\GoBillsInDallas/ Posted June 8, 2005 Share Posted June 8, 2005 ...and I turn on the radio right before getting on the freeway. So after I get on the freeway, I hear some of the lyrics of the song that's being played and I'm thinking, "Hey, I know this song - it's 'Eyes Without A Face' by Billy Idol". But it's not Billy Idol, and it's being sung as a Big-Band ballad , similar to Tony Bennett or Jack Jones, with lots of strings and horns. And after the song ends, the DJ identifies the singer: Paul Anka?????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phlegm Alley Posted June 8, 2005 Share Posted June 8, 2005 Dude, Paul Anka is so metal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerball Posted June 8, 2005 Share Posted June 8, 2005 Listen to Mike & Mike. Every once in a while Golic breaks into song, and the sports talk is pretty good. BTW--I wouldn't admit to listening to Paul Anka. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#89 Posted June 8, 2005 Share Posted June 8, 2005 He did a whole CD of pop/rock done Anka style. I saw him on a talk show Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockpile Posted June 8, 2005 Share Posted June 8, 2005 ...and I turn on the radio right before getting on the freeway. So after I get on the freeway, I hear some of the lyrics of the song that's being played and I'm thinking, "Hey, I know this song - it's 'Eyes Without A Face' by Billy Idol". But it's not Billy Idol, and it's being sung as a Big-Band ballad , similar to Tony Bennett or Jack Jones, with lots of strings and horns. And after the song ends, the DJ identifies the singer: Paul Anka?????? 353308[/snapback] When I was kid, we must have played my parents' copy of the 45 "Diana" (1957) about a million times! I wish I had all of those records from the 50's, when my folks were in their twenties. It would be interesting to see where they were at, back in their wilder times! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark VI Posted June 8, 2005 Share Posted June 8, 2005 ...'Eyes Without A Face' 353308[/snapback] It could have been worse. Think Leonard Nimoy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HopsGuy Posted June 8, 2005 Share Posted June 8, 2005 He did a whole CD of pop/rock done Anka style. I saw him on a talk show 353328[/snapback] I can imagine the thought process. "Hey, Johnny Cash won Grammys with his covers of modern music. I can do the same." The difference is this: Johnny Cash was cool; Paul Anka isn't. Didn't Pat Boone try something similar? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark VI Posted June 8, 2005 Share Posted June 8, 2005 Didn't Pat Boone try something similar? 353337[/snapback] A metal CD, no less. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ch19079 Posted June 8, 2005 Share Posted June 8, 2005 whats the song called that goes: "I want to thank you, even though i dont know who you are." "you let me change lanes, while i was driving in my car." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Poojer Posted June 8, 2005 Share Posted June 8, 2005 can't be much worse that steve lawrence and edie gorme's version of "black hole sun" by soundgarden Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuckincincy Posted June 8, 2005 Share Posted June 8, 2005 The Sandpipers once recorded "Louie, Louie". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OBXBILLSFAN Posted June 8, 2005 Share Posted June 8, 2005 Hey, hey, I grew up with Paul Anka, Frankie Avalon, Pat Boone, Elvis, Chuck Berry, the Kingston Trio and the rest of those 50s and early 60s acts. Great music, and no one got trampled, burned or injured in a mosh pit. I guess it was pretty boring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockpile Posted June 8, 2005 Share Posted June 8, 2005 Paul Anka will be on Letterman tonight, no stevestojan! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wacka Posted June 8, 2005 Share Posted June 8, 2005 He was on Stern this morning. Told some great stories about Sinatra, etc in Vegas in the 60s. He was great. They want him on again when they go to satellite, so he can tell the raunchier stories. He said he's waiting for 2 more people to die before a book he wrote gets published. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rastabillz Posted June 9, 2005 Share Posted June 9, 2005 can't be much worse that steve lawrence and edie gorme's version of "black hole sun" by soundgarden 353400[/snapback] That's simply wrong on so many levels! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Jack Posted June 9, 2005 Share Posted June 9, 2005 whats the song called that goes: "I want to thank you, even though i dont know who you are." "you let me change lanes, while i was driving in my car." 353361[/snapback] Geggy Tah - Whoever You Are Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zac Posted June 9, 2005 Share Posted June 9, 2005 I can imagine the thought process. "Hey, Johnny Cash won Grammys with his covers of modern music. I can do the same." The difference is this: Johnny Cash was cool; Paul Anka isn't. Didn't Pat Boone try something similar? 353337[/snapback] Cash's cover of NIN's "hurt" is amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis in NC Posted June 9, 2005 Share Posted June 9, 2005 I have not heard the latest Anka stuff, but I really enjoy this kind of genre shift. Has anyone heard of Richard Cheese??? He has a lounge sound, but does Offspring (Come out and play), Mystikal (Shake your ass), Prodigy, and many more. Great stuff. Another genre shifter of note is Hayseed Dixie, an as$-kickin' bluegrass band that does AC-DC, Snoop Dogg, among others. Fabulous stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadBuffaloDisease Posted June 9, 2005 Share Posted June 9, 2005 Has anyone heard of Richard Cheese??? He has a lounge sound, but does Offspring (Come out and play), Mystikal (Shake your ass), Prodigy, and many more. Great stuff. Ah, Dick Cheese. He does a version of U2's "Bullet the Blue Sky" (which BTW is the best U2 song ever) which is pretty funny in a Weird Al sort of way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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