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So I just watched this cover of Blink 182’s All The Small Things on a Kalimba (ft cute dog), and now I’m deep down a YouTube hole of rock song covers on unusual instruments. (thread) https://youtu.be/kR-ERR2BAl8 ">https://youtu.be/kR-ERR2BA...
First up, the ukulele. Admittedly not an unusual instrument, but this is a pretty incredible cover of Muse’s Invincible https://youtu.be/wy3MCpeiwSU ">https://youtu.be/wy3MCpeiw...
But the ukulele isn’t unusual enough. Jumping right to the opposite end of the spectrum, how about a traditional Tuvan throat singing version of Numb by Linkin Park https://youtu.be/jV4ASCadZ4s ">https://youtu.be/jV4ASCadZ...
Sticking with traditional, there are LOTS of covers of rock classics using medieval instruments. Some of them are wild. System of a Down’s Toxicity is particularly good. https://youtu.be/X5d8bnvO2JQ ">https://youtu.be/X5d8bnvO2...
As is Metallica’s Nothing Else Matters https://youtu.be/wCUx9nOt9u8 ">https://youtu.be/wCUx9nOt9...
Metallica is a popular band to cover in different ways it seems. Harp covers are pretty common, although this cover of One with two harpists and one harp is excellent. https://youtu.be/JhOhGhq0e54 ">https://youtu.be/JhOhGhq0e...
(Forgive me for including a second harp link, but I had to also include my favourite song. Plug In Baby by Muse) https://youtu.be/iY652muRsKs ">https://youtu.be/iY652muRs...
Sticking with excellent guitar solos, how about The Eagles’ Hotel California solo on the sitar? https://youtu.be/ryCJs0H13zs ">https://youtu.be/ryCJs0H13...
Sitar not your cup of tea? Try AC/DC’s Back in Black on the Gayageum instead. https://youtu.be/OEpVDafY6Z8 ">https://youtu.be/OEpVDafY6...
Ever wondered what heavy metal would sound like in the hands of Worzel Gummidge? Look no further than Lamb of God on the Hurdy Gurdy https://youtu.be/-W-s6yHlbtA ">https://youtu.be/-W-s6yHlb...
Similarly awful sounding instruments include boomwhackers, seen here murdering Green Day. https://youtu.be/yJT3J3y-Zxw ">https://youtu.be/yJT3J3y-Z...
What if you don’t have an instrument to hand? Not even a boomwhacker? Well, just make one.
Rage Against The Machine but on a guitar made from an old shovel. https://youtu.be/RroVxJO-kng ">https://youtu.be/RroVxJO-k...
Rage Against The Machine but on a guitar made from an old shovel. https://youtu.be/RroVxJO-kng ">https://youtu.be/RroVxJO-k...
Not feeling crafty? Well, just use some toy instruments instead. Killing In The Name never sounded so adorable. https://youtu.be/wdepf8H4Lgc ">https://youtu.be/wdepf8H4L...
If your only toy available is a dog toy, then it could still work. Toto’s Africa on a chicken. https://youtu.be/HuiwIFLKa2I ">https://youtu.be/HuiwIFLKa...
More technologically minded? Sure. Just use your phone. https://youtu.be/e8zYJ46PTX4 ">https://youtu.be/e8zYJ46PT...
Or if programming is your thing, grab a bunch of old floppy drives: System of a Down’s Aerials played on eight floppy drives. https://youtu.be/1R7fnkkgvxE ">https://youtu.be/1R7fnkkgv...
You can add in everyday household objects as percussion as required: Secen Nation Army on floppy drives and random household shit. https://youtu.be/FH9yt8qTACw ">https://youtu.be/FH9yt8qTA...
If you have ancient computers lying around, then plug them in and boot them up. Bohemian Rhapsody on some old electrical equipment. https://youtu.be/Ht96HJ01SE4 ">https://youtu.be/Ht96HJ01S...
If you were one of those people who wrote ‘boobies’ on calculators at school, just look at what you could have achieved if you’d really stuck at it. https://youtu.be/QlW_I7m3sYo ">https://youtu.be/QlW_I7m3s...
Not a rock song, but Billie Eilish’s Bad Guy on a door entry key pad is wild. https://youtu.be/9gpwUUkJ7cE ">https://youtu.be/9gpwUUkJ7...
Or literally on grass. https://youtu.be/rGAXb1iqGH4 ">https://youtu.be/rGAXb1iqG...
But of course, topping everything, and concluding this thread that absolutely nobody asked for, nor wanted…what could beat Smash Mouth’s All Star played on melons? https://youtu.be/79Y6Q47qjlw ">https://youtu.be/79Y6Q47qj...
(Special mention to Taylor Swift’s You Need To Calm Down on panpipes) https://youtu.be/HbLOrkS5DcI ">https://youtu.be/HbLOrkS5D...
(Extra Special mention to the guy who created an entire orchestra of Furbies, and subsequently a very special kind of nightmare hellscape) https://youtu.be/1I_EPkHqU20 ">https://youtu.be/1I_EPkHqU...
END. Thank fuck.
