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“I am not singing about dolphins!” WWE legend Triple H had to talk Motorhead’s Lemmy into covering David Bowie and the Rolling Stones (www.loudersound.com)
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Levesque later added: “One of the tracks I mentioned was Sympathy For The Devil. He was like, ‘Ugh.’ He was a big Beatles guy. I was like, ‘Man, to me – that song with your voice on it, Lem – you’re the Devil.’ I talked him into it and it’s the first one he does.”

Levesque then claimed to also inspire Motörhead’s Heroes cover.

“I suggested it: ‘David Bowie, Heroes, you doing that song.’ And he’s like, ‘I am not singing about dolphins!’ [referencing the lyric ‘Like the dolphins, like dolphins can swim’]. I was like, ‘Lem! Rewrite the lyrics! Who cares?!’”

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[–] Emperor 1 points 1 year ago

I knew he was a big Beatles fan, from White Lines, but I wonder where his hatred of dolphins comes from...

[–] Emperor 1 points 1 year ago

The two covers mentioned:

Sympathy for the Devil

Heroes

You can tell he was ill at the time as his voice isn't as strong as when he was at his prime but they're still solid covers.