VIDEO: Fans at Hardcore Punk Show Start Mosh Pit to Whitney Houston Song
A mosh pit to a Whitney Houston song? Now we’ve seen everything! This unexpected wholesome moment happened during a Turnstile show on May 21 in Worcester, Mass. The moment was captured by Amanda…
A mosh pit to a Whitney Houston song? Now we've seen everything!
This unexpected wholesome moment happened during a Turnstile show on May 21 in Worcester, Mass. The moment was captured by Amanda Leigh Arns who was in the balcony of the venue when fans absolutely lost it while moshing to Houston's classic song "I Wanna Dance with Somebody." She shared in the YouTube description of the clip below, "The original short clip I posted on Facebook was a hit, so I figured I'd compile the rest of the short videos I took!"
It's amazing to see the pit go wild during the first verse, but when the fans in attendance belt out the chorus, that's when this moment reaches legendary status.
There were a bunch of classic '80s cover songs, but some covers are so good you may not have known they were actually covers.
Scroll through our gallery below, because some of these may surprise you.
Blondie - "The Tide Is High"
Hulton Archive/Getty ImagesBlondie had a big hit with it in 1980, but The Paragons did it first back in the '60s!
Whitney Houston - “Saving All My Love For You”
George Rose/Getty ImagesTwo of Whitney's biggest hits were covers. It's widely known that "I Will Always Love You" wasn't Whitney's, but you might not have known "Saving All My Love For You" was released in the '70s by Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis.
Toni Basil - “Mickey”
Bryan Bedder/Getty ImagesToni Basil's one big hit... wasn't even hers! The song was actually originally known as "Kitty." It was a late '70s song by Racey.
Joan Jett & the Blackhearts - “I Love Rock n’ Roll”
Ethan Miller/Getty ImagesThis is one that often surprises most. The song is so closely identified with Joan Jett, but the song was actually done in the '70s by a band called Arrows.
Cyndi Lauper - “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun”
Patrick Riviere/Getty ImagesThe song that is known as Cyndi Lauper's... isn't Cyndi's. And get this... it was done by a GUY! Robert Hazard released it in 1979.
Animotion - "Obsession"
PSM RECORDS'80s Hulk Hogan era WWF wrestling fans will remember "Obsession" as the theme song of 'Saturday Night's Main Event' on NBC, but the original was by Holly Knight and Michael Des Barres.
Bow Wow Wow - "I Want Candy"
RCA RecordsThe song was Bow Wow Wow's lone hit in the '80s, but it was first a big hit for Strangeloves in 1965!
Kim Carnes - “Betty Davis Eyes”
Rick Diamond/Getty ImagesYou know the Kim Carnes version that was a big hit in 1981, but Donna Weiss and Jackie DeShannon did it in 1974.
Soft Cell - “Tainted Love”
Rogers/Daily Express/Hulton Archive/Getty ImagesSoft Cell's mega hit from 1981 was actually a '60s song by Gloria Jones
Heart - “Alone”
A definitely big surprise to close out this list is this Heart hit, which was originally recorded by i-Ten in 1983.
