Phil Yu, the man behind the blog Angry Asian Man, has organized an amazing 10-person Waterfalls cover. Yu himself impressively takes on Left Eye’s iconic rap sequence, but perhaps the most impressive thing about the TLC cover is the fact that each individual is playing an instrument that is not actually an instrument. The video’s producer, Jane Lui, specializes in playing music with DIY instruments such as the typewriters, kazoos and water jugs used in the video.
I’m not sure if any of these folks are actually singers, but the crew does include actress Lynn Chen, whose cinematic credits include ‘Saving Face,’ a romantic comedy about a Chinese-American lesbian couple. Overall, this feel-good video revamps an R&B classic in a fun, inventive way.
Why This Trend Is Growing
- DIY Instrumental Covers
- Opportunity for musicians to create unique and inventive music covers using unconventional DIY instruments.
- Community Collaboration in Music
- Opportunity to bring together individuals with different talents and backgrounds to create innovative music projects.
- Revamping Classic Songs
- Opportunity to give new life to old songs by adding a fresh and creative twist through instrumental covers.
Industries Being Reshaped
- Music Production
- Disruptive innovation opportunity in the music industry by exploring new ways of creating music using unconventional instruments.
- Entertainment
- Opportunity to engage audiences by producing innovative and unique music videos and covers.
- Art and Crafts
- Opportunity to create DIY instruments and explore new possibilities in music creation and performance.
