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PLEASE VOTE BELOW! When voting ends on September 1st, the winning parodies of each song will go head-to-head for best overall music video parody!

Best parodies 2012

Nominees for the MTV Video Music Awards were announced at the beginning of the month, and as I perused the selections, I realized that many of the songs owe a lot of their success to their viral parodies. Of course stars like Justin Bieber are already household names, but artists like Gotye and Carly Rae Jepsen have gained wider audiences thanks to the clever YouTubers who have written and performed hilarious spoof lyrics.

While MTV will honor "legit" music videos next month at the VMA's, we here at the Music Wiki are going to honor the parodies that have given us much-needed chuckles throughout the the year. There were only two rules for selecting the nominees:

  • NO Lip-Syncing! A true parody or spoof uses the same tune, but with original, comical lyrics. Lip-syncing to "Call Me Maybe" does not count as a parody (I'm looking at you, every sports team of 2012).
  • NO MattyBRaps! The kid is cute and all, but I assure you him and his parents are not producing these covers for comedic purposes. It's also cheating if you make a "parody" for every song on the Top 100.

Without further ado, here are the nominees. Click on the song title to view the original video.

Somebody That I Used to Know - Gotye

Somebody_That_I_Used_To_Know_-_WOTE_Parody!_Key_of_Awesome_55! 'The_Star_Wars_That_I_Used_To_Know'_-_Gotye_'Somebody_That_I_Used_To_Know'_Parody
5 on 1 Guitar (The Key of Awesome!) The Star Wars That I Used to Know
Obama_That_I_Used_To_Know_-_Gotye_Parody Some_Study_That_I_Used_to_Know_(Gotye_Parody)
Obama That I Used to Know Some Study That I Used to Know


Call Me Maybe - Carly Rae Jepsen

Sesame_Street_Share_It_Maybe "CALL_ME_MAYBE"_CARLY_RAE_JEPSEN_MUSIC_VIDEO_PARODY
Cookie Monster - "Share it Maybe" Wassabi
Call_Me_Maybe_PARODY!_The_Key_Of_Awesome_58 Call_Me_Batman_-_(Call_Me_Maybe_Parody_Rises)
The Key of Awesome! Call Me Batman


Boyfriend - Justin Bieber

Justin_Bieber_-_Boyfriend_HD_-_OFFICIAL_VIDEO_-_Parody Justin_Bieber_"Boyfriend"_(Dave_Days_Parody)
Bieber Stalker Dave Days Parody
Super_Creepy_Justin_Bieber_'Boyfriend'_Parody Justin_Bieber_-_Boyfriend_(Pokemon_Parody)
Overly Attached Girlfriend (Who?) Pokemon Parody



What Makes You Beautiful - One Direction

What_Makes_You_Beautiful_-_One_Direction_Parody!_Key_of_Awesome_57 One_Direction_parody_by_No_Direction_"What_Makes_Us_Really_Cool"
The Key of Awesome! No Direction - "What Makes Us Really Cool"


We Are Young - Fun.

Fun_-_We're_Not_Young_(Yahoo!'s_SketchY_Parody) We_Are_Young_by_Fun._(Official_Parody)_-_WE_ARE_DRUNK
We're Not Young We Are Drunk


Take Care - Drake

Drake_Take_Care_OFFICIAL_Music_Video_PARODY Drake_ft._Rihanna_-_"Take_Care"_Parody_(Just_Stare_by_Chedda_Cheese)
Qbanguy Parody Just Stare
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