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That Was Quite a Show
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That Was Quite a Show is a quote from the Rihanna song "Take a Bow." The full lyric, "That was quite a show / Very entertaining," was taken out of context in a series of parodies that spread on Twitter in October of 2019. The clip is used as sarcastic commentary on television series and other events.
Origin
"Take a Bow" was released by Rihanna on April 15th, 2008. It is a single from her album Good Girl Gone Bad: Reloaded.[1] The song is about Rihanna being disinterested in taking back an ex-boyfriend who cheated on her.
On October 18th, 2019, Twitter user @g0ld3nretriever posted a clip from the song in which Rihanna sings "That was quite a show / Very entertaining," captioning it, "'Do you watch Succession?' Me, lying:", gaining over 1,200 retweets and 10,000 likes (shown below).
βDo you watch Succession?β
β hmmburger (@g0ld3nretriever) October 19, 2019
Me, lying: pic.twitter.com/JoT8jeK7p7
Spread
After @g0ld3nretriever's tweet was posted, other users took their clip of the song and added various captions. Many were about other television shows. Twitter user @andy_witz used the video for a joke about Jersey Shore, gaining over 30 retweets and 200 likes (shown below, top). User @wiisportsmovie used the clip to joke about Fleabag, gaining over 50 retweets and 200 likes (shown below, bottom).
Me telling my friends about Jersey Shore in middle school even though my mom said I couldnβt watch it pic.twitter.com/7cDodBbYal
β Andy (@andy_witz) October 19, 2019
me after rewatching fleabag for the 2429475th time pic.twitter.com/ia78llf3EB
β xavier (@wiisportsmovie) October 19, 2019
Others used the clip to make jokes unrelated to television. For example, user @Abeloxox tweeted the clip with the caption, "My dead relatives in heaven after everytime I jack off," gaining over 120 retweets and 350 likes (shown below, top). User @crotchner tweeted, "my parents watching me struggle with mental health for a decade," gaining over 190 retweets and 2,000 likes (shown below, bottom). The meme was covered by Junkee.[2]
My dead relatives in heaven after everytime I jack off pic.twitter.com/En4pVx8f8F
β glance. (@Abeloxox) October 21, 2019
my parents watching me struggle with mental health for a decade pic.twitter.com/SQkeipise6
β helLJ ππ§πΌββοΈ (@crotchner) October 19, 2019
Various Examples
scream queens season 1 pic.twitter.com/TpORgJy9EP
β david (@cumdesgarcon) October 19, 2019
when is Euphoria season 2 coming out? the girlies need more makeup looks pic.twitter.com/aDo294lSMp
β β ππ±π²ππͺπ± π¦π²π΅π΅π²πͺπΆπΌ β (@drinqaloe) October 20, 2019
The Mole (2000 β 2005) pic.twitter.com/fKu8oGuaqZ
β jackson langford (@jacksonlangford) October 19, 2019
Me after your improv show pic.twitter.com/I48pfc6FQt
β barloween (@sirbizlow) October 21, 2019
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