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.
| When Pigs Fly | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Studio album by Various artists | |
| Released | May 21, 2002 |
| Label | Xemu Records |
| Producer | Cevin Soling |
Overview edit
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]
Track listing edit
| # | 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 |
Personnel edit
- Cevin Soling - Producer
References edit
- ^ a b c ""WHEN PIGS FLY" ALBUM RELEASED ONLINE AT www.pigsflycd.com". Hip Hop Press. July 14, 2010. Archived from the original on July 16, 2010. Retrieved 2020-10-01.
- ^ "Xemu Artists: The Love Kills Theory". Xemu Records. Retrieved 2010-07-03.
- ^ a b "Cevin Soling of Love Kills Theory". Song Facts. September 2007. Retrieved 2010-07-03.
- ^ "The Love Kills Theory - Happy Suicide Jim". Top 21, Issue #294. April 2007. Retrieved 2010-07-03.
- ^ "CD Reviews". The Celebrity Cafe. April 13, 2007. Retrieved 2010-07-03.
- ^ Kilpatrick, Mary (May 3, 2020). "'And everything was just frozen in this chaos in horror and screaming': Gerald Casale remembers May 4, 1970". Cleveland.com. Retrieved 2020-05-04.
External links edit
- Album at Amazon.com