# if you were in a cover band, who would you do? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 14, 2003, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-in-a-cover-band-who-would-you-do/213236 "2003-11-14T14:03:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![nitroglycerine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c5a1d2/32.png) [@nitroglycerine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nitroglycerine)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2003, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-in-a-cover-band-who-would-you-do/213236/21 "2003-11-15T00:25:17Z")
I’d have to do The Ramones tribute band thing, because when I let my hair grow, I look like a Ramone, plus, I can do justice to the vocals. Imitating Joey is easy. Put your hair over your face, strike a cool pose and look bored. I’d like to start a covers band doing obscure 70s and 80s punk tunes much like all those 80s garage bands like the Fuzztones, who made a living doing obscure 60s covers. I don’t mean covering them the way all these boy-band bubblepunk bands cover them, but in ways that stay true to the spirit of the original. Jon ---
**Author:** ![Flymaster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c4cdca/32.png) [@Flymaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flymaster)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2003, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-in-a-cover-band-who-would-you-do/213236/22 "2003-11-15T01:34:41Z")
I have long wanted to learn to play “Reelin’ In the Years”, specifically so I could go to an open mic night someplace and play under the name I thought up for my Steely Dan cover band: Aluminumy Steve. ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2003, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-in-a-cover-band-who-would-you-do/213236/23 "2003-11-15T02:31:19Z")
Well, I _am_ in a cover band, and these are some of the songs we play: - Green Day - Longview - The Knack - My Sharona, Good Girls Don’t - Elvis Costello - Pump it Up - Foo Fighters - Times Like These - Lenny Kravitz - Are you Gonna Go My Way, Fly Away - Pretenders - Middle of the Road, The Wait - The Cars - Best Friend’s Girl - Fountains of Wayne - Stacy’s Mom, Bright Future in Sales - Billy Idol - Dancing With Myself - Aerosmith - Walk this Way, Adam’s Apple - Ramones - Rockaway Beach There’s plenty more, but you get the idea. Good stuff. At least, the crowd seems to like it. ---
**Author:** ![NoCoolUserName](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5fc32e/32.png) [@NoCoolUserName](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NoCoolUserName)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2003, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-in-a-cover-band-who-would-you-do/213236/24 "2003-11-15T18:21:32Z")
**Algernon** , if early Chicago defines your generation, then I’m there too. If we’re talking tribute bands, I’d love to do: Jethro Tull Who Elvis Costello The Bobs If we’re talking bands that do covers of lots of bands, I already have one of those. We do our own material (3 CDs worth) as well. ---
**Author:** ![Small\_Clanger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9fc348/32.png) [@Small\_Clanger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Small_Clanger)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2003, 11:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-in-a-cover-band-who-would-you-do/213236/25 "2003-11-17T11:26:12Z")
**KidCharlemagne** I find that after I’ve played a couple of Who numbers I can’t hear Steely Dan over the ringing in my ears How about a Steely Dan tribute band that plays (only) Who songs. Or a Who tribute band that only plays Steely Dan songs? I’d pay to see that. Or a Smiths band that does Zep’ covers… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-in-a-cover-band-who-would-you-do/213236.md?page=1)