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Preston Howley III

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Some of my Favorites:

Tom Petty - a55hole

Life of Agony - Dont you forget about me

Hendrix - All along the watchtower

Manfred Mann - Blinded by the light

Godsmack - Good Times, Bad Times

Pearl Jam - Masters of War, Keep on Rockin in the Free World

I know there are more, but cant think right now, too early

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Social Distortion - Ring of fire

Korn - Word up

Primus - Have a cigar

Powerman 5000 - You spin me right round (like a record)

Lemonheads - Mrs Robinson

AC/DC - Baby please dont go

Type O Negative - Summer breeze

Social Distortion - I fought the law (and the law won)

Social Distortion - Under my thumb

L7 - Lets lynch the landlord

Bonnie Raitt - Burning down the house

Melissa Ethridge - Take a little piece of my heart

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I like both of those, too!

Pistols do I'm not your stepping stone, by the Monkees!

Great choice.

Wow, we got some really good picks, here! Lets keep it going then we can do a poll on the top 3!

I'll add to the list:

Stevie Wonders Higher Ground by the RHCP's, and Stevie's Superstition done by SRV. ;)

I dont recall the Sex Pistols doing Stepping stone, sure you arent thinking of Minor Threats version?

Chile Peppers - Higher ground (awesome)

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Faith no more - Easy

Anthrax - Got the time

Anthrax - Bring the noise (with PE yes-but good)

Judas Priest - Green Manalishi

Judas Priest - Diamonds and rust

Slayer - In-a-Gadda-da-vida

Fudge tunnel - Sunshine of your love

Megadeth - Aint superstitious

Lonesome George - The sky is crying

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Nirvana-The Man Who Sold the World

The WHo-Summertime Blues

Smashing Pumpkins-Landslide

Led Zeppelin-Babe, I'm Gonna Leave You(covering Joan Baez?)

http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/17537975/the_rise_and_fall_of_led_zeppelin_power_mystery_and_the_hammer_of_the_gods

Judas Priest got their name from a Bob Dylan song, and covered Joan Baez' Diamonds and rust.

Judas Priest - Green Manalishi

Judas Priest - Diamonds and rust

Peter Green wrote some great songs.

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Elektra put out a 40th anniversary double record called The Rubiyat. There quite a few gems on there...

The Cure-Hello, I love you

Faster *****cat-You're So Vain

John Eddie-In Between Days

Sugarcubes-Motorcycle Mama

Tracy Chapman-House of the Rising Sun

Ernie Isley-Let's Go

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I know this can be a harder-edged group, but a few personal faves:

Seal - Wind Cries Mary (b-side of Newborn Friend)

Jeffrey Gains - In Your Eyes

Alicia Keys & Adam Levine (on her Unplugged CD) - Wild Horses

311 - Love Song (orig from The Cure, on 50 First Dates ST)

Lenny Kravitz - Deuce (on the Kiss my A** tribute)

Hootie/Blowfish - Use Me (a surprisingly good live version)

Richard Cheese's covers are hilarious, too...

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Johnny Cash and Joe Strummer doing Redemption Song.
I go that "Legend" CD that everyone has of Marley, and on that. liking most of the oterh tracks, I skip the Marley's version of "Redemption". That Cash/Strummer one simply is much, much better than the original.
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Faith No More's cover of Easy by Lionel Ritchie is fantastic

other notables include:

Clutch, Money(pink floyd)

Disturbed: Land of Confusion(Genesis)

Nonpoint: In The Air Tonight(Genesis or just Phil Collins, I forget which)

Killswitch Engage: Holy Diver(Dio)

Twiztid: People are Strange(The Doors)

Clutch and Five Horse Johnson: Red Hot Mama(Funkadelic)

EDIT: Add Pantera's Cat Scratch Fever(Ted nugent)

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Disturbed: Land of Confusion(Genesis)

Killswitch Engage: Holy Diver(Dio)

I thought the KSE version was horrific, but Disturbed's version wasn't that bad, especially when compared to In Flames' abortion.

Lawnmower Deth - Kids in America

Xentrix - Ghostbusters

Sentenced - House of the Rising Sun

Demons & Wizards - White Room

Slough Feg - Dearg Doom

Amorphis - Light my Fire

Blind Guardian - Don't Break the Circle

Voivod - Astonomy Dominie

Celtic Frost - Mexican radio

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I thought the KSE version was horrific, but Disturbed's version wasn't that bad, especially when compared to In Flames' abortion.

Lawnmower Deth - Kids in America

Xentrix - Ghostbusters

Sentenced - House of the Rising Sun

Demons & Wizards - White Room

Slough Feg - Dearg Doom

Amorphis - Light my Fire

Blind Guardian - Don't Break the Circle

Voivod - Astonomy Dominie

Celtic Frost - Mexican radio

The vocals for killswitch are pretty bad, but the guitar solo is killer.

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