h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Beware of imitations. I went to a "Theremin workshop" and ended up with a bit of plastic that sounded more like a stylophone. I want a proper theremin.

Something I put on when I am p1ssed off and need a boost.

The banjo and drums on this version are superb:

Woah, Black Betty:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWBi2jg7SiU&feature=related

The Ukulele Orchestra Of Great Britain - they create an amazing sound and play such a range of music. When I saw them they went from Wheatus to Stevie Ray Vaughan to Django. They have also done a cover of Kiss's 'God Gave Rock And Roll To You'.

Smells Like..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXVdNKciP94

And the most mind-boggling erm...collage of tunes all played at once:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OP7F8P1ZtD0&feature=related

The guy who sings on the next one plays the smallest Banjo...it's a Gibson and worth over £3,000...gulp.

This one's for Peely...we still miss you!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GeWH1wP9tM8&feature=related

They are touring at the moment go see them.

http://www.ukuleleorchestra.com/main/home.aspx

Canon in D - great version. TAB available for it and worth downloading:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4Sh9cKEDH0

And someone with a serious problem with it. Having seen it played live last year I can see what he means...the bass part sucks.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdxkVQy7QLM

I bloody love jamming on Canon in D. Canon in D makes my world a better place.

Well I suppose we need to put the two awesome versions of it then: Trace Bundy: http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/brunel/F19585?thread=4770867&skip=20&show=29 And the definitive electric guitar version...bow down people... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=by8oyJztzwo&feature=related

Nothing to say on this one...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqUXDdJ3C-c

Cosmic post-rock excellence from Sigur Ros

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWR-jJ3v1pk

Hayseed Dixie: Cover Versions extraordinaire:

War Pigs:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_fODduUkk4&feature=related

Hells Bells:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0t7HLkldXbg


Duelling banjos: Just for the Ned Beatty comment:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iK4hbmXWoPw

Does this make up for the Celine Dion post?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EllY8lUaizg&feature=related

It's still OK with sound down.

Of course, for Roymondo...might be a total non-starter...I have seen John Barrowman doing any AC/DC yet so just hang on maybe.

Unbelievable...just searched for Barrowman and AC/DC on Youtube and I get this...there you go Roy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKQX9yOc4GM

I'm still loving the Dixie. Saw 'em a couple of years back, hadn't heard of them, spent a minute thinking 'WTF? I recognise that!' before the vocal started on a bluegrass War Pigs.

Absolute class.

Wow, why can't we get Hungarian Idol over here Magdolna Ruzsa is incredible. Aerosmith, Rocky Horror, Queen. And the judges look much cooler than the arseholes on X-Factor.

Tonight on Horizon (BBC2 9pm) physicist, FRS and former Cern employee Dr Brian Cox will be investigating the ongoing mysteries of the gravitational force. How? Why? Etc.

Here he is though, playing keyboards in the nasty 90s pop band that gave New Labour a dubious call to arms. And they call scientists rational.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dl-ai9HuR60

Bump: Marillion

Gizza a bun, gizza a bun, gizza a bun.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gaBjdLQ0LJ0


Grendel so long it needs two parts:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvf-I_Kzru4&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWs2aQIiCKg&feature=related

It's 1976...



it's Mamma Mia...



It's...




The Pickwick Poppers

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=kRJ-sdgSDow

Money Money Money - Metöl!

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=BY9HclhwB-8

Sadly, I recently rediscovered my old Top Of The Pops albums of anonymous (and largely pointless) cover versions. Their version of the Specials' "Ghost Town" is particularly bad. It's probably not on YouTube though...

Say what you like about 90s music, but some lyrics were inspired!

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=-OQy8HMa3cI

Ah, yes

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrVP9yM-Vi8

Car 67!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fVFQjK5HGQ