10) John Lajoie

John Lajoie is a Canadian born musical and comedic genius. He regularly cracks up the internet with his muscal parodies in various different styles, below is his first hit ‘regular everyday normal guy’ where he parodies rap songs in which the rapper boasts about how their life in incredible. Lajoie raps for those of us out there who are a little more average.

9) The Rick Roll

For those of you who don’t understand the importance of Rick Astley’s classic hit ‘never gonna give you up’ it’s simply an internet craze of turning people into fools by telling them you are linking them to one thing and actually linking them to this song. The electronic drums at the start are guaranteed to infuriate them. The more times you get Rick Rolled the more frustrating it is. Judging by the 27 million views on this video alone i would say that is a pretty frustrated world by now.

Chocolate Rain – Tay Zonday

It took me a while to appreciate the true absurdity of this video. The main joke is that the song is very nearly 5 minutes of Chocolate rain and exactly the same melody. it is almost impossible to make it through the entire thing. It’s also a deadly serious song made by the composer Tay Zonday a kid with a ridiculously low and hillarious voice. Pitch for pitch it’s perfectly fine contains absolutely no variation whatsoever.

Chocolate rain has had so much internet covare including t shirts, cds and a Tay Zonday feature on lilly Allen’s T.V show.

But Tay is of course having the last laugh after doctor pepper payed him huge amounts to record an advert parody of chocolate rain.

Well done to the lad i say, he struck it lucky.

7) The Lonely Island

The lonely island have dominated the internet with their incredible hilarious music videos. Below is the first huge hit for them Jizz in my pants featuring Eminem and Justin Timberlake.

6) Ok Go – Here it goes again

Ok go are known for their incredible videos but this one tops the chart. It’s so strangely set but incredibly performed.

5) Trapped in the drive through- Weird Al Yankovic

This amazing parody makes fun of R kelly’s ridiculous ‘hip hop opera’ trapped in the closet. To really appreciate this video first of all you need to see at least the first part of this. Please sit back enjoy and try not to die laughing at R kelly’s serious attempt and failure at being a real musician

ok once you have had a considerable amount of time to realise R kelly has a serious problem, then it’s time to watch Weird Al Yankovic’s incredible parody trapped in the closet.

4) Dedication to John Williams

One man choral dedication to John Williams, including melodies from Indiana Jones, E.t and Superman. All the lyrics are taken from star wars. A truly incredible vocal performance.

3) What What in the Butt – Samwell

A really creepy video featuring possibly the strangest looking mixed race homsexual you may ever see. No one really understands this song, it is however guaranteed you will feel confused, disgusted and be singing this song for a fair few weeks (i appologise)

South park of course had to feature the song in one of their incredible episodes. Below is the audio, i’m afraid i couldn’t find the video with the audio too and the audio is just too good not to hear.

2) Pork And Beans – Weezer

Weezer understand exactly what it takes to dominate the internet’s hardcore audience. They use all the biggest memes from various genres and sections compiled in a video for one of their best songs of late. See how many people you recognise from the video. If the answer is not many then you must not use the internet very much and must have a real life. congratulations!

1) The Ultimate showdown of ultimate history

What an incredible song and video. Again this video combines so many characters that are hugely popular from internet culture (including the highly worshiped Chuck Norris) , written and performed by Neil Cicierega under the pseudonym “Lemon Demon” this song will be on your mind for years. Enjoy

Agree? Disagree? Feel free to leave feedback Thanks for reading

Kieran GWAG

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Number 1

The X Factor finalists of 2009 Covering Michael Jackson’s ‘You are not alone’

Ok note for note it’s fine but egh, doesn’t it just turn your stomach? Where is the love? Where is the expression. Cashing in on Michael Jackson’s ridiculous talents and our unfortunate loss at Christmas time is all i hear in this awful cover.

2 Jason Derulo Covering Imogen Heap’s ‘Hide and seek’

Ok so he has only taken the bridge, and used it as a chorus. But dear god, this is a perfect example of taking a wonderful piece of art and modifying it to the point where it is barely recognisable but appeals to the masses. Well, i say masses, fortunately on the you tube video comments you will find so many people complaining about how awful this is. Imogen, miss Heap, i feel for your loss.

Here is the original for those of you who haven’t heard it yet, it really is worth a click.

3) Sugababes cover Aerosmith’s Walk this way.

It’s for charity, sure, still nothing excuses this.

4) All Saints cover The Red hot Chilli Pepper’s Under the bridge.

So much to complain about in this one song. How unsatisfying is the guitar intro without the second bar of each phrase?

The chord structure of the verses are changed completely changing the feel of the song from a dark song about nearly overdosing underneath a bridge and losing your life to a romantic poppy song.

Finaly the obligatory one time, two time, three time, generic vocals leave you reaching out to click the mute button.

5) Bono covering Leonard Cohen’s Hallelujah

Ok sure we were all annoyed by someone from xfactor covering this in 2008, but to be frank i don’t even remember her name. Bono should know better. This is really awful, the speaking, the marginaly out of tune falsetto. Have a listen and laugh it up! =D

And finaly for comedic value, check out this band’s ‘incredible’ cover of the final countdown.

Thanks very much. I would like to add my band’s cover of The lonely island’s I’m on a boat.

Now that’s a quality cover = D

Did i pick the right 5? Do you disagree? Think i missed one out. Leave me a comment.

Kieran GWAG

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