Favorite Cover Songs

"Scarlotte Begonias," Sublime (Dead cover)
"No Quarter," TOOL (Zeppelin cover)

The best covers are the ones where a musician not so much plays someone else's tune as reinterprets it.

Smashing Pumpkins"landslide"-fleetwood mac

John Martyn"glory box"-PORTISHEAD

Motley Crue"Helter Skelter"-The Beatles

Travis"Hit me one more time"-Britney Spears?

*rolls up sleeves*

descendents - wendy (beaach boys)
bauhaus - ziggy stardust (bowie)
firehose - walking the cow (daniel johnston)
mousetrap - surrender (cheap trick)
pinhead gunpowder - big yellow taki (was that joni mitchell?)
the fat boys - the twist (chubby checker)
ramones - i don't want to grow up (tom waits)
ramones - chinese rocks (johnny thunders)
primus - making plans for nigel (xtc)
minutemen - dr. wu (steely dan)
benny & the jets - ween (elton john....or was it billy joel?)
dropkick murphys - fortunate son (CCR)
supersuckers - dead homies (ice cube)
pj harvey - highway '61 revisited (bob dylan)
frontier trust - jackson (johnny cash & june carter cash)
johnny cash - hurt (nine inch nails)
saccharine trust - peace frog (the doors)
minutemen - ain't talkin' 'bout love (van halen)
flaming lips - can't get you out of my head (kylie minogue)


oh yeah, and i do a pretty good version of madonna's "like a virgin". send $1 to

pantsonfire - like a virgin
2900 s delaware ave
milwaukee, wi 53207

and i'll send you a copy of my version of that song. (shameless money-losing ploy over now)

Holy shit !!! That John Martyn version of Glory Box made me honestly debate whether or not Portishead was covering him or he was covering them. But that is like the most beautiful cover ever. And I think he may have one-upped them on who's is best. Props to Portishead too... and don't get me wrong, their original is still great. Everyone should hear this version though.

i drank an entire jar of pickle juice during that comment. mmmmmmmmm