Whacky, Wild, Weird Cover Versions (electronic, group, listen, covers)

[RockChalk528808]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8IoO5nkxT_4

[strudel42]

I can't resist this one:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gb3XWTWtRxc

[Spraynard Kruger]

Gayngs perform a cover of Godley and Creme's "Cry."


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4KsW...e_gdata_player

[Thomas R.]

This is just odd for who's doing it. It's the man who is now Abbot Primate of the Benedictine Order and the song he's covering? "Highway To Hell" by AC/DC. I didn't link to it before because I'm not sure what I think of that, but looking it up the song is apparently just about how being on the road can be a drag. I guess that's okay, but still seems a bit odd for a monk.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJ3xZQn0Yjw

Embraceable You by Brent Spiner aka Data.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IIUvWFZF2ZI

Iggy Pop doing "One for My Baby", a song associated with crooners like Sinatra.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWtK6QiANSA

[WhistlerMCMLV]

Speaking of Iggy Pop . . .


David Bowie, "China Girl"

Bowie's hit was a cover of a number he co-wrote with Iggy Pop for Iggy's first solo album, The Idiot.

[mike0421]

In 1970, Bob Dylan released "Self Portrait", a hodgepoge of cover versions, live concert snippets, and traditional song interpretations, that is considered by some critics to be the worst album ever released. This 4 years after releasing "Blonde on Blonde" which is considered one of the very best albums ever made. If I were old enough in 1970 to be a fan, I would have been outraged after spending money to hear the following:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3fZw...layer_embedded


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1twh...layer_embedded

Dylan parodying both Simon and Garfunkel.....

and...


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sM4D-...layer_embedded

And an outtake that was so bad that it didn't even make it onto Self Portrait:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iR3jC...layer_embedded

[Axle grease]

When you are sick to death of boy-band crap and want to fire one back at them with "the bird", what do you do? You get your friends and have them help you rework a song that they did awhile back with a little more attitude!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8BRbM52gpc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIJN8IiDse0

[Axle grease]

My favorite part of the song is the reference to AC/DC, ZZ Top, Bob Seger, Lynyrd Skynyrd, The Rolling Stones, Johnny Cash, a '65 Chevy Chevelle and other key points. It's a real slap in the face for Justin Timberlake and the likes! LMAO

[Thomas R.]

I don't know if these are weird, but they're kind of different.

Cuban/Spanish cover of "Obladi Oblada" by the renown Celia Cruz.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=695zH2dRln4

Nana Mouskori doing a cover of "Honey" by Bobby Goldsboro.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XoC8EJxfvog

I've linked to this before on another thread, but Pham Duc Thanh doing "Scarborough Fair" on a monochord Dan Bau. He is accompanied with a guitar.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4eKchmNh3U

[Yzette]

Better than the original...

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