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Watch Limp Bizkit covering "Billie Jean" with Corey Feldman on vocals, moonwalking while dressed as Michael Jackson

by Aaron Zorgel

photo via Twitter

“Ladies and gentleman, Corey Feldman fuckin’ you up tonight!”

These are words that came out of Fred Durst’s mouth on May 24th at a sold out (!!!) show at the Hollywood House Of Blues. It gets better: these words came out of Fred Durst’s mouth after Corey Feldman joined the Bizkit boys for a sloppy cover of Michael Jackson’s “Billie Jean,” with Feldman on vocals, dressed in full-on Jacko attire, complete with moonwalking. There’s no rational logic that could possibly explain why this happened, and because you need to see it to believe it, you can watch the whole thing unfold via the YouTube embed below. Hold on to your backwards red ballcaps, though.

Perplexing, right? Feldman, a one-time friend of Michael Jackson (it’s complicated, guys), is a bit of a mess when it comes to both the vocals and the dancing, though his outfit is a pretty faithful approximation of Jacko’s steeze. Wes, Sam, and John sound like they ran through the cover once in a rehearsal (does Limp Bizkit even rehearse?), without bothering to learn the bridge and the chorus properly, but the shambolic arrangement kind of adds to the what-the-fuckness of the whole anomaly.

It turns out “Billie Jean” was just the beginning of a three song cover song section of Limp’s set, which included fan favourite “Faith” and the abysmal “Behind Blue Eyes” bastardization. Feldman stuck around to lend a hand on the George Michael cover that introduced Durst and crew to the world. If you listen closely below, you can hear Fred change the words to “it takes a strong man Corey, but I’m showing you that door.” Is that Durst-speak for “get the fuck off of my stage”?

The D-List celebrity parade didn’t start and end with Feldman. Earlier in the night, Durst invited David Arquette on stage to dance—because Arquette is clearly a professional, based on his stint on Dancing With The Stars—to “Eat You Alive,” the lead-off single from 2003’s aptly named Results May Vary.

When we heard Limp Bizkit signed to Cash Money, we knew it would make for some interesting collaborations, but who could’ve prepared themselves for a depressing one-two Feldman/Arquette punch to the face? The Bizkit is back, babies, and if you don’t like it, you can take that cookie and stick it up your yeah.

Check out a few more photos, via Fred Durst’s Twitter account. What a mindfuck.

Feldman as Michael Jackson (photo via Twitter)

Feldman pogos during “Faith” (photo via Twitter)

David Arquette finds a way to dance to “Eat You Alive” (photo via Twitter)