# Best Cover Songs **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 11, 2001, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-cover-songs/92809 "2001-11-11T21:51:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![dMagnate33](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d6d6ee/32.png) [@dMagnate33](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dMagnate33)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2001, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-cover-songs/92809/41 "2001-11-13T23:33:10Z")
I guess these would all fall under Category 1: Collective Soul’s “Jealous Guy” and “I Will Follow.” (Lennon and U2) Train’s “Ramble On.” (Led Zepplin) Stavesacre’s “Fascination Street.” (The Cure) Pearl Jam’s “Baba O’Reilly.” (The Who) (Just a side note, if you’ve never heard of Stavesacre, I’d highly recommend them.) ---
**Author:** ![Lucki\_Chaarms](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9de0a6/32.png) [@Lucki\_Chaarms](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucki_Chaarms)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2001, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-cover-songs/92809/42 "2001-11-14T00:53:39Z")
New Winner for Category two: **Run Like Hell** by **Kittie**. Originally by **Pink Floyd** , it totally rocks, I mean ball-crushing, fist pumping, stone cold ROCKS. K. LC ---
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2001, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-cover-songs/92809/43 "2001-11-14T17:24:27Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by reoch \* > \*\*… do you happen to know who made a punk cover of “i’m so in love with you honey” (something like that)…Thanx. That’s also one of my favorites. \*\* _Even though we ain’t got money I’m still in love with you, honey And everything will bring a chain (?) of luh - uh - uh - uh - uv (“love” drawn out 5 full notes)_ That’s _ **Danny’s Song** _ (1970), originally by one of Kenny Loggins’ early bands – Gator Creek – and covered most notably by Anne Murray. This song has been covered dozens of times – check this link and see if your band is there: > **[AllMusic | Record Reviews, Streaming Songs, Genres & Bands](https://www.allmusic.com/?p=amg&sql=HDANNY%27S%7CSONG)** > > AllMusic provides comprehensive music info including reviews and biographies. Get recommendations for new music to listen to, stream or own. … **dMagnate33** , I back you up on Collective Soul’s _Jealous Guy_\*. Brian Ferry also covers that Lennon track very well. ---
**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2001, 6:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-cover-songs/92809/44 "2001-11-18T06:50:07Z")
AL GREEN - “How Can You Mend a Broken Heart?” (Bee Gees)- I defy anyone not listen to the Rev. Al’s version and not feel emotionally spent by the end. ---
**Author:** ![gadgetgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c5a1d2/32.png) [@gadgetgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gadgetgirl)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2001, 9:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-cover-songs/92809/45 "2001-11-18T09:54:13Z")
**Head Like a Hole** by Devo **Girlfriend in a Coma** by Mojo Nixon **Ziggy Stardust** by Bauhaus ---
**Author:** ![China\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/779978/32.png) [@China\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/China_Guy)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2001, 10:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-cover-songs/92809/46 "2001-11-18T10:43:18Z")
**War** as covered by DOA ---
**Author:** ![meyer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ccd318/32.png) [@meyer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/meyer)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2001, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-cover-songs/92809/47 "2001-11-18T13:14:23Z")
**phish** - Gin and Juice Acover of a Snoop Doggy Dogg song, which is absolutely hysterical and catchy and great. The only work by either Snoop or Phish that I’ve ever enjoyed. Brilliant. ---
**Author:** ![HP\_Ellison](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/3da27b/32.png) [@HP\_Ellison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HP_Ellison)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2001, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-cover-songs/92809/48 "2001-11-18T14:21:10Z")
Radiohead wrote Creep. It is not a cover. Perhaps you’re thinking of the Too Much Joy cover that I have never heard, but am told by a friend that it’s better than Radiohead’s original version. Like hell. ---
**Author:** ![23skidoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/2/f04885/32.png) [@23skidoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/23skidoo)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2001, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-cover-songs/92809/49 "2001-11-18T15:06:31Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by broccoli! \* > \*\ ***Reoch** > > ? - Over the Rainbow > ? - Cheers Theme > > Those should both be Less Than Jake, unless you’ve got a version i’ve never found on the 'net. \*\* If you’re thinking of the “Over the Rainbow” that was featured prominently in the promos for that new TV show “Undeclared”, that’s not Less than Jake. It’s “Me First and the Gimme Gimme’s”. It’s a punk band that does nothing but cover songs. They also are the punk band that you’re probably thinking of that covered “Danny Boy”. ---
**Author:** ![Labdad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/439d5e/32.png) [@Labdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labdad)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2001, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-cover-songs/92809/50 "2001-11-18T16:01:32Z")
The Talking Heads cover of **“Take Me to the River”** comes to mind. And I don’t know that you could call it a “cover” in the strictest sense, since it’s just another version of a traditional song, but the Animals rendition of **“House of the Rising Sun”** certainly redefined the song for all time! ---
**Author:** ![Mudshark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f04885/32.png) [@Mudshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mudshark)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2001, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-cover-songs/92809/51 "2001-11-18T23:08:36Z")
**I Shot the Sherrif** - Eric Clapton **Stairway To Heaven** - Frank Zappa **Satumaa** - Frank Zappa **Well, You Know I Love You** - John Lennon and Frank Zappa **All Along the Watchtower** - Jimi Hendrix **High Flying Bird** - Jefferson Airplane **Ball and Chain** - Janis Joplin **Summertime** - Janis Jpolin [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-cover-songs/92809.md?page=2)