sodium lights the horizon — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 23:24:24 -0800

Oh, good god - I've just realised why "boyfriend makes me wet" was a trending topic on Twitter a couple of weeks back...

By: disillusioned

disillusioned — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 00:38:31 -0800

I love that most of the entries to this have a few dozen, maybe a few hundred views. In one day, she has almost 700,000 thanks to reddit, tosh.0, et al. The Steve Buscemi head turn is spot on.

By: litleozy

litleozy — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 00:41:50 -0800

Interestingly, she's already become a meme: Overly Attached Girlfriend Extension of the joke or example of the internet's (reddit's) underlying misogyny? You decide!

By: Harald74

Harald74 — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 00:46:00 -0800

That was pure win! I actually think it makes it better that she can't sing. I mean, you would never dare point it out to her, would you?

By: mulligan

mulligan — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 00:56:56 -0800

Reminds me of the movie "misery"

By: gen

gen — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 00:57:54 -0800

omg hilarious. worth watching a few times for the full effect.

By: Mezentian

Mezentian — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 01:12:56 -0800

All inexplicable trends on Twitter are either this guy or One Direction. I've never heard any sing, not have I heard a parody of their songs. Of this I am strangely proud.

By: ArmyOfKittens

ArmyOfKittens — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 01:38:01 -0800

Extension of the joke or example of the internet's (reddit's) underlying misogyny? You decide! It's Reddit, so 10-25% option A, the rest option B.

By: EndsOfInvention

EndsOfInvention — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 02:10:12 -0800

Love it. "Girlfriend, girlfriend, I will be your girlfriend, I will be your girlfriend, I WILL BE YOUR GIRLFRIEND"

By: HuronBob

HuronBob — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 02:22:46 -0800

I dated someone like that once... It stops being cute and funny real damn quick, let me tell you!

By: Shepherd

Shepherd — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 02:44:01 -0800

Clearly nobody on the Bieber management team had seen Audition when they came up with this contest.

By: Mezentian

Mezentian — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 02:52:06 -0800

With reference to inexplicable Twitter trends: #ZaynUseUSTREAMYouHomo is the third highest trending right now (at least in Australia, I don't Twitter so I remain confused). It's about One Direction. I'm not sure what it's about. In fact, of the 10 trending whatists, five are JB or OD related. Someone gave children the keys to the Internet. #Eternal September

By: NoMich

NoMich — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 04:02:26 -0800

I don't think it's cool that we're picking on that poor Justin kid. He's what, 10 years old? Come on guys, we're better than this. He's just a semi-talented kid trying to make it big in this work-a-day world. Let him have his fun before he has to go back to school. Besides, he likes to eat fondue by a fire.

By: Baethan

Baethan — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 04:29:26 -0800

Totally impressed by her comic timing and emphasis, and those huge unblinking eyes. Dismayed by yet another addition to the "women are CRAZY" stereotype. I can't decide whether the dismay is an overreaction or not

By: bitteroldman

bitteroldman — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 04:43:22 -0800

derail the JB video is one of the first videos i've seen in a while, and while I enjoyed the song (I know, right?!) it's funny how one looks at things differently when older and more cynical. i'm watching this, looking at all those women stare longingly at him, watching him drive the muscle car, and the thoughts that come to my head are "geez, hasn't the 'trope' of desirous women and fast cars been played out already?" And it's not b/c it's Justin B. I also decided to look at video for "Rain Over Me" (Marc Anthony/Pitbull) and the only thoughts were "wow, those camera movements are getting me dizzy; i think they're there to hide the fact that none of these 2 guys can dance" As a younger kid, I would have lit up at these videos and totally daydreamed about being in either of their shoes - cool, and smooth and irresistible. Now I'm 'beanplating' everything. I'm such a square.

By: COD

COD — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 05:22:33 -0800

10 minutes ago if you had told me I watch a Bieber parody video all the way through, then go watch part of the original to compare, I would have thought you were fecking crazy. This is a lot of weird to digest before 8:30 AM EST. It could be an interesting day.

By: 256

256 — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 05:36:03 -0800

10 minutes ago if you had told me I watch a Bieber parody video all the way through, then go watch part of the original to compare, I would have thought you were fecking crazy. (previously)

By: Sebmojo

Sebmojo — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 05:44:27 -0800

This is my favourite Justin Bieber song. Like Sigur Ros playing drunk in a cathedral being washed away by the sea.

By: Sebmojo

Sebmojo — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 05:46:05 -0800

Aww man, it's not there any more. Try this.

By: Iosephus

Iosephus — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 06:05:42 -0800

Her level of mock earnestness of the terrifying kind is just perfect. Anyone receiving something just like this but made seriously and with seductive intentions should proptly get a face rebuilding surgery, a dozen fake passports in different names, and a small hut among the headhunters of Papua's mountains to hide in for the next few years.

By: Mick

Mick — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 06:38:25 -0800

She reminds me a bit of Sue Heck from The Middles.

By: gemmy

gemmy — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 07:01:35 -0800

I watched it last night, but haven't been able to get it out of my head. Those eyes!! What a great performance, and a clever take.

By: Zed

Zed — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 07:46:00 -0800

heh. That was some good crazy-eyes.

By: straight

straight — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 08:13:46 -0800

I'm so out of touch with pop culture that I have this urge to like Justin Bieber because everybody hates him. Surely there's some young lady out there who wouldn't think that poor, unpopular fellow is so bad?

By: AmandaA

AmandaA — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 08:45:06 -0800

She's so brilliant and I love it. And because she's so good and the lyrics are clever and massively over-the-top, I like to think that it's satire, a send-up of how kids like Justin Bieber think of "crazy bitches". I hope I'm right. I also hope she doesn't win the contest, because even if it is satire the intended audience isn't going to get it and this is a really nasty stereotype to perpetuate.

By: Doleful Creature

Doleful Creature — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 09:21:55 -0800

I like to think that it's satire, a send-up of how kids like Justin Bieber think of "crazy bitches". I hope I'm right. A few seconds in and I had assumed it was satire, and that everyone knew that. Seems really obvious that it's a satire. Are a lot of people really reading it as something else? If that's true then I agree it is problematic.

By: straight

straight — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 09:57:46 -0800

By: ThatCanadianGirl

ThatCanadianGirl — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 10:03:27 -0800

That was hilarious. I love that girl.

By: Hello, I'm David McGahan

Hello, I'm David McGahan — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 12:02:15 -0800

I'd be shocked if most viewers think this is making fun of people who see girls as being like this. I assume most people think this is making fun of all those clingy girls who are totally like that amirite? You'd be surprised. For some young women 'stalking' idol groups is just what they do. Frankly it's confusing , I mean, how exactly do you have a 'rally' for a boy band? But fuck it if some people have some fun dancing and hanging out , and while it means something to them while they're young. They're kids. They have a few years before they get to me or someone like me at university who's going to start making noises about consumerism and gender roles. Most of them don't listen then either. You do what you can, and enjoy the dorky dancing.

By: FatherDagon

FatherDagon — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 12:58:27 -0800

By: pandrus

pandrus — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 13:40:26 -0800

This

By: Sebmojo

Sebmojo — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 15:26:22 -0800

Wait, I thought it was a over-the-top satire of the kinds of female-fronted pop songs that talk about wanting to be someone's girlfriend, and how the other girls need to back off etc etc, because those singers invariably sound crazy as hell? posted by FatherDagon at 12:58 PM on June 8 [+] [!] I believe that's what it is unless you are insane, FatherDagon. As you probably know well, being all, y'know, Lovecraftian.

By: stoneandstar

stoneandstar — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 16:37:38 -0800

I was pretty sure it was a satire of "Boyfriend" itself, since the lyrics to the original are pretty patently "boy writes a love song about stalking a potentially disinterested woman that moistens the panties of millions of girls and validates the feelings of millions of thwarted, lovesick, misunderstood boys." In that her gender wasn't as important as the satirizing of the fucked-up ideas we call love in our culture. (She was performing the girl-version of that crazy, but the point of the video was to do a "Girlfriend" counterpart.) That said, I actually love Bieber, "Boyfriend," and the accompanying video. I think it's funny (interesting) that as someone pointed out, the girls/fast car trope is quite played out-- which is exactly why it was chosen, to depict Bieber's crossover into of-age sex appeal. It's a well-established image of power and attraction and one which is unexpected from an ersatz tween star, used cheekily to prove that he's playing the big game now. (The song's insistence on spending money on the girlfriend-in-question serves the same function, everyone expects Bieber to pine after his dream girl, no one expects Bieber to be making it rain). The sublimated sex appeal of his earlier work (appealing to young girls for whom sexuality isn't acceptable yet) is now explicit in the most crowd-pleasing of ways. Basically his team is being like, you've been having secret Beatlesmania-esque wet dreams about the Bieb since you learned what sex was, and now look at me, I can please you in every single way and I'm not shy about it. Huge fantasy fulfillment and the replay of the typical cars, diamonds and money trope is fresh because it's so suggestive to his audience. The other recent video I can think of that plays with this fast-cars trope by re-using it and making it fresh is the "Otis" video for Jay-Z and Kanye's single that performs the same function-- the lyrics are clear that Jay and Ye have got "all the girls sellin' out," which is "pretty good, for some immigrants"-- in other words, both rappers have enough accumulated capital to turn that into cultural capital and thus woo an audience that looks down on them and their art form and their expected audience. So, they can both meet the sophisticated needs of high-class women and also draw them into their own world of luxury-rap (sellin' out). Also, no one should hate Bieber-- he's sweet, talented kid and his Twitter is actually pretty funny! (He commented on the release of Madagascar 3 by claiming that he just didn't get the closure he needed with the first two. Also silly jokes about Swedish Fish.)

By: stoneandstar

stoneandstar — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 16:45:25 -0800

Also, yeah, if people can see the crazy in "Girlfriend" (this version) and not see that it's a play on the subtle creep-factor of "Boyfriend," they probably mostly love it for its "women be crazy" laffs. Maybe. I like to think that it's satire, a send-up of how kids like Justin Bieber think of "crazy bitches". I hope I'm right. I don't think it's satire in this way, I think it's satire of the creepy rhetoric of love songs in general, and out cultural idea of what love is. It's in dialect with Bieber's song. And whaa?? Has Justin Bieber said such a thing? He's said a few lamentable things about abortion &c. (when he was a little bb in the spotlight) but he seems alright.

By: ifjuly

ifjuly — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 13:50:40 -0800

Supposedly Bieber is so clueless when asked about abortion in the case of rape it's "sad" but "everything happens for a reason." So, yeah. And yes, that's a wild derail. But since you were like "noone should hate Bieber!" well... Anyway, as for this, I too love this girl.

By: melissam

melissam — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 15:26:49 -0800

The girl from the video (AKA Overly Attached Girlfriend now that she's a meme) and now has a Call Me Maybe video

By: Iosephus

Iosephus — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 19:08:40 -0800

That's terrifying, she deserves her own episode in something like Criminal Minds by now. Young lady, be careful now or you might stumble into a career as a character actress.

By: arcticseal

arcticseal — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 19:50:05 -0800

She'll be stereotyped before she knows it. Keep clear of the comments though.