Thank you HN for pointing me to this! It still exists on the internet of 2020, innocent creative brilliance with a nice dose of humor, not spoiled by commercial interests. This almost feels like the internet of yore
Clear serious commitment on those making sure language is authentic.
Hearing some of the instrumental covers makes me fantasize about all the 'bands' of musicians & the songs they'd play live, never to be written down & back before music could be recorded.
I would love to imagine a group playing a song not quite unlike this in a tavern & people going wild...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5d8bnvO2JQ (System of a Down - Toxicity - Medieval Style - Bardcore)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WK7olFGxw3Y
It brought a rare smile to my face during the stressful times in March when COVID started blowing up.
Özgür Baba - Dertli Dolap
PS: how do you feel about memes? They seem to fit into that niche that you describe.
Copyright owners could still put in manual Content ID claims, though.
David Paich gets paid every time a radio station plays wheezer's cover of Africa, while the wheezer gets no money for radio play of that song.
However, "Surfin' USA" goes to whomever owns Chuck Berry's rights to "Sweet little sixteen" -- those were much more similar than "Born This Way" and "Express Yourself" IMO.