Unexpected (and unexpectedly awesome) cover songs

Posted on May 6, 2010 by Kris Nelson

Punkified Leonard Cohen, gypsy-esque M.I.A., Arabic Clash, funky Public Enemy (Tricky did say that Chuck D was his Shakespeare), Sir Mix-a-Lot banjo stylee, Britney Spears with bongos, and William Shatner covering the Beatles his own William Shatner way.

Hats off to some creative covers that massively spin these already groovin’ tunes in a refreshing direction never before thought possible.

Beck + MGMT + Devendra Banhart —
Leonard Cohen’s ‘Teachers’

The Clientele — M.I.A.’s ‘Paper Planes’

Jonathan Coulton – Sir Mix-a-Lot’s ‘Baby Got Back’

Rachid Taha – The Clash’s ‘Rock the Casbah’

Tricky —
Public Enemy’s ‘Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos’

Richard Thompson —
Britney Spears’ ‘Oops I Did It Again’

William Shatner —
the Beatles’ ‘Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds’

About the Author

Kris Nelson will listen to anything once. Her favorites include Trip Hop, oldschool Jazz (Sonny Rollins), electronica (Drum n Bass, Dubstep, Glitch), Indie, Experimental, Funk, Punk, Folk, Classical (Rachmaninoff, Liszt, Chopin)… footfalls through November leaves, zipper pulls in the dryer, or ice clinking in a Summer glass… music is all around us!