YouTube it-Gene Kelly

Wow... struggling to find a blogworthy topic I decided to hop onto youtube and just throw some of my favorite topics we've covered so far into the mix. Gene Kelly being at the top of my list for his stellar dance moves was searched first. I was surprised that the singing in the rain dance sequence did not come up first, but actually third, with Gene Kelly actually only being featured in  4 of the top 20 videos with the tag "gene kelly". Weird, i thought at first, but than i realized how idolized and influential Kelly's Dance moves had become.  Just a few videos I thought everyone would enjoy.

American Idol? Close, but Britain's Got Talent star doubled Kelly's singin in the Rain views with his on stage performance, that I wasn't expecting much from....until i watched it. This young British boy (after being turned away last year of course) does a dance remix to Singin' in the Rain, in which during one part he actually has fake rain pouring on him on the stage!!! So crazy, check it out here: George Sampson

A bit further down, is the song that this kid George Sampson danced to, which is actually called Singin' in the Rain, it is a remix by Mint Royale. There really is not much to say about it, other than it's kind of a mockery of the Gene Kelly original, the dance moves are weak and really don't fit the classic Gene Kelly style, and he is also battling dancing robots...enough said about that. Poor re-make of the classic, but seems to be quite popular overseas. Check it out here: Mint Royale

The next most viewed, is an Usher interview and dance remake of the classic. Usher who is pretty well regarded in today's music world, re-does both the voice and dance moves of Kelly. I was a bit skeptical at first, but Usher seems to get more comfortable as it goes on and it actually turns out to be not too bad. But in reality, it's just not the same, watch it below and let me know what you guys think!

Usher