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I watched Jools Holland last night and the highlight of it for me was this band

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p06w30mk

I went on the BBC webpage to check it out and after watching it again this gem turned up

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p012zkjp

Two pleasant surprises to start the musical year. Has anyone else out there got some unusual tunes to share.

In reply to keith-ratcliffe:

That was terrible. Joy Division are much better at it. 

In reply to keith-ratcliffe:

Here's a few Bonzo dog doo da band - Canyons of your mind

youtube.com/watch?v=3hcZ4s9cvpw&

The Residents - one minute movie

youtube.com/watch?v=MTJJb1UqjuA&

Devo - Joko Homo

youtube.com/watch?v=5JdS-sSKsBc&

In reply to keith-ratcliffe:

Less weird but entertaining

The Dead South - In Hell I'll be in good company

youtube.com/watch?v=B9FzVhw8_bY&

2Cellos - Thunderstruck (still my favourite version)

youtube.com/watch?v=uT3SBzmDxGk&

In reply to aln:

Well I enjoyed it.  Especially Dizzy Gillespie ...

In reply to m dunn:

I love the dark original by Joy Division but I thought this lot gave it a new aspect - and yes that bent trumpet immediately recalled Dizzy G. First heard them on Jamie Cullum a few weeks ago.

In reply to Duncan Bourne:

God bless Vivian Stanshall!

In reply to keith-ratcliffe:

The Danish National Symphony Orchestra going all Spaghetti:

youtube.com/watch?v=KkM71JPHfjk&

In reply to FactorXXX:

youtube.com/watch?v=o0u4M6vppCI&

 

In reply to keith-ratcliffe:

The Danish National Symphony Orchestra are great.

Continuing the classical theme, sort of, I give you the incomparable Porstmouth Sinfonia -

youtube.com/watch?v=-wiRivDMIYM&

 - an ensemble where membership is based entirely on enthusiasm.

 

Dave 

 

In reply to keith-ratcliffe:

Something nice

youtube.com/watch?v=jw9nGVieCzA&

And perhaps not so nice

youtube.com/watch?v=twGkc-pYV6Q&

In reply to Duncan Bourne:

Highly entertaining!

In reply to Murderous_Crow:

Utterly brilliant and utterly weird

In reply to keith-ratcliffe:

I'm all for weird covers but that was awful!

In reply to Duncan Bourne:

Loved those! Thanks

In reply to Jus:

Whatever you do, don't delve into the lunacy/brilliance of William Shatner!

Here's him doing Bohemian Rhapsody:  youtube.com/watch?v=rmPOWJtsEGc&

Awesome and he's done loads more!!!

 

 

In reply to FactorXXX:

Well that's nice, but I prefer more ukelele:

youtube.com/watch?v=pLgJ7pk0X-s&

And possibly my favourite cover of all:

youtube.com/watch?v=FF0VaBxb27w&

In reply to keith-ratcliffe: I really enjoyed it until they started shouting and started enjoying it again when they stopped. I ve been enjoying this which was a YouTube side bar find from my on going quest to stop my kids watching / listening to sh1t : 

youtube.com/watch?v=6cIxF4Ex7a4&

Edit :and this 

youtube.com/watch?v=FWBQ44wzP48&

 

In reply to hokkyokusei:

Heathcliff........ Heathcliff ..... briliant.

In reply to keith-ratcliffe:

I think the problem with covers lies with your relationship with the original. If you loved it then you have to work really hard to like what someone else has done to it. If you didn't like the original then it is easier.

Here is another that is so different from the Cyndi Lauper song that I just adored, but I also love Miles Davis.

youtube.com/watch?v=OddHP8_Em7s&

In reply to Duncan Bourne:

Awesome stuff 

In reply to Duncan Bourne:

I prefer Steve'n'Seagulls version of Thunderstruck:

youtube.com/watch?v=e4Ao-iNPPUc&

 

In reply to Thrudge:

That's another good one too