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counting down our picks for the top 10
music covers by celebrities before we
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content for this list we’re perusing the
most bizarre song covers by celebrities
who aren’t known for their singing we’re
basing our picks on weird song choices
outlandish performances and how
confusing each pairing is number 10 Tik
Tok Allison Williams before Allison
Williams made it big in features like
girls and get out she was gaining
internet fame through her vocal talents
while many of Williams singing videos
are simple performances into a camera
her take on Tik Tok was really out there
don’t stop make it pop DJ blow my
speakers the somber piano playing gives
Kesha’s party anthem a serious feeling
and allison is clearly in on the joke
funny as it is her consistent eye
contact with the camera is unsettling
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the black backdrop behind her makes the
look even creepier especially once you
notice its absence from any of william’s
other videos cuz the party won’t start
till I walk number nine I walk the line
Leonard Nimoy Leonard Nimoy Star Trek
Fame opened a lot of doors for him
including an oddly substantial music
career by the time the new world of
Leonard Nimoy was released the series
had wrapped and the actor at face out
appearances from Spock and had pushed
further into country music thus
including Johnny Cash’s iconic I walked
the line which seemed all too logical
Agee but close watch on this heart of
mine
Nimoy country twang is fascinating but
makes it feel like a novelty even in
light of his back catalog
while Nimoy signature track The Ballad
of Bilbo Baggins is bizarre hearing him
cover the man in black feels even
sillier number eight I am The Walrus Jim
Carrey to reflect on his illustrious
career George Martin called in famous
guests to sing his favorite Beatle songs
rich with unlikely appearances Martin
chose Jim Carrey for I am The Walrus
Cary’s eccentric voices are as
distracting as they are funny
since he changed his characters
repeatedly in the song many other songs
on Martin’s album are fun but grounded
takes on the Beatles classics so Kerry’s
take certainly stands out Martin even
encouraged Jim to push his quirky
performances over the top Carrie
jokingly claimed to have defiled a
number seven respect yourself Bruce
Willis with die hard and pulp fiction
still in his future Bruce Willis dipped
his toes into a musical career for his
debut record Willis found surprising
success when he updated the Staple
Singers hit while the tracks 1980 sound
is almost overpowering it easily fits in
with any single from the era spite how
well it performed for Bruce at the time
the song became retro actively weird
once he became a massive star Willis’s
version of the song even managed to
outperform the Staple Singers original
on the Billboard Hot 100 oh and you
can’t forget Willis’s signature 80s
dance moves
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number six I’m so lonesome I could cry
Terry Bradshaw in the midst of his time
as a starting quarterback for the
Pittsburgh Steelers Terry Bradshaw
recorded his version of Hank Williams
heartbreaking classic I’m so lonesome I
could cry
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is why well you might expect his singing
to be mediocre and stiff Bradshaw’s
vocals are truly vulnerable with his
macho an athletic image
Terry’s emotional crooning is truly
surreal to behold
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spiders NFL success and tenure as a
sports commentator Bradshaw is still
performing in concert to this day but
his continued success in the world of
football however has made this
performance much more strange as time
goes on
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number five where is my mind John Cena
the Bella Twins became quick YouTube
sensations with their lifestyle blogs so
Nikki Bella called on her husband and
pro wrestler John Cena to thank their
fans for them in a shocking twist
however Cena’s gift was a touching cover
of The Pixies where is my mind well many
of John’s appearances on the channel of
been comedic his delicate piano playing
is moving as outlandish as the concept
is on its own
Cena’s tuxedo and the artistic
cinematography made it truly
unbelievable John keeps the cover
consistently unpredictable as he changes
up his playing style throughout the
video number four hotline bling Jimmy
Fallon Jimmy Fallon’s impeccable talent
for impressions have made his celebrity
covers consistently hilarious when he
embodied Bob Dylan to cover hotline
bling however Fallon’s voice was eerily
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Bagon only me on top of Jimmy sublime
singing Drake’s vague lyrics fit Dylan’s
sound bafflingly well despite how clever
Fallon’s performances
there’s just something unsettling
hearing a folk legend sing hip hop Jimmy
even adds a harmonica solo to the track
to complete his Dylan pastiche
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the song is also more uncanny without
the video given how easily you can
forget that it’s actually Jimmy Fallon
performing number three these boots are
made for walkin Crispin Glover Crispin
Glover z– eccentric acting makes him a
joy to watch on the screen but it
doesn’t translate to music very well
Glover’s original material was already
pretty out there but his take on Nancy
Sinatra is utterly confusing Crispin
sings like a hysterical and bitter
ex-lover completely shedding the sultry
and empowering energy of the original
version clever shrieking is borderline
terrifying and the songs otherwise
normal instrumentation just makes it
more worrisome mind you you released
this on an album that included dramatic
readings and a Charles Manson cover so
maybe it’s par for the course you let
those boys push you around like that for
well they’re bigger than me stand tall
for you still number two stay Vin Diesel
for Valentine’s Day 2013
Vin Diesel gave his fans a tribute that
was pretty hard to forget
diesel pours his heart and soul into
rihanna state using nothing but a
microphone and a projector
while Vin’s deep vocals and piercing
calset Oh aren’t top-notch his emotional
delivery is disturbingly sad
the fact that he spends the entire video
and the dark also makes the whole
performance a little creepy Diesel’s
initial lack of explanation for the
video was disconcerting but he
eventually clarified it was dedicated to
his girlfriend regardless of the intent
bins voice cracks and smooches into the
mic are unnerving number one Rocket Man
William Shatner William Shatner cemented
his place in history as Captain Kirk but
his performance of rocket man became
noteworthy for completely different
reasons
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Shatner drags out every line of the
song’s intro delivering the lyrics like
an actionscript each persona is so over
the top that they straddle comedic
territory with other characters ranging
from stilted to drunk his take on the
song was so hilariously memorable that
it’s been parodied by everyone from Beck
to Stewie Griffin and I’m gonna be
Shatner even manages to get more
ridiculous than his infamously deranged
yelling in mr. Tambourine Man
thanks to this a landish mix of bizarre
personalities
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