8 Bizarre Music Collaborations That Were Surprisingly Successful

4. Foo Fighters And Norah Jones - "Virginia Moon"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGSzPwUXees Is there anything Dave Grohl can't do? Seriously. The guy apparently has no limitations on his knack for awesomeness. Just look at the list: Drummer for the biggest alternative band of the 90s (possibly of all time). Singer/guitarist for the most consistent hard rock group of the new millennium. Performed with a Beatle (who isn't Ringo). Created a supergroup with members of Queens of the Stone Age AND LED ZEPPELIN! Created a DIFFERENT supergroup that featured Lemmy from Motörhead. Played drums with comedy rock duo Tenacious D. Given the vast and varied number of collaborations listed above, you might be surprised to see Grohl's name show up on this list at all. But if you paid attention to the title of this entry, you'll have noticed this particular collaboration isn't with a rock and roll legend--or a rock and roll anything, for that matter. It's a bossa nova duet with sweet and soulful Norah Jones. While the Foo frontman was no stranger to softening things up a bit (listen to the incredibly underrated "Aurora" from There Is Nothing Left to Lose), in 2005 he decided to completely ditch the hard rock formula and go all-acoustic for one half of the Foo's double-album, In Your Honour. One of those softer tunes, "Virginia Moon," found Grohl and Jones trying to out-mellow each other, resulting in a jazzy, lounge style duet. Grohl provides the subtle acoustic guitar work and breathy vocals while Jones puts in the subtle piano and breathy female vocals. It's all quite subtle and breathy. It's one of the biggest stylistic detours the Foos have ever taken, which also makes it one of the most exciting. And it no doubt pushed the band to take more chances in the future, proving that Foo Fighters don't have to be playing loud guitars with their manhood pushed to the forefront at all times.