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It's cool in a very stereotypical way but is of course silly as hell, which Family Guy acknowledged both sides of. Speaking of weird musical ideas by non-singing celebrities, check these out. 



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In the right frame of mind, Connery's version is surprisingly poignant. But yes Jamie Foxx is an extremely multi-talented dude. As for your round, I find it interesting that you used the Elton John version as my buddy Yorky actually got into music through it, not that anyone here besides you know who i'm referring to. His dad was a big Elton John fan and introduced him to this version and when he found The Beatles version he initially thought "what this isn't Elton John" but it grew on him so he listened to Sgt. Pepper and A Day in the Life changed his life which led to him seeking out other bands and the rest is history. Funnily enough in hindsight he's largely indifferent to Elton but while i'm more of a fan of the John I don't think this cover is that great. It's not bad, it just pales next to the original and doesn't do enough new with it. Doesn't sound bad though. Funny enough William Shatner's version actually does more with it musically but it also has fucking William Shatner speaking over the top of it. So yeah the original wins by far for me. And now for two tracks that perfectly define the dance club scene in Britain in their time. One a pop rock group with heavy use of synth and drum machines from Manchester, the rave capitol of the world, the other an out and out electronica group from Cardiff. 


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Mr. Tambourine Man's opening is hilarious but otherwise whatever. The Bohemian Rhapsody and Space Oddity ones are obviously recorded when he's much older and I sense he's realised by now how ridiculous the whole thing is, which is why Bohemian Rhapsody in particular is absolutely hilarious. He's having so much fun on that one, though to be fair I won't be listening to it many times. Iron Man is even better though, completely ridiculous and all the more enjoyable for it. That one wins, given how lame his version of Fuck You is.

Now for shoegaze precursers:



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Sunday Morning is beautiful you plebeian. In all seriousness I guess the nursery rhyme aspect offsets the paranoid lyrics. As for Spitting Image, while The Fat Song is funny, the concept of covering The Moody Blues for Thatcher's departure is genius. Going for that one. I can kind of see that being done for Trump when he goes down the shitter inevitably. If only Spitting Image was still around. Now picking up from my last round: Actual shoegaze


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Nat Kingt Cole's version is great and while Chuck Berry brought the song to the world of rock and roll, he didn't do much creative with it. The Rolling Stones took Berry's novelty cover and rocked it so hard it was bound to be a rock anthem for the rest of time. Truly brilliant. Them's version is somewhere is pretty great too but i'm still going with The Stones.

I can pretty much agree to that. As for Depeche Mode, wasn't aware they did a version lol

Familiar with the original version thanks to GTA, and wasn't aware that Cash did a version. Pleasant surprise actually, as I'm actually digging it a lot more than the original. So going with Cash.

Now, for another song that's been used before by a band that's been used here many times before already (which is surprising as I don't listen to them regularly at all lol) - but this time to compare the lead singers, as well as the different styles done by the alternate singer:



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All I can really say about most of these videos is just.... well then. Going with the first one though, as it's actually kinda amusing (though I imagine it'd get tiring to listen to after a few listens).... plus the singer reminds me of Mr. Sea Shepard

Now for a bit of a random round:



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Songs That Are "Alright":


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I played Obama on radio once, decent singer though he's not exactly the greatest of all time or anything but it's an entertaining performance. Going with Skinner though which is hilarious. You did realise that The Damned song was a cover of The Stooges song though right? Speaking of The Damned:



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New Rose is possibly my favourite ever punk song honestly. As for your round, i'ma little surprised by how seriously Angry Grandpa's one takes itself. It's way too produced though and Grandpa hasn't got much of a voice so he's put reverb all over it to hide his inadequacies. As for Callum Adams, it's as per usual ridiculous, and for that reason a lot more entertaining even if it's not for the right reasons. Now to Django Unchained:



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The Stones version is good but I prefer Alexander's original. The other versions are okay, but nothing special. It is funny though that Martin hated The Stones so much yet did a song they covered. Given that i'm reading Barney Hoskyns' book Low Side of the Road: A Life of Tom Waits, I think i'll do a few rounds on Waits' influences. Starting with the music his parents played during his youth (I don't necessarily like all of this music but hey it'll be fun):



(example of the mariachi music his father Frank listened to, particularly on the road trips to Mexico that sparked Tom's love for music)
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(example of his father's love for Irish ballads)
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(artist found in his parents' record collection)
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(one of his father's favourites, recorded a version of Waltzing Matilda, later found during the refrain of Tom Traubert's Blues, Waits famous ballad)
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(one of Tom's first favourite songs as a kid)
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(One of the defining Tin Pan Alley artists, a style that Waits took with his stride)

It's hard to judge a lot of these as anything more than cheesy products of there time, especially since I've watched very few of these shows. Mash was great, though it's been a long time since I've seen it and Taxi I really need to see, but most of these don't perk my interest (maybe Charlie's Angels just for how iconic it is). But for picking just one, i'm gonna go Different Strokes, the only other one I have seen and while I don't think much of the show itself, the theme is cheesy to the point of being kind of endearing. Now to pick up where I left off, Waits's music that his parents didn't encourage him to listen to:


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For some reason I prefer I Dream of Jeanie but I couldn't tell you why. This round i'm gonna do something a little different, including a Waits song and comparing it to George Gershwin, the last of his discoveries before hitting his adolescent years. The intro to the Waits song is pure Gershwin. 



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