pop

Just when the Backstreet Boys and 'Nsync were fading from memory, '90s fever catches up again with the Second Coming of the Boy Band. Already ridiculously popular in their native U.K., the preteen quintet One Direction has made enough of a splash in the U.S. for the predictable boy band backlash to occur. This particular parody doubles as a nice introduction to the band if you haven't heard of them yet.

Isn't there picture of Lady Gaga with the exact same caption? What if pop stars have been trying to shock us with absurd fashion since at LEAST the '60s, and we only feign surprise and scorn each time because we're too scared to admit to ourselves that we as a society are bored as hell?

Then again, if you were REALLY an amazing guitarist, you'd know the three or four chords needed to play along to any given pop song.

All rock fans have now are the Black Keys. And the countless other rock bands that are overlooked by the Top 40 but still produce great music, of course.

Plain jeans and a T-shirt? How dare she! Why don't girls today wear corsets like they did in the good old days?

Of course she's a troll; how else could you explain her last single?

The one-lines never stop.

People who aren't aware of Canadian pop music or the listening habits of Selena Gomez might not know the original version, but I think everyone can agree that this cowbell remix succeeds in perfecting the unperfectable.