--- description: Impressive title: Here's Katy Perry's "Dark Horse" Sung In 20 Different Musical Styles image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Here's Katy Perry's "Dark Horse" Sung In 20 Different Musical Styles by [Samantha Grossman](/author/samantha-grossman/) ## Samantha Grossman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 21, 2014 12:00 PM CUT by [Samantha Grossman](/author/samantha-grossman/) ## Samantha Grossman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 21, 2014 12:00 PM CUT Ever wonder what Katy Perry’s latest hit song, “Dark Horse,” would sound like if performed by Run D.M.C, Frank Sinatra, Slipknot or Boyz II Men? No? Well, some guy went ahead and recorded the catchy tune in exactly 20 different styles, and it ends up being rather impressive. He begins with the original Katy Perry version and then expands into the styles of everyone from the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Iron Maiden, Pavarotti, Michael Jackson and even Perry’s ex-lover, John Mayer. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/32606/katy-perry-dark-horse-20-styles/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/32606/katy-perry-dark-horse-20-styles/"},"headline":"Here's Katy Perry's \"Dark Horse\" Sung In 20 Different Musical Styles","datePublished":"2014-03-21T12:00:25.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:08:00.521Z","description":"Impressive","url":"https://time.com/32606/katy-perry-dark-horse-20-styles/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Music","viral","Katy Perry","michael jackson","pop music","nirvana"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Samantha Grossman","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/samantha-grossman/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/32606/katy-perry-dark-horse-20-styles/","name":"Here's Katy Perry's \"Dark Horse\" Sung In 20 Different Musical Styles"}}]}] ```