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ozzy472

01-22-2006, 12:34 PM

hey my band have just started and were doing the basic pop-punk cover thing to start off.
we play so far
.head on collision - NFG
.my friends over you - NFG
.My girfriends dead - The Vandals
.whats my age again - Blink
.rock n roll is bitchin - Reel Big Fish
.ever fallen in love - The buzzcocks
.want you bad - The offspring
.Beat it - The unseen
could you help me with some more good songs to cover?

chumpradio

01-22-2006, 12:41 PM

Bowling For Soup's cover of Summer Of 69 is a fun one that my band have done at practices, it's great fun. A really upbeat and fun song.

We've also covered Carousel, Man Overboard and Whats My Age Again by Blink properly, plus random playing of some songs like American Idiot, Basket Case and Stupid Kid (by Alk3).

ozzy472

01-22-2006, 12:46 PM

yeah id like to cover more blink but we have two guitarist so its a bit hard to do that sometimes.totally forgot about bowling for soup!.cheers

irishbasketcase

01-22-2006, 01:04 PM

i love doing an electric version of time of your life, joey ramones verion of what a wonderful world

ChodaBoy

01-22-2006, 03:13 PM

I LOVE playing Always by Blink, Its not the most challenging song ever, its just nice to play.

On the other hand, I hate playing I Miss You, and Adams Song. So dull and repetitive.

Permanent Solution

01-22-2006, 03:14 PM

Adam's Song is fun times on drums.

My band is learning St. Jimmy at the moment. That's a fun song.

Untitled

01-22-2006, 03:27 PM

I LOVE playing Always by Blink, Its not the most challenging song ever, its just nice to play.

On the other hand, I hate playing I Miss You, and Adams Song. So dull and repetitive.
When we coverd carousel that time was cool.

Me and you used to always cover songs, untill ramo moaned at us because he didnt like them :rolleyes:

irtehmitchell

01-22-2006, 03:32 PM

cover dammit.

terronez

01-22-2006, 04:52 PM

Ross

01-22-2006, 05:59 PM

Hitchin' a Ride - Green Day

Even better if you play the violin part at the opening on guitar ;)

terronez

01-22-2006, 06:29 PM

Ummm... Beheaded by the offspring

CommieCanada

01-22-2006, 06:39 PM

Cover songs are LAME

ZaaR

01-22-2006, 06:56 PM

Any Anti-Flag song, or Blink-182 song. They're just fast fun songs

BridgeToSolace

01-22-2006, 09:20 PM

Finch is a whole bunch of fun to cover, but maybe that's just because everyone in my band loves them a whole bunch.

Anything ska is fun too...'cause you know...it's ska...

FungusAmngus870

01-22-2006, 09:34 PM

Finch is fun
The Kids Arent Alright - Offpring
Coheed, if you call them pop punk
Saves the Day always works

RIP Ian Curtis

01-22-2006, 11:18 PM

Not exactly pop-punk, but "Sex & Violence" by The Exploited is a barrel of laughs to cover.

terronez

01-23-2006, 08:38 AM

I don't Bouncing Souls are pop punk or not... But what about anchors aweigh

RIP Ian Curtis

01-23-2006, 09:35 AM

Bouncing Souls are that awesome kind of poppy ska-punk, like early Goldfinger or something.

Agent_Orange

01-23-2006, 10:16 AM

Geek Stink Breath - GD
Basket Case - GD
WMAG - blink
Dammit - blink
Feeling this - blink
Fat lip - Sum 41
MFOY - NFG
Hash pipe - Weezer
some Finch and Fenix TX

RIP Ian Curtis

01-23-2006, 11:03 AM

Old garage rock classics like "Surfin' Bird", "Wild Thing" and "Louie Louie" are awesome because everyone knows them, and they're so godamned easy you can mess around with fills and solos and things without any danger of f'ucking it up.

HomeCatMickey8

01-23-2006, 02:58 PM

Chick Magnet-MXPX
Dammit-Blink

Anything that has easy, but fun riffs.

Gnarmageddon

01-23-2006, 02:59 PM

Ramones - Blitzkrieg Bop

I'm surprised no one has mentioned that yet.

Ross

01-23-2006, 06:53 PM

Ramones - Blitzkrieg Bop

I'm surprised no one has mentioned that yet.

Ack so obvious!

Not exactly pop-punk, but "Sex & Violence" by The Exploited is a barrel of laughs to cover.

Lol yeah gotta love it... "Ahh wan ta go teh 'uddersfield!"

Anything ska is fun too...'cause you know...it's ska...

1, 2... wait for it... 3.

slickathenyou

01-23-2006, 08:48 PM

Dammit, Adam's Song, and we're thinking of doing Spokesman by Goldfinger. BUt my drummer needs a crash.

RIP Ian Curtis

01-24-2006, 03:00 AM

We stole ours. Mostly because we are troo punx. Also because it was there, and the guy we stole it off was a cocksmuggler.

10571z

01-24-2006, 03:21 AM

brand new - 70x 7 is my fav

10571z

01-24-2006, 03:23 AM

Dammit, Adam's Song, and we're thinking of doing Spokesman by Goldfinger. BUt my drummer needs a crash.
Is that a joke..???? he can play adams song and dammit without a crash but not spokesman??!?!??! Adams song requires splash china hi hats ride crash

Dinosawesome

01-24-2006, 04:13 AM

We tried to do 'Seven Nation Army' but it was way too hard.

RIP Ian Curtis

01-24-2006, 07:27 AM

7 Nation Army is easy as man, my band do it double time to f'uck with the teenyboppers. It's awesome to see it in action. Start of with that little riff on bass, all the morons, metrosexuals and whores get on their feet, finished the intro, four hits on the snare and BANG, double time bitches. Man it's funny seeinf them try to keep dancing.

terronez

01-24-2006, 08:08 AM

I still say you need some Adicts songs.

bottlerocket

01-24-2006, 02:48 PM

Everyone knows Blink. I do vocals for a screamo band, but when we're bored at practice, we cover Blink. It's fun to play and is pretty simple, and everyone knows it, so, if Blink 182 is done properly, it can be a great cover. :D

-Gav

Untitled

01-24-2006, 03:08 PM

If you play blink live, you always get people like "they cant play, so they play blink" i might cover blink 1 day, then do some crazy arse song after wards.

Dead Star

01-24-2006, 03:16 PM

If you play blink live, you always get people like "they cant play, so they play blink" i might cover blink 1 day, then do some crazy arse song after wards.

lol

Blink, followed by Hysteria.

terronez

01-24-2006, 03:41 PM

I always have fun covering Black flag. Even if theyre not pop punk. If your gonna cover them, don't do Rise Above or Fix Me or something like that. Do a less known song.

Dinosawesome

01-24-2006, 08:31 PM

RIP Ian Curtis

01-24-2006, 11:23 PM

Yeah, you missed the sarcastic part. Sorry.

Oh right on man, sorry.

terronez

01-25-2006, 08:42 AM

OK a made a list
Green Day-Paper Lanterns
The Adicts-Love Sucks
Buzzcocks-Breakdown
Ramones-Havana Affair
Black Flag-Damaged
Bouncing Souls-Anchors Aweigh

Nath®

01-25-2006, 09:01 AM

Oh right on man, sorry.
:-*

poo-poo-pee-pee

01-26-2006, 12:08 AM

My favourite is Dammit, by blink. It's stupidly easy, and I get to show everyone I can't sing!
Plus, it bores the **** outta our bassist, and I enjoy pissing him off.

-_-_-Phantom_Lord-_-_-

01-26-2006, 12:52 AM

Cover songs are LAME

They May well be, but every band has to start somwhere and theres no better way to start.

livetodrum22

01-26-2006, 08:34 PM

here are some of my favorites:

welcome to paradise-gd
stay together for the kids-blink
weapons of mass deception-the unseen
any of the classics: ramones, clash, etc.

StormX

01-27-2006, 01:58 PM

Brand New is fun, my band covers Seventy Times 7 occasionally

and Hidden In Plain View seems fun too, we're debating doing a cover of them

bottlerocket

01-27-2006, 02:23 PM

If you play blink live, you always get people like "they cant play, so they play blink" i might cover blink 1 day, then do some crazy arse song after wards.

My band played a party once (old band) and between one song we did a hardcore version of Dammit by Blink...complete with a breakdown. Kids were moshing. It was great. :D

-Gav

Untitled

01-27-2006, 02:25 PM

My band played a party once (old band) and between one song we did a hardcore version of Dammit by Blink...complete with a breakdown. Kids were moshing. It was great. :D

-Gav
I could do a cover of Dammit normal, and keep it the same and the kids will mosh....

As long as there about 13:smash:

/is 18 and still hXc blink fan. People said id grow up haha:smash:

bottlerocket

01-27-2006, 02:27 PM

^ I still like Blink...my computer playlist is all messed up. You'll hear hardcore like Casey Jones, Killing the Dream, Give Up the Ghost, then screamo like City of Caterpillar, Usurp Synapse, then mathcore like The Number 12 Looks Like You, and then Blink 182 and New Found Glory and stuff. :D

I wouldn't have it any other way.

But yeah, 13 year old mosh pits are fun.

/will be 18 April 7

-Gav

ChodaBoy

01-27-2006, 06:04 PM

Being in them isnt much fun. Quite dangerous from what I remember, its nothing compared to a Slayer pit! :p

TMA

01-28-2006, 02:28 AM

Any and all Coheed songs
Receivng End Of Sirens - Planning A Prison Break

And I wrote this sick acoustic cover of Somewhere Over The Rainbow last night. I need to see if I can record that sh*t and then post a link.

Ross

01-28-2006, 05:42 AM

Being in them isnt much fun. Quite dangerous from what I remember, its nothing compared to a Slayer pit! :p

Hmm I'm not sure about that... At least slayer fans don't bit your ankles.

HomeCatMickey8

01-28-2006, 08:38 AM

brand new - 70x 7 is my fav
A local band from here covered that and it was amazing. Immagine a whole venue (only like 75 kids, but still) singing that break down at the top of their lungs. *orgasm*