The Beatles, "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" (LOVE remix)
This isn't actually live, but it was made for a live performance, so I'll allow it under the always-flexible bylaws of the Hot!Live!Music! posts. "Love" was a Cirque du Soleil show set to various remixed, mashed-up, and remixed versions of Beatles songs. The result is some interesting sound collages, such as this version of WMGGW, which is doubly notable for me since (*whispers*) I don't really like the original version of the song. My parents saw the Cirque du Soleil performance in Vegas and enjoyed it, so you can take that endorsement to the bank!
Weird Al Yankovic, "What Is Life"
We'll continue on the not-really-live-Beatles kick with this actual live performance of a song by a former Beatle, covered by Weird Al, who I assume has owned a collection of beetles in his life. As always when mentioning Weird Al Yankovic, let me officially petition the NFL to let him do the Super Bowl halftime show one of these years.
Postmodern Jukebox and Ariana Savalas, "Blank Space"
Another excellent PMJ cover, with the bonus of also giving us another cover version of Blank Space to overwrite the Ryan Adams rendition.
Chet Faker, "No Diggity"
Is this a Blackstreet cover?! You'd better believe it is! One of the great songs of my teenage years, covered by a guy who looks remarkably like me in my late-30's years.
This isn't actually live, but it was made for a live performance, so I'll allow it under the always-flexible bylaws of the Hot!Live!Music! posts. "Love" was a Cirque du Soleil show set to various remixed, mashed-up, and remixed versions of Beatles songs. The result is some interesting sound collages, such as this version of WMGGW, which is doubly notable for me since (*whispers*) I don't really like the original version of the song. My parents saw the Cirque du Soleil performance in Vegas and enjoyed it, so you can take that endorsement to the bank!
Weird Al Yankovic, "What Is Life"
We'll continue on the not-really-live-Beatles kick with this actual live performance of a song by a former Beatle, covered by Weird Al, who I assume has owned a collection of beetles in his life. As always when mentioning Weird Al Yankovic, let me officially petition the NFL to let him do the Super Bowl halftime show one of these years.
Postmodern Jukebox and Ariana Savalas, "Blank Space"
Another excellent PMJ cover, with the bonus of also giving us another cover version of Blank Space to overwrite the Ryan Adams rendition.
Chet Faker, "No Diggity"
Is this a Blackstreet cover?! You'd better believe it is! One of the great songs of my teenage years, covered by a guy who looks remarkably like me in my late-30's years.
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