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11 weirdest cover versions on YouTube

Coldplay covering the Beastie Boys? We got weirder!

The MusicRadar Team, Fri 7 Aug 2009, 10:25 am BST

11 weird covers

While Jay-Z's No Sleep Till Brooklyn Beastie Boys cover at All Points West was timely, apt and 'the shizzle', Coldplay's Fight For Your Right' tribute on the same weekend was, let's face it, a little bit odd. But then so was THAT cover of Billie Jean.

Regardless, this week we're celebrating the cover version with the 11 weirdest we could find. Thanks for all your suggestions via Twitter, one or two are included. Enjoy. Or don't enjoy. If you're not a fan of sacrilege…

Ol' Dirty Bastard - Sussudio

"This recording is dirty and a-stinkin'/Pukier than Pepe' le Peu" The Wu's glass-gargling basket case illustrates once again that there was always a few slates missing from his roof with this take on Phil Collins's finest recorded moment. Well, ish.

Robert Plant's driving music: Dread Zeppelin

Dread Zeppelin do reggae covers of Led Zeppelin, fronted by an Elvis impersonator in a shiny turquoise suit. Here's their off-beat take on Immigrant Song, interspersed with Edwin Starr's War – which, if you really think about it, is hilarious. As mental as these people may appear, they've done something right; when asked about Zep cover bands Robert Plant once said: "My favourite right now is Dread Zeppelin; I've got the CD in the car."

Next page: If I Were A Carpenter and The Rolling Plantpots?

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