'70's punk band covers of 60's songs

[checkmate]

I Fought The Law - The Clash

Stepping Stone - Sex Pistols

David Watts - The Jam

California Sun , Surfin' Bird , Let's Dance - Ramones

others ?

[Steven H Christ]

Saints covered the Missing Links' 'Wild About You' in '77-ish ... even though it was only 12 years after the original, the Links were already lost in the mire of time and the Saints credited the song to 'unknown'.

[checkmate]

I didn't hear of the Missing Links until recently . What a fuckin' great band they were . They should rank right up there with the Sonics .

[checkmate]

Yeah I got the cd . Thick booklet and great photos . Did you do all the research ? They were pretty wild looking for the times and got some grief from the local yobbos for their appearance . My favorite photo is the one on the cd sleeve where they're standing in and on a bunch of trash cans .

[massb]

Radiators from Space - Psychotic Reaction
Dead Boys - Little Girl

[laurentbigot]

Damned-Help
Demics-Talk talk
Lou's-No Escape (also by Cabaret Voltaire)
Rezillos-Glad all over
Eddie & the Hot Rods-Gloria/Wooly Bully
Chosen Few-He's waiting

plus the many You're gonna miss me covers (Twinkeyz, Radio Birdman, Psychotic Pineapple...)

and do we need to mention the covers done by DMZ and The Hypstrz?

[laurentbigot]

Lemon Kittens-Shakin' all over
Elton Motello/Plastic Bertand-Sha la la la lee
Gynecologists-Shapes of things to come (also by the Diodes who did Red Rubber Ball also)

[laurentbigot]

Little Bob Story-Let me in (Sorrows)
Slaughter & the Dogs-Quick Joey Small
Modern Lovers-96 tears (also did Foggy Notion)
Radio Birdman-Don't look back (Remains)

[johnm]

Ramones – Do You Wanna Dance
Rezillos – Somebody’s Gonna Get Their Head Kicked in Tonight
Sex Pistols - Whatcha Gonna Do About It, Substitute, No Fun, etc.
Cramps – Surfin’ Bird
Buzzcocks - I Can't Control Myself, I Love You, You Big Dummy

[checkmate]

Just heard a cool cover of Strychnine by the Brandos . I think they were an 80's band .

[oliverb]

Slaughter & The Dogs - Quick Joey Small

Stiv Bators - It's Cold Outside / I Had Too Much To Dream (Last Night)

The Dictators - I Got You Babe / California Sun

Alex Chilton - Can't Seem To Make You Mine / With A Girl Like You

The Runaways - Wild Thing

Sex Pistols - (I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone

The Circle Jerks - Just Like Me

The Ramones - Let's Dance / California Sun / Do You Wanna Dance? / Surfin' Bird / Needles & Pins / Indian Giver / Baby, I Love You / Little Bit o' Soul / I Need Your Love / Surf City / I Can't Control Myself, etc.

The Heartbreakers did a cover of The Contours 'Do You Love Me?' and Johnny Thunders recorded a buncha covers by Screamin' Jay Hawkins, The Shirelles, Shangri-La's, The Seeds, Barry McGuire, Dion, Roy Head, etc.

Eddie And The Hot Rods - The Kids Are Alright / 96 Tears / Shake / Wooly Bully

And there's probably been like a million Jan and Dean, Beach Boys, Stones covers that I don't even wanna think about... Plus groups like The Hypstrz - don't wanna get into that!

And well, it ain't punk but there's The Flamin' Groovies covers of Chuck Berry, Eddie Cochran, Little Richard, The Lovin' Spoonful, The Byrds, Rolling Stones, Johnny Kidd, Beatles, Dylan, Ronettes, Shirelles, Randy Newman, The Who, Buddy Holly, Link Wray, Freddy Cannon, The Crickets, Paul Revere & The Raiders and on and on and on!

(Can't think of it now but I'm sure the Real Kids recorded some '60s covers too)

[fuzzmeister]

Chelsea also did a great cover of The Seeds' "No Escape" with The Damned's Brian James guesting on lead guitar.

Sex Pistols did "Through My Eyes" by The Creation

[throatgorge]

Quote:
Sex Pistols did "Through My Eyes" by The Creation
Really? Wow, I'd love to hear that!

[oliverb]

The Barracudas also do a searing demo of the We Five 1965 folk rocker "You Were On My Mind"!

[oliverb]

Oh yeah... The Real Kids scorchin' cover of Buddy Holly's Rave On!