Thunder! Thunder!

January 4, 2006 3:31 AM

Bad acoustic cover songs with a French accent.
posted by Wolfdog (31 comments total)

Oh, this is amazing. And I'd like it better if it wasn't first thing in the morning.
posted by Mayor Curley at 3:45 AM on January 4, 2006

Wow. I did not expect to like that.
posted by meh at 3:51 AM on January 4, 2006

This is fucking metal!
posted by slimepuppy at 3:58 AM on January 4, 2006

Damn, there are some sweet tunes in there.
Anyone else thinking they belong in the soundtrack of a Wes Anderson film?
posted by butt_monkey at 4:21 AM on January 4, 2006

Oh lord, they're brilliant! thanks, this is going to take a lot of restraint not to listen to them all NOW. I've just gone through six of them and I'm laughing like an idiot.

Check out how they recreated the ABBA sample in Madonna's Hung Up.
posted by funambulist at 4:38 AM on January 4, 2006

Your favourite band is much better than this.
posted by srboisvert at 4:42 AM on January 4, 2006

it's a bit like a poor man's Seu Jorge with the talent take out
posted by butt_monkey at 4:43 AM on January 4, 2006

How can this possibly be for real? Do deranged Frenchmen really sing English like that? It's like some bad cartoon.
posted by uncleozzy at 6:00 AM on January 4, 2006

AND they're free?

*runs around room in utter joy*
posted by fluffycreature at 6:16 AM on January 4, 2006

In answer to your question uncleozzy (taken from the main page):
This website is nothing else but a big joke which aim is the entertainment of people who come here... There is nothing serious here... Everything is done in a botch way of life, just for fun !
The unplugged covers are just a big joke, at the begging it was an hoax I've made with a friend on a message board... They are purposely "bad done"... So it's quite useless to tell me to stop the massacre, to learn how to play or how to sing, because nothing will change.(sic)
posted by slimepuppy at 6:17 AM on January 4, 2006

The Highway to Hell in French actually isn't bad. Creep (in English) is, but it does want to make me, finally get that tune--what a great song!
posted by ParisParamus at 6:27 AM on January 4, 2006

This is a wonderfully great post. Thanks, Wolfdog!
posted by ParisParamus at 6:28 AM on January 4, 2006

Some sounded better than the originals.

Cheers for the post.
posted by 13twelve at 6:28 AM on January 4, 2006

Two additional thoughts:

--I really miss France right now;

--This guy should play at a Mefi Meetup--wonder how that could be arranged?!
posted by ParisParamus at 6:41 AM on January 4, 2006

You've been THUNDERSTRUCK!
posted by meh at 6:54 AM on January 4, 2006

Highway To Hell totally rawks! I wished they all ended with a nasally french accented "unh unh unh".
posted by Mijo Bijo at 7:47 AM on January 4, 2006

PP--This guy should play at a Mefi Meetup--wonder how that could be arranged?!

How about we play some mp3s for now? Check MeTa in a few days for NYC meetup info.


posted by StickyCarpet at 8:01 AM on January 4, 2006

Best post of 2006!
posted by Robot Johnny at 8:09 AM on January 4, 2006

Fantastic post, great stuff. "All The Small Things" and "Lose Yourself" are excellent. And the AC/DC one where he forgets the words halfway through the first verse.
posted by blag at 8:22 AM on January 4, 2006

If you do not know me, I am a french guy who records some acoustic cover songs,
singing as bad as possible to make it funny... Oh you will see !!!

Well, he got that right. This is fantastic, thanks!
posted by goodnewsfortheinsane at 9:27 AM on January 4, 2006

The Mastodon cover is awesome.
posted by kenko at 9:33 AM on January 4, 2006

Oh my God, Seven Nation Army is hilarious.
posted by geoff. at 10:48 AM on January 4, 2006

Boys Don't Cry is pretty good.

The Eminem song is, uh, interesting...

The Final Countdown is just silly.
posted by jefbla at 11:37 AM on January 4, 2006

See Also....
posted by CynicalKnight at 11:44 AM on January 4, 2006

Too funny, great find!
posted by joseywales at 12:43 PM on January 4, 2006

Oh fucking lord.
posted by armoured-ant at 2:22 PM on January 4, 2006

this highway star is mind bending. check out the samples, and then the solo overdub at the end.
posted by 3.2.3 at 7:08 PM on January 4, 2006

That is absolutely deliciously painful... thanks.
posted by mervin_shnegwood at 8:17 PM on January 4, 2006

I rather enjoy the acoustic stylings of tough-guy hardcore band terror.
posted by punch_the_mayor at 8:20 PM on January 4, 2006

This site goes on my Firefox Toolbar. And, having recently discovered the fun of the GarageBand keyboard, I feel very inspired!
posted by ParisParamus at 8:40 PM on January 4, 2006

Incredible time put in on that!!

Hats off
posted by pwedza at 12:22 AM on January 5, 2006