I was shocked to find out that Quite Riot covered

[Roon]

Come on feel the noize and didn't actually write it. What other bands can you think of that made it big by doing covers?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLsw668PVyY

[driver8]

1. How about Twisted Sister and "Smokin' in the Boy's Room"?

Manfred Mann -- "Blinded By the Light"

[bbernardini]

7. That was Motley Crue, not Twisted Sister. nt

[driver8]

12. Shit...what did Twisted Sister cover?? n/t

[Oeditpus Rex]

2. Nor 'Mama Weer All Crazee Now'

Both were Slade tunes.

:headbang:

[Archae]

3. Oasis did a cover too??!!??

(urp) (gag)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BnxtFtaL46w

[Archae]

4. And it's QUIET RIOT!!!

Learn to spill! Spull! Spool! Oh screw it. :-)

[HuskerDU]

5. what is the name of the band that takes classic rock songs

like 'boys of summer' and plays 'em punk rock style?

Joan Jett and the Blackhearts biggest chart success came with covers of 'I Love RnR' and 'Crimson and Clover.'

[bbernardini]

8. Me First And The Gimme Gimmes

Although I don't think the recent remake of "Boys Of Summer" was one of theirs.

[mark414]

11. correct...that was Codeseven

[last_texas_dem]

6. Alien Ant Farm's "Smooth Criminal"

I remember that one from right when I was starting college. They took a nu-metal version of Michael Jackson's "Smooth Criminal" to #1 as (I think) their first single, but in doing so they basically pegged their destiny as a one-hit wonder band. They may have had some minor follow-up hits (in fact, I remember hearing one follow-up single that actually sounded O.K.) but I don't think they ever had (or likely ever will) chart anything else approaching a big hit.

Oh yeah, an older band I can think of is Blue Swede. They were a two-hit wonder, but both of their hits were covers: a #1 cover of B.J. Thomas's "Hooked on a Feeling" (it's the mid-seventies version with the "ooga-chaka"s!) and another Top Ten with a cover of the Association's "Never My Love." They also released a cover that was a medley of Deep Purple's "Hush" and Tommy James's "I'm Alive" but it wasn't much of a hit.

Anyway, those are just a couple I thought of...

[bbernardini]

9. Perhaps you're thinking of Alien Ant Farm's "Movies"?

My band almost added that one to our playlist, but we decided against it. Great song, though.

[idgiehkt]

10. pretty much all blues-based rock 'n' roll bands, beginning with

Led Zeppelin.

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