http://www.thepunch.com.au/author-bios/samuel-webster/ Samuel Webster is a freelance writer and the Editor-in-Chief of online arts journal Mood of Monk (http://www.moodofmonk.com). He has a penchant for bad puns, good punnets and smooth coffee. Samuel recently published a book of visual poetry with Sydney Dance Company and is working on his third university degree, a jazz novel, and an artist’s lifestyle which extends itself beyond cheap noodles and insomnia. He tweets at @wiredjazz (http://www.twitter.com/wiredjazz) and blogs at SamuelWebster.com (http://www.samuelwebster.com). en Copyright 2012 The Punch penberthyd@newsltd.com.au penberthyd@newsltd.com.au Sat, 26 May 2012 20:00:40 +0000 Sat, 26 May 2012 20:00:40 +0000 Politics, opinion, world news, sports news, latest news, views, Barack Obama, Kevin Rudd, Julia Gillard, Nathan Rees, Malcolm Turnbull, Peter Garrett, Barnaby Joyce, Australian, federal politics, opinion polls, election, The Punch, thepunch, punch ExpressionEngine 1.6.7 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 15 http://www.thepunch.com.au/images/punch-logo-rss.png http://www.thepunch.com.au/ 144 70 Politics, political opinion, world news, sports news and the latest news and views updated live, daily on The Punch - Australia's best conversation. Search The Punch keywords http://www.thepunch.com.au/search/ http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/bad-lyrics-oooh-baby-oh-girl-hit-me-please-hit-me/ A few weeks back, Adam Baidawi took to the online newsstands with a statement befitting most thirteen year old girls: “Back off, haters. Justin Bieber’s Got Talent.”*  Baidawi’s main statement was that the world of social media perpetuates unfounded assumptions, especially those related to taste, and I’m inclined to agree: We jump on the bandwagon. But there’s more to it than that – Adam’s argument ends up here: “For those curious, the sample principle should be applied to poor old Rebecca Black … who has endured a lifetime of ridicule … despite bands like the Black Eyed Peas pumping out lyrics that, frankly, read like OUTTAKES from ’Friday.’” feedback@thepunch.com.au (Samuel Webster) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/bad-lyrics-oooh-baby-oh-girl-hit-me-please-hit-me/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/bad-lyrics-oooh-baby-oh-girl-hit-me-please-hit-me/#item5703 Thu, 28 Apr 2011 19:35:00 +0000 Samuel Webster | Author bios | The Punch