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Bizarre cover versions that work
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Great vocal - Dina Carroll could certainly sing.paulbaconsarnie said:Not So much bizarre and not sure if the link will embed but I really like Quartz version Of Carole Kings It’s too late, especially with Dina Carroll’s vocals.0 - 
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            Literally everything by Scary Pockets. Here's their funk version of Rocky Raccoon by the Beatles, ft George Krikes:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TmdG2U2c0NQ
I think their best ones are If I Ain't Got You; Umbrella; thank u, next; and MMMBop amongst others.1 - 
            
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            This doesn't quite fit the remit of the thread but, bugger it, it's worth putting out there.
Original vocal track but a new backing track: Slayer meets jazz ...
https://youtu.be/r7-aduHx5bo
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Probably my favourite cover of all time.Salad said:3 - 
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They really do some great covers.PaddyP17 said:Literally everything by Scary Pockets. Here's their funk version of Rocky Raccoon by the Beatles, ft George Krikes:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TmdG2U2c0NQ
I think their best ones are If I Ain't Got You; Umbrella; thank u, next; and MMMBop amongst others.1 - 
            
They are brilliant. Their theme from The Good, The Bad and The Ugly is also brilliant.McBobbin said:Check them out on YouTube!3 - 
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            hoof_it_up_to_benty said:
They really do some great covers.PaddyP17 said:Literally everything by Scary Pockets. Here's their funk version of Rocky Raccoon by the Beatles, ft George Krikes:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TmdG2U2c0NQ
I think their best ones are If I Ain't Got You; Umbrella; thank
https://youtu.be/tcNuPheBQgUu, next; and MMMBop amongst others.
https://youtu.be/tcNuPheBQgU
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            used to have a Punk goes Pop cds. they made a few of them in the end. some pretty good/different covers on that.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punk_Goes_Pop
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            Ohhhh, yeah. Let's get bizarre, with New Orleans second line outfit, the Hot 8 Brass Band, covering Joy Division's Love Will Tear Us Apart. Given the tradition of funeral music being upbeat in Nola, and the melancholy a lot of us will associate with the song, this... well, this works:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fBuTK-E0gxo
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Bizarre but brilliant...PaddyP17 said:Ohhhh, yeah. Let's get bizarre, with New Orleans second line outfit, the Hot 8 Brass Band, covering Joy Division's Love Will Tear Us Apart. Given the tradition of funeral music being upbeat in Nola, and the melancholy a lot of us will associate with the song, this... well, this works:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fBuTK-E0gxo0 - 
            Can’t believe this hasn’t been posted yet
https://youtu.be/c745E7T_Wvg
beautifully captures the melancholy in the lyrics when the original is a hip hop dance tune.0 - 
            
YouTube rabbit hole here I come.hoof_it_up_to_benty said:hoof_it_up_to_benty said:
They really do some great covers.PaddyP17 said:Literally everything by Scary Pockets. Here's their funk version of Rocky Raccoon by the Beatles, ft George Krikes:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TmdG2U2c0NQ
I think their best ones are If I Ain't Got You; Umbrella; thank
https://youtu.be/tcNuPheBQgUu, next; and MMMBop amongst others.
https://youtu.be/tcNuPheBQgU
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Have watched about 50 Scary Pockets videos - some brilliant versions...EastStand said:
YouTube rabbit hole here I come.hoof_it_up_to_benty said:hoof_it_up_to_benty said:
They really do some great covers.PaddyP17 said:Literally everything by Scary Pockets. Here's their funk version of Rocky Raccoon by the Beatles, ft George Krikes:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TmdG2U2c0NQ
I think their best ones are If I Ain't Got You; Umbrella; thank
https://youtu.be/tcNuPheBQgUu, next; and MMMBop amongst others.
https://youtu.be/tcNuPheBQgU
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            20th anniversary of U2's 'Achtung Baby', taken from the tribute 'cover' album (with U2's endorsement).
https://youtu.be/kdPvaNbz8hM
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Used to great effect on the trailer to Logan.Salad said:0 - 
            
The Brockley Ukulele Orchestra used to play at The Amersham Arms a few years back. Their cover of Sexy Back was blinding.Stuart_the_Red said:
They are brilliant. Their theme from The Good, The Bad and The Ugly is also brilliant.McBobbin said:Check them out on YouTube!0 - 
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Got to disagree. It's bland in the extreme whereas the original was such fun.kentaddick said:Can’t believe this hasn’t been posted yet
https://youtu.be/c745E7T_Wvg
beautifully captures the melancholy in the lyrics when the original is a hip hop dance tune.0 - 
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            Fugees cover of Roberta Flacks - Killing me softly0
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It depends on whether you're posting from a desktop or phone/pad, if the latter then you just get the link.Algarveaddick said:
I had the same problem for a while - now it works again... ?Six-a-bag-of-nuts said:
Hasn't worked for a while mate.i_b_b_o_r_g said:
Share option under the video on YouTube mate, and copy the link as it's offered. Paste on here as usualUboat said:
It should and it used to, but now only posts the link.
A few of us on here have highlighted the issue previously0 


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