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9 Music Videos That Parody Other Music Videos

Thursday, January 7, 2016 - 11:44

They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery but whether you reckon artists parodying others is a sympton of unoriginality striking, or the best way of making a statement, they always make great viewing. Here's nine times your favourite artists took the piss out of each other...

Fall Out Boy Ft. Demi Lovato - 'Irresistible'

Fall Out Boy recently teamed up with Demi Lovato to shoot their *NSYNC-lovin' video for 'Irresistible'. Transforming into dolls à la 'It's Gonna Be Me', the vid even features cameos from former members Joey and Chris...so you know they're all friends.

Fall Out Boy - Irresistible ft. Demi Lovato

Eminem - 'Just Lose It'

No one's safe in Eminem's 'Just Lose It' - not even him! Taking aim at music stars in general, targets included Michael Jackson, MC Hammer, Madonna and movies too including his own 8 Mile and Bad Santa.

All Time Low - 'I Feel Like Dancin''

Satirising record company involvement in artists' music videos, All Time Low mocked the likes of Justin Bieber and Lady Gaga in their vid for 'I Feel Like Dancing''. Doesn't Alex look hot as Katy Perry…

Blink 182 - 'All The Small Things'

Arguably their most famous vid, Blink 182 packed in parodies of Backstreet Boys' 'I Want It That Way', TLC's 'Creep', Britney Spears' 'Sometimes', Christina Aguilera's 'Genie In A Bottle' and more in their 1999 vid for 'All The Small Things'...

Mumford & Sons - 'Hopeless Wanderer'

Tweed-loving folk rockers Mumford & Sons drafted in comic actors Jason Bateman, Jason Sudeikis, Ed Helms and Will Forte to send themselves up in 'Hopeless Wanderer'...

Hot Chip - 'I Feel Better'

Hot Chip take at aim at generic boybands and their screaming fans in this that-got-weird-real-quick music video for 'I Feel Better'...

Red Hot Chili Peppers - 'Dani California'

A brilliant evolution of rock music, RHCP, under direction from American History X's Tony Kaye, the band are seen performing as various musicians over the years from Elvis and The Beatles to Nirvana and David Bowie.

Josef Salvat - 'Open Season'

It's a case of music video by numbers for Josef Salvat (remember that awesome cover of Rihanna's 'Diamonds'?) who takes a swipe at every cliched music vid convention there is in 'Open Season'…

FIDLAR - '40oz. On Repeat'

FIDLAR go all Be Kind Rewind on us listing the FIFTEEN music videos they pay homage to in their cardboard-tastic '40oz. On Repeat' vid, including Eminem's 'Real Slim Shady', Britney's 'Hit Me Baby One More Time', Jamiroquai's 'Virtual Insanity', Missy Elliott 'Supa Dupa Fly' and more!

By Michael Pell

25 Crazy Disney Facts That Change Everything

Daveigh Chase, the actress who voiced the adorable Lilo in ‘Lilo & Stitch’, also played the not so adorable Samara in ‘The Ring’.

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Beyoncé refused to audition for the role of Princess Tiana and expected to be offered the role. Instead, she lost the role to her 'Dreamgirls' co-star Anika Noni Rose.

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That didn’t stop Alicia Keys auditioning for the role of Princess Tiana three times!

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The voice of Eeyore is also the voice of Optimus Prime from 'Transformers'.

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Christina Aguilera’s debut single was actually “Reflection” from ‘Mulan’. “Genie in a Bottle” was released a whole year later. #WTF

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Boo’s real name is Mary.

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A hyena biologist actually sued Disney for portraying hyenas as villains in ‘The Lion King’.

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If Princess Merida straightened her curly hair, it would be four feet long.

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According to his animator, Beast is made up of 7 animals and actually has a rainbow bum - but nobody knows that but Belle...

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'Tangled' is the second-most expensive movie ever made. Like, ever.

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Bambi's mother can be seen drinking from a stream in the opening shot of ‘Beauty and the Beast’.

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Pumbaa is the first Disney character to ever fart. #LetItGo

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The movement of Ariel’s hair while underwater was apparently based on footage of the astronaut Sally Ride in zero gravity.

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'Tangled’s Rapunzel and Flynn meanwhile can be seen attending Elsa’s coronation in 'Frozen'!

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How Mickey Mouse, Goofy, and Donald Duck managed to breathe under the sea in 'The Little Mermaid' with no diving apparatus is beyond us though?!

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The same guy who designed the iPhone helped design the character Eve from ‘Wall-E’.

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Dwarf names that didn’t make the cut in 'Snow White': Deafy, Hickey, Baldy, Sniffy, Puffy, Stuffy and Tubby.

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The name Mulan goes by while disguised as a man – Fa Ping – is a pun on the Chinese term for “eye candy.” #workbitch

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'Hercules’ producers originally wanted The Spice Girls to voice the singing muses!

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Meanwhile, the vultures in ‘The Jungle Book’ were supposed to be voiced by The Beatles, but John Lennon wasn’t feeling it so the band declined.

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To capture the movement of Aladdin's low-cut baggy pants, animator Glen Keane watched M.C. Hammer videos.

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Though Aladdin’s appearance was in fact modelled after Tom Cruise himself!

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The author of the ‘Mary Poppins’ books hated the film so much she spent most of the premiere in tears.

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The group Abba was originally intended to do the music for ‘The Lion King’, but they weren’t available, so Disney went with Elton John instead.

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23-year-old Hans from ‘Frozen’ is the youngest ever Disney villain.

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