CaliforM.I.A. - Black Friday (Lyric Video)

[@TheAnga27]

so basically can we agree Ethan is a himbo

[@ElinorMahoney]

Oh, definitely

[@ezelfrancisco1349]

A himbo that sincerely loves his girlfriend and her sister

[@inirafitzpatrick315]

Best himbo

[@keithredacted8154]

why do I love the beginning "my mom's a BITCH" so much

[@fitquefunlie9848]

I just love how it starts on that line

[@ellafrost8900]

It's simply iconic 😼

[@shootingstarbit]

the line “I’ll be an actress ‘cause I’ve had practice selling hope” is such great thematic foreshadowing

[@octolingo1892]

I JUST GOT IT

[@lilrockstar8170]

@@octolingo1892what is it?

[@octolingo1892]

@@lilrockstar8170 I think it’s because she sells the wiggly toys

[@ProphetSavior]

​@@lilrockstar8170 She sells wiggly toys. And later in the movie, you can see everyone worshipping wiggly as if he's their only hope.

[@megankent-pb1pf]

i thought it was selling 'coke' for like 3 weeks after my first watch😭

[@acea.4188]

I'm extremely disappointed in myself. I've listened to this song multiple times and I only just now realized Ethan's "correction" was wrong...

[@Name...123]

Same

[@yupekosi413]

the neurodivergent mood

[@standingonastaircasetalkin3738]

it took seeing this comment, reading twice, then realizing in a dumb-ass

[@caffeinemilk]

his line almost convinced me liar was spelt “lier” and i feel really stupid

[@gupdoo3]

We get it, Ace, you're a good speller

[@imaginebananasproductions2601]

Best love song in musical theater history

[@penelopestoneee]

yes

[@grumpy_bear]

What about “The Way I do” also by Team Starkid?

[@imaginebananasproductions2601]

@@grumpy_bear your so right

[@SwarmOfBeees]

@@grumpy_bear and a thousand and one nights

[@MSKDphantom]

@@SwarmOfBeees tied up my heart?

[@sage5530]

half of the time im listening to the song just to hear the "it's l i e r babe"

[@bareketzikasia7489]

That's meeeee

[@dylanisaac3009]

Ethan did not, in fact, survive the crisis, babe

[@nanogex2970]

Stooooooopppp

[@Nickthegamer96]

God damn 😂

[@sdagoth3037]

Nobody did 😬

[@jimmy_the_squid9456]

Its such a shame Angela was so sick during Black Friday because I love her singing voice

[@dannyphantom2530]

She was sick? She was phenomenal!! I never noticed

[@Mihoshika]

While this is a better recording/mastering of the song, I prefer the version from the musical. Her being sick gives the voice a lot more character.

[@mediocrecoversanddubs1188]

“The past’s a virus, babe” ACTUALLY-

[@thethirteenthfloor3869]

I'll get you to California Lex.. then you don't gotta cry so much

[@Phiwipuss]

OH COME ON ;-;

[@vinililacart]

What a happy and hopeful song! I sure hope nothing bad happens and none of the characters die!

[@Phiwipuss]

Song about going no contact with an abusive parent, love it!

[@quph0ria617]

I love this song but all I can think of when listening to it is Ethan🥺

[@maxwellgrimsley]

Same 😭😭😭

[@kelsey3368]

The one dislike is lex's mom

[@kait2132]

thanks herman

[@galactic7458]

Herman, Lex’s Mom, Wiggly

[@he.said.teenjiejer]

and ja’far

[@standingonastaircasetalkin3738]

@@he.said.teenjiejer it all your fault ja'far

[@thewanderinggamer1369]

@@standingonastaircasetalkin3738 *if you fixed the outrageous capatilism this would never have happened*

[@grantgilbert2822]

Can’t believe this is Smosh’s Angela! She’s a really good singer, who knew?

[@elijahedwards5140]

Im pretty sure she was in starkid before smosh, not too sure dont take my word for that, but yeah she rocks

[@dekusi1857]

@@elijahedwards5140i can vouch, angela was in starkid before smosh!!!

[@wdwhsf]

altos rise lmao

[@loz1360]

Hahaha literally

[@s29nv1sr1]

This is like one of the few songs I feel comfortable singing

[@nyctoby]

I miss Ethan

[@RaeDoesStuff]

Reason Number 3 of how starkid relates to childcare We understand how children feel when they go through Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs). An example of ACEs is having an alcoholic parent. (sorry for being deep)

[@ray4102]

What’s reason 1 & 2?

[@RaeDoesStuff]

@@ray4102 1) Its got toys 2)We understand how children go through the effects of bereavement

[@Name...123]

Would having a parent mostly absent for the first 5 years of you life because of work reasons count as a ACE. I ask this because I connect with a lot of "signs you were emotionally abused as a child" tik toks

[@Name...123]

I'm also a burned-out gifted kid

[@hawktalon7890]

@@Name...123 I'd say neglect counts as a form of abuse, and this is coming from someone whose biological parents weren't really around until I was like...14 lol

[@oreo_innit_gacha1882]

I also can’t stand my mom and have now chose to start my mornings listening to this (:

[@Clownzkillz]

God I love Angela

[@purplejellytotPJT]

Is this the studio recording version? ^^

[@tabfarseer]

yes i think so!

[@maxwellgrimsley]

Ethan 🥺

[@tychoderkommentator2989]

I'm not English. What does MIA mean? Shouldn't it be Califor N.I.A?

[@raspberri_myx6637]

M.I.A. stands for "missing in action," referring to soldiers who go missing during battle and can't be confirmed as alive or dead. (Lex and Ethan specifically use the phrase "missing in action" during the second chorus.) And yes, California is spelled with an N and not an M, but considering that Ethan thinks the word "liar" is spelled with an E (and Lex doesn't correct him), they may not realize that.

[@tychoderkommentator2989]

@@raspberri_myx6637 thanks for the answer :)

[@sofastuffing]

> And yes, California is spelled with an N and not an M, but considering that Ethan thinks the word "liar" is spelled with an E (and Lex doesn't correct him), they may not realize that. it's just a postmanteau (combination of two words/phrases) lol

[@ie2304]

@@sofastuffing*portmanteau. And, while yes, it is obviously a portmanteau of California and M.I.A, Lex and Ethan genuinely believing that that’s how it’s spelt is a viable headcanon