8 YouTube Covers So Nerdy You'll Scream

YouTube is the land of the amateur music cover. Anyone with a webcam and a hunger for the spotlight can arrange “Call Me Maybe” and launch it onto the video site, hoping to become the next Lana Del Ray or Karmin.

But while pop performances are the norm, you'll find another undeniably geeky faction in the YouTube universe: nerdy covers. Borrowing from all sorts of pop culture, including video games, TV, film and even hobbies, these covers tickle the nerdy bone as much as they dazzle with musical talent.

Here’s a small roundup of some of the best the geeky cover universe has to offer. What’s your favorite nerdy rendition on video? Let us know in the comments. Read more...

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