# Artist and song combinations that would be interesting

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artist-and-song-combinations-that-would-be-interesting/847783
**Category:** Cafe Society
**Created:** [February 11, 2020, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artist-and-song-combinations-that-would-be-interesting/847783 "2020-02-11T17:10:40Z")
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### Author: ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)
#### Post date: [February 13, 2020, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artist-and-song-combinations-that-would-be-interesting/847783/21 "2020-02-13T22:44:46Z")

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Greg Evigan covering “Garden Party”.

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### Author: ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)
#### Post date: [February 15, 2020, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artist-and-song-combinations-that-would-be-interesting/847783/22 "2020-02-15T14:31:37Z")

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Panic at the Disco covering Julie Brown’s “The Homecoming Queen’s Got a Gun”

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#### Post date: [February 15, 2020, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artist-and-song-combinations-that-would-be-interesting/847783/23 "2020-02-15T15:18:13Z")

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Tom Waits doing the Britney Spears Songbook.

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### Author: ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)
#### Post date: [February 15, 2020, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artist-and-song-combinations-that-would-be-interesting/847783/24 "2020-02-15T16:55:08Z")

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> [@Sparky812](#):
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> /nitpick- monkeys are not apes.

All right. Substitute the Stones’ “Monkey Man.”

How about Death Cab for Cutie covering the Bonzo Dog Band’s “[Death Cab for Cutie](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKXsrWrmbAg).”

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#### Post date: [February 16, 2020, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artist-and-song-combinations-that-would-be-interesting/847783/25 "2020-02-16T00:30:57Z")

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…which DCFC got their name from. (which, I’m guessing, you knew)  
Starland Vocal Band doing that “Star” Stones number.

ETA: Extreme Noise Terror playing a cover of AxCx’s “Extreme Noise Terror Are Afraid of Us”.

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### Author: ![Johnny\_Q](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/898d66/32.png) [@Johnny\_Q](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Q)
#### Post date: [February 16, 2020, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artist-and-song-combinations-that-would-be-interesting/847783/26 "2020-02-16T22:34:05Z")

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The Jam doing Jimi Hendrix’s Crosstown Traffic.

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### Author: ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)
#### Post date: [February 16, 2020, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artist-and-song-combinations-that-would-be-interesting/847783/27 "2020-02-16T22:53:38Z")

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> [@Johnny\_Q](#):
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> The Jam doing Jimi Hendrix’s Crosstown Traffic.

Wow, that’s a good one that could really work! I’d love to see the Jam united to do that cover.

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### Author: ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)
#### Post date: [February 16, 2020, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artist-and-song-combinations-that-would-be-interesting/847783/28 "2020-02-16T23:01:19Z")

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Johnny Cash’s album of covers featuring:

“Money” by Pink Floyd  
“For the Love of Money” by the O’Jays  
“Money (Makes the World Go Round)” from _Cabaret_

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### Author: ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)
#### Post date: [February 18, 2020, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artist-and-song-combinations-that-would-be-interesting/847783/29 "2020-02-18T18:16:39Z")

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> [@Superdude](#):
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> Johnny Cash’s album of covers featuring:
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> “Money” by Pink Floyd  
> “For the Love of Money” by the O’Jays  
> “Money (Makes the World Go Round)” from _Cabaret_

“Money (That’s What I Want)” (J. Bradford/ B. Gordy) - The Flying Lizards version  
“I got your Money” by Ol’ Dirty Bastard

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