Let's set things straight from the get go...I hate cover bands with a passion. Whether it's your run of the mill bar cover band or ones that draw big crowds because the band that they cover has been out of tour circulation do the deaths of just about all of the members (Beatles, Grateful Dead). I've seen KISS live and they sucked, so why the hell do a want to see a band cover them? I don't. But back to the point...cover songs. I love when one of my favorite bands pulls out some shitty 80's song and turns it into something actually worth listening to. See: Reel Big Fish.
Here is a list of 50 of my favorite (mostly punk and ska) cover songs of all time:
1. Social Distortion-Ring Of Fire
2. Reel Big Fish-Take On Me
3. Long Beach Dub Allstars-Take Warning
4. Mighty Mighty Bosstones-Simmer Down
5. Distorted Penguins-Ghostbusters Theme
6. NOFX-Radio
7. Save Ferris-Come On Eileen
8. The Clash-I Fought The Law
9. Mighty Mighty Bosstones-Rudie Can't Fail
10. Reel Big Fish-Unity
11. The Siren Six-The Holiday Song
12. Screeching Weasel-I Think We're Alone Now
13. The Berlin Project-Gin And Juice
14. Mustard Plug-The Freshman
15. Attaboy Skip-We're Not Gonna Take It
16. Big D and the Kids Table-Wailing Paddle
17. Skankin Pickle-Special Brew
18. The Skadaddyz-Hotel California
19. The Insyderz-Just What I Needed
20. Metallica-Whiskey In The Jar
21. No Doubt-Oi To The World
22. Pennywise-Land Down Under
23. Down By Law-I Would Walk 500 Miles
24. Sublime-Scarlet Begonias
25. Franceska-One Cup Of Coffee
26. The Suicide Machines-It's The End Of The World As We Know It
27. The Pietasters-Mellow Mood
28. Reel Big Fish-Kiss Me Deadly
29. MU330-Vacation
30. The Forces Of Evil-Dance The Night Away
31. Prince Buster-My Girl
32. Hi Standard-I Can't Help Falling In Love With You
33. Red Hot Chili Peppers-Love Rollercoaster
34. The Offspring-Totalimmortal
35. Me First and the Gimme Gimmies-Me And Julio
36. No Doubt-DJ's
37. Van Halen-Pretty Woman
38. The Dead Kennedys-I Fought The Law
39. Social Distortion-Under My Thumb
40. MU330-Motorbreath
41. NOFX-Last Caress
42. Ramones-Spider-Man Theme
43. The Hippos-So Lonely
44. Presidents of the USA-Video Killed The Radio Star
45. The Pietasters-Same Old Song
46. Joey Ramone-What A Wonderful World
47. The Flys-Crazy Train
48. Link 80-Harvester Of Sorrows
49. Less Than Jake-We're Not Gonna Take It
50. MXPX-Sick Boys
Let's set things straight from the get go...I hate cover bands with a passion. Whether it's your run of the mill bar cover band or ones that draw big crowds because the band that they cover has been out of tour circulation do the deaths of just about all of the members (Beatles, Grateful Dead). I've seen KISS live and they sucked, so why the hell do a want to see a band cover them? I don't. But back to the point...cover songs. I love when one of my favorite bands pulls out some shitty 80's song and turns it into something actually worth listening to. See: Reel Big Fish.
