Puddles Pity Party Turns Blink-182’s “All the Small Things” Into a Lounge Ballad
Postmodern Jukebox and Puddles the sad clown flip the pop-punk cover formula, giving Blink-182’s “All the Small Things” a smooth, speakeasy-style makeover.
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Miley Cyrus and Metallica’s “Nothing Else Matters” on the Howard Stern Show
On the Howard Stern Show in 2021, Miley Cyrus fronted Metallica for “Nothing Else Matters,” and her raspy, powerful take, plus a bridge shared with James Hetfield, steals the show.
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Steve’n’Seagulls’ Bluegrass “Thunderstruck” Is One Hell of a Good Time
A lawnmower, an accordion, spoons and an anvil: Finnish band Steve’n’Seagulls turn AC/DC’s “Thunderstruck” into a bluegrass romp that’s silly, skilled and a lot of fun.
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Jon Bon Jovi’s Karaoke Bar Prank Is the Wholesome Antidote to Prank Culture
Disguised as a drunk burnout bartender, Jon Bon Jovi crashes a karaoke night, and it’s a reminder that pranks can be fun without being cruel, all for a good cause.
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Jonathan Antoine’s “Unchained Melody” Is a Rendition Unlike Any Other
Backed by piano, harp and strings, Jonathan Antoine takes “Unchained Melody” from a warm, low baritone to a show-stopping high note in a 2018 live performance.
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Michael Jackson and Freddie Mercury’s Lost Duet: “There Must Be More to Life Than This”
Yes, Michael Jackson and Freddie Mercury really did record together. The story behind “There Must Be More to Life Than This” involves a chimp, a blowup and a Brian May guitar finale.
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Sting Sings Springsteen: “The Rising” at the 2009 Kennedy Center Honors
At the 2009 Kennedy Center Honors, Sting took Bruce Springsteen’s post-9/11 anthem “The Rising” from a lone spotlight to a full choir while the Boss watched from the balcony.
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Puddles Pity Party’s “Royals” Turns Lorde Into Lounge Music
Postmodern Jukebox and Puddles the Sad Clown took Lorde’s breakout 2013 hit and turned it into a deadpan, retro lounge number — and it’s a lot of fun.
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The Drummer On The Most Sampled Record Ever Made Died Homeless In 2006
In a 20-minute session for a 1969 B-side, drummer Gregory C. Coleman played seven seconds that became the most sampled recording in music history. He never saw a royalty, and died homeless in 2006.
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The FBI Spent 31 Months Investigating A Song And Concluded It Was “Unintelligible At Any Speed”
In 1963, five musicians in Portland recorded “Louie Louie” in one 45-minute session. A rumor about the mumbled lyrics reached the FBI, which spent the next 31 months analyzing the record at every speed a phonograph could play — and never once called the singer.
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20 Music Icons Who Left Us Too Soon
From a Mississippi plantation in 1938 to a house in Camden Square in 2011: the documented circumstances — coroner’s notes, inquest testimony, and courtroom transcripts — behind 20 musicians who died young.
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Five Rockstars Who Walked Out On Great Bands And Then Admitted, Out Loud, That They Blew It
Almost nobody who quits a great band ever admits they were wrong — but Geri Halliwell, Roger Waters, Rob Halford, Ace Frehley, and Zayn Malik all did, on the record, years after they walked.