When Pigs Fly | |
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Studio album by Various artists | |
Released | May 21, 2002 |
Label | Xemu Records |
Producer | Cevin Soling |
When Pigs Fly: Songs You Never Thought You'd Hear is a compilation album [1] devised and produced by musician Cevin Soling in 2002. [2] [3] The album is a collection of popular songs recorded by artists considered unlikely to cover them.
After Soling's earlier success recruiting Kevin DuBrow to sing a mellow version of Quiet Riot's " Metal Health" with Soling's band The Neanderthal Spongecake, he came up with the idea for the project and began recruiting musicians to participate. [1] [4]
The album includes a version of Nat King Cole's "Unforgettable", performed by Ani DiFranco and Jackie Chan, which Soling co-produced with DiFranco; Blondie's "Call Me", as performed by The Box Tops with Alex Chilton; and Peter Gabriel's "Shock the Monkey", sung by Don Ho, which Soling also produced and arranged. [1] [3] [5]
The choice of Devo to record "Ohio" is rather poignant. The protest song deals with the 1970 Kent State Shootings, and band member Gerald Casale was both a student at the university at the time, and an eyewitness to the shootings. [6]
# | Song | Length | Performer | Original credit |
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01 | " Unforgettable" | 3:54
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Ani DiFranco, Jackie Chan | Irving Gordon |
02 | " Ohio" | 3:54
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Devo | Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young |
03 | " Call Me" | 3:48
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The Box Tops | Blondie |
04 | " Insane in the Brain" | 4:12
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The Connells | Cypress Hill |
05 | " Shock the Monkey" | 4:08
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Don Ho | Peter Gabriel |
06 | " What a Wonderful World" | 2:55
|
Roy Clark | Louis Armstrong |
07 | " Girls on Film" | 4:07
|
Billy Preston | Duran Duran |
08 | " These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" | 5:42
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The Fixx | Nancy Sinatra |
09 | " Carry on Wayward Son" | 5:20
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Oak Ridge Boys | Kansas |
10 | " Bang a Gong (Get It On)" | 4:34
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The Neanderthal Spongecake | T. Rex |
11 | " White Wedding" | 4:31
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Herman's Hermits | Billy Idol |
12 | " Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap" | 4:02
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Lesley Gore | AC/DC |
When Pigs Fly | |
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Studio album by Various artists | |
Released | May 21, 2002 |
Label | Xemu Records |
Producer | Cevin Soling |
When Pigs Fly: Songs You Never Thought You'd Hear is a compilation album [1] devised and produced by musician Cevin Soling in 2002. [2] [3] The album is a collection of popular songs recorded by artists considered unlikely to cover them.
After Soling's earlier success recruiting Kevin DuBrow to sing a mellow version of Quiet Riot's " Metal Health" with Soling's band The Neanderthal Spongecake, he came up with the idea for the project and began recruiting musicians to participate. [1] [4]
The album includes a version of Nat King Cole's "Unforgettable", performed by Ani DiFranco and Jackie Chan, which Soling co-produced with DiFranco; Blondie's "Call Me", as performed by The Box Tops with Alex Chilton; and Peter Gabriel's "Shock the Monkey", sung by Don Ho, which Soling also produced and arranged. [1] [3] [5]
The choice of Devo to record "Ohio" is rather poignant. The protest song deals with the 1970 Kent State Shootings, and band member Gerald Casale was both a student at the university at the time, and an eyewitness to the shootings. [6]
# | Song | Length | Performer | Original credit |
---|---|---|---|---|
01 | " Unforgettable" | 3:54
|
Ani DiFranco, Jackie Chan | Irving Gordon |
02 | " Ohio" | 3:54
|
Devo | Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young |
03 | " Call Me" | 3:48
|
The Box Tops | Blondie |
04 | " Insane in the Brain" | 4:12
|
The Connells | Cypress Hill |
05 | " Shock the Monkey" | 4:08
|
Don Ho | Peter Gabriel |
06 | " What a Wonderful World" | 2:55
|
Roy Clark | Louis Armstrong |
07 | " Girls on Film" | 4:07
|
Billy Preston | Duran Duran |
08 | " These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" | 5:42
|
The Fixx | Nancy Sinatra |
09 | " Carry on Wayward Son" | 5:20
|
Oak Ridge Boys | Kansas |
10 | " Bang a Gong (Get It On)" | 4:34
|
The Neanderthal Spongecake | T. Rex |
11 | " White Wedding" | 4:31
|
Herman's Hermits | Billy Idol |
12 | " Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap" | 4:02
|
Lesley Gore | AC/DC |