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Gotye's hit of the summer spawned so many YouTube parodies that he assembled literally hundreds of them to create a definitive "YouTube Orchestra" mashup. We'll let him speak for himself:

Reluctant as I am to add to the mountain of interpretations of Somebody That I Used To Know seemingly taking over their own area of the internet, I couldn't resist the massive remixability that such a large, varied yet connected bundle of source material offered.



Cookie Monster parodies Icona Pop's "I Love It"

The music video of "hot" girls who "sang" about their "problems" went viral last week, and it's already spawned several parodies. This one is a lot easier on the ears, but (1) it features a dude in drag, and (2) makes a lot of great points about what it takes to get hits on YouTube these days.

Look, you bastards will eat up anything excreted by the overworked and aging Star Wars behemoth, so here's a rendition of a Justin Bieber song in an unholy alliance with the Internet's Fan-Favorite Multiverse. You're welcome.

Video by Teddie Films.

What if Lana Del Rey's "Video Games" was actually about video games? According to this parody, it would reveal a torrid love triangle between Mario, Princess Peach, and Luigi.

College Humor exposes the hazards of falling in love at first sight.

A Justin Bieber fan covered her idol's "Boyfriend," while adding some lyrical twists of her own. Whether she's joking or not, her creepy wide-eyed stare will probably make guys swear off of dating for life.