About
PostModern Jukebox is a series of YouTube videos created by Scott Bradlee which covers contemporary pop songs in the style of 1940s and 1950s popular jazz.
Online History
On April 17th, 2009, musician Scott Bradlee uploaded his first video to his YouTube channel ScottBradleeLovesYa[1], which features Bradlee playing a “A Night in Tunisia” on the piano. As of September 2014, the video has gained over 34,000 views.
Bradlee uploaded the first PostModern Jukebox video, titled "Postmodern Jukebox Ep. 1 – “Paparazzi” by Lady Gaga – ft. Emma Walker, Brandee Younger" on February 22nd, 2010. As of September 2014, the video has gained over 210,000 views.
The first PostModern Jukebox video to go viral was a cover of Macklemore’s“Thrift Shop” which was uploaded on February 11th, 2013. The cover was featured on many sites including The Laughing Squid[2] and ViralViral Videos.[3] As of September 2014, the video has gained over 5.7 million views.
As of September 2014, the series’ two most popular videos are a 1950s cover of Miley Cyrus’ “We Can’t Stop,” which was uploaded on September 3rd, 2013, and has gained over 10.3 million views, and a cover of Lorde’s Royals which was uploaded on October 31st, and has gained over 8.6 million views.
Social Media Presence
As of September 2014, PostModern Jukebox’s Facebook page[4] (shared with Bradlee) has gained over 57,000 views and its Twitter account[5] (also shared with Bradlee) has gained over 9,000 followers.