I recently found this brilliant performance of “Papa Was a Rolling Stone” on YouTube. The instruments take front and center and the vocalists accompany them, telling the story of a child asking about a father who was never around.
Jimmy Fallon and Jack Black Cover “More Than Words”
Wow. A brilliant cover. These two should release an album.
GWAR Performs “Carry On My Wayward Son”
The A.V. Club’s Undercover series of performances includes a cover of Kansas’ “Carry On My Wayward Son” by GWAR. The result is fun if you enjoy GWAR or incongruity.
Consequence of Sound has the details behind this cover and you’ll probably enjoy the embedded interview with GWAR’s lead singer Oderus Urungus.
Great Heavy Metal Performance of Toto’s “Africa”
Great performance. I’d pay to watch this live.
Music and Dance – A Little Something to Soothe the Spirit
The Han Solo Feeling
This video simulates the sound of hearing a “tinny version of Toto’s “Africa”” echoing through an empty/abandoned mall. It’s an interesting feeling, worth a listen. This song is part of a playlist of music that evokes this feeling, called “the Han Solo feeling” by Lifehacker’s EIC Melissa Kirsch.