Top 5 music parodies of all time
We're not sure if you've heard or watched the latest National Day video parody, or the much talked about 'Fun Pack Song' spoofs, but it does seem that music parodies are popular among netizens.
While they are not a novelty — having appeared countless times on TV in the past — it is the Internet that's picking up the slack now. A simple search on YouTube alone will see some 328,000 music parody videos, with one of them — quite possibly the most popular — attracting over 81 million views.
It is amazing what some people will do if you hand them a flip cam (or, an iPhone), a song and a computer. Sit back and put on your smilin' face, as we bring you five of our favourite spoofs.
5. Life in India, by Jay Karamchand (115,079 views)
Uploaded by: Geekslayer73 on Jul 11, 2011
Spoof of: Party Rock Anthem, LMFAO
A young Indian man jives enthusiastically to the fist-pumping club favourite while declaring his love for his country and all things Indian. Complete with cringe-worthy lyrics, all that's missing, as echoed by many viewers, is a "freaking Bollywood dancing crew".
4. Eat It, by 'Weird Al' Yankovic (2,525,506 views)
Uploaded by: alyankovicVEVO on Jul 27, 2010
Spoof of: Beat It, Michael Jackson
The man who invented the music video, parodied by the man who invented the music video remake. All hail the granddaddy of modern-day musical humourists — 'Weird Al' Yankovic — and check out his 1984 spin on Michael Jackson's Beat It.
3. Bohemian Rhapsody, by The Muppets (21,698,458 views)
Uploaded by: MuppetsStudio on Nov 23, 2009
Spoof of: Bohemian Rhapsody, Queen
The Muppets add their own magical touches of humour into an almost straight cover of Queen's classic. Wait till you get to Animal's spot-on rendition of the verse: 'Mama — I just killed a man.'
2. My Moment, by Rebecca Black (3,570,415 views)
Uploaded by: BreakOriginals on Jul 19, 2011
Spoof of: This is My Moment, Rebecca Black
The "original unmixed, un-auto-tuned" version of Rebecca Black's new single after the now-infamous track 'Friday'. Authenticity of video unknown, but — why are we not surprised?
1. Club Can't Handle Me (Indian Style) (9,509,543 views)
Uploaded by: steezWizard on Oct 30, 2010
Spoof of: Club Can't Handle Me, Flo Rida
Honestly, we're not sure if this is meant to be a parody but it sure is one hilarious video. Let's hope the club can handle him.
