Bluegrass version of ‘White Wedding’

Microsoft’s Songsmith is a computer program that attempts to play music — in a style that you suggest — to accompany your singing. It’s just as good as every other Microsoft product, which means that it gets the job done, and you can imagine some corporate suit being very impressed, but it doesn’t have a whole lot of artistry.

Artistry, as it turns out, is quite important for music.

Here’s what it would sound like if Billy Idol had decided to ditch his band and play a bluegrass version of “White Wedding” using Songsmith. It’s insidiously horrible, but the worst is that it actually makes me want to find a real bluegrass version of it!

Huh. Here’s the closest thing I could find to a real one:

The Harvey Girls – White Wedding