# Looking for anachronistic-style song covers! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 10, 2013, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-anachronistic-style-song-covers/673571 "2013-11-10T14:21:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![SiXSwordS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/49beb7/32.png) [@SiXSwordS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SiXSwordS)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2013, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-anachronistic-style-song-covers/673571/21 "2013-11-10T18:50:15Z")
> [@kirk1168](#): > > Thank you. That is absolutely wonderful and I had no idea that they had collaborated. My pleasure. ---
**Author:** ![Terminus\_Est](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terminus_est/32/3087_2.png) [@Terminus\_Est](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terminus_Est)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2013, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-anachronistic-style-song-covers/673571/22 "2013-11-10T18:56:16Z")
Paul Anka sings [Jump by Van Halen](http://youtu.be/k_cmmCRVs38) in swing style. ETA: Forgot to say: He did a whole album of these covers called _Rock Swings_. ---
**Author:** ![Accidental\_Martyr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ce7236/32.png) [@Accidental\_Martyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Accidental_Martyr)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2013, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-anachronistic-style-song-covers/673571/23 "2013-11-10T21:17:27Z")
The Carolina Chocolate Drops-“Hit 'Em Up Style” [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/wKTXJUYiAT4/maxresdefault.jpg "Carolina Chocolate Drops performing "Hit 'Em Up Style"") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKTXJUYiAT4) ---
**Author:** ![Paintcharge](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/paintcharge/32/7946_2.png) [@Paintcharge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paintcharge)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2013, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-anachronistic-style-song-covers/673571/24 "2013-11-10T23:14:16Z")
[Richard cheese](http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Mr7EBuz-2xI&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DMr7EBuz-2xI) has made a career out of lounge singing stuff. ---
**Author:** ![TBG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@TBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TBG)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2013, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-anachronistic-style-song-covers/673571/25 "2013-11-10T23:26:29Z")
Pat Boone put out an album of Pat Boone’d heavy metal songs a decade or so back. ---
**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:** [November 11, 2013, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-anachronistic-style-song-covers/673571/26 "2013-11-11T00:47:27Z")
Surprised nobody’s mentioned Nouvelle Vague yet. [Too Drunk to Fuck](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hapufz1NFkY) Possibly less than work safe. use your discretion. ---
**Author:** ![Flywheel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Flywheel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flywheel)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2013, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-anachronistic-style-song-covers/673571/27 "2013-11-11T01:04:44Z")
> [@Hello\_Again](#): > > Jonathan Coulton covers “[Baby Got Back](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCWaN_Tc5wo)” as an indie folk song And here it is as a [Gilbert and Sullivan patter song](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkJdEFf_Qg4). ---
**Author:** ![sisu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@sisu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sisu)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2013, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-anachronistic-style-song-covers/673571/28 "2013-11-11T01:28:26Z")
[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hw9m-sWvrqY](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hw9m-sWvrqY) Heyseed Dixies and ACDC ---
**Author:** ![B.Serum](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/b.serum/32/14266_2.png) [@B.Serum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/B.Serum)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2013, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-anachronistic-style-song-covers/673571/29 "2013-11-11T02:42:44Z")
[ul] [li][Beyoncé’s “Crazy in Love” by the Puppini Sisters and the Real Tuesday Weld](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pn-Pz3BQOrI)[/li][li][Radiohead’s “Creep” by Frank Bennett](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CsiP-GrbbD0)[/li][li][Queen’s “We Will Rock You” by Max Raabe & Palast Orchester](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3O-PLopk5g)[/li][li][The Jackson 5’s “I Want You Back” by Mama Digdown’s Brass Band](http://www.jackbrassband.com/stream/Mama%20Digdowns/The%20Digdown%20Decade%20-%20The%20Best%20of%20Mama%20Digdown%27s%20Brass%20Band/02%20-%20I%20Want%20You%20Back.mp3) (mp3)[/li][/ul] ---
**Author:** ![Ponch8](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponch8/32/9883_2.png) [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2013, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-anachronistic-style-song-covers/673571/30 "2013-11-11T03:35:02Z")
I was going to mention the 1960s version of “Flagpole Sitta,” but Flywheel beat me to it. Obligatory Ke$ha links: “[TiK ToK](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=10n2dLS7Nyo)” by Richard Cheese “[Die Young](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GI1cGPfL-Bw)” by Postmodern Jukebox ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2013, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-anachronistic-style-song-covers/673571/31 "2013-11-11T05:42:11Z")
The Puppini Sisters do a lot of this. Mostly taking modern songs and recording them in 40s swing close-harmony style. [I Will Survive](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvpThS7zfQ8) [Kate Bush’s Wuthering Heights](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rYEiERfKqU) [Crazy In Love](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KdZYkucI_MY) [Heart of Glass](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-aMNKLncykM) ---
**Author:** ![Ken001](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/43a26b/32.png) [@Ken001](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ken001)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2013, 7:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-anachronistic-style-song-covers/673571/32 "2013-11-11T07:33:55Z")
> [@RealityChuck](#): > > The London Symphony Orchestra recorded **A Classic Case** , an album of Jethro Tull in classical style. Here’s a live version of [“Aqualung”](http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=QKYSghXorvI&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DQKYSghXorvI) with Ian Anderson on flute. I had no idea. Thanks very that, very enjoyable. ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2013, 9:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-anachronistic-style-song-covers/673571/33 "2013-11-11T09:27:54Z")
The guys who were _Daft Punk_ before _Daft Punk_: _Moog Cookbook_ [Black Hole Sun](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P00Qjtcom_0) [Smells Like Teen Spirit](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXLyaZ4Le1g) [Rockin’ in the Free World](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpiQMQE4vDs) What a toetapper. [Hotel California](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ovzel1oUFcA) ---
**Author:** ![choie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/choie/32/7829_2.png) [@choie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/choie)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2013, 10:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-anachronistic-style-song-covers/673571/34 "2013-11-11T10:24:15Z")
In addition to Jonathan Coulton’s famous “Baby Got Back,” he’s also covered: Destiny’s Child’s [Bills, Bills, Bills](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhSCS6A-ats) - Sort of a country, bluegrass mix; once the banjo kicks in, it gets really awesome Queen’s [We Will Rock You](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-AEiOS3ZOzc) = country/rock… to me it sounds like a posse or a gang riding into some sleepy Wild West town. And then you get a sitar sound at the end and I don’t know what the heck it is, but it’s great. Oh, and the claps were provided by fans, who submitted them one at a time via MP3 without knowing what they were for. Queen’s [We Are the Champion](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2svb2rpQWo) - country/folk/rock, sort of Eagles-esque; I could hear Don Henley or Glenn Frey singing this easily. Beatles/McCartney’s [I Will](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQgV6f52M34) - not sure what style this is, folk of a sort, I guess Billy Joel’s [Pressure](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zv890nJ-Sh8) - folk Alanis Morisette’s [You Oughta Know](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfih8Khp2pk) - folk; what works so well here is it sounds like a guy who lost his lover to a woman Rick Springfield’s “Don’t Talk to Strangers” (can’t find a link) - imagine this '80s synth song redone by Dan Fogelberg ---
**Author:** ![chancetx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/cdc98d/32.png) [@chancetx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chancetx)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2013, 10:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-anachronistic-style-song-covers/673571/35 "2013-11-11T10:55:59Z")
Max Raabe & The Palast Orchester “Super Trouper” (ABBA) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDKwO3\_\_Qqw](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDKwO3__Qqw) The Baseballs are the rockabilly version of The Puppini Sisters. They do great 50s rock style versions of current and recent pop songs. Some work better than others but here are two really good ones. Sadly, they’re a German band and their songs aren’t available on U.S. itunes. “Candy Shop” (50 Cent) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGDdDuLVIZc](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGDdDuLVIZc) “Umbrella” (Rihanna) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DM2177pHMT0](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DM2177pHMT0) ---
**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:** [November 11, 2013, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-anachronistic-style-song-covers/673571/36 "2013-11-11T14:54:11Z")
Disney put out “[Heigh Ho, Mozart](http://www.classicsonline.com/catalogue/product.aspx?pid=606482),” an album of Disney songs in the style of various classical composers. Here’s “[Under the Sea](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ojNuiD6pak)” in the style of Scott Joplin. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2013, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-anachronistic-style-song-covers/673571/37 "2013-11-11T15:37:45Z")
> [@SiXSwordS](#): > > “[The way it is](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UjlfjuUXCUo)” Bruce Hornsby and Ricky Scaggs. (Bluegrass) Simply awesome. Love the arrangement, the musicianship, and just watching everyone on stage have fun. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-anachronistic-style-song-covers/673571.md?page=1)