| 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 |
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