Best Wrecking Ball Parodies

I have never been one to follow pop culture, but some things are so ridiculously in your face it is impossible to stay away from them. One such annoyance seems to be Miley Cyrus. Whatever happened to the acceptable Hannah Montana? At least there was a market for her then. Now she is just being controversial for the sake of being controversial. First that ridiculous performance at the VMAs and now comes this sorry excuse of a song and music video, Wrecking Ball.

I get more joy watching my dog lick peanut butter off of his snout, than seeing her lick a sledgehammer. Most guys would get excited hearing about a pop star showing some skin in a music video, but not in this case. There have been some fantastic responses to the video. Here are 5 of my favourites from YouTube.

5 – Miley Cyrus – Wrecking Ball (Nicolas Cage Edition)

Well...it’s Nicolas Cage as Miley swinging on a Wrecking Ball....kind of. Not entirely sure if it better or worse than the original. Now I wonder what the reaction would have been like had they used Mel Gibson, hmm.

4 – Wrecking Ball remake NAILED IT

Not much to this one. He...well....nailed it.

3 – Greg James does Miley Cyrus’ Wrecking Ball........NAKED

BBC 1’s Greg James takes a swing at the video, naked....well...kinda, he does have a sock and a not so subtle “Subscribe Now” title covering his junk. Not too sure that you’ll feel the same after watching it, but hey it is does a great job at ripping on the original. The kiddies building blocks were a great touch.

2 – “Wrecking Ball” – Miley Cyrus (King The Kid COVER)

A mixture of a parody and cover by a band out of Oregon in the States called King the Kid. The video is funny. It is a remake of the original video with the three-man band putting own touch to it. The funny thing is that I actually enjoyed their rendition of the song. (Plus they lip sync the song better than Miley Cyrus....I mean how can you mess up Lip Syncing your own song)

1  –  Wrecking Ball Grand Valley State University Parody

The best parody by far. Short and...don’t exactly want to say sweet, but you get my point. It’s a seven second clip of a GVSU student swinging on a piece of art on the university’s campus. That video single headedly managed to have the piece taken down for “safety’ reasons. What a legend. 

Special mention

This vine was too good to pass up. It just sums everything up PERFECTLY. 

The question everyone wants answered - "What does the fox say?": This year's latest sensation by Ylvis.

“...but there’s one sound that no one knows. What does the fox say?”

These are the lyrics of the latest sensation to hit the internet and music world, “The Fox” by the Norwegian duo Ylvis.

To put it plain and simple, it’s crazy, absolutely crazy.  It will shock you for the first few seconds that you hear/see it, might even make you feel a bit dirty and not too sure what to expect next. But once you get passed the people dressed as animals and the initial shock factor, it grows on you...and it grows on you quickly.

Ylvis is made up of the Ylvisåker brothers,  Bård and Vegard, who host a television talk show. The video was initially created to promote the latest season of their talk show I kveld med Ylvis (Tonight with Ylvis), and make a few Norwegians laugh. Little did they know that it was destined for viral success.

Many are calling it “this summer’s Gangnam Style”. Currently it is sitting well above 36 000 000 views on YouTube after a little more than 2 weeks. Will it be as popular as Gangnam Style? I have no idea. Is it awesome? HELL YES!!! It definitely has the potential to follow a similar path as Gangnam Style, but does it really matter? It in itself, to quote Borat, "is great success, I liiike!!!"

It’s just one of those videos which are an instant mood lifter. Surprisingly, “The Fox” made its debut on the Billboard Hot 100 at number 29. It’s definitely not your usual Billboard hit, but clearly people are loving it. The track has made it into the top 100 iTunes chart in over 20 countries. So these boys will be rolling in the cha-ching very shortly.

Love it or hate it, this song will become a worldwide hit for months to come. It’s only a matter of time before you find yourself doing the dance moves at your favourite club, so instead of fighting it...embrace it.