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punk cover versions

def chrisdef chris
edited December 2013 in Chit chat
(i.e. cover versions of non-punk songs, done by punk bands)

Donovan's sunshine superman just came on the radio and I remembered how much I liked husker du's version, which I heard before I ever heard the original.



any other good ones? (paging mel + boozy...:-) )
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  • mel the bellmel the bell
    edited November 2013
    errrrrrrrrm theres billions lol

    lets start with Snuff (the greatest pop punk band ever)



















    anti nowhere league - streets of london (ralph mctell)


    Anal **** - stayin alive




    the sex pistols did tons too
    my way
    substitute
    steppin stone
    cmon everybody
    to name 4

    just to start you off ;)
    Professional Mel-the-Bell Simulator................"So realistic, I found myself reaching for the Kleenex King-Size!" - Richard Darling
  • Rebelstar without a causeRebelstar without a cause
    edited November 2013
    XTC - All along the Watchtower

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKhvI49gY3s&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DCKhvI49gY3s
  • JimmoJimmo
    edited November 2013
    The Dead Kennedys versions of Viva Las Vegas and Rawhide
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLNI0AND4rU
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Elf1We0FuXM
    Ballroom Blitz and Eloise by The Damned
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b31L4P7G5j8
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJRGBWZLzSo
    Dear Prudence by Siouxsie and the Banshees
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwVURcWaFRM
  • def chrisdef chris
    edited November 2013
    mel the bell wrote: »
    errrrrrrrrm theres billions lol

    lets start with Snuff (the greatest pop punk band ever)

    nice :-) didn't realise Tiffany's version was a cover as well until years after her one hit wonder

    Jimmo wrote: »
    The Dead Kennedys versions of Viva Las Vegas and Rawhide
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLNI0AND4rU
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Elf1We0FuXM
    was just about to post these 2! always thought Moon Over Marin was a cover version too but apparently it's not. it sounds like an 'oldie' style tune almost imo
  • Antiriad2097Antiriad2097
    edited November 2013
    I've always been partial to Surfin' USA by The Jesus and Mary Chain.
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sb4OJ4EQajk

    Since the Banshees were mentioned, there's a whole album of covers by them:
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Through_the_Looking_Glass_(Siouxsie_and_the_Banshees_album)
  • Rebelstar without a causeRebelstar without a cause
    edited November 2013
    Antiriad2097 wrote: »
    I've always been partial to Surfin' USA by The Jesus and Mary Chain.
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sb4OJ4EQajk

    Since the Banshees were mentioned, there's a whole album of covers by them:
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Through_the_Looking_Glass_(Siouxsie_and_the_Banshees_album)

    They did a great version of Guitar Man too.
  • leespoonsleespoons
    edited November 2013
    The comp.sys.sinclair crap games competition 2015
    WhenIWasCruel wrote: »
    "Let's not be childish. Let's play Spectrum games."
  • mel the bellmel the bell
    edited November 2013
    leespoons wrote: »

    and obviously the banana splits
    paranoid
    nights in white satin
    Professional Mel-the-Bell Simulator................"So realistic, I found myself reaching for the Kleenex King-Size!" - Richard Darling
  • SpexSpex
    edited November 2013
    Don't all of Stiff Little Fingers studio albums have one cover song?
    None of them sound like the original.
  • mel the bellmel the bell
    edited November 2013
    Spex wrote: »
    Don't all of Stiff Little Fingers studio albums have one cover song?
    None of them sound like the original.

    not all of em no, but looking through mine ive found

    Nobodys heroes feat doesnt make it alright
    imflammable material - johnny was
    now and then - love of the common people
    Professional Mel-the-Bell Simulator................"So realistic, I found myself reaching for the Kleenex King-Size!" - Richard Darling
  • murtcepsmurtceps
    edited November 2013
    Nellie the Elephant . The toy dolls.
  • mel the bellmel the bell
    edited November 2013
    murtceps wrote: »
    Nellie the Elephant . The toy dolls.
    ive got a full album of cover versions by em lol
    http://www.amazon.co.uk/Covered-Toy-Dolls/dp/B00005YUAI
    Professional Mel-the-Bell Simulator................"So realistic, I found myself reaching for the Kleenex King-Size!" - Richard Darling
  • dm_boozefreekdm_boozefreek
    edited November 2013


    Probably one of the best punk covers ever :lol:
    Every night is curry night!
  • mel the bellmel the bell
    edited November 2013
    a lot of bands have done pressure drop by the maytals



    thats 2 of em lol


    some slade

    Professional Mel-the-Bell Simulator................"So realistic, I found myself reaching for the Kleenex King-Size!" - Richard Darling
  • def chrisdef chris
    edited November 2013
    dm_boozefreek wrote: »


    Probably one of the best punk covers ever :lol:
    is it bad I didn't know the original of that? just found it (assuming jimmy webb's version is the original, I notice donna summer's done it too)
    mel the bell wrote: »
    some slade
    much better than Quiet Riot's version. I hate that most americans seem to think Quiet Riot wrote that song!
  • mel the bellmel the bell
    edited November 2013
    def chris wrote: »
    is it bad I didn't know the original of that? just found it (assuming jimmy webb's version is the original, I notice donna summer's done it too)


    much better than Quiet Riot's version. I hate that most americans seem to think Quiet Riot wrote that song!
    yeah oppresseds a good skinhead band, my fave since the early 80s
    Professional Mel-the-Bell Simulator................"So realistic, I found myself reaching for the Kleenex King-Size!" - Richard Darling
  • leespoonsleespoons
    edited November 2013
    Best thread ever :D
    The comp.sys.sinclair crap games competition 2015
    WhenIWasCruel wrote: »
    "Let's not be childish. Let's play Spectrum games."
  • spudspud
    edited November 2013
    No Use For a Name's cover of the Fields of Athenry

  • GreenCardGreenCard
    edited November 2013
    Turbonegro - Suffragette City
    Turbonegro - Gimme Shelter
    The Damned - Alone Again Or
    The Damned - White Rabbit
    The Sex Pistols - My Way
    The Ramones - Spiderman
    Joey Ramone - What A Wonderful World
  • mel the bellmel the bell
    edited November 2013
    the Jam - Batman theme


    Guana batz - batman


    and not punk but thrash metal, for completions sakes
    Voivod - batman lol
    Professional Mel-the-Bell Simulator................"So realistic, I found myself reaching for the Kleenex King-Size!" - Richard Darling
  • mel the bellmel the bell
    edited November 2013
    right heres the Toy Dolls

    Dueling banjos


    and heres videos to all the songs on the covered in toys dolls album in order

    1: Nellie the elephant


    2: Blue suede shoes


    3: Wipe out


    4: Rupert the bear


    5: Sabre dance


    6: No particular place to go


    7: Kids in tyne and wear


    8: Toccatta in Dm


    9: Please release me


    10: Lazy sunday afternoon


    11: Any dream will do


    12: I'm gonna be 500 miles


    13: Batchelor boy


    14: The devil went down to georgia (scunthorpe)


    15: Livin La Vida Loca


    16: Eine Kleine Nacht Muzik


    17: We're 21 Today
    Professional Mel-the-Bell Simulator................"So realistic, I found myself reaching for the Kleenex King-Size!" - Richard Darling
  • JimmoJimmo
    edited November 2013
    The Ramones - Let's Dance
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7f1uWMC7i9k

    Perhaps not strictly Punk but there's Big Black's version the of The Model
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cg1RODPaTug
  • mel the bellmel the bell
    edited November 2013
    Bauhaus - ziggy stardust


    Bauhaus - third uncle


    alien sex fiend




    Professional Mel-the-Bell Simulator................"So realistic, I found myself reaching for the Kleenex King-Size!" - Richard Darling
  • Antiriad2097Antiriad2097
    edited November 2013
    The Stranglers - Walk On By
  • WookieeWookiee
    edited November 2013
    def chris wrote: »
    nice :-) didn't realise Tiffany's version was a cover as well until years after her one hit wonder



    was just about to post these 2! always thought Moon Over Marin was a cover version too but apparently it's not. it sounds like an 'oldie' style tune almost imo

    ehhh? I didn't know it was a cover NOW!

    Nice punk version though
  • joefishjoefish
    edited November 2013
    GreenCard wrote: »
    Joey Ramone - What A Wonderful World
    Excellent piece.



    And another that's not quite a punk band as such, but do it brilliantly. My Chemical Romance's 80s punk cover of Desolation Row for the soundtrack from Watchmen. This is the first version I'd heard, and having sought out the Bob Dylan original, I much prefer this one. The video is great too, with the band throwing themselves into it, a mosh-fight breaking out and the venue being smashed up by the end. And though I'm no Emo I do have a secret inkling to do one of those anim? mashups, re-editing Porco Rosso to fit Welcome To The Black Parade.



    Finally, again not punk but damn hilarious, Bob River's take on the aforementioned Charlie Daniels Band's The Devil Went Down to Georgia (rather amusingly cut to footage of the muppets performing their own cover of the original):

    Joefish
    - IONIAN-GAMES.com -
  • mel the bellmel the bell
    edited November 2013
    devo


    Professional Mel-the-Bell Simulator................"So realistic, I found myself reaching for the Kleenex King-Size!" - Richard Darling
  • leespoonsleespoons
    edited November 2013
    2 different Kate Bush songs covered by 2 different bands from the North-East:



    The comp.sys.sinclair crap games competition 2015
    WhenIWasCruel wrote: »
    "Let's not be childish. Let's play Spectrum games."
  • mel the bellmel the bell
    edited November 2013
    leespoons wrote: »
    2 different Kate Bush songs covered by 2 different bands from the North-East:




    how could i miss out china drum, awesome song that wuthering heights, seen em live a couple of times at stockton festival, once as china drum and once as the drum i believe

    Blondie



    and some hardcore 80s uk punk ;)
    The Destructors


    Peter and the test tube babies


    Abrasive wheels


    and some more psychobilly
    King Kurt - mac the knife


    The Meteors - johnny remember me


    The Meteors - Wipeout


    The Meteors - get off of my cloud


    The Meteors - Lonesome train


    The Meteors - Rawhide


    The Meteors - Wild thing


    The Meteors - Go buddy go


    The stranglers
    Professional Mel-the-Bell Simulator................"So realistic, I found myself reaching for the Kleenex King-Size!" - Richard Darling
  • def chrisdef chris
    edited November 2013
    cheers mel, expect this thread's probably now the #1 resource for punk covers on the net:D

    Jam doing batman is an odd one...
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