History Music / PostmodernJukebox

* TheCoverChangesTheMeaning: The lyrics are the same, but through their usual anachronistic arrangement and some very swanky set dressing, they make Music/{{Coolio}}'s "Gangsta's Paradise" -- a song lamenting the life of a hoodlum "gangsta" of TheNineties -- into a song lamenting the life of a glitzy "gangster" of TheRoaringTwenties.
* CoverVersion: Their basic oeuvre of the band is that they talk popular rock and pop songs and create older music-genre renditions of them.

* InTheStyleOf: Along with genres, at times the covers draw from specific artists - "Teenage Dirtbag" sung by Music/JanisJoplin, [[Music/{{Queen}} "Don't Stop Me Now"]] by Music/TinaTurner, [[Music/BritneySpears "Oops I Did It Again"]] done by Creator/MarilynMonroe, [[Music/TaylorSwift "Bad Blood"]] by Music/EllaFitzgerald, [[Music/{{Rihanna}} "Umbrella"]] a la ''Film/SingingInTheRain'', and others.
** This [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XuQQOInbF88 one]] features "What Is Love" in the style of Music/TheIsleyBrothers (think [[Film/AnimalHouse "Shout."]])

* AndNowForSomethingCompletelyDifferent: While Postmodern Jukebox usually sticks to jazz, Motown, doo-wop, and soul, there are a lot of one-off covers where they decide to do something completely out of left field. "Get Lucky" had an Irish tenor, "Talk Dirty" was done in an authentic Jewish Klezmer style complete with an accordion, and "Wake Me Up" was translated into Spanish and featured a mariachi band.

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* HarshVocals: Casey Abrams is capable of some Louis Armstrong-style gravel when he cuts loose.
* InTheStyleOf: Along with genres, at times the covers draw from specific artists - "Teenage Dirtbag" sung by Music/JanisJoplin, [[Music/{{Queen}} "Don't Stop Me Now"]] by Music/TinaTurner, [[Music/BritneySpears "Oops I Did It Again"]] done by Creator/MarilynMonroe, [[Music/TaylorSwift "Bad Blood"]] by Music/EllaFitzgerald, [[Music/{{Rihanna}} "Umbrella"]] a la Film/SingingInTheRain, and others.

Postmodern Jukebox is a cover band with songs arranged by Scott Bradlee. A majority of their song covers are modern pop hits being arranged to sound like they were written in previous decades (1920’s jazz, swing, and old-fashioned R & B are featured often) The band has few permanent members, instead having a variety of different vocalists appear on each song (many recur). Some of the more regular vocalists include Robyn Adele Anderson, Cristina Gatti, Ariana Savalas (Telly's daughter) and a wide array of ''Series/AmericanIdol'' alumni such as Blake Lewis, Haley Reinhart, and Joey Cook.

* BlindShoulderToss: Joey Cook casually throws her ukulele out of the shot in "Hey There, Delilah." Not literally over the shoulder, because ... well, [[RealityEnsues there's a backup band there]], but with the required lack of concern and attention nonetheless.

* TheCameo: "WesternAnimation/PinkyAndTheBrain Theme" features the original voice actors for Pinky and the Brain, Creator/RobPaulsen and Creator/MauriceLaMarche working as bartenders in "human outfits".

* SadClown: Puddles Pity Party.

* EverythingIsAnInstrument: Thnks to Sarah Reich, tap dancing is frequently used as percussion.

* TheBigGuy: Puddles Pity Party stands an impressive 6'8".

* LargeHam: Casey Abrams ''can'' play smooth and quiet - note his opening to "All About the Bass" - but has a lot more fun just letting himself go as he builds up to a big, gravely climax. Examples include "Stacy's Mom," "Africa" and "Umbrella"

* TheCameo: "[[WesternAnimation/PinkyAndTheBrain Pinky And The Brain]] Theme" features the original voice actors for Pinky and the Brain, Creator/RobPaulsen and Creator/MauriceLaMarche working as bartenders in "human outfits".

** This [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XuQQOInbF88 one]] features [[Film/AnimalHouse "What Is Love"]] in the style of Music/TheIsleyBrothers (think "Shout.")

* TheCameo: "[[WesternAnimation/PinkyAndTheBrain Pinky And The Brain]] Theme" features the original voice actors for Pinky and the Brain working as bartenders in "human outfits".

* GratuitousForeignLanguage: GratuitousSpanish is used in the band's Latin style cover of “Summer” by Calvin Harris and their Mariachi cover of Avicii's "Wake Me Up." GratuitousFrench shows up in the "Sweater Weather" cover.

* TheOner: The music video for their of Journey's "Don't Stop Believin'" is shot in one take.

* YiddishAsASecondLanguage: 2 Chain's rap in “Talk Dirty” is translated into Yiddish.

* AscendedFan: Von Smith did a cover of Postmodern Jukebox’s version of “Thrift Shop”, and during her season of ''American Idol'', Joey Cook had a breakthrough performance with her cover of PMJ's version of "Fancy". Both were eventually invited to do several covers with them.

* {{Bowdlerize}}: This is done to a majority of the songs they cover that contain profanity (fortunately it’s usually done in a way that works with the song’s meter and it’s not too distracting) - when they don't pick the clean version right away, such as Cee-Lo's "Forget You". However, sexually suggestive references usually remain in the songs. Robyn Adele Anderson averts this in her solo covers, with [[Music/{{Gorillaz}} "Clint Eastwood"]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVwqSlTFQq0 retaining the]] PrecisionFStrike.

* GratuitousForeignLanguage: GratuitousSpanish is used in the band’s Latin style cover of “Summer” by Calvin Harris and their Mariachi cover of Avicii's "Wake Me Up." GratuitousFrench shows up in the "Sweater Weather" cover.

* TheCoverChangesTheGender: Zig-Zagged. Some covers ("Jealous," "Take Me to Church") ''do'' swap the gender, but others ("Poison," "Timber", "Welcome To The Black Parade") don't.
** Their cover of "Don't You Worry Child" zigzags this in the song itself, even! The pronouns for the narrator's love interest are swapped to make it from a woman, about a man. However, the line 'I was the king, I had a gold throne' is left intact.

* YiddishAsASecondLanguage: 2 Chain’s rap in “Talk Dirty” is translated into Yiddish.

* DoesNotLikeShoes: A frequent CharacterTic of female singers is to appear shoeless.

Postmodern Jukebox is a cover band with songs arranged by Scott Bradlee. A majority of their song covers are modern pop hits being arranged to sound like they were written in previous decades (1920’s jazz, swing, and old fashioned R & B are featured often) The band has few permanent members, instead having a variety of different vocalists appear on each song (many recur). Some of the more regular vocalists include Robyn Adele Anderson, Cristina Gatti, Ariana Savalas (Telly's daughter) and a wide array of ''Series/AmericanIdol'' alumni such as Blake Lewis, Haley Reinhart and Joey Cook.

* FunnyBackgroundEvent: Along with the bandmembers frequently [[{{Corpsing}} holding their laughter]] in most videos (specially if the Tambourine Guy is involved), "Love Yourself" even points one in its video description ("Yeah, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1QNhIAlP8M?t=2m15s 2:15]] happened").

* InTheStyleOf: Along with genres, at times the covers draw from specific artists - "Teenage Dirtbag" sung by Music/JanisJoplin, [[Music/{{Queen}} "Don't Stop Me Now"]] by Music/TinaTurner, [[Music/BritneySpears "Ooops I Did It Again"]] done by Creator/MarilynMonroe, [[Music/TaylorSwift "Bad Blood"]] by Music/EllaFitzgerald, [[Music/{{Rihanna}} "Umbrella"]] a la Film/SingingInTheRain, and others.

* TheCoverChangesTheGender: Zig-Zagged. Some covers ("Jealous," "Take Me to Church") do swap the gender, but others ("Poison," "Timber") don't.

* VisualPun: Two different versions of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLnZ1NQm2uk "All About]] [[[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyTTX6Wlf1Y That Bass"]] by Music/MeghanTrainor both feature upright bass solos. All about that bass indeed!