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The O’Keefe Music Foundation has unveiled a family-friendly cover of the Body Count anthem “Body Count’s in the House” covered by a band of kids, including a 10-year-old singer.
While it might seem like a shock for a band of youths to cover the otherwise extreme rap metal of Body Count, the band’s eponymous theme song is pretty harmless — a fun, mostly instrumental jam with only the repeated lyrics: “Body count, body count, body count.”
Ten-year-old Carrick McCarty of Ohio, clad in a Wu-Tang Clan shirt, assumes the role of Ice-T as he shouts the band name over slamming riffs. Lead guitarist Xander Markewich, 13, really gets to show off his skills, as the original song mainly consists of Ernie C ripping off shreddy leads. Markewich does Ernie proud with his performance, which is bolstered by rhythm axework by 13-year-old guitarist K8.
And it wouldn’t be O’Keefe Music Foundation without a party-of-a music video — in this case, a literal “kegger” that hilariously gets broken up by the cops at the end.
The O’Keefe Music Foundation, a non-profit instruction organization for young musicians, have a history of heavy metal covers played by its rockers in training. We’ve previously covered their renditions of songs by Slipknot, Metallica, and Pantera.
Check out the cover of “Body Count’s in the House” below.
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