Most surprising covers

[ChemicalChaos]

Having had a look through the "covers that transcend the original" thread, I was thinking about the most surprising covers you've ever seen. Artists/genres that you just wouldnt expect to the cover artist to have touched?

For example, here is the Band Perry, covering Queen's Fat Bottomed Girls. This actually works quite well IMO, because FBG is written with a 2-step beat that naturally lends itself to a country/line dance cover:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QcumG9LC2m4


What really raised my eyebrows however, was Taylor Swift and Def Leppard mutually covering each other's songs!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75epe5l8hzU

[trumptriple]

My Dying Bride covering Scarborough Fair is quite good, in a doomy sort of way. They also covered Roads by Portishead.

[audidoody]

The one I heard on R2 this morning. Ali Campbell doing Dylan's "I Want You". Really not sure ....

[thismonkeyhere]

Electric Eel Shock's cover of Minnie Ripperton's 'Lovin You'. It's very good and quite funny in parts.

[conkerman]

Elbow

Independent woman.

Kittens optional.

[vixen1700]

My favourite cover and one of my favourite records ever:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DY2qOFZp0_0

The Last time by The Electric Chairs.

[probedb]

The Dillinger Escape Plan covering Justin Timberlake anyone?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zX7GHyxRhUc

[schmunk]

Most surprising covers?

GetCarter of this parish is way ahead of you:

http://www.stevecarter.com/albumcovers.htm

[Maxf]

schmunk said:

Most surprising covers?

GetCarter of this parish is way ahead of you:

http://www.stevecarter.com/albumcovers.htm

Absolutely amazing - I think I might have found something new to collect!

[Stack]

On 6Music yesterday Steve Lamacq played a cover of Sister Sledge lost in music by The Fall.

Amazing, never heard it before .

[Justin Cyder]

Happy Mondays - Step on, mainly because for about 20 years, I never realised it was a cover.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2CQLAhNlbfQ

[MGZRod]

Panic at the disco - Bohemian rhapsody

http://youtu.be/kT1t4jVmv7E

Surprised me, under rated band. Used to dismiss them as a normal teenie pop band but very talented.

[Zod]

The Jesus and Mary Chain did a cover of Surfin' USA that was diverting.

The Black Keys cover of She said, She Said by the Beatles was a surprise to me when I first heard it.

[Audicab]

Stiff Little Fingers did a couple of covers which were quite surprising.

White Christmas
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WO-J5xLqXc

Running Bear
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_N_Vj5ISWo

[gizlaroc]

Everything But The Girl - Time After Time


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OrKq4JcS58Q

[Fishtigua]

Robert Plant sings Doo-Whop.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jz8KQWWaaRQ

[Crafty_]

Lady Gaga does "bang bang"
http://youtu.be/7z_4lGPb6mE

Worthy of the thread ?

[Google [bot]]

Frankie Goes To Hollywood's Do You Know The Way To San Jose.

Obituary's Circle Of The Tyrants.

[PomBstard]

Assemblage - Satisfaction

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6DPNPjLsWvY

Edited to add

Nazareth's version of This Flight Tonight - not sure if its surprising, but always worth a listen

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylW6sC6NNhY

Edited by PomBstard on Saturday 27th September 13:01

[gareth_r]

Richard Thompson / Britney Spears

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4WGsMplGxU