| When Pigs Fly | |
| Type: | Album |
| Artist: | Various artists |
| Cover: | whenpigsfly.png |
| 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" | Ani DiFranco, Jackie Chan | Irving Gordon | |
| 02 | "Ohio" | Devo | Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young | |
| 03 | "Call Me" | The Box Tops | Blondie | |
| 04 | "Insane in the Brain" | The Connells | Cypress Hill | |
| 05 | "Shock the Monkey" | Don Ho | Peter Gabriel | |
| 06 | "What a Wonderful World" | Roy Clark | Louis Armstrong | |
| 07 | "Girls on Film" | Billy Preston | Duran Duran | |
| 08 | "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" | The Fixx | Nancy Sinatra | |
| 09 | "Carry on Wayward Son" | Oak Ridge Boys | Kansas | |
| 10 | "Bang a Gong (Get It On)" | The Neanderthal Spongecake | T. Rex | |
| 11 | "White Wedding" | Herman's Hermits | Billy Idol | |
| 12 | "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap" | Lesley Gore | AC/DC | |