Someone will have to break the news to Justin Bieber that his Baby video is now the No. 2 all-time most-viewed video on YouTube, having just been surpassed by, yes, Psy’s insufferably inane Gangnam Style. The latter has been watched on YouTube 805 million times as of this morning.
If you’ve never and want to:
The crowning of a new YouTube champ prompted this discussion here a moment ago with my 11-year-old daughter, Emma.
Dad: “Emma, how many times would you say you’ve watched Gangnam Style?”
Emma: “I don’t know, maybe 50?”
She did her part.
As for me, I did try watching it once but gave up after about a minute. Nevertheless, I’ve heard Gangnam Style, I don’t know, maybe 50 times.
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