Tag: boy band

Brian David Gilbert (2Wins2) | Just One Day

For a guy who’s racked up five-million-plus views on a video entitled “I Read All 337 Books in Skyrim So You Don’t Have To” on the Youtube channel for the popular gaming site Polygon, Brian David Gilbert is orders of magnitude more musical than you’d have any right to expect. But then multiply that sentiment by many, many Polygon videos, combine it with an effortlessly musical one-man sendup of classic late 90s/early 2000s boy band cliches, and <scene>.

Members of the thankfully fictitious sibling boy band 2Winz2 apparently focus on drive-by insults as much as they do on their latest single. The 2021 release “Just One Day” suggests that quartet member Dale’s days in 2W2 might be numbered — and not by his choice. The lyrics are not to be missed.

At 2:30, the much-maligned Dale earnestly dives into the bridge: his moment in the sun has arrived. By 2:43, a key change kicks in — but is rendered almost completely inaudible by thoughtless use of a blender, followed by an intra-band quarrel that shows Dale’s future with the group is in serious question.

Many thanks to first-time contributor Alex D. for this hilarious tune!

Jonas Brothers | Fly with Me

“Fly with Me” is featured on the Jonas Brothers‘ 2009 album Lines, Vines, and Trying Times, their last record before a three-year hiatus. The track served as the closing credits music for 2009 film Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian, and appeared briefly on the Billboard Hot 100 chart upon its release.

The song begins in C and modulates to D major at 2:51, where it remains until the end.

Boyzone | Love Me For A Reason

Originally written and recorded by Johnny Bristol in 1974 and later covered by The Osmonds that same year, “Love Me For A Reason” was revived by the Irish boy band Boyzone in 1994 and would become their breakthrough single in the UK. Reaching #2 on the UK singles chart that year, the track was the 20th best-selling boy band single of the 90s, and reached Gold sales status certification with 400,000 copies sold. Key change at 3:18.

The Monkees | Theme from “The Monkees” TV Show

A boy band before the term was even coined, The Monkees were assembled by TV professionals to cast a music-centric sitcom (1966-1968) “about an imaginary band… that wanted to be the Beatles,” according Monkee Mickey Dolenz. Eventually, the actors learned to play their instruments for real, continuing as a band until 1971 and producing several huge hits. The brief theme song from the TV show manages to pack in two direct modulations at 0:26 and 0:36.