There is weird and profound cultural insight to glean from the zeitgeist trend of "covering popular songs in the style of other popular bands covering that song in the style of their own songs." But then something like this comes along and it's just too delightful to care.
Listen to "All The Small Things" in the style of a Rick Astley-esque 80s synth pop song
- COMMENTS
- 80s culture
- 80s music
- blink-182
- cover songs
- nana nana nana nana na na
- rick astley
- synthesizers
- synthpop
- work sucks i know
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