# Zany Song Dubs Rebecca Black's 'Friday' Gets the Lip Dub Treatment By Lewis Spring | Published 2011-06-06 | Pop Culture Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/rebecca-black-lip-dub References: [youtube](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1GaKaGwch0U) Whereas for many out there, the astronomical popularity of Rebecca Black’s “Friday” was a sure sign that the apocalypse is not far off, the guys at Bad Lip Reading saw it as an opportunity for a unique and absolutely hilarious idea. The concept behind Bad Lip Reading is to take a [popular song](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/whole-new-sound) and generate an entirely new song based on the [lip movements](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/deepshot-20) of the artists in the music video. In this particular installment, they’ve managed to extract zany, nonsensical lyrics that in no way resemble the original and it makes for side-splitting hilarity. Parodying such superstars as the Black Eyes Peas and Justin Bieber, the popularity of the Bad Lip Reading [YouTube](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/crazyface) channel is growing exponentially by the day. These videos are not to be missed. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.1/10 - Popularity: 21% | Activity: 34% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: South America, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Pop Culture](https://www.trendhunter.com/popculture) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Bad Lip Reading Music Videos:** Opportunity to create humorous, viral content by generating new lyrics based on popular music videos - **Lip Dubbing:** Opportunity to create lip dub videos with humorous or informative content to engage audiences - **Parody Videos:** Opportunity to create comedic videos that poke fun at popular songs or artists ### Where This Applies - **Entertainment Industry:** Opportunity to create new types of comedic content for TV shows, movies, or online platforms - **Advertising Industry:** Opportunity to make ads more engaging and memorable by incorporating lip dubbing or parody techniques - **Social Media Industry:** Opportunity to create viral content that can be shared across social media platforms through lip dubbing or parody videos ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Pancake House Music Videos](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/working-for-the-weekend.md) - [Rewritten Christmas Song Ads](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hijacking-christmas.md) - [Viral Face Generators](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/crazyface.md) - [AI Video Dubbing](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/dublyai.md) - [Pizza-Themed Music Videos](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lucha-little.md) - [Human-Like AI Video Dubbing](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bemultilingual.md) - [Beauty Comedy Collaborations](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/comedy-collaboration.md) - [AI Video Dubbing](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/video-dubbing.md) - [Remixed Skincare Commercials](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ceraves-hey-its-me.md)