Bands covering other's styles

[BJ Sturgeon]

With the exception of guys like Weird Al or Liam Lynch doing this all the time the only examples I can think of are:

Bruno Mars' recent "Locked Out Of Heaven" which is heavily influenced by The Police:


Datarock's "True Stories" based on the Talking Heads' music and lyrics:


And the Beatles "Back In The USSR" with some Beach Boys style parts:

[Clash, Never a Meter Maid]

I don't think the Killers have actually confirmed this, but I (and apparently a lot of other people) can't help but be reminded of Meat Loaf and Jim Steinman's work here:

[BoilerRoomBrawler]

Mr. Bungle used to spoof the Red Hot Chili Peppers in concert.

[Hurbster]

I'll just let you draw your own conclusions here...