Now I've seen everything. Paul Anka doing Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit"

[Rabrrrrrr]

And I have to say, it has a certain charm to it.

And it's nice finally to hear the words.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=TsS811o21-k&feature=related

[AlCzervik]

1. Did you check his cover of "Black hole sun"

wow, that's different.

[NewJeffCT]

2. bizarre

Smells Like Teen Spirit, Everybody Hurts from REM, Ordinary World from Duran Duran, Black Hole Sun...?

WTF?

I'm 41 and I remember Paul Anka as somebody from my parent's generation... ?

[Rabrrrrrr]

3. His version of Van Halen's "Jump" is very Sinatra.

There is something about some of Van Halen's tunes that have a real old-school style of Sinatra-like jazz to them. I think Roth was a big fan of that kind of music - I think of that album he did of older material (like "Just a Gigolo"), and how much a lot of Van Halen's (at least their originals, not covers) could be done very much in that style.

[AlCzervik]

5. i think Roth is for sure, Ice Cream is one of my favorite VH songs. It has a kind

of big band/blues sound. I saw VH live twice before it became Van Hagar and both shows were fantastic.

[hellbound-liberal]

4. I think that whole album is good. Yes, I own it.

I heard "Jump" in Barnes and Noble and had to buy it!

[Critters2]

6. OMG!!! LOL!

I don't know why, but I just can't stop laughing! Nirvana meets the Rat Pack!

[nomorenomore08]

7. Not that far off from Richard Cheese's version, is it?

Hearing this guy sing Cobain's rather silly (probably on purpose) "teen angst" lyrics is pretty funny, though.

[Connonym]

8. Didn't Pat Boone do a bunch of heavy metal too?

Ozzy maybe? My memory is for shit. It was really awful.

[nomorenomore08]

10. He did. With a leather vest, temporary tattoos, and everything.

But hearing him croon "Panama" made it kinda worth it.

[DarkTirade]

9. .... WRONG on so many levels.

If you're gonna change the style, at least put some emotion into it, like http://youtube.com/watch?v=wcHNZVrxEts">this one.

[Hobarticus]

11. Lounge-lizard Nirvana....

Doesn't get any better than this...

[kentauros]

16. Welllll.... it might, depending on your point of view

;)

Look at this site (April Winchell) and scroll about a fifth of the way down for the Teen Spirit section. There's almost 20 versions there. I'm listening to the Ragnar Bjarnason version at the moment :P

[Hobarticus]

18. Where's the "Wind Beneath My Wings" section?

Cuz by sending me this link, you ARE the wind beneath my wings.

:evilgrin:

[kentauros]

20. Cool!

:)

I didn't find a section for that cut, but did find this link and mp3: Cedar Point Jim - The Wind Beneath My Wings

That's part of the 365 Days Project from 1-14-2003.
And further weirdness can be found at Weirdomusic.com specifically, the links section.

[Robeson]

12. It's a compliment. Shows it's classic music.

[Crabby Appleton]

13. I like this version - and you can hear the words

http://youtube.com/watch?v=VXVdNKciP94&feature=related

[Rabrrrrrr]

15. Of course, the Great Britain Ukulele orchestra has a good, understandable version, too

http://youtube.com/watch?v=TLQ2eh5LfZY&feature=related

[Benfea]

14. That is obscene

A lounge lizard cover of Smells Like Teen Spirit?

That's nine kinds of wrong.

[bbernardini]

17. It's a pretty brilliant album. Spectacular reimaginings and arrangements.

My band frequently uses tracks from this album at weddings during the break after our dinner set.

[Burma Jones]

19. That's a first class Big Band arrangement

Goes to show that good music transcends style.....

[snooper2]

21. puke

:puke:








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