I'm not sure what to make of this...it is disturbing, but quite catchy (it definitely has some similarities to Psy's 'Gentleman', in terms of overall sound).  I'm not sure whether the people who contributed their selfies to this realized that it was mocking social media culture...either way, for your viewing enjoyment, I give you The Chainsmokers ( Read more... )

For your viewing enjoyment, I give you the Duct Tape Ball 'Star Trek'-themed parody of Ke$ha's "Die Young":

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For your viewing enjoyment, I give you the Ylvis, from TVNorge, song "The Fox", which, despite being produced by a Norweigan comedy group, has become a hit song on North American radio...:

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For your viewing enjoyment, I give you DragonConTV's parody of the Ryan Lewis / Macklemore song "Thrift Shop":

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And for the record, I really, really hate the whole "Fake Geek Girl" thing that has been going on in the CosPlay, Gaming, Comic, Film, etc., etc., community / industry for the last couple of years; and really, this kind of sh*t isn't ( Read more... )

For your viewing enjoyment, I give you the Key of Awesome's take on Mumford & Sons (and The Lumineers, and Phillip Phillips)...it isn't so much a parody as an original piece of music which parodies the genre*:

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* Personally, I really like Phillip Phillips, and despite my general dislike of hipsters, I am really, really, happy to see this kind of ( Read more... )

For your viewing enjoyment, I give you FamishedMammal's "Misheard Lyrics" version of 'O Fortuna', from Carl Orff's "Carmina Burana":

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For your viewing enjoyment, I give you a Star Trek-based parody of Taylor Swift's "I Knew You Were Trouble (When You Walked In)":

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While I know this is not a parody, or even any form of comedy, it is awesome.  So, for your viewing enjoyment, I give you the Str8voices rendition of select verses from J.R.R. Tolkien's "Far over the Misty Mountains Cold":

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There are several other videos that I'd like to share, but most of them are by The Key of Awesome, and I think I should spread them out over a few weeks rather than turning my blog into a Key of Awesome Channel; so, instead of another Key of Awesome video, I give you Jason Kinney's parody of Lady Gaga's 'Poker Face':

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For your viewing enjoyment, I give you The Key of Awesome's parody of that K-POP phenomenon PSY's 'Gangnam Style':

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Personally, I love the original too; it is just a bizarrely odd dance style that could only have originated in Asia...