Music parodies are a music genre that some may often like. They take an already existing song and make a fun twist on the lyrics in a creative method to create something new. Weird Al Yankovic is the biggest example of this as a lot of his works are parodies such as ‘Eat it,” parodying Micheal Jackson’s “Beat It” or “Ebay,” which parodies “I Want It That Way,” by The Backstreet Boys. Music parodies rose to popularity on YouTube as well, especially in the 2010s when video gaming content creation started to grow popular. This led to a combination, creating the trend of the video game parody.
The biggest genre within this trend was without a doubt “Minecraft,” parodies. Songs like “Don’t Mine at Night,” by Brad Knauber which parodies “Last Friday Night,” by Katy Perry, “Fallen Kingdom,” by CaptainSparklez which parodies “Viva La Vida,” by Coldplay and who could forget “Revenge,” also by CaptainSparklez and parodies Usher’s “DJ Got Us Fallin’ In Love.” Obviously, these songs were by default good due to the nature of parodies only needing a change in lyrics and of course a good chunk of the lines that feature in these songs are somewhat cringe inducing. However, there’s a reason why many people often revisit these songs and that is the sheer impact they had at the time. Many video game parodies that were released during this time and long after have songs such as these to thank for making the idea of video game parodies popular in the first place.
While not nearly to the extent of “Minecraft,” many other video games received music parodies as well such as “Overwatch,” “Sonic,” “Mario” and even “Fortnite,” with the well-known song “Chug Jug With You,” by Leviathan, parodying “American Boy,” by Estelle. These songs take an incredibly cheesy yet fun spin on already existing songs in a way that’s hard to not listen to.
