Huge classic hits, but rarely or never covered

[Gully Foyle]

The guitarist in my originals project came in with a song last time we were together, was pretty excited. It turned out to be this, having burrowed into his mind, been forgotten about, then resurfaced pretending to be a new thing. Great song though

 

[Woolber]

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

Do it in one band I'm in.

 

[Woolber]

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?

Done Jump and Money For Nothing

 

[Woolber]

I've done this and I've seen it done. Love this tune.

 

[Woolber]

Do this one in a band

 

[PeteBass51]

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 ......)

 

[Woolber]

More Than a Feeling -- Who could ever sing it?

... or anything else from that album.

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Reading and replying I realize I'm in a couple of cool bands. One of them does this also.

 

[dtripoli]

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

Linda Ronstadt covered Warren Zevon's;

Poor, Poor Pitiful Me
Carmelita
Hasten Down the wind
Mohammed's Radio​

11 bands have covered, 'Lawyers, Guns and Money'
From Jerry Garcia to Rick Derringer to The Turtles

That said, How about, 'A Certain Girl' by Alan Trousaint that Zevon covered.
Don't hear many, if any, bands cover that since the Yardbirds back in the 60's

 

[Old Blastard]

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 ......)

Both of my bands cover Zevon. One does Lawyers, Guns and Money and Exitable Boy and the other does Carmelita and Dirty Lifenand Times

 

[PeteBass51]

More Than a Feeling -- Who could ever sing it?

... or anything else from that album.

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Really good bass/drums playing in Boston!

 

[bassliner50]

Never.

 

[Gully Foyle]

 

[kartiste]

We do "A Certain Kind of Girl".

We do "A Certain Girl" too. I sing it (badly).

 

[jaco944]

Always wanted to do a cover of "Love Is Like Oxygen" never could convince any band I was in to go for it.

My list:
"Burn" - Deep Purple
"Tale of Brave Ulysses" - Cream
"The Dreamweaver" - Gary Wright
"Takin' It To The Streets" - The Doobie Brothers
"Fly Like An Eagle" - Steve Miller Band
"Suite Madam Blue" - Styx
"What's On My Mind" - Kansas
"Don't Dream It's Over" - Crowded House
"In A Big Country" - Big Country
"Red Skies At Night" - The Fixx
"Flesh For Fantasy" - Billy Idol
"Family Man" - Hall & Oats
"Only A Lad" - Oingo Boingo
"I Ran" - Flock of Seagulls
"Metal" - Gary Neuman
"Candy-O" - The Cars

We gave Big Country a go, very tough to pull off. We had to drop it before trying it live.

 

[Juststanley]

"MY' band does some rather obscure covers.....

Uriah Heep-Stealin'
Head East -Never been any reason
Ides of March-Vehicle
Slim Harpo- King Bee

Our audience is enjoying these....

 

[Altitude]

Here y'go.

This, I remember, was pretty much the moment everyone knew she was going to be a superstar.

 

[Smooth_bass88]

I do this song regularly in this one group I play with. Fun, but kinda tricky

 

[jaco944]

Never heard a good cover of this one....and that includes the current incarnation of the band.

 

[Spectrum]

Hmm that didn't work?

I remember that song being huge when I was growing up in the 80s. The rock stations played it a lot and it was in the sound track for the movie Vision Quest. I always associate it with those memories of humid summer nights on the streets of the town in New Jersey where me and my dumass buddies used to hang out, right before the dumbest ones among us decided to try to start a band.

 

[Buster Brown]

I was in a cover band in '86 that did "Fox on the Run" - Sweet. Damn, those harmonies were like Uriah Heep....Now THERE are some songs that few ever do....