Bub's posting of the Mustang Sally cover made me think of cover songs I've played. would like to play, and some I still play solo/acoustic.. 
 
* = Top of my list, so in no particular order...
 
*>Wilson Pickett: Mustang Sally
*>Key to the Highway: Traditional
*>Mercury Blues: Steve Miller
*>Rollercoaster: Bruce Channel
*>Blue Ridge Mountain Skies: Marshall Tucker Band; Can't You see
*>Lonely People: America
*>Doobie Brothers: The Captain and Me/Black Water
>Black Magic Woman: Peter Green
>Statesboro Blues: Blind Willie McTell/ABB
*>The WHO: Substitute
*>Traffic: Mr. Fantasy
>Blues Image: Ride Captain Ride
>Neil Young: Old Man and Powderfinger
*>Instrumental version of Goldfinger from the soundtrack
*>The Band: Long Black Veil
>The BEATLES: Taxman; Helter Skelter; Rocky Raccoon; Octopus' Garden
>Black Sabbath: War Pigs
*>Jackson Browne: These Days
>John Fogerty: Centerfield
>Muddy Waters: Got my Mojo Workin'
>Red House: Jimi (if you can pull it off)
>Grateful Dead: Ripple
>Van Morrison: Brown Eyed Girl
*The Band: The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down
>Rolling Stones: Can't You Hear Me Knocking
>The Byrds: Eight Miles High; My Back Pages
*>The Eagles: Desperado/Doolin Dalton/Outlaw Man (and others from Desperado)
>J.J. Cale: After Midnight
>CSN: Ohio
>CSNY: Wooden Ships
>Sam and Dave: Soul Man; Hold On I'm Coming
>Otis Redding: Dock of a Bay; Hard to Handle
>Bob Dylan: Knocking on Heaven's Door
>Al Green: Take me to the River
>(Rare Earth version): Tobacco Road
>Spirit: Mellow Morning
>Firefall: Cinderella
*>ZZ Topp: Nasty Dogs and Funky Kings; La Grange
>The Troggs: Wild Thing
>Rolling Stones: Satisfaction
>CCR: Proud Mary
*>FREE: Fire and Water; All Right Now; Soldier Boy
>Tom Petty: American Girl
>The Kinks: You really Got Me
>Skynyrd: Simple Man
*>Albert King: Born Under a Bad Sign
>Mamas and Papas: California Dreaming
>Neil Young: Alabama
>Rick Derringer: Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo
*>Feelin' Allright: Dave Mason/Traffic
>The Strangeloves: I Want Candy
>Dr. John: I Walk on Gilded Splinters
*>Wilson Pickett: In the Midnight Hour
*>FACES: Ohh La La
>Buddy Holly/Stones: Not Fade Away
>WAR: Low Rider
*>Cream: Badge
 
Of course, you make think most of my list is crap and I am sure I am forgetting some songs that would be on tp of my list... but anyway. What about you?
 
J

I was never keen on playing cover tunes, but I enjoyed doing Lou Gramm's 'Midnight Blue', John Mellencamp's 'Small Town' Dr Feelgood's 'Milk and Alcohol' and Free's 'Walk in my Shadow'.

One day I'll persuade Strummy to join me in doing 'Babylon's Burning' by The Ruts, or 'Arena' by the Skids.

Had a blast a few years back doing John Hiatt's 'Paper Thin' with Randy Prier, loved that.

Just a Bieber by The Forum Monkeys

"Play Freebird!  Play Freebird!"

(It's in G!)

jamesg1213


One day I'll persuade Strummy to join me in doing 'Babylon's Burning' by The Ruts, or 'Arena' by the Skids. 

Is that a proto-nag
 
I'm definitely up for BB mate, but who's going to sing

(It's in G!)

 
So is Tush... per Billy!
 
J

SteveStrummerUK

 
I'm definitely up for BB mate, but who's going to sing

Hmm...Ben? Robby? BecanriderXXXLWarWar2?

 
Here's 10 to start with:

1. Judas Priest - Diamonds And Rust (Joan Baez)
2. Judas Priest - Green Manalishi (Fleetwood Mac)
3. The Clash - I Fought The Law (Sonny Curtis)
4. Stiff Little Fingers - Johnny Was (Bob Marley)
5. The Stranglers - Walk On By (Dionne Warwick)
6. UK Subs - She's Not There (The Zombies)
7. Devo - Satisfaction (Rolling Stones)
8. The Slits - I Heard It Through The Grapevine (Marvin Gaye)
9. The Dickies - Nights In White Satin (Moody Blues)
10. Van Halen - You Really Got Me (The Kinks)

And to avoid at all costs:

• Metallica - Whisky In The Jar (Traditional Irish Folk Song; but they obviously tried, and miserably failed, to cover Thin Lizzy's excellent version)
• U2 + Green Day - The Saints Are Coming (The Skids; dear old Stuart Adamson must be spinning in his grave)
• Any cover by the Sex Pistols after Lydon was sacked

jamesg1213

SteveStrummerUK

 
I'm definitely up for BB mate, but who's going to sing

Hmm...Ben? Robby? BecanriderXXXLWarWar2?