David Hasselhoff displays excellent musical taste by covering Jesus And Mary Chain’s “Head On”

So the tracks on the record itself take quite a journey back, covering songs like Glen Campbell’s “Rhinestone Cowboy” (with guest star Charlie Daniels), Echo And The Bunnymen’s “Lips Like Sugar” (with A Flock Of Seagulls), and Neil Diamond’s “Sweet Caroline” (with unlikely backup by industrial band Ministry). Hasselhoff released the title track with guest artist James Williamson of The Stooges a few weeks ago, and now he releases a cover of The Jesus & Mary Chain’s classic “Head On,” with guitar playing by The Cars’ Elliot Easton.

The Hoff certainly offers a spirited version of one of J&MC’s best songs, his pop voice sounding as strong as ever, bolstered by some energetic handclaps and Easton’s stirring solo. Hoff being Hoff, he sounds a bit sunnier that The Jesus And Mary Chain’s grittier version—we can’t really picture him in “the dirty part of town.” But as TV stars covering pop-punk songs go, you could do a lot worse—and we have to commend Hasselhoff’s excellent taste while searching for tracks to do his own take on.