Best Garagey Punkified Cover Songs?

[Audio Gasoline]

One of my favorite mix-tape topics. Not songs that were originally GP, but songs from other genres that got the GP treatment.

A few of my top picks:
Zeke - Rhiannon (by Fleetwood Mac)
Minor Threat - Stepping Stone (Monkees)
The Crosstops - Six Days On The Road (Dave Dudley)

[Alison]

All those great Cramps songs . . . .

[hicksville hogwash]

Kind of obsessed by the song "Little Boy Sad" originally by Johnny Burnette.  I have many different versions, the best is The Gants punked up garaged speed ball cover.  But I have country versions and teen pop versions.  Mpd Ltd do a good cover of the Gants cover too.

[Catfish Jones]

Leaving Here by Motorhead.

[doornail]

Kissing Cousins - The Saints

Nights In White Satin - The Dickies

Mr. Pharmacist - The Fall

Folsom Prison Blues - The Geezers

Catman - The Stingrays

Run For Your Life - Robert Gordon

[Dead Boy]

doornail said:

Kissing Cousins - The Saints

I didn't know it was a cover!  Thanks for the tip!

 

The Boys Next Door - Catman (Gene Vincent)

The Scientists - You Only Live Twice (Nancy Sinatra)

The Sid Presley Experience - Bad Boy (Larry Williams)

The Screaming Dizbusters (The Nomads) - Summer Of Love (Blue Oyster Cult)

The Forgotten Rebels - Hello Hello (I'm Back Again) (Gary Glitter)

[Aldyth Beltane]

Right now I dig The Last's cover of "Be Bop A Lula," it's painful and spooky and has the same heartwrenching anger of John Cale's cover of "Heartbreak Hotel."  The Barracuda's version of "Codeine" completely cracks me up, it's so *sincere!*  And I adore The Incredible Staggers version of "Little Sister" right up and down my spine!

But what stands out in my mind is The Morlocks version of "Teenage Head!" It is one of the greatest garage tunes ever, and the Morlocks just bring it right home!  In fact I can't think of anything I'd love more than to hear Wild Evel and The Trashbones cover that song!

[Mats Jansson]

Sator - Ring Ring

Satan Takes a Holliday - Big In Japan

[John Battles]

The Ungodly 77s said:

Ramones' Acid Eaters album is a great one-stop thrill ride full of garage/punk covers (and a great gateway album for squares).

I love it , a great gateway album for squares !

[JackTheApache]

surprised no ones mentioned the tune Crazy Hazy Kisses by Flat Duo Jets originally Baby Blue by Gene Vincent. That's probably my favorite.

HEre's Gene: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=OyNbwd...

and Dex of Flat Duo:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=vSvyU7...

[Dead Boy]

Sorry, I meant it was the Unholy Trinity, though the Sid Presley Experience has played it, too.

Dead Boy said:

The Sid Presley Experience - Bad Boy (Larry Williams)

[Audio Gasoline]

JackTheApache said:

surprised no ones mentioned the tune Crazy Hazy Kisses by Flat Duo Jets originally Baby Blue by Gene Vincent. That's probably my favorite.

HEre's Gene: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=OyNbwd...

and Dex of Flat Duo:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?
feature=player_detailpage&v=vSvyU7...

Man, the Flat Duo Jets are full of killer covers!
-Sing, Sing, Sing by Benny Goodman
-Wild Wild Lover by Benny Joy (and the original kicks ass too)
-Froggy Went A Courtin' has got to be a classic.

[James Demby]

Pure Hell's cover of Nancy Sinatra's These Boots are Made for Walking.

Also, although not a cover, Andre Williams' garage punk reboot of his disco song "Whip the Booty" is maniacally fun and trashy.  You can find that version on his classic Black Godfather LP.