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Karen O and Willie Nelson have partnered for an unlikely cover of Queen and David Bowie’s classic hit, “Under Pressure.”

The pair completely transform the 1981 pop gem into a slow-and-steady country-tinged ballad, with O and Nelson’s vastly different voices combining in a particularly poignant way — the former’s sweet croon intertwines with the latter’s weathered drawl as they move through the song’s bridge. The cover was produced by Dave Sitek and features guitar from Nick Zinner, Imaad Wasif, and Johnny Hanson, as well as background vocals from Priscilla Ahn.

Yeah Yeah Yeahs singer Karen O was the featured performer at The Hollywood Reporter's Nominees Night on Monday at Spago. Accompanied solely by guitarist Imaad Wasif, she took the stage and sang a heartfelt rendition of "The Moon Song," the Oscar-nominated track that she and director Spike Jonze wrote for Her. Karen O dedicated "The Moon Song" to Jonze and "everyone here who's been a part of Her," calling the movie, which is up for five Oscars, an "amazing film." Photos: THR's Nominees Night Jonze, who wrote the lyrics to "The Moon Song," which is

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Photo: Warner Bros. As most of my regular readers already know, I am not as excited about the upcoming Spike Jonze adaptation of Maurice Sendak's Where the Wild Things Are. However, I realize that doesn't mean the rest of you aren't chomping at the bit to see as much footage, pictures and information concerning the adventure tale as you can and what kind of person would I be to sit on my hands and not let you know when I have so much to share? With that said, we will get started with the imeem player you see to the right, which includes 14 songs from the Where the Wild Things Are soundtrack featuring music from Karen O and and The Kids. I was first alerted to the player by JoBlo.com which reports the "kids" in the artist title refer to the following list of artists: Tristan Bechet (Services...