Tay Allyn's "Mass Text"
About
"Mass Text" is a 2013 pop song recorded and performed by aspiring American pop star Tay Allyn. Since its YouTube debut in July 2013, the song, which revolves around feeling left out of the loop in a group text message among friends, has been largely met by ridicule online for its sophomoric lyrics and heavy use of auto-tune, in a similar vein to Rebecca Black's 2010 single "Friday".
Origin
On July 16th, 2013, Tay Allyn published the music video for her song "Mass Text" on YouTube (shown below). Within the first two weeks, the video received over 770,000 views, 10,400 comments and 23,000 down votes.
Spread
That same day, Redditor AgentPhox submitted the video to the /r/cringe[4] subreddit, where it received more than 2,400 up votes and 600 comments in the next nine days. On July 17th, YouTuber Onehundredjobs uploaded a response to the music video, which mocked the song's lyrics and Allyn's age (shown below).
On July 18th, the tech news blog Mashable[1] published an article highlighting several animated GIFs from the music video. On July 19th, the International Business Times,[2] The Guardian[3] and The Huffington Post[5] published articles about "Mass Text," each of which compared it to the 2011 music video "Friday" by Rebecca Black. On July 20th, YouTuber IanH uploaded a video titled "The Day My Ears Died" (shown below, left), criticizing Allyn's singing ability and her acting in the music video. On July 24th, YouTuber Ray Chase uploaded a parody of the video in which he cross dresses as Tay Allyn (shown below, right).
Notable Examples
Other YouTubers have uploaded reactions, parodies and remixes mocking the "Mass Text" music video.
Search Interest
External References
[1] Mashable – 5 Important Questions Inspired by Tay Allyn
[2] IBI Times – Tay Allyn Puts Rebecca Black to Shame
[3] The Guardian – Tay Allyn Mass Text video could make her the next Rebecca Black
[4] Reddit – Eat your heart out Rebecca Black
[5] The Huffington Post – Mass Text by Tay Allyn is the new Friday
Top Comments
Iso
Jul 26, 2013 at 06:21PM EDT
Asura
Jul 26, 2013 at 09:56PM EDT