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In Reply to: Favorite covers…. posted by Dr.J on September 01, 2026 at 20:33:52

Here is a list of some rock covers that weren't yet mentioned, with my favorites marked with 3 asterisks:

* Aerosmith — Come Together (The Beatles)
* Billy Idol — Mony Mony (Tommy James)
* David Lee Roth — California Girls (Beach Boys)
* David Lee Roth — Just a Gigolo/I Ain’t Got Nobody (Louis Prima)
* Deep Purple — Kentucky Woman (Neil Diamond)
* Dickies, The — Gigantor (Lou Singer and Gene Raskin)
* Eddie Vedder — You’ve Got to Hide Your Love Away (The Beatles)
* Elton John — Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds (The Beatles)
* Elton John — Pinball Wizard (The Who)
* Emerson, Lake and Palmer — Fanfare for the Common Man (Aaron Copland)
* Emerson, Lake and Palmer — Hoedown (Aaron Copland)
* Eric Clapton — Cocaine (JJ Cale)
* Eric Clapton — I Shot the Sheriff (Bob Marley)
* Gary Hoey — Hocus Pocus (Focus)
* Gary Moore — Shapes of Things (The Yardbirds)
* George Thorogood and the Destroyers — One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer (Amos Milburn)
* George Thorogood and the Destroyers — Who Do You Love (Bo Diddley)
* Go-Go’s, The — Cool Jerk
* Heather Nove — We Can Work it Out (The Beatles)
* Iron Maiden — Communication Breakdown (Led Zeppelin)
*** Iron Maiden — Cross-eyed Mary (Jethro Tull)
* Iron Maiden — Doctor Doctor (UFO)
*** Iron Maiden — I’ve Got the Fire (Montrose)
* Iron Maiden — Space Station #5 (Montrose)
* Joan Jett — Crimson and Clover (Tommy James)
* Joan Jett — I Love Rock n Roll (Arrows)
*** Judas Priest — Diamonds n Rust (Joan Baez)
* Judas Priest — The Green Manalishi with the Two-Pronged Crown (Fleetwood Mac)
* Lemonheads, The — Mrs. Robinson (Simon & Garfunkel)
* Metallica -- Turn the Page (Bob Seger)
* Riot — Born to Be Wild (Steppenwolf)
* Santana — Oye Como Va (Tito Puente)
*** Santana — She’s Not There (The Zombies)
*** Saxon — Set Me Free (Sweet)
*** Scorpions — I Can’t Explain (The Who)
* The Clash — I Fought the Law (The Crickets)
* Tina Turner — Acid Queen (The Who)
*** Van Halen — You Really Got Me (The Kinks)
*** Vince Neil — Set Me Free (Sweet)
*** Vonda Shepard — I Only Want to be with You (Dusty Springfield)
* Vonda Shepard — Sweet Inspiration (Aretha Franklin)
*** Vonda Shepard - Tell Him (The Exciters)
*** X — Soul Kitchen (The Doors)

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