Huge classic hits, but rarely or never covered

People do Barracuda or Magic Man, but I've never seen anyone cover this:

 

Was that song actually popular outside the U.S.? I don't think I've ever heard it before (although the name Shai sounds familiar - probably from reading Rolling Stone in the 90s). If I did it was in one ear and out the other.

 

Dude. Like my favorite Heart Song (tied with Little Queen) -- I especially like the version from The Road Home:


Goosebumps every time. One of my top 10 favorite albums. Yup, the same guy who puts God Hates Us All on his top 10 albums. That's me.

 

On Topic:

I have never seen or heard covers of these iconic (in my mind) rock tunes:

David Essex -- Rock On
The Outfield -- Your Love
anything by Warren Zevon

(I always thought a Warren Zevon 'tribute' band would be awesome ...... No one else seems to think so ......)

 

I did your love with one band. I think the high vocals prevent more people from doing it.

 

Dire Straits - Money for Nothing
Van Halen - Jump
Somebody - Bryan Adams

...just a few off the top of my head from the '80s...should be classic enough hits?

 

We do "A Certain Kind of Girl".

 

Def Leppard covered Rock On. It appears on their album of covers, Yeah!.

 

My last band covered Your Love and Werewolves Of London.

How about Roller by April Wine? I never hear bands play that song. I played it when it was new. Great rock song.

 

It was an R&B hit, but it didn't cross over strong into mainstream pop.

 

I've been in a couple of bands and an acoustic duo that used to cover this one. It did well with mainstream audiences. It is strange more bands didn't cover it. Many cover bands in my area are very selective about the number of ballads they are willing to include in a typical show at the expense of uptempo dance tunes. It has to be something 100% guaranteed to get the stuffed shirt dudes on the floor.

 

I've been in a couple of bands that cover this one, including my current band. If you're lucky enough to have a few good singers who can get that tight harmony down, it's a treat for the audience. We sound check vocals with the chorus and bridge right before downbeat, and it gets the audience's full attention and revs them up for the party. It's like a little opening act.

 

One of the last great things they did, awesome tune. Ever notice the bass clam they left in at 5:51? lol, I've heard it so many times it almost sounds "correct" now.

Those vocals though, wow, Sweet is hard to cover. I've been in bands that did "Fox On The Run," it's actually halfway obtainable.

 

According to the Billboard charts, that song was also a #2 Pop Chart hit as well as a #2 R&B hit in 1992 but I don't remember ever hearing it before.

 

I'd say almost all of the 80s post-punk/New Wave stuff goes untouched.