Thursday, July 22, 2010

An Early (and Oddly High-Pitched) Clue to the New Direction

And speaking of "Stairway to Heaven," as we were downstairs...

From I'm not exactly sure when (although it's from some Morning Zoo-ish radio show from somewhere, obviously) please enjoy Mary Schneider, the self-proclaimed Yodelling Queen of Australia, and her yodel version of the Led Zeppelin classic.




As you may have guessed, I prefer Mary's take on the tune to Zappa's, but then again, as Chuck Barris used to say -- what do I know? I like cold toilet seats.

In any case, as always, a coveted PowerPop No-Prize will be awarded the first reader to glean the clip's relevance to the theme of tomorrow's Weekend Listomania.

15 comments:

TMink said...

OK, I would pay for a full recording of that!

For the clue part, hmmm, best no word singing in a post Elvis pop song?

Trey

steve simels said...

I'd pay for the full version of that too.
:-)

And no.

Gummo said...

Okay, maybe one of the best things you've ever posted.

Unusual cover versions? (Or have we done that already?)

Anonymous said...

Humorous Swiss heavy metal?

Australian lead singer falsetto?

AP

steve simels said...

Les Cahiers du Falco, bitches!!!

Just kidding...

Wendy said...

The dogs in the neighborhood just perked up. :-)

Okay, I have no idea.

Edward said...

Use of classics in rock songs?
Songs about heaven?
Songs with announcers in them?
Acapella Pop?

Anonymous said...

Great Rock & Roll Radio performances.

ROTP(lumber)

Noam Sane said...

Songs positing the existence of extra-dimensional realms beyond the understanding of mere mortals.

Ich bin der chrome dinette.

steve simels said...

Noam: Wish I'd said that.
:-)

But no....

MJConroy said...

Songs with "doo doo", As opposed to by doo-doo-heads, like Zappa.

steve simels said...

Can't we all just get along?
:-)

Kid Charlemagne said...

I knew Mrs. Miller. Mrs. Miller was a friend of mine. You maa'm are no Mrs. Miller!

Anonymous said...

Can't we all just get along?
:-)

Songs Rodney King covered?

TMink said...

Incongruent combinations?

Trey