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Simon de Wit (born April 19, 1997), better known by his StageName Blanks, is a [[UsefulNotes/TheNetherlands Dutch]] [=YouTuber=] [[note]] channel name Music by Blanks [[/note]], producer and SingerSongwriter. He's known on Website/YouTube for his various music-related series -- "One Hour Song Challenge", in [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin which he recreates popular songs in just one hour]], "Styleswap", in which he recreates popular songs in the style of another [[GenreThrowback era]], genre or artist, and "Story Sessions", [[OfficialFanSubmittedContent in which he produces an original song based on recommendations and suggestions from his followers through his Instagram stories]].
On the flip side of things, de Wit specializes in IndiePop as a music artist. So far, he's released several singles under the Blanks name, as well as one EP, ''cheap sodas and ice cream kisses'', which compiles several of them. He released his debut full-length studio album, ''Nothing Lasts Forever And That's OK'', in 2021.
On the flip side of things, de Wit specializes in IndiePop as a music artist. So far, he's released several singles under the Blanks name, as well as one EP, ''cheap sodas and ice cream kisses'', which compiles several of them. He released his debut full-length studio album, ''Nothing Lasts Forever And That's OK'', in 2021.
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Simon de Wit (born April 19, 1997), better known by his StageName Blanks, is a [[UsefulNotes/TheNetherlands Dutch]] [=YouTuber=] [[note]] channel name Music by Blanks [[/note]], producer and SingerSongwriter. He's known on Website/YouTube for his various music-related series -- "One music and production-related series:
* ''One Hour SongChallenge", in Challenge'', [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin in which he recreates gives himself a one hour timeframe to recreate popular songs in just one hour]], "Styleswap", songs]],
* ''Styleswap'', in which he recreates popular songs in the style of another [[GenreThrowback era]], genre orartist, artist,
* and"Story Sessions", [[OfficialFanSubmittedContent ''Fill in the [[{{Pun}} Blanks]]'' (formerly called ''Story Sessions''), in which he produces an original song based on recommendations and suggestions from his followers through his Instagram stories]].
stories.
On the flip side of things, de Wit specializes in IndiePop as a musicartist. artist, with his prevailing influences being '80s SynthPop and NewWaveMusic. So far, he's released several singles two extended plays and one full-length album under the Blanks name, as well as one EP, ''cheap sodas and ice cream kisses'', which compiles several of them. He released name.
You can find hisdebut full-length studio album, ''Nothing Lasts Forever And That's OK'', in 2021.
channel [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-KiGOO_09r_0J9vAjBLTBg here]].
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* ''Styleswap'', in which he recreates popular songs in the style of another [[GenreThrowback era]], genre or
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* ''And So It Begins'' (EP) (2023)
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** Some of his originals evoke an eighties style as well, such as "What You Do To Me" and "Lost in the Moment".
* TheNineties: His "Ransom" cover for Styleswap is done in the style of a 90s BoyBand a la Music/{{NSYNC}} and Music/BackstreetBoys.
* AffectionateParody: He's done a Music/PostMalone-style version of "[[Music/{{ABBA}} Dancing Queen]]", a [[Music/TheBeatles Beatles]]-style version of "[[Music/ArminVanBuuren Blah Blah Blah]]", and a Music/Blink182-style version of "[[Music/LewisCapaldi Someone You Loved]]" for his Styleswap series.
* TheNineties: His "Ransom" cover for Styleswap is done in the style of a 90s BoyBand a la Music/{{NSYNC}} and Music/BackstreetBoys.
* AffectionateParody: He's done a Music/PostMalone-style version of "[[Music/{{ABBA}} Dancing Queen]]", a [[Music/TheBeatles Beatles]]-style version of "[[Music/ArminVanBuuren Blah Blah Blah]]", and a Music/Blink182-style version of "[[Music/LewisCapaldi Someone You Loved]]" for his Styleswap series.
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** Some Many of his originals evoke an eighties style as well, such as "What You Do To Me" and Me", "Lost in the Moment".
Moment", "Home Without A Heart" and "Heart On Fire".
** Though not apparent sonically, the music videos of "Breathe In Breathe Out" and "What You Got (Ayo)" are shot with the fashion, set design and film quality of an early '80s Creator/{{MTV}} video. The latter even has a fake "BTV" logo in the corner.
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** His "Ransom" cover for Styleswap is done in the style of a90s '90s BoyBand a la Music/{{NSYNC}} and Music/BackstreetBoys.
** His original song "What You Got (Ayo)" sounds reminiscent of the decade's AlternativeRock (particularly Music/{{Beck}}'s "Loser"), turntable scratches and all.
*AffectionateParody: AffectionateParody:
** He's done a Music/PostMalone-style version of "[[Music/{{ABBA}} Dancing Queen]]", a [[Music/TheBeatles Beatles]]-style version of "[[Music/ArminVanBuuren Blah Blah Blah]]", and a Music/Blink182-style version of "[[Music/LewisCapaldi Someone You Loved]]" for his Styleswapseries. series.
** The original "Nobody Knows" bears a strong resemblance to [[Music/{{Blurryface}} "Stressed Out"]] by Music/TwentyOnePilots, complete with rapping and lyrics about the disillusionment of growing up and making it in the music industry.
** Though not apparent sonically, the music videos of "Breathe In Breathe Out" and "What You Got (Ayo)" are shot with the fashion, set design and film quality of an early '80s Creator/{{MTV}} video. The latter even has a fake "BTV" logo in the corner.
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** His "Ransom" cover for Styleswap is done in the style of a
** His original song "What You Got (Ayo)" sounds reminiscent of the decade's AlternativeRock (particularly Music/{{Beck}}'s "Loser"), turntable scratches and all.
*
** He's done a Music/PostMalone-style version of "[[Music/{{ABBA}} Dancing Queen]]", a [[Music/TheBeatles Beatles]]-style version of "[[Music/ArminVanBuuren Blah Blah Blah]]", and a Music/Blink182-style version of "[[Music/LewisCapaldi Someone You Loved]]" for his Styleswap
** The original "Nobody Knows" bears a strong resemblance to [[Music/{{Blurryface}} "Stressed Out"]] by Music/TwentyOnePilots, complete with rapping and lyrics about the disillusionment of growing up and making it in the music industry.
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* AntiLoveSong: "Favorite Nightmare" starts off with [[LoveNostalgiaSong the singer describing good times he had with his lover]]... [[SubvertedTrope until the chorus hits]], where it's revealed he wasn't fondly reminiscing at all and [[BaitAndSwitch those descriptions were instead thoughts of her invading his head]] after their nasty break-up.
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* AntiLoveSong: "Favorite Nightmare" starts off with [[LoveNostalgiaSong the singer narrator describing good times he had with his lover]]... [[SubvertedTrope until the chorus hits]], where it's revealed he wasn't fondly reminiscing at all and [[BaitAndSwitch those descriptions were instead thoughts of her invading his head]] after their nasty break-up.
* ConceptAlbum: The ''And So It Begins'' EP is the first Blanks project with some sort of narrative throughline, that being the process of self-discovery and learning how to make your way through life. The final track "Love Situation (911)" is the only one not to continue the story and is instead about developing feelings for a friend in the vein of his other SillyLoveSongs.
* ConceptVideo: The music videos of "Breathe In Breathe Out", "What You Got (Ayo)" and "Nobody Knows" seem to tell one continuous story about a guy who resigns from his SoulCrushingDeskJob to become a musician. The first two are shot in a cinematic fashion, while the latter is shot like a normal music video, albeit with the subtitles narrating the story as a parallel to Simon's own life.
* ConceptVideo: The music videos of "Breathe In Breathe Out", "What You Got (Ayo)" and "Nobody Knows" seem to tell one continuous story about a guy who resigns from his SoulCrushingDeskJob to become a musician. The first two are shot in a cinematic fashion, while the latter is shot like a normal music video, albeit with the subtitles narrating the story as a parallel to Simon's own life.
* {{Disco}}: The aptly titled "Dance Like This" is in this style.
* GloryDays: "Where Did The Time Go" is about overly reminiscing the "good old days" as a way to escape feelings of emptiness and unfulfillment with the present moment. It's implied the narrator's current life isn't so bad despite what his JadeColoredGlasses tell him, and that creating new memories is a better way to find some semblance of happiness than reliving old ones.
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* HiddenDepths: He studied information science in university.
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* HiddenDepths: He studied information science in university.university and originally wanted to be a programmer.
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* LyricsVideoMismatch: "Home Without A Heart", [[LyricalDissonance despite its upbeat '80s synthpop production, is lyrically about the falling apart of a relationship]]. The video features Simon and a girl on a bike ride looking relatively happy.
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* LyricsVideoMismatch: LyricalDissonance:
** "Home Without A Heart", [[LyricalDissonance despite its upbeat '80s synthpop production, is lyrically about the falling apart of a relationship]]. [[LyricsVideoMismatch The video also contains some dissonance]], as it features Simon and a girl on a bike ride looking relativelyhappy.happy.
** "Ok To Cry" is a rather jaunty song for being about how it's okay to be vulnerable and show emotion. Though judging by the outro ("Tears will dry and turn into laughter"), maybe that was the point and the song is meant to be triumphant?
** "Home Without A Heart", [[LyricalDissonance despite its upbeat '80s synthpop production, is lyrically about the falling apart of a relationship]]. [[LyricsVideoMismatch The video also contains some dissonance]], as it features Simon and a girl on a bike ride looking relatively
** "Ok To Cry" is a rather jaunty song for being about how it's okay to be vulnerable and show emotion. Though judging by the outro ("Tears will dry and turn into laughter"), maybe that was the point and the song is meant to be triumphant?
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** The "Classic Armstrong" is none other than Music/LouisArmstrong, whose classic songs are likened to the subject of the narrator's infatuation.
** ''Literature/HarryPotterAndThePhilosophersStone'' is referenced in "Nobody Knows".
** ''Literature/HarryPotterAndThePhilosophersStone'' is referenced in "Nobody Knows".
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* SpokenWordInMusic:
** "What You Got (Ayo)" features a spoken interlude framed as the narrator's grandmother leaving him a voicemail to make sure he's still following his dreams.
** "Where Did The Time Go" begins with the line: "I wish there was a way to know you're in the good old days before you've actually left".
* TrainingMontage: "Heart On Fire" was composed specifically with these in mind, featuring a driving synth-pop sound and bouts of motivational lyrics. The music video, which was shot in Germany with his fans, features lots of colorful windbreakers and punching the air.
** "What You Got (Ayo)" features a spoken interlude framed as the narrator's grandmother leaving him a voicemail to make sure he's still following his dreams.
** "Where Did The Time Go" begins with the line: "I wish there was a way to know you're in the good old days before you've actually left".
* TrainingMontage: "Heart On Fire" was composed specifically with these in mind, featuring a driving synth-pop sound and bouts of motivational lyrics. The music video, which was shot in Germany with his fans, features lots of colorful windbreakers and punching the air.
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* RockersSmashGuitars: Smashes his [[AllGuitarsAreStratocasters Fender guitar]] in the "Favorite Nightmare" music video just before it [[SmashToBlack Smashes to Black]] and ends.
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* AntiLoveSong: "Favorite Nightmare" starts off with [[LoveNostalgiaSong the singer describing good times he had with his lover]]... [[SubvertedTrope until the chorus hits]], where it's revealed he wasn't fondly reminiscing at all and those descriptions were instead thoughts of her invading his head after their nasty break-up.
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* AntiLoveSong: "Favorite Nightmare" starts off with [[LoveNostalgiaSong the singer describing good times he had with his lover]]... [[SubvertedTrope until the chorus hits]], where it's revealed he wasn't fondly reminiscing at all and [[BaitAndSwitch those descriptions were instead thoughts of her invading his head head]] after their nasty break-up.
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Simon de Wit, better known by his StageName Blanks, is a [[UsefulNotes/TheNetherlands Dutch]] [=YouTuber=] [[note]] channel name Music by Blanks [[/note]], producer and SingerSongwriter. He's known on Website/YouTube for his various music-related series -- "One Hour Song Challenge", in [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin which he recreates popular songs in just one hour]], "Styleswap", in which he recreates popular songs in the style of another [[GenreThrowback era]], genre or artist, and "Story Sessions", [[OfficialFanSubmittedContent in which he produces an original song based on recommendations and suggestions from his followers through his Instagram stories]].
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Simon de Wit, Wit (born April 19, 1997), better known by his StageName Blanks, is a [[UsefulNotes/TheNetherlands Dutch]] [=YouTuber=] [[note]] channel name Music by Blanks [[/note]], producer and SingerSongwriter. He's known on Website/YouTube for his various music-related series -- "One Hour Song Challenge", in [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin which he recreates popular songs in just one hour]], "Styleswap", in which he recreates popular songs in the style of another [[GenreThrowback era]], genre or artist, and "Story Sessions", [[OfficialFanSubmittedContent in which he produces an original song based on recommendations and suggestions from his followers through his Instagram stories]].
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* AffectionateParody: He's done a Music/PostMalone-style version of "[[Music/{{ABBA}} Dancing Queen]]" and a [[Music/TheBeatles Beatles]]-style version of "[[Music/ArminVanBuuren Blah Blah Blah]]" for his Styleswap series.
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* AffectionateParody: He's done a Music/PostMalone-style version of "[[Music/{{ABBA}} Dancing Queen]]" and Queen]]", a [[Music/TheBeatles Beatles]]-style version of "[[Music/ArminVanBuuren Blah Blah Blah]]" Blah]]", and a Music/Blink182-style version of "[[Music/LewisCapaldi Someone You Loved]]" for his Styleswap series.
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* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: His earliest videos were entirely in the Dutch language. He only switched to English after his One Hour Song Challenge remake of Bazzi's "Mine" went viral and garnered him many non-Dutch subscribers.
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* LyricsVideoMismatch: "Home Without A Heart", [[LyricalDissonance despite its upbeat '80s synthpop production, is lyrically about the falling apart of a relationship]]. The video features Simon and a girl on a bike ride looking relatively happy.
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* HiddenDepths: He studied information science in university.
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* RockersSmashGuitars: Smashes his [[AllGuitarsAreFenders Fender guitar]] in the "Favorite Nightmare" music video just before it [[SmashToBlack Smashes to Black]] and ends.
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* RockersSmashGuitars: Smashes his [[AllGuitarsAreFenders [[AllGuitarsAreStratocasters Fender guitar]] in the "Favorite Nightmare" music video just before it [[SmashToBlack Smashes to Black]] and ends.
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Simon de Wit, better known by his StageName Blanks, is a [[UsefulNotes/TheNetherlands Dutch]] [=YouTuber=] [[note]] channel name Music with Blanks [[/note]], producer and SingerSongwriter. He's known on Website/YouTube for his various music-related series -- "One Hour Song Challenge", in [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin which he recreates popular songs in just one hour]], "Styleswap", in which he recreates popular songs in the style of another [[GenreThrowback era]], genre or artist, and "Story Sessions", [[OfficialFanSubmittedContent in which he produces an original song based on recommendations and suggestions from his followers through his Instagram stories]].
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Simon de Wit, better known by his StageName Blanks, is a [[UsefulNotes/TheNetherlands Dutch]] [=YouTuber=] [[note]] channel name Music with by Blanks [[/note]], producer and SingerSongwriter. He's known on Website/YouTube for his various music-related series -- "One Hour Song Challenge", in [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin which he recreates popular songs in just one hour]], "Styleswap", in which he recreates popular songs in the style of another [[GenreThrowback era]], genre or artist, and "Story Sessions", [[OfficialFanSubmittedContent in which he produces an original song based on recommendations and suggestions from his followers through his Instagram stories]].
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** Some of his originals evoke an eighties style as well, such as "What You Do To Me".
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** Some of his originals evoke an eighties style as well, such as "What You Do To Me".Me" and "Lost in the Moment".
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* RockersSmashGuitars: Smashes his guitar in the "Favorite Nightmare" music video just before it [[SmashToBlack Smashes to Black]] and ends.
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* RockersSmashGuitars: Smashes his guitar [[AllGuitarsAreFenders Fender guitar]] in the "Favorite Nightmare" music video just before it [[SmashToBlack Smashes to Black]] and ends.
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** As of the release of "What You Do To Me", this no longer seems to be the case, as he as returned to his optimistic indie pop sound.
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** As of the release of "What You Do To Me", this no longer seems to be the case, as he as has returned to his optimistic indie pop sound.SynthPop sound. The two edgier singles released after the EP ("oh no" and "Stranger") aren't even included on his debut album, so it's reasonable to assume this direction was scrapped.
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[[caption-width-right:350:[[FanNickname The overexcited music boy.]]]]
[[caption-width-right:350:[[FanNickname The overexcited music boy.]]]]
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On the flip side of things, de Wit specializes in IndiePop as a music artist. So far, he's released several singles under the Blanks name, as well as one EP, ''cheap sodas and ice cream kisses''.
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On the flip side of things, de Wit specializes in IndiePop as a music artist. So far, he's released several singles under the Blanks name, as well as one EP, ''cheap sodas and ice cream kisses''.
kisses'', which compiles several of them. He released his debut full-length studio album, ''Nothing Lasts Forever And That's OK'', in 2021.
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* ''Nothing Lasts Forever And That's OK'' (2021)
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** As of the release of "What You Do To Me", this no longer seems to be the case, as he as returned to his optimistic indie pop sound.
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* TheNineties: His "Ransom" cover for Styleswap is done in the style of a 90s BoyBand a la Music/{{NSYNC}} and Music/BackstreetBoys.
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* AllLowercaseLetters: "oh no".
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* AllLowercaseLetters: "oh no".no" and ''cheap sodas and ice cream kisses''.
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* Reggae: Covers "[[Music/{{Halsey}} Without Me]]" and "[[Music/TwentyOnePilots Stressed Out]]" in this way for Styleswap.
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* Reggae: {{Reggae}}: Covers "[[Music/{{Halsey}} Without Me]]" and "[[Music/TwentyOnePilots Stressed Out]]" in this way for Styleswap.
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* AspectRatioSwitch: The aspect ratio in the "Silly People" music video sometimes switches to 4:3. The "Let's Get Lost" video also does this, but it's Justified as those 4:3 parts are viewed on a retro TV InUniverse.
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* AspectRatioSwitch: The aspect ratio in the "Silly People" music video sometimes switches to 4:3. The "Let's Get Lost" video also does this, but it's Justified justified as those 4:3 parts are viewed on a retro TV InUniverse.
* Reggae: Covers "[[Music/{{Halsey}} Without Me]]" and "[[Music/TwentyOnePilots Stressed Out]]" in this way for Styleswap.
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* SillyLoveSongs: The ''cheap sodas and ice cream kisses'' EP is jam-packed with these. Only 2 out of the 8 songs on there ''aren't'' this trope, while lead single "Favorite Nightmare" is an AntiLoveSong.
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* SillyLoveSongs: The ''cheap sodas and ice cream kisses'' EP is jam-packed with these. Only 2 out of the 8 songs on there ''aren't'' this trope, while lead trope. Lead single "Favorite Nightmare" is an AntiLoveSong.AntiLoveSong but still invokes this trope (see above).
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Simon de Wit, better known by his StageName Blanks, is a [[UsefulNotes/TheNetherlands Dutch]] [=YouTuber=], producer and SingerSongwriter. He's known on Website/YouTube for his various music-related series -- "One Hour Song Challenge", in [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin which he recreates popular songs in just one hour]], "Styleswap", in which he recreates popular songs in the style of another [[GenreThrowback era]], genre or artist, and "Story Sessions", [[OfficialFanSubmittedContent in which he produces an original song based on recommendations and suggestions from his followers through his Instagram stories]].
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Simon de Wit, better known by his StageName Blanks, is a [[UsefulNotes/TheNetherlands Dutch]] [=YouTuber=], [=YouTuber=] [[note]] channel name Music with Blanks [[/note]], producer and SingerSongwriter. He's known on Website/YouTube for his various music-related series -- "One Hour Song Challenge", in [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin which he recreates popular songs in just one hour]], "Styleswap", in which he recreates popular songs in the style of another [[GenreThrowback era]], genre or artist, and "Story Sessions", [[OfficialFanSubmittedContent in which he produces an original song based on recommendations and suggestions from his followers through his Instagram stories]].
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--> Hands in my hair, your lips on mine//
No shirt, no blouse, lost track of time//
Baby I just wanna get you all night to myself//
[[GetARoom We could just leave and go somewhere else, woah oh]]//
Don't stop, keep doing what you're doing//
No shirt, no blouse, lost track of time//
Baby I just wanna get you all night to myself//
[[GetARoom We could just leave and go somewhere else, woah oh]]//
Don't stop, keep doing what you're doing//
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--> Hands in my hair, your lips on mine//
mine\\
No shirt, no blouse, lost track oftime//
time\\
Baby I just wanna get you all night tomyself//
myself\\
[[GetARoom We could just leave and go somewhere else, woahoh]]//
oh]]\\
Don't stop, keep doing what you'redoing//doing\\
No shirt, no blouse, lost track of
Baby I just wanna get you all night to
[[GetARoom We could just leave and go somewhere else, woah
Don't stop, keep doing what you're
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* TheEighties: A couple of songs in his Styleswap series have been remade into 80s synthpop, "[[Music/PostMalone Better Now]]", "[[Music/ArianaGrande thank u, next]]", "[[Music/LilNasX Old Town Road]]" and "[[Music/{{Zedd}} The Middle]]" just to name a few.
* AffectionateParody: He's done a Music/PostMalone-style version of "[[Music/{{ABBA}} Dancing Queen]]" and a [[Music/TheBeatles Beatles]]-style version of "[[Music/ArminVanBuuren Blah Blah Blah]]" for his Styleswap series.
* AffectionateParody: He's done a Music/PostMalone-style version of "[[Music/{{ABBA}} Dancing Queen]]" and a [[Music/TheBeatles Beatles]]-style version of "[[Music/ArminVanBuuren Blah Blah Blah]]" for his Styleswap series.
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* TheEighties: A couple of songs in his Styleswap series have been remade into 80s synthpop, "[[Music/PostMalone Better Now]]", "[[Music/ArianaGrande thank u, next]]", "[[Music/LilNasX Old Town Road]]" and Road]]", "[[Music/{{Zedd}} The Middle]]" and "[[Music/{{Drake}} In My Feelings]]" just to name a few.
* AffectionateParody: He's done a Music/PostMalone-style version of "[[Music/{{ABBA}} Dancing Queen]]" and a [[Music/TheBeatles Beatles]]-style version of "[[Music/ArminVanBuuren Blah Blah Blah]]" for his Styleswap series.
* AllJustADream: The "Favorite Nightmare" music video features Simon and his ex-girlfriend going on a date interspersed with him waking up in bed during the chorus, frustrated that she keeps getting into his head and into his dreams as well.
* AffectionateParody: He's done a Music/PostMalone-style version of "[[Music/{{ABBA}} Dancing Queen]]" and a [[Music/TheBeatles Beatles]]-style version of "[[Music/ArminVanBuuren Blah Blah Blah]]" for his Styleswap series.
* AllJustADream: The "Favorite Nightmare" music video features Simon and his ex-girlfriend going on a date interspersed with him waking up in bed during the chorus, frustrated that she keeps getting into his head and into his dreams as well.
* AspectRatioSwitch: The aspect ratio in the "Silly People" music video sometimes switches to 4:3. The "Let's Get Lost" video also does this, but it's Justified as those 4:3 parts are viewed on a retro TV InUniverse.
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* GenkiGuy: He describes himself as an "overexcited music boy".
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* GenkiGuy: He describes himself as an "overexcited music boy". And it shows; he's very energetic, enthusiastic and cheerful in his videos.
* GenreRoulette: He's mainly an IndiePop artist but dabbles in and experiments with other genres through his One Hour Song Challenge and Styleswap series.
* GoMadFromTheIsolation: "Dance Alone", based off his experiences during the UsefulNotes/Covid19 lockdown.
* ICantDance: He isn't bad, but he [[StylisticSuck plays up the more lousy and awkward aspects]] of his dancing in the "Favorite Nightmare" music video to juxtapose his professional backup dancers.
* GoMadFromTheIsolation: "Dance Alone", based off his experiences during the UsefulNotes/Covid19 lockdown.
* ICantDance: He isn't bad, but he [[StylisticSuck plays up the more lousy and awkward aspects]] of his dancing in the "Favorite Nightmare" music video to juxtapose his professional backup dancers.
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* ShoutOut:
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--> Hands in my hair, your lips on mine//
No shirt, no blouse, lost track of time//
Baby I just wanna get you all night to myself//
[[GetARoom We could just leave and go somewhere else, woah oh]]//
Don't stop, keep doing what you're doing//
Don't stop 'cause I like it like that
*ShoutOut: PrecisionFStrike: He's normally a happy-go-lucky dude who doesn't swear in his videos, so hearing him cover a song with swear words in the lyrics can be jarring for some.
* RoadTripPlot: The music video for "Don't Stop".
* RockersSmashGuitars: Smashes his guitar in the "Favorite Nightmare" music video just before it [[SmashToBlack Smashes to Black]] and ends.
No shirt, no blouse, lost track of time//
Baby I just wanna get you all night to myself//
[[GetARoom We could just leave and go somewhere else, woah oh]]//
Don't stop, keep doing what you're doing//
Don't stop 'cause I like it like that
*
* RoadTripPlot: The music video for "Don't Stop".
* RockersSmashGuitars: Smashes his guitar in the "Favorite Nightmare" music video just before it [[SmashToBlack Smashes to Black]] and ends.
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* SillyLoveSongs: The ''cheap sodas and ice cream kisses'' EP is jam-packed with these. Only 2 out of the 8 songs on there ''aren't'' this trope, while "Favorite Nightmare" is an AntiLoveSong.
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* SillyLoveSongs: The ''cheap sodas and ice cream kisses'' EP is jam-packed with these. Only 2 out of the 8 songs on there ''aren't'' this trope, while lead single "Favorite Nightmare" is an AntiLoveSong.
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Simon de Wit, better known by his StageName Blanks, is a [[UsefulNotes/TheNetherlands Dutch]] [=YouTuber=], producer and SingerSongwriter. He's known on Website/YouTube for his various music-related series -- "One Hour Song Challenge", in [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin which he recreates popular songs in just one hour]], "Styleswap", in which he recreates popular songs in the style of another era, genre or artist, and "Story Sessions", [[OfficialFanSubmittedContent in which he produces an original song based on recommendations and suggestions from his followers through his Instagram stories]].
On the flip side of things, de Wit specializes in pop, indie pop and indie rock as a music artist. So far, he's released several singles under the Blanks name, as well as one EP, ''cheap sodas and ice cream kisses''.
On the flip side of things, de Wit specializes in pop, indie pop and indie rock as a music artist. So far, he's released several singles under the Blanks name, as well as one EP, ''cheap sodas and ice cream kisses''.
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Simon de Wit, better known by his StageName Blanks, is a [[UsefulNotes/TheNetherlands Dutch]] [=YouTuber=], producer and SingerSongwriter. He's known on Website/YouTube for his various music-related series -- "One Hour Song Challenge", in [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin which he recreates popular songs in just one hour]], "Styleswap", in which he recreates popular songs in the style of another era, [[GenreThrowback era]], genre or artist, and "Story Sessions", [[OfficialFanSubmittedContent in which he produces an original song based on recommendations and suggestions from his followers through his Instagram stories]].
On the flip side of things, de Wit specializes inpop, indie pop and indie rock IndiePop as a music artist. So far, he's released several singles under the Blanks name, as well as one EP, ''cheap sodas and ice cream kisses''.
On the flip side of things, de Wit specializes in
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* AntiLoveSong: "Favorite Nightmare" is a subversion. It starts off with the singer describing good times he had with his lover... until the chorus hits, where it's revealed he wasn't fondly reminiscing at all and those descriptions were instead thoughts of her invading his head after their nasty break-up.
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* AffectionateParody: He's done a Music/PostMalone-style version of "[[Music/{{ABBA}} Dancing Queen]]" and a [[Music/TheBeatles Beatles]]-style version of "[[Music/ArminVanBuuren Blah Blah Blah]]" for his Styleswap series.
* AllLowercaseLetters: "oh no".
* AntiLoveSong: "Favorite Nightmare"is a subversion. It starts off with [[LoveNostalgiaSong the singer describing good times he had with his lover... lover]]... [[SubvertedTrope until the chorus hits, hits]], where it's revealed he wasn't fondly reminiscing at all and those descriptions were instead thoughts of her invading his head after their nasty break-up.
* AllLowercaseLetters: "oh no".
* AntiLoveSong: "Favorite Nightmare"
* GenkiGuy: He describes himself as an "overexcited music boy".
* GenreThrowback: What his Styleswap series is based off of.
* GenreThrowback: What his Styleswap series is based off of.
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* ShoutOut: "Seaside" mentions [[NamesTheSame The Kooks song of the same name]]. Music/{{Oasis}} is mentioned too.
* SillyLoveSongs: The ''cheap sodas and ice cream kisses'' EP is jam-packed with these. Only 2 out of the 8 songs on there ''aren't'' this trope, while "Favorite Nightmare" is an AntiLoveSong.
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* ShoutOut: ShoutOut:
** "Seaside" mentions[[NamesTheSame The Kooks song of the same name]].name. Music/{{Oasis}} is mentioned too.
** Music/PostMalone is namedropped in "Sweaters".
* SillyLoveSongs: The ''cheap sodas and ice cream kisses'' EP is jam-packed with these. Only 2 out of the 8 songs on there ''aren't'' this trope, while "Favorite Nightmare" is anAntiLoveSong.AntiLoveSong.
* WanderlustSong: "Let's Get Lost".
** "Seaside" mentions
** Music/PostMalone is namedropped in "Sweaters".
* SillyLoveSongs: The ''cheap sodas and ice cream kisses'' EP is jam-packed with these. Only 2 out of the 8 songs on there ''aren't'' this trope, while "Favorite Nightmare" is an
* WanderlustSong: "Let's Get Lost".
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Simon de Wit, better known by his StageName Blanks, is a [[UsefulNotes/TheNetherlands Dutch]] [=YouTuber=], producer and SingerSongwriter. He's known on Website/YouTube for his various music-related series -- "One Hour Song Challenge", in [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin which he recreates popular songs in just one hour]], "Styleswap", in which he recreates popular songs in the style of another era, genre or artist, and "Story Sessions", [[OfficialFanSubmittedContent in which he produces an original song based on recommendations and suggestions from his followers through his Instagram stories]].
On the flip side of things, de Wit specializes in pop, indie pop and indie rock as a music artist. So far, he's released several singles under the Blanks name, as well as one EP, ''cheap sodas and ice cream kisses''.
!!Discography:
* ''cheap sodas and ice cream kisses'' (EP) (2020)
!!His content provides examples of:
* TheEighties: A couple of songs in his Styleswap series have been remade into 80s synthpop, "[[Music/PostMalone Better Now]]", "[[Music/ArianaGrande thank u, next]]", "[[Music/LilNasX Old Town Road]]" and "[[Music/{{Zedd}} The Middle]]" just to name a few.
* AntiLoveSong: "Favorite Nightmare" is a subversion. It starts off with the singer describing good times he had with his lover... until the chorus hits, where it's revealed he wasn't fondly reminiscing at all and those descriptions were instead thoughts of her invading his head after their nasty break-up.
* DarkerAndEdgier: His songs seem to be taking a darker, more rock-influenced direction after the release of the bright and summery ''cheap sodas and ice cream kisses'' EP, both lyrically and sonically. "Stranger" is a notable example. Hell, even his cover art got sadder!
* ExistentialHorror: "Silly People" is about how humans cause trouble, seek attention, fall in love and indulge in pleasures just to fill the void and find some meaning in life.
* IntercourseWithYou: "Don't Stop". The title should be pretty telling.
* ShoutOut: "Seaside" mentions [[NamesTheSame The Kooks song of the same name]]. Music/{{Oasis}} is mentioned too.
* SillyLoveSongs: The ''cheap sodas and ice cream kisses'' EP is jam-packed with these. Only 2 out of the 8 songs on there ''aren't'' this trope, while "Favorite Nightmare" is an AntiLoveSong.
On the flip side of things, de Wit specializes in pop, indie pop and indie rock as a music artist. So far, he's released several singles under the Blanks name, as well as one EP, ''cheap sodas and ice cream kisses''.
!!Discography:
* ''cheap sodas and ice cream kisses'' (EP) (2020)
!!His content provides examples of:
* TheEighties: A couple of songs in his Styleswap series have been remade into 80s synthpop, "[[Music/PostMalone Better Now]]", "[[Music/ArianaGrande thank u, next]]", "[[Music/LilNasX Old Town Road]]" and "[[Music/{{Zedd}} The Middle]]" just to name a few.
* AntiLoveSong: "Favorite Nightmare" is a subversion. It starts off with the singer describing good times he had with his lover... until the chorus hits, where it's revealed he wasn't fondly reminiscing at all and those descriptions were instead thoughts of her invading his head after their nasty break-up.
* DarkerAndEdgier: His songs seem to be taking a darker, more rock-influenced direction after the release of the bright and summery ''cheap sodas and ice cream kisses'' EP, both lyrically and sonically. "Stranger" is a notable example. Hell, even his cover art got sadder!
* ExistentialHorror: "Silly People" is about how humans cause trouble, seek attention, fall in love and indulge in pleasures just to fill the void and find some meaning in life.
* IntercourseWithYou: "Don't Stop". The title should be pretty telling.
* ShoutOut: "Seaside" mentions [[NamesTheSame The Kooks song of the same name]]. Music/{{Oasis}} is mentioned too.
* SillyLoveSongs: The ''cheap sodas and ice cream kisses'' EP is jam-packed with these. Only 2 out of the 8 songs on there ''aren't'' this trope, while "Favorite Nightmare" is an AntiLoveSong.
