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 Post subject: Most unlikely and surprising cover song choices by recording artists
PostPosted: Fri Dec 25, 2009 4:56 am 
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Howard Keel (MGM musical star) covering Lionel Richie's "Hello" :shock:

Paul Anka covering "Smells Like Teen Spirit" :shock:

Rolf Harris covering "Stairway to Heaven" :lol:

Big Brother & the Holding Co./Janis Joplin covering "Summertime" :)

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Aretha Franklin covering "Jumpin' Jack Flash" :shock:

Devo covering "Satisfaction" in a very clipped style! :lol:

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Patti Smith - You Light up my Life

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Jay-Z - It's a Hard Knock Life

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Frank Sinatra covering "Something"

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Britney Spears covering "Satisfaction"

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PostPosted: Fri Dec 25, 2009 10:02 am 
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crosby stills nash covering ruby tuesday

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The complete In a Metal Mood: No More Mr. Nice Guy album by Pat Boone. :shock:


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The complete In a Metal Mood: No More Mr. Nice Guy album by Pat Boone. :shock:


Which one came first, the Paul Anka album of rock covers or the one by Pat Boone?

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GoogaMooga wrote:
MusicLover7 wrote:
The complete In a Metal Mood: No More Mr. Nice Guy album by Pat Boone. :shock:


Which one came first, the Paul Anka album of rock covers or the one by Pat Boone?


I think Pat Boones album came first.


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Bob Dylan singing "Mr. Bojangles"
The Rolling Stones singing "Under The Boardwalk"
Elvis Presley singing "Old MacDonald Had A Farm"


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Richard Thompson covering Oops I Did It Again


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Richard Thompson covering Oops I Did It Again


Don't know what happened but I got this post on here twice. Oops I Did It Again! :lol:


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The Who covering "Barbara Ann"

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Status Quo and The Beach Boys teaming up to cover the Beach Boys' own "Fun, Fun, Fun".

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Tom Jones covering "Kiss" and "Burning Down the House".

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Santana covering The Zombies' "She's not There".

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Otis Redding covering "Satisfaction"

Solomon Burke covering Brian Wilson's "Soul Searchin'".

Johnny Cash covering some '90s rock songs, don't remember the titles.

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Jackson Browne covering "Stay".

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The Hollies covering "Stay".

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Sid Vicious covering "My Way."

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