Top 10 Music Video Parodies of All Time

[Music] lights camera slapstick welcome to watchmojo.com and today we'll be counting down our picks for the top 10 music video parodies of all time 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 [Music] number ten 40-ounce on repeat bid large sometimes quantity over quality is the way to go instead of doing a high-budget parody of a single video Midler decided that remaking 20 and low-budget magic was better covering everyone from Missy Elliott to Sugar Ray and even the hives in George Michael the videos seamlessly transitions 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 Lofa approach and just in case you wanted to figure out all their references they even sneak the list of songs onto the jukebox at the start of the video [Music] number nine irresistible follow boy featuring Demi Lovato if you want every detail of your parody to be perfect who better to hire than the original director when Fall Out Boy decided they were going to parody in Saints video for it's gonna be me they wanted the best people for the job [Music] enlisting the directing talents of Wayne Isham who directed the video for NSYNC the band instead play a bunch of dolls left in a bargain bin who come to life with some choice cameos by joy Fatone and Chris Kirkpatrick both with their own toys from the NSYNC video it comes together as a clever sequel to a new millennium classic [Music] number eight just lose it Eminem 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 he goes so far as making a Bad Santa reference complete with actor Tony Cox as his elf but Eminem really surprises when he parodies himself reframing scenes from eight-mile involving the other fake celebrities from the video everything his 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 number 7 I'm on a boat the Lonely Island featuring t-pain ever notice that one little trope that 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 boats the Lonely Island made their boat video to finally end the fad with comically dumb lines glamorizing buoys flip-flops pans engine noises the video hits the low-hanging fruits with everything the trio's got thanks to some hilarious additions from t-pain including a run-in with a mermaid and a 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 six 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 party sprees with Seth Rogen Danny McBride and Elijah Wood taking over their personas with an almost nauseating amount of celebrity cameos from Kirsten Dunst at Ted Danson 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 Dani California Red Hot Chili Peppers 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 RHCP boys play everyone from Elvis to Danzig to cream and even the Beatles retelling the history of rock and roll through their satirical shenanigans they actually cover a shocking amount of artists in their limited time [Music] the self-aware over-the-top finale shows the band finally arriving at the present as themselves while also embodying their former heroes with newfound intensity and humor displaying John Lennon shredding and flee going nuts on a stand up base [Music] [Applause] number four I feel better Hot Chip don't expect another simple boyband parody with Hot Chip calling the shots known for some deranged creativity in their music videos it almost seems too simple when the band opened on just a boy band for a satire as funny as it is [Music] but things get weird when the generic gimmicks are interrupted by a strange alien who joins the band on stage quickly going from welcoming to hostile as he decimates the bags much to the crowd chagrin he revives him with some dance moves of his own but not before a floating head comes along to kill him the crowd and even the actual members of hot-chick before laughing to close the video on a very strange note [Music] the reason I called you guys in here you name some 41 the number banned thing is out okay number three still waiting some 41 what's in now is the okay the stroke the I can't see you the vines the hives the white stripes this isn't new some 41 is 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 the sums to be more like garage rock bands that were exploding at the time [Music] launch into the music and the band thrashes through their song on a set spoofing The Strokes among others complete with video game cutaways to nail the look [Music] just 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 [Music] ironically 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 spoofing every one of their pop contemporaries in goofy fashioned 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 webs 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 hick here are a few honorable mentions [Music] there's notes for you [Music] number one fat weird al' yankovic 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 the Yankovic turns the set from the original video into a comedic battleground struggling through turnstiles and trying to match all of Jackson's dance moves all while in a fat suit with wordplay 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 [Music] do you agree with our picks check out these other great clips from watch mojo and subscribe for new videos every day [Music]

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Length: 11min 22sec (682 seconds)

Published: Sat Apr 29 2017