An overlooked cover tune XXI

Sometimes, an unexpected reworking of a tune catches you off guard.  That happened to me yesterday morning.  While listening to WSIE, I had a "What on Earth...?" moment.  Kurt Elling was singing The Guess Who's "Undun."  The sad tale of a woman who takes her own life never struck me as a tune that anyone besides The Guess Who could or should sing.  Elling's rendition, however, made me think twice.  By slowing down the tempo and singing "Undun" in a detached yet wistful jazzy R&B style, Elling offers a credible take on The Guess Who's atypical pop hit.  Never in a million years would I have imagined anyone taking "Undun" in that direction, with jazz combo backing, to boot.  Elling does, however, and somehow, it works.