Olivia Newton-John covers Dylan- most unlikely remake?

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Cardigans covering Iron Man.

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[QUOTE=Oakminster]
I have a nominee for most unlikely cover…

You really have to watch this one. It’s hard to describe…
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Aw, c’mon. Not a single comment on this gem? It is truly a unique effort…

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Even though “Ride On” was one of AC/DC’s mellower songs, it’s still a surprise to hear Norah Jones singing it.

I mean, someone like Norah isn’t even supposed to know who AC/DC are!

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What I’d like to hear, in terms of improbable covers, is someone with no signing voice doing something that requires a lot of range and technique. Like, maybe, Melanie doing Manhattan Transfer’s “Birdland.” That would be improbable. Probably painful to hear, too.

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[QUOTE=MacSpon]
Rolf Harris’s cover of Stairway to Heaven.

Just unbelievable. And actually very funny…
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Dolly Parton’s cover of “Stairway” is pretty awesome too, now that I think about it. I actually had that version on my iPod before the original.

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How about the Kronos Quartet doing Purple Haze?

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[QUOTE=Nonsuch]
“If Not For You” was a co-write with George Harrison, and though good, isn’t the kind of densely poetic thing people think of when they think “Dylan song.”…

You’re right, I stand corrected.

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The Circle Jerks covering Jackie DeShannon’s “Put A Little Love In Your Heart” is priceless.

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On 33 1/3 by the Frank & Joe Show, guitarist Frank Vignola and drummer Joe Ascione, legit Jazz musicians, do a remake of the Theme from the old 1960s Saturday morning TV show Spiderman.

Wow.

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[QUOTE=Bosda Di’Chi of Tricor]
On 33 1/3 by the Frank & Joe Show, guitarist Frank Vignola and drummer Joe Ascione, legit Jazz musicians, do a remake of the Theme from the old 1960s Saturday morning TV show Spiderman.

Wow.
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So did the Ramones.

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[QUOTE=Jim’s Son]
Wasn’t there some kind of contract clause in Dylan’s career that he got more money from someone else covering his song than he got for recording it? His manager would really push others to record them. Plus he was very prolific in the 1960s.
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You may be thinking of this.

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[QUOTE=Diogenes the Cynic]
Maybe the oddest one for me would be Celtic Frost’s cover of Aztec Radio’s “Mexican Radio.”
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Wall of Voodoo was the original artist for “Mexican Radio.”

Heh. I have both versions (WoV and CF), in my car right now. :smiley:

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[QUOTE=NDP]

[QUOTE=Bosda Di’Chi of Tricor]
On 33 1/3 by the Frank & Joe Show, guitarist Frank Vignola and drummer Joe Ascione, legit Jazz musicians, do a remake of the Theme from the old 1960s Saturday morning TV show Spiderman.

Wow.
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So did the Ramones.
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So did Moxy Früvous.

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I came to post Pet Shop Boys doing Willie Nelson’s Always on my Mind, but Coversproject tells me that Elvis did it before Willie, which I hadn’t known.

And of Johnny Cash’s version of Nine Inch Nails’ Hurt, but then I see that it’s also been covered by Tori Amos, David Bowie, Sevendust, and The Razor Skyline.

I don’t know half of that last list, so I have no idea if they’re unlikely or not.