# Ironic Covers **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 28, 2003, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ironic-covers/164900 "2003-03-28T21:55:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Mr.Mook](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Mr.Mook](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Mook)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2003, 7:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ironic-covers/164900/21 "2003-03-29T07:36:51Z")
Johnny Cash’s cover of “Personal Jesus” may or may not be ironic, but it’s great! ---
**Author:** ![nitroglycerine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c5a1d2/32.png) [@nitroglycerine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nitroglycerine)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2003, 11:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ironic-covers/164900/22 "2003-03-29T11:28:33Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by vl\_mungo \* > \*\*_Have You Never Been Mellow?_ - the Feederz > _Ain’t Talking 'Bout Love_ - The Minutemen > _My Way_ - Sid Viscous > _I Know An Old Lady_ - Flipper > _Ballad of the Green Beret_ - The F.U.'s \*\* Hahaha…YEAH! All Those covers are great…“You know I lost a lot of friends there baby, I got no time to fuck around, FUCK YOU”…That version walked all over Van Halen’s original, and that Flipper song ("…I know an old lady who swallowed a minister, isn’t that sinister?..") just rules. Someome mentioned Devo…You cant mention one of their covers without mentioning “Satisfaction” one of the best covers of all time! A band called The Squirrels \ covered Dark Side of the Moon as well. Jon Jon ---
**Author:** ![effac3d](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b487fb/32.png) [@effac3d](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/effac3d)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2003, 11:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ironic-covers/164900/23 "2003-03-29T11:50:58Z")
Dope - you spin me right round Marilyn Manson - golden years(david bowie cover) And a slight hijack,but is it a requirment a band do a cover of how soon is now? Besides the ones already mentioned Snake river conspiracy did a great cover of it. ---
**Author:** ![effac3d](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b487fb/32.png) [@effac3d](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/effac3d)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2003, 11:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ironic-covers/164900/24 "2003-03-29T11:54:59Z")
Forgot to mention snake river conspiracy did a cover of the love song by cure. Imagine the song remixed by a female Trent Reznor and you’ll have a good idea of it. ---
**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2003, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ironic-covers/164900/25 "2003-03-29T13:23:24Z")
I can’t believe that no one’s mentioned this! The Coolies put out an album called _Dig_ which is entirely punk covers of Simon & Garfunkel songs! ---
**Author:** ![soulmurk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b782af/32.png) [@soulmurk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/soulmurk)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2003, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ironic-covers/164900/26 "2003-03-29T20:04:34Z")
Type O Negative has done quite a bit of cover songs over the years but none beats their version of Britney Spears’ “Hit Me Baby One More Time.” To this day every time I hear it I keep waiting for them to bust up laughing, but they go through with the whole thing. Always has me scratching my head and wondering how many takes it took them to get through. ---
**Author:** ![vl\_mungo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/bc8723/32.png) [@vl\_mungo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vl_mungo)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2003, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ironic-covers/164900/27 "2003-03-29T20:10:25Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by nitroglycerine \* > \*\*A band called The Squirrels \ covered Dark Side of the Moon as well. > > Jon > > Jon \*\* The Squirrels Not-So-Bright Side of the Moon covered the whole album… ---
**Author:** ![MysteryFellow63427](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a88e4f/32.png) [@MysteryFellow63427](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MysteryFellow63427)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2003, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ironic-covers/164900/28 "2003-03-29T21:09:40Z")
There was a midwestern garage-style band called **Killdozer** that has covered several songs in an amusing manner. I’m not sure which side of the irony/parody line that they lie on, but their covers of _Sweet Home Alabama_, _Cinammon Girl_, and _Unbelievable_ might be worth checking out. ---
**Author:** ![betenoir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/258eb7/32.png) [@betenoir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/betenoir)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2003, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ironic-covers/164900/29 "2003-03-29T21:24:05Z")
I second the Butthole Surfer’s “American Woman”. The Dickies did some great punk covers of songs, my favorite being “Knights in White Satin”. And you really cannot do without the Revolting Cocks’ “Let’s Get Physical” Wait a minute. Can it be no one has mentioned Jimi Hendrix’s “Star Spangled Banner” yet? ---
**Author:** ![nitroglycerine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c5a1d2/32.png) [@nitroglycerine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nitroglycerine)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2003, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ironic-covers/164900/30 "2003-03-29T21:36:14Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by neuroman \* > \*\*There was a midwestern garage-style band called **Killdozer** that has covered several songs in an amusing manner. I’m not sure which side of the irony/parody line that they lie on, but their covers of _Sweet Home Alabama_, _Cinammon Girl_, and _Unbelievable_ might be worth checking out. \*\* Check out the “For Ladies Only” covers album, where they bull…er…killdoze through, among others, One Tin Soldier, Funk 49, and American Pie. Killdozers prolly the most ironic band ever lol Another good cover is Lydia Lunch’s “Run Through The Jungle” Jon ---
**Author:** ![gex\_gex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/94ad74/32.png) [@gex\_gex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gex_gex)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2003, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ironic-covers/164900/31 "2003-03-30T12:03:30Z")
No-one’s mentioned **Me First + The Gimme Gimmes** yet? You gotta have their punked up version of _Don’t Cry For Me Argentina_ there. ---
**Author:** ![Already\_in\_Use](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a9adbd/32.png) [@Already\_in\_Use](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Already_in_Use)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2003, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ironic-covers/164900/32 "2003-03-30T13:35:47Z")
How the heck did the thread get this far without any mention of the inimitable Frank Zappa? One of the recurring themes in Zappa’s oeuvre is the way “Louie Louie” pops up unexpectedly in his songs. And then there are goofy cover versions of songs from just about any genre imaginable – the most complete guide to covers and musical references in his work is probably [this one](http://globalia.net/donlope/fz/songs/composers_index.html). ---
**Author:** ![substatique](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f19dbf/32.png) [@substatique](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/substatique)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2003, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ironic-covers/164900/33 "2003-03-30T15:57:28Z")
A bunch of [nuts](http://www.cthulhulives.org/Musical/cdinfo.html) did the musical _A Fiddler on the Roof_ with lyrics from H. P. Lovecraft. ---
**Author:** ![nitroglycerine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c5a1d2/32.png) [@nitroglycerine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nitroglycerine)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2003, 9:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ironic-covers/164900/34 "2003-03-31T09:27:16Z")
Aw man…how could I have forgotton the cover of Morrisey’s “Girlfriend In A Coma” By Mojo Nixon, which is especially ironic, considering Mojo is the Anti-Morrisey! Jon ---
**Author:** ![CzechHistory411](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/94ad74/32.png) [@CzechHistory411](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CzechHistory411)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2003, 10:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ironic-covers/164900/35 "2003-03-31T10:32:47Z")
How about either of Laibach’s cover albums, Sympathy for the Devil or Let It Be? They’re kinda… well… _scary_. – CH ---
**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2003, 11:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ironic-covers/164900/36 "2003-03-31T11:21:31Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by CzechHistory411 \* > \*\*How about either of Laibach’s cover albums, Sympathy for the Devil or Let It Be? > > They’re kinda… well… _scary_. > > – CH \*\* _Damn!_ I can’t believe I forgot those! Laibach also did a cover of Queen’s _One Vision_, which is totally bizarre! ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2003, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ironic-covers/164900/37 "2003-04-01T18:14:59Z")
Lol Coxhill’s version of “That’s Why Darkies Were Born” is an ironic comment on the racism behind the original. ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2003, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ironic-covers/164900/38 "2003-04-01T18:51:33Z")
Really?! No one has mentioned **Cake** ’s version of Gloria Gaynor’s **I Will Survive**? Cake is the ultimate in ironic delivery. And I Will Survive is such a passionate, sincere song. There version rocks. I think it is off of the album Fashion Nugget… ---
**Author:** ![dinahmoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/8797f3/32.png) [@dinahmoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dinahmoe)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2003, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ironic-covers/164900/39 "2003-04-01T19:01:32Z")
That Cake cover is wonderful, and yes, it is on Fashion Nugget. My favorite odd covers: Michael Stipe and Natalie Merchant: “To Sir With Love” David Bowie and Marianne Faithfull: “I Got You, Babe” The Foo Fighters: “Baker Street.” This one actually is quite nice to listen to. ---
**Author:** ![Enginerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bcef8e/32.png) [@Enginerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enginerd)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2003, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ironic-covers/164900/40 "2003-04-01T19:07:03Z")
Punk music’s always been good for these kind of covers. **The Sex Pistols** doing My Way, **The Clash** and **the Dead Kennedys** versions of _I Fought the Law_, **Op Ivy** and **7 Seconds** covered _These Boots are Made for Walkin’_… I think they’re pretty much split down the middle between irony and tribute. I wouldn’t say **The Dead Kennedys** remade _Viva Las Vegas_ as a tribute, but **Social Distortion’s** covers of _Ring of Fire_ and _Under my Thumb_ certainly qualify, as well as some of the covers **The Clash** recorded. On preview, I see that I should also mention **Cake’s** cover of **Willie Nelson’s** _Sad Songs and Waltzes_. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ironic-covers/164900.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ironic-covers/164900.md?page=3)