Best Genre-Crossing Song You Know Of?

[WeedWorm]

Whatever youd call Sleep Terror and Crytopsy. Death metal + jazz = sheer awesomeness.

 

[Cheesebob]

Red Hot Chilli Peppers: Dani California

A Cross between Rap and rock

Oh and Joe Strummer (both bands) A cross between punk, reggae, folk and rap

E.g. Johnny Appleseed, Coma Girl, London Calling etc

 

[Arrers]

Does Beck count? If so, his song "Loser"

 

[j0frenzy]

Either Weather Report's Birdland (Jazz+art rock+latin+funk+r&b+god only knows what else) or Charles Daniels Band's Devil Went Down to Georgia (Country+rock).

 

[Daveman]

What if I said Classico by Tenacious D?

 

[Trivun]

Nothing beats Freddie Mercury crossing rock and opera with Barcelona. Honestly, he defined the crossover genre, plus he was the greatest singer ever. No-one can beat him. However, I also happen to love the Coldplay/Jay-Z collaboration on their recent song Lost+ from the Prospekt's March EP.

 

[Abedeus]

Gorillaz is basically a rock/rap mix.

I love their "Clint Eastwood".

 

[Sewer Rat]

I enjoy Folk Metal, a great song in the Genre is Inis Mona by Eluveitie
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iijKLHCQw5o&feature=related

 

[Anachronism]

Country Feedback by REM. A stunningly beautiful song, and an awesome combination of alternative rock and (you guessed it) country.

I think I'll go and listen to that now.

 

[Grayjack]

Sabotage by the Beastie Boys. A mix of rap/rock, and the music video is awesome.

 

[xChevelle24]

I like A Day to Remember doing a cross of pop/rock/screamo or whatever you wanna classify that as, but just listen to the song since u been gone (yes, the kelly clarkston cover) and you'll see what I mean.

 

[Lukeydoodly]

Unter Der Eiche - Equilibrium. Folk music + metal

 

[r4ndom]

Make a list of Mars Volta songs, then throw a dart at said list.

Any of those songs will be fine.

EDIT - I don't think that "rock - country" or "blues - country" counts as a genre-cross, since they are so inherently similar.

I also remembered this track, which melds together old and new pretty much seamlessly... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VA6_lwJr1Hg

 

[TheLivingDaylights]

Black Keys, very nice taste.

 

[CRAVE CASE 55]

Anthrax and Public Enemy in "Bring the Noise"

 

[PedroSteckecilo]

One of the original crossover hits...

Queen - Another One Bites the Dust,

Tis Disco Rock!

And in that tradition... pretty much anything by Electric Six.

 

[WittyName]

Can I vote for Run DMC and Aerosmith doing "Walk This Way" because it was original in 1984?

This ^

 

[Skeleon]

Creedence Clearwater Revival had some great Rock-Swamp Blues crossover songs.
Of the more recent stuff, I kinda enjoy Electric Six. Very funny lyrics and the music is somewhere between rock, electro and dance, dunno what exactly but it's nice to listen to.

 

[muse-13-bliss]

anything by Muse
they are a shinning example of how music is to be
they do so many genres
and they do them well
yay Muse!

Plus the drumbeat/handclaps spell out "TITS" in morse code. What is your favorite? (Include the genre's it is melding)

and really?

 

[Hatredcopter]

Improper Dancing, Electric Six
Hard Rock and Disco
Then again, anything by Electic six.