What's the crack with the most perfunctory street busking cover videos getting millions and millions of views on YouTube?
I keep seeing videos labelled "Most amazing Billie Jean cover" or whatever and it is some lad on Henry St or wherever competently banging out a busker version of said song. Loads of these have millions of views and I can't fathom why.
There are some undeniably great buskers out there but it seems like hit song of 80s 90s early 00s plus lad with guitar and mic = viral gold.
Is busking less common in other cities?
I keep seeing videos labelled "Most amazing Billie Jean cover" or whatever and it is some lad on Henry St or wherever competently banging out a busker version of said song. Loads of these have millions of views and I can't fathom why.
There are some undeniably great buskers out there but it seems like hit song of 80s 90s early 00s plus lad with guitar and mic = viral gold.
Is busking less common in other cities?