The Pen is all about the lady rock stars lately, hee hee hee.

Off the top of my head, I've always liked this cover (think I've mentioned it before):





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Like that Stars cover GG and am good with the Devo cover Squiddy.

The others...not so much

I like most Madonna stuff but don't think her voice fits this song too well. ANd Shatner...well

Just the Devo choreography alone wins.

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Epic cover, imo

Too punky for my tastes.

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Bauhaus Ziggy Stardust cover is vg and almost the only Bowie cover I’ll allow.

Not technimological enough to link it


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhJZrRV5YKo

For Old Man Feely:



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Favorite covers:

All Along the Watchtower - Jimi Hendrix
The Man Who Sold the World - Nirvana
Smooth Criminal - Alien Ant Farm
Landslide - Smashing Pumpkins
Over The Rainbow - Israel Kamakawiwo'ole
Make you Feel My Love - Sam Kelly

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But what about your Boi Morrissey covering Marry Me BIll and Back On the Chain Gang? That arouses you, no?

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This is a pretty good list.

I'll add:
While my guitar gently weeps - Phish
You Keep Me Hanging On - vanilla fudge
She came in through the backdoor window - Joe Cocker
With a little help from my friends - Joe Cocker

Ring of Fire - Johnny Cash
Hurt - Johnny Cash

Love Devo

Don, you need to, as Gil would say, put down the likker.

Joe Cocker's Beatles covers suck.

Meh, hard disagree but it's ok

Joe Cocker and Vanilla Fudge are among the rare few that can make a cover better than the original, imo

If by better, you mean, "sound like a stumbling drunk with a nerve disorder," sure.

Never surprised me one bit that Cocker threw up on his fans during a show. He pretty much always sounded like he was about to hurl.

Not that I have a strong opinion on this.

Some call that showmanship ;-)

Cocker's With a Little Help from my friends is great, I think the song is associated more with him than the Beatles. Also was the theme for the Wonder Years right?

OTOH. Belushi did a great Cocker.

Pretty much Everything - Elvis Presley

That’s because it’s a Ringo song. Ringo should not have had songs to sing.

Yes, it was the theme for The Wonder Years

All along the watchtower by jimi is my all time favorite cover

Atlantic City by Ed Shereen is great
So is: Life on Mars by Aurora

Heard both of these on Howard Stern


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Several of these the cover is better known than the original and/or a different cover is better known than the original, so I included original artists in here if anyone wants to compare.

Tainted Love by Soft Cell (Original by Gloria Jones)

Istanbul (not Constantinople) by They Might Be Giants (Original by The Four Lads)

I Fought the Law by The Clash (Original by The Crickets)

Superman by REM (Original by The Clique)

Black Magic Woman by Santana (Original by Fleetwood Mac)

China Girl by David Bowie (Original by Iggy Pop)

And to return the favor, Real Wild Child (Wild One) by Iggy Pop (original by Johnny O'Keefe)

Take Me to the River by Talking Heads (Original by Al Green)

Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood by Elvis Costello (Original by Nina Simone. No, not The Animals. Their version was a cover too.)

I also really like Shiny Toy Guns cover of Major Tom, but it really isn't different from the Peter Schilling original except that it has a female vocalist.

I grew up on Zep and they have bin a major influence on me. That being said they need to make the list as they are in fact one of the best cover bands (plagerizors) evah