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Did you know - well, of course you did, you lot know everything - that Sandie Shaw - shoe avoiding sixties songstress and mother figure to Morrisey - covered The Zep back in the day? Perhaps unexpectedly too, it is very good

You define/decide what might constitute *unexpected* but what other such and like items lurk in the bustling hedgerows of pop-rock?

Not a musical observation but I've always found it hard to get my head round the fact that Sandie Shaw is younger than Debbie Harry. Somehow it just doesn't seem right.

In a similar vein, I never expected to be only a tad younger than the President of the USA. How did that happen?

Very unexpected and utterly delightful musical excerpts above.

Is Wichita Linesman by REM unexpecetd? Travis doing The Weight is - and again - defying expectation - is good.

...covering the Stones: -

Unexpectedly, perhaps apocryphally, Iceland is self-sufficient in pineapples

the riff is - as Muddy plays it - the same as sunshine of your love - non? Unexpected that

I don't think anyone could have predicted this

And if that isn't Olias of Accrington himself on BVs, I will eat my ceremonial prog rock wizard hat

Rather enjoyed that - looking for a You Tube of my favourite Anderson solo track Shaker Loops - a tune by John Adams.

that's rather lovely.

Would have said it was Peter Gabriel. It's my favourite track of the week.

I've always loved this version - cool electro-hop with soul:

a clip of the magical moment when gary numan and leo sayer did 'on broadway', both unexpected and extremely funny

were alive today they would be turning in their graves.

This time by the Fab Four. Maybe.

and has made my day :-)

Very enjoyable - but it is the Rock Lobsters, a B52's tribute band. It is the real Ralf Harris on the same album though.

I read somwhere - maybe even on Sandie's 'Reviewing The Situation' album sleeve notes? - that her Zep cover was the FIRST ever Zep cover version recorded. This begs the question, and refines the search, who recorded the FIRST EVER cover version of other acts who went on to mega-stardom? Who did the first ever Kinks cover? Stones cover? Bowie cover? etc etc?

Kinks: Hermans Hermits did Dandy - was that the first?

Stones: Marianne Faithfull - As Tears Go By?

Bowie: Billy Fury - Silly Boy Blue?

doing Sabbath Bloody Sabbath anyone?

Well, I didn't expect this. It's god though. Thom Yorke seems to read a meaning into the lyrics not unlike Creep:

is that Radiohead have a sense of humour...

But you wouldn't know it from their music of course. I like Radiohead but saying it's god is overstating it a bit, it's good I mean!

I did hear someone describe Thom Yorke as a cult. I think.

Quite amusing actually. Not that I agree with the sentiment. Poor old Thom. Not sure what he's done to deserve such contempt from certain quarters.

it's only a minority who think like that?

She performed this in the studio on the Russell Harty show (complete with "Delius" in wheelchair) for the benefit of an impossibly old guest who knew Delius very well. To say he was bemused at the end would be an understatement.

I'm bemused as well by that. But beguiled too as I often am with all things Kate. She's the epitome of those girls you like at school/college who are "acting" in some Brecht adaptation or other. It's terrible. Comical. But you try to like it and not laugh. Because you like her and you want her to like you.

Unexpectedly good version of Running Up that Hill by Placebo, though.

is hugely enjoyable.

Talking about "acting" in some Brecht adapatation or other...

I always hated this song until I heard this mashup.

sorry, couldn't resist...

Fats covers the Fabs: -

JB 'covers' DB: -

Prince With Strings

Two Bearded Men Step In For Missy Elliott

the Ben Folds arrangement, as originated here:

meets Ennio Morricone in Jamaica:

I know this is pretty well known - but it's unexpectedly delightful I think

covers St John of Mersey. Oh Mother!

http://open.spotify.com/track/5RSwTgz0codolRnFFcGzE2

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