[Music]
light camera slapstick she’s a little
baby and a parachutist and welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’ll be
counting down articulate top 10 music
video parodies of all time
good god Nix do a little slash bring
down cut rows in this flash before we
begin we publish new videos every day
so be sure to subscribe for more great
content for this list we’re looking at
videos where artists did more than just
mess with someone else’s video and are
basing our choices on a mix of hilarity
attention to detail cleverness and the
production quality put in to make each
joke work number ten 40-ounce on repeat
fiddler sometimes quantity over quality
is the way to go instead of doing a high
budget parody of a single video bit
large decided that remaking 20 and
low-budget magic was better daddy
covering everyone from Missy Elliott to
Sugar Ray and even the hives and George
Michael the video seamlessly
transitioned from reference to reference
and it’s surprisingly entertaining
thanks to its cheap charm
what’s even more impressive than their
ability to parody several videos in one
take is how they managed to recreate
technical videos like Jamiroquai’s
virtual insanity accurately all with
their lo-fi approach why can’t anybody
just give me so much and just in case
you wanted to figure out all their
references they even keep the list of
songs onto the jukebox at the start of
the video
[Music]
number nine
irresistible follow boy featuring Demi
Lovato tomato nanaue feminism attack if
you want every detail of your parody to
be perfect who better to hire than the
original director when follow boy
decided they were going to parody in
thanks video for it’s going to be me
they wanted the best people for the job
[Music]
and listing the directing talents of
Wayne Isham who directed the video for
NSYNC the ban instead play a bunch of
dolls left in a bargain bin who come to
life with some choice cameos by Joey
Fatone and Chris Kirkpatrick both with
their own toys from the instinct video
it comes together as a clever sequel to
a new millennium classic
[Music]
now number eight just lose it
Eminem back okay you can’t make people
laugh if you can’t laugh at yourself in
this video
Eminem pokes fun at Michael Jackson
Madonna MC Hammer and even pee-wee
Herman with his classically over-the-top
satire we go so far as making a Bad
Santa reference complete with actor Tony
Cox as his elk but Eminem really
surprises when he parodies himself
reframing scenes from eight-mile
involving the other fake celebrities
from the video everything looks like you
take mom out to bring that back to
reality with self-deprecating humor
continues as he accidentally hits on dr.
Dre at a bar who rolls his eyes at him
later in the video when he catches
Eminem running through the streets naked
thanks to a little controversy with
Michael Jackson
the video also became a top request on
MTV everybody’s number seven I’m on a
boat The Lonely Island featuring t-pain
ever notice that one little trophy
doesn’t seem to go away why not make a
whole video about it after seeing
countless hip-hop videos with artists
dancing around on boat the Lonely Island
made their boat video to finally end the
side drinking santana champ cup is so
crispy i got my three trucks have it
with comically dumb lines glamourizing
buoys flip-flops and engine noises the
video hits the low-hanging fruits with
everything the trio got
dear female thanks to some hilarious
additions from t-pain including a run-in
with a mermaid and the nod to george w
bush’s mission accomplished speech the
video makes some deep cuts proving that
no detail is too small to poke fun at
[Applause]
number 6 make some noise Beastie Boys
instead of remaking someone else’s video
why not make a sequel to your own
following the aftermath of fight for
your right make some noise continues
their mocking of parties fries with Seth
Rogen’s Danny McBride and Elijah Wood
taking over their persona with an almost
nauseating amount of celebrity cameos
from Kirsten Dunst at Ted Danson’s the
video is a star cluster dash through the
streets of New York
[Music]
if that wasn’t enough the video ends
with them having a showdown with their
future selves arriving in a DeLorean
leaving viewers with a cliffhanger
[Music]
number 5 Danny California Red Hot Chili
Peppers give in the state of Mississippi
and the mama woman every decade has a
couple of videos that have survived the
passing of time for better or for worse
thanks to some clever shooting and a
stellar costume department the rhtp boys
play everyone from Elvis the Danzig to
cream and even the Beatle flashbender
sweet Louisiana Robin on obeying in
efficient retelling the history of rock
and roll through their satirical
shenanigans they actually cover a
shocking amount of artists in their
limited time
[Music]
yes
the self-aware over-the-top finale shows
the band finally arriving at the present
as themself
while also embodying their former heroes
with you found intensity and humor
displaying John Lennon shredding and
flee going nuts on a stand up face
[Music]
[Applause]
number four I feel better
Hatchin
don’t expect another simple boyband
parody with hot chick calling the shots
known for some deranged creativity in
their music videos it almost seems too
simple when the band open on just a boy
band for a satire as funny as it is but
things get weird when the generic
gimmicks are interrupted by a strange
alien who joins a band on stage quickly
going from welcoming to hostile as feeds
decimates the bag much to the crowd
chagrin he revives them with some dead
news of his own but not before a
floating head comes along to kill him
the crowd and even the actual members of
hot chicks before laughing to close the
video on the very strange note
[Music]
the reason I called you guys in here
you named some 41 the number band thing
is out okay number three still waiting
some 41 what’s in now is Duff okay The
Strokes I can’t see you the vines the
hives the white stripes so this isn’t
new some 41 it’s probably the last band
you’d ask to do what’s popular unless
you want some trouble on your hands the
band gets very meta opening with a
boardroom meeting with a label executive
trying to tell them how to stay current
they even throw in some self-deprecating
humor before being dubbed as the sums to
be more like garage rock bands that were
exploding at the time launched into the
music and the fans thrash it through
their song on a set spoofing The Strokes
among others complete with video game
cutaways to nail the look
[Music]
when it looks like the guys have given
up they tear down the whole set
reminding fans are not changing anytime
soon
[Music]
number two all the small things
blink-182 I rot eclis standing out
sometimes means doing what everyone else
is doing with just a few minor tweaks
taking every popular video cliche of the
90s the band made their mark by scooping
every one of their pop contemporaries in
goofy fashion lampooning boy bands like
the Backstreet Boys and 98 degrees were
obvious choices but that didn’t stop
them from throwing Britney Spears and
Christina Aguilera into the mix with the
boys and drag to fit the bill while the
zooms and wives would still make the
video seem dated it’s all part of the
look that cemented blink-182 in video
history
[Music]
before we unveil our number one tick
here are a few honorable mentions
[Music]
there’s no for you
[Music]
number one fat
weird al’ yankovic yeah but is died well
– – if you haven’t made a career strong
enough to gargle your way through a solo
you ain’t nothing nothing compared to
weird al’ that is and his take on
Michael Jackson’s bad Yankovic turns the
set from the original video into a
comedic battleground struggling through
turnstiles and trying to match all of
Jack’s insanity all while in a fat suit
with words laid down to the set design
and even playing with the sound effects
of the original Yankovic left no detail
unturned with visual comedy hitting fast
enough to leave you short of breath this
video set a precedent for parody videos
as a genre of their own do you agree
with our picks check out these other
great clips from WatchMojo and subscribe
for new videos every day
[Music]
you
light camera slapstick she’s a little
baby and a parachutist and welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’ll be
counting down articulate top 10 music
video parodies of all time
good god Nix do a little slash bring
down cut rows in this flash before we
begin we publish new videos every day
so be sure to subscribe for more great
content for this list we’re looking at
videos where artists did more than just
mess with someone else’s video and are
basing our choices on a mix of hilarity
attention to detail cleverness and the
production quality put in to make each
joke work number ten 40-ounce on repeat
fiddler sometimes quantity over quality
is the way to go instead of doing a high
budget parody of a single video bit
large decided that remaking 20 and
low-budget magic was better daddy
covering everyone from Missy Elliott to
Sugar Ray and even the hives and George
Michael the video seamlessly
transitioned from reference to reference
and it’s surprisingly entertaining
thanks to its cheap charm
what’s even more impressive than their
ability to parody several videos in one
take is how they managed to recreate
technical videos like Jamiroquai’s
virtual insanity accurately all with
their lo-fi approach why can’t anybody
just give me so much and just in case
you wanted to figure out all their
references they even keep the list of
songs onto the jukebox at the start of
the video
[Music]
number nine
irresistible follow boy featuring Demi
Lovato tomato nanaue feminism attack if
you want every detail of your parody to
be perfect who better to hire than the
original director when follow boy
decided they were going to parody in
thanks video for it’s going to be me
they wanted the best people for the job
[Music]
and listing the directing talents of
Wayne Isham who directed the video for
NSYNC the ban instead play a bunch of
dolls left in a bargain bin who come to
life with some choice cameos by Joey
Fatone and Chris Kirkpatrick both with
their own toys from the instinct video
it comes together as a clever sequel to
a new millennium classic
[Music]
now number eight just lose it
Eminem back okay you can’t make people
laugh if you can’t laugh at yourself in
this video
Eminem pokes fun at Michael Jackson
Madonna MC Hammer and even pee-wee
Herman with his classically over-the-top
satire we go so far as making a Bad
Santa reference complete with actor Tony
Cox as his elk but Eminem really
surprises when he parodies himself
reframing scenes from eight-mile
involving the other fake celebrities
from the video everything looks like you
take mom out to bring that back to
reality with self-deprecating humor
continues as he accidentally hits on dr.
Dre at a bar who rolls his eyes at him
later in the video when he catches
Eminem running through the streets naked
thanks to a little controversy with
Michael Jackson
the video also became a top request on
MTV everybody’s number seven I’m on a
boat The Lonely Island featuring t-pain
ever notice that one little trophy
doesn’t seem to go away why not make a
whole video about it after seeing
countless hip-hop videos with artists
dancing around on boat the Lonely Island
made their boat video to finally end the
side drinking santana champ cup is so
crispy i got my three trucks have it
with comically dumb lines glamourizing
buoys flip-flops and engine noises the
video hits the low-hanging fruits with
everything the trio got
dear female thanks to some hilarious
additions from t-pain including a run-in
with a mermaid and the nod to george w
bush’s mission accomplished speech the
video makes some deep cuts proving that
no detail is too small to poke fun at
[Applause]
number 6 make some noise Beastie Boys
instead of remaking someone else’s video
why not make a sequel to your own
following the aftermath of fight for
your right make some noise continues
their mocking of parties fries with Seth
Rogen’s Danny McBride and Elijah Wood
taking over their persona with an almost
nauseating amount of celebrity cameos
from Kirsten Dunst at Ted Danson’s the
video is a star cluster dash through the
streets of New York
[Music]
if that wasn’t enough the video ends
with them having a showdown with their
future selves arriving in a DeLorean
leaving viewers with a cliffhanger
[Music]
number 5 Danny California Red Hot Chili
Peppers give in the state of Mississippi
and the mama woman every decade has a
couple of videos that have survived the
passing of time for better or for worse
thanks to some clever shooting and a
stellar costume department the rhtp boys
play everyone from Elvis the Danzig to
cream and even the Beatle flashbender
sweet Louisiana Robin on obeying in
efficient retelling the history of rock
and roll through their satirical
shenanigans they actually cover a
shocking amount of artists in their
limited time
[Music]
yes
the self-aware over-the-top finale shows
the band finally arriving at the present
as themself
while also embodying their former heroes
with you found intensity and humor
displaying John Lennon shredding and
flee going nuts on a stand up face
[Music]
[Applause]
number four I feel better
Hatchin
don’t expect another simple boyband
parody with hot chick calling the shots
known for some deranged creativity in
their music videos it almost seems too
simple when the band open on just a boy
band for a satire as funny as it is but
things get weird when the generic
gimmicks are interrupted by a strange
alien who joins a band on stage quickly
going from welcoming to hostile as feeds
decimates the bag much to the crowd
chagrin he revives them with some dead
news of his own but not before a
floating head comes along to kill him
the crowd and even the actual members of
hot chicks before laughing to close the
video on the very strange note
[Music]
the reason I called you guys in here
you named some 41 the number band thing
is out okay number three still waiting
some 41 what’s in now is Duff okay The
Strokes I can’t see you the vines the
hives the white stripes so this isn’t
new some 41 it’s probably the last band
you’d ask to do what’s popular unless
you want some trouble on your hands the
band gets very meta opening with a
boardroom meeting with a label executive
trying to tell them how to stay current
they even throw in some self-deprecating
humor before being dubbed as the sums to
be more like garage rock bands that were
exploding at the time launched into the
music and the fans thrash it through
their song on a set spoofing The Strokes
among others complete with video game
cutaways to nail the look
[Music]
when it looks like the guys have given
up they tear down the whole set
reminding fans are not changing anytime
soon
[Music]
number two all the small things
blink-182 I rot eclis standing out
sometimes means doing what everyone else
is doing with just a few minor tweaks
taking every popular video cliche of the
90s the band made their mark by scooping
every one of their pop contemporaries in
goofy fashion lampooning boy bands like
the Backstreet Boys and 98 degrees were
obvious choices but that didn’t stop
them from throwing Britney Spears and
Christina Aguilera into the mix with the
boys and drag to fit the bill while the
zooms and wives would still make the
video seem dated it’s all part of the
look that cemented blink-182 in video
history
[Music]
before we unveil our number one tick
here are a few honorable mentions
[Music]
there’s no for you
[Music]
number one fat
weird al’ yankovic yeah but is died well
– – if you haven’t made a career strong
enough to gargle your way through a solo
you ain’t nothing nothing compared to
weird al’ that is and his take on
Michael Jackson’s bad Yankovic turns the
set from the original video into a
comedic battleground struggling through
turnstiles and trying to match all of
Jack’s insanity all while in a fat suit
with words laid down to the set design
and even playing with the sound effects
of the original Yankovic left no detail
unturned with visual comedy hitting fast
enough to leave you short of breath this
video set a precedent for parody videos
as a genre of their own do you agree
with our picks check out these other
great clips from WatchMojo and subscribe
for new videos every day
[Music]
you
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