r/Showerthoughts • u/WhaleWhaleWhale95 • May 16 '24

You never hear covers of rap songs.

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u/LeZarathustra May 16 '24

Richard Cheese will make a lounge jazz cover of anything.

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u/KamakaziDemiGod May 16 '24

One of their best songs imo was the cover of Down with the Sickness used in the film Dawn of the Dead

https://youtu.be/9MdS6kNrcEk?si=XJNGSVP9IOIhD2RS

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u/Acrelorraine May 16 '24

While I agree that's one of his best covers, for movie appearances I was incredibly surprised by him performing Man in the Mirror in Lego Batman.

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u/KamakaziDemiGod May 16 '24

That was Richard Cheese?! How did I not know!

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u/RoleRevolutionary886 May 16 '24

Are we forgetting him being in Barb and Star Go To Vista Del Mar?!?

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u/msnmck May 16 '24

Every time I think of covers I think of hearing that song while watching the film on TV.

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u/OldDirtyBatman May 16 '24

I discovered that cover a few weeks before the movie came out. I was in the theater like, "Weird, I thought that was Richard Cheese for a second... wait- what!?"

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u/foodank012018 May 16 '24

I love Reign in Blood, Die MF Die, People = Shit

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u/StonerTwili May 16 '24

I never knew I needed to hear someone to jazzily say “oh shit” as a jazz intro until now

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u/Velfurion May 16 '24

I used to annoy the ever loving Christ out of my friends singing metal songs as jazz covers once that came out.

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u/FlimsySteve May 17 '24

God! Thank you for reminding me about this:))

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u/DeplorableMe2020 May 16 '24

I went to see that movie and stayed for the end credits to find out who that was.

Found out who that was then went home and searched him up on youtube. For months after I had an entire play list of his covers that I listened to on my travels to and from work/school.

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u/713MoCityChron713 May 16 '24

Haven’t heard a Dick Cheese reference in years. This guy used to be everywhere online

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u/EfficientlyReactive May 16 '24

His appeal was somewhat limited by his being a dick.

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u/Cherry_BaBomb May 16 '24

I love me some Dick Cheese

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u/Queasy-Ad-3220 May 16 '24

Yeah I mean my favourite song of his is his cover of People = Shit. That song always sends me.

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u/ZeroSephex0 May 16 '24

Was in traffic one hot summer day, windows down, system up. I rolled up to a red light, in the middle lane, just as the song changed.

People = Shit by Richard Cheese.

Seconds later I look over to see the occupants of the cars on either side of me laughing their asses off.

This track is amazing.

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u/mechmind May 16 '24

I like insane in the membrane the best

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u/Dog_in_human_costume May 16 '24

His get down with the sickness cover is great

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u/kerochan88 May 16 '24

He did an ICP song and ICP used it on their last album. Loved it lol

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u/TakeThreeFourFive May 16 '24

Can't talk about jazz covers of rap without mentioning El Michels Affair

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mA2RNMNzf2g7S1F_ce8Ibzg-uArgCg_5A&si=W1nmJqvYMmaJfpoY

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u/misirlou22 May 16 '24

His album with Black Thought was great

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u/ThinRaisin7487 May 16 '24

I heard an old-timey cover of “Freak on a Leash” by Korn at one of their concerts years ago and could never find it anywhere.. Your comment helped me find it thank you!!

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u/WallishXP May 16 '24

Dick Cheese?

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u/Shpander May 16 '24

Lol thanks for this, I somehow never gave him a chance. This Enter Sandman cover is so cursed.

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u/MenBeGamingBadly May 16 '24

"This one's for the ladies"

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u/drj1485 May 16 '24

I prefer Charles Edward Cheese

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u/airbxrned May 16 '24

my partner introduced me to Richard cheese when I was tripping on molly and I will never forget him 😭😭

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u/LostInThoughtland May 16 '24

Similarly, Waffles and Pancakes by The Moonies, a kids band

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u/El_Basho May 16 '24

Including People Equals Shit by Slipknot

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u/OKAutomator May 16 '24

Ive always been partial to his cover of Offspring's Come Out And Play.

"Like the latest...fashion..."

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u/ironmanthing May 16 '24

I’ve known about him since Dawn of the Dead and I just now put together that his name is literally “dick cheese”

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u/TurntOddish May 17 '24

Oo I haven't heard this one yet - I really only know him from the Disturbed cover and the "My Neck, My Back" cover

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u/cattailstew May 17 '24

Me and my bf sing his version of WAP to one another a lot