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Title: The unlikely covers thread.
Post by: Grumpmeister on February 19, 2010, 12:16:19 AM

I thought I was being wound up when someone at work told me about this, gives a whole new meaning to the term 'redneck'  lol:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKD7g56DNN0 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKD7g56DNN0)

Title: Re: The unlikely covers thread.
Post by: Darwins Selection on February 19, 2010, 10:49:35 AM

Quote from: Grumpmeister on February 19, 2010, 12:16:19 AM

I thought I was being wound up when someone at work told me about this, gives a whole new meaning to the term 'redneck'  lol:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKD7g56DNN0 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKD7g56DNN0)

 eeek: eeek: eeek: eeek: eeek: eeek: eeek: eeek: eeek: eeek: eeek:

Bravo GM, I am rarely speechless.  surrender:

Title: Re: The unlikely covers thread.
Post by: Barman on February 19, 2010, 11:03:27 AM

There's a song I won't be downloading from Amazon...  noooo:

Title: Re: The unlikely covers thread.
Post by: Grumpmeister on February 20, 2010, 08:51:11 PM

Quote from: Darwins Selection on February 19, 2010, 10:49:35 AM

Bravo GM, I am rarely speechless.  surrender:

Well as Nick is on holiday someone has to find the bizzare stuff  lol:

Curiosity got the better of me and I had look on youtube. Trust me, some of their other covers are even stranger

Guns 'n' Roses - Paridise City
The Doors - LA Woman
The Offspring - Pretty Fly for a White Guy
Metallica - Enter Sandman

To name a few.  eeek:

Title: Re: The unlikely covers thread.
Post by: Nick on February 20, 2010, 11:30:16 PM

Hide behind the sofa  eeek:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-yy2URAYqU (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-yy2URAYqU)

Title: Re: The unlikely covers thread.
Post by: Grumpmeister on February 27, 2010, 10:14:36 PM

See if you can guess the track before the singing starts...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUaCyBiPkzA (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUaCyBiPkzA)

I'd have gone to see Ade and co a while back but I couldnt get the time off work when they were playing down here  sad24:

Title: Re: The unlikely covers thread.
Post by: Just One More on March 19, 2011, 08:35:47 AM

Here's the original

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FISHEO3gsM


Last Wednesday (09.03.11) the version below already had six million hits, it's now getting towards 20 million hits. There's no hope  noooo:  noooo:  noooo: (Nick'll love it)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CD2LRROpph0

Title: Re: The unlikely covers thread.
Post by: Tipsy Gipsy on March 19, 2011, 08:46:02 AM

16 seconds in and I definitely prefer Rebecca's version.

Title: Re: The unlikely covers thread.
Post by: Uncle Mort on March 19, 2011, 08:48:10 AM

Quote from: Tipsy Gipsy on March 19, 2011, 08:46:02 AM

16 seconds in and I definitely prefer Rebecca's version.

Often the case with Dylan covers.

Title: Re: The unlikely covers thread.
Post by: Grumpmeister on March 23, 2012, 11:45:17 AM

The original

A-Ha - Take On Me (OFFICIAL VIDEO) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djV11Xbc914#)

The cover

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=rBgMeunuviE# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=rBgMeunuviE#)!

Title: Re: The unlikely covers thread.
Post by: Grumpmeister on March 30, 2012, 05:16:55 PM

The original

Queen - 'Bohemian Rhapsody' (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJ9rUzIMcZQ#)

The Muppets

The Muppets - Bohemian Rhapsody (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMJ8keM13Mw#noexternalembed-ws)

And now.......................drunken muppet in the back if a police car  lol:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=fqymcJRSbxI# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=fqymcJRSbxI#)!

Title: Re: The unlikely covers thread.
Post by: Nick on March 31, 2012, 09:00:46 AM

http://blog.tastebuds.fm/worst-album-covers-of-all-time/ (http://blog.tastebuds.fm/worst-album-covers-of-all-time/)
 eeek:

Title: Re: The unlikely covers thread.
Post by: Just One More on March 31, 2012, 10:47:29 AM

^^^ And people worry about some of the sites I visit  noooo:

Title: Re: The unlikely covers thread.
Post by: Barman on March 31, 2012, 11:00:10 AM

Quote from: Just One More on March 31, 2012, 10:47:29 AM

^^^ And people worry about some of the sites I visit  noooo:

No, we worry about all of the sites that you visit!  inane:

Title: Re: The unlikely covers thread.
Post by: Grumpmeister on April 17, 2012, 10:17:11 PM

A cracking acoustic cover of an Iron Maiden track using a bouzouki.  :thumbsup:

Wasted Years on the bouzouki (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HvZp4SdVsOg#ws)

Title: Re: The unlikely covers thread.
Post by: Grumpmeister on July 08, 2012, 06:47:45 PM

I have to admit, these sound better as ska songs.  :thumbsup:

Reel Big Fish - Another Day In Paradise (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oot52LQUshU#)

Reel Big Fish - Hungry Like A Wolf (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQ33krSSeRY#)

Reel Big Fish - Take On Me (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHpU0ZfXZ_g#)

Title: Re: The unlikely covers thread.
Post by: Grumpmeister on August 11, 2012, 06:20:37 PM

These guys were playing in the barbers when I was getting my hair cut earlier.

The BossHoss - Hey Ya! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQVWXAlEUB8#)

The bosshoss - it's not unusual (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_yCDANMNiU#)

The BossHoss - 7 [Seven] Nation Army (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PVf7Lf-XQQ#)

The BossHoss - Word up Original HQ (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYuQWO3NsFI#)

The BossHoss - My favourite game (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdFyn8u85sQ#)

A German country covers band.  lol:

Title: Re: The unlikely covers thread.
Post by: Grumpmeister on May 01, 2014, 05:20:19 AM

Blame Absolute Classic Rock, they played this...

http://youtu.be/ainyK6fXku0 (http://youtu.be/ainyK6fXku0)

And then curiosity got the better of me and led me to this..

http://youtu.be/rmPOWJtsEGc (http://youtu.be/rmPOWJtsEGc)

 happy001

Title: Re: The unlikely covers thread.
Post by: Grumpmeister on December 28, 2016, 12:36:49 AM

Rock cellists. I want to see these guys perform live.  Thumbs:

http://youtu.be/qfGggAGITwg (http://youtu.be/qfGggAGITwg)

http://youtu.be/uT3SBzmDxGk (http://youtu.be/uT3SBzmDxGk)

http://youtu.be/A7b79B9Y7XA (http://youtu.be/A7b79B9Y7XA)

http://youtu.be/cpjPQdH44IM (http://youtu.be/cpjPQdH44IM)

http://youtu.be/a_Bv6tZuJWI (http://youtu.be/a_Bv6tZuJWI)

http://youtu.be/q3Un3lK8ijw (http://youtu.be/q3Un3lK8ijw)

Title: Re: The unlikely covers thread.
Post by: apc2010 on December 28, 2016, 03:44:47 PM

 Thumbs:

Title: Re: The unlikely covers thread.
Post by: Grumpmeister on January 20, 2017, 07:47:25 AM

Can't help but wonder how long it took the audience to figure out it wasn't some kind of Spanish marching tune  lol:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4137122/Bagpipe-band-perform-version-AC-DC-s-Thunderstruck.html (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4137122/Bagpipe-band-perform-version-AC-DC-s-Thunderstruck.html)

Title: Re: The unlikely covers thread.
Post by: Grumpmeister on March 14, 2017, 09:04:17 PM

Tim Curry released an covers album a while back...  eeek:

http://youtu.be/-oTqGasaPDA (http://youtu.be/-oTqGasaPDA)

http://youtu.be/MPfAXAl4nbA (http://youtu.be/MPfAXAl4nbA)

http://youtu.be/2RWty0p4M4k (http://youtu.be/2RWty0p4M4k)

 rubschin:

Title: Re: The unlikely covers thread.
Post by: Grumpmeister on May 25, 2020, 05:46:59 AM

WTF? Happy Rammstein?

https://youtu.be/JFKHBvaTIHs