Sentence examples for unexpected covers from inspiring English sources

He will tackle the themes of sex and death in an eclectic performance of originals and unexpected covers of songs by artists such as P. J. Harvey and David Bowie.

"This year I had a number one album, ya buggers!" He plays a bit of it, along with the expected hits and unexpected covers (Uptown Funk and Rihanna's We Found Love), clearly having a whale of a time.

If they like soul music, that sweet soul music, they'll love Mavis Staples, whose smoky tones have rarely been better showcased than on her new album You Are Not Alone, a sublime mix of traditional gospel songs, original material, and unexpected covers of Randy Newman and John Fogerty classics.

Though it's officially a compilation of samples, the song received an honorary spot on our list of unexpected covers.

He noted that "what makes I Am...Yours stand apart from a typical live-album cash-in is the mostly unexpected covers that are weaved into the set".

There's another realm of cover songs we didn't include in the last post, however, which is where our list of unexpected covers comes in.

From time to time, Lambert likes to record an obscure and unexpected cover.

The producer's fascination for Caribbean rhythms, and his propensity for unexpected cover versions would remain trademarks throughout Boney M's career.

From the outset, as the Boss screamed "London Calling" before kicking off with an unexpected cover of the Clash song, he awed the 50,000-strong crowd.

His unexpected cover of Steve Winwood's Back In The High Life Again suggests both the painful transience of fame and Zevon's indifference to it.

There was one unexpected cover: a version of "Little Boxes," the sixties folk hit that served as the theme song of the Showtime series "Weeds," one of Parsons's favorites.