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Catchy.

Joan Jett - Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap

Joan Jett does nothing if she doesn't do good covers. So, so many:

- Roadrunner

- I Love Rock'n'Roll

- Light of Day

- Everyday People

- I Wanna Be Your Dog

- Starfucker

- Crimson & Clover

and more.

I don't count the Runaways songs as covers, she was in the damn Runaways. That's like when John Fogerty "covers" Credence Clearwater Revival. Seriously.

Anyway.

One especially good one is this one:



The original is better, but when is that not the case with AC/DC?

Agnostic Front - Never Walk Alone

While we're on a hardcore kick here, let's go with Agnostic Front.



One of the guys in my high school, John S., wore an Agnostic Front jeans jacket every single day of school for several years. Then he went all preppie. Weird, but John was good people. Everyone knew him, and if anyone had a bad thing to say about him I didn't hear it.

Anyway, enjoy Agnostic Front.

7 Seconds - 99 Luftballon

So my co-worker who likes SoCal punk mentioned 7 Seconds.

I immediately said, "Yeah, Kevin Seconds. They do the best version of 99 Luftballon ever."

Here it is:

H2O - What Happened

I met a guy at work today. He came into the gym wearing a sleeveless t-shirt that said H2O on the front. On the back was the NYHC - New York Hardcore - logo. I didn't get a chance to speak to him at first, but then I saw him on his way out.

I said, "H2O, as in the band?"

Yep.

I mean, I knew that, but I didn't feel like leading with, "I love your shirt!" - I wanted to talk to the man, not just hear, "Thanks! Bye!"

We talked hardcore, punk, and so on for a few minutes about H2O, Rancid, The Offspring, and even The Criminals. A co-worker that I'm pretty tight with heard us, and it turns out he's a big fan of bands like Face-to-Face, Lagwagon, NOFX, and so on. I told him about seeing them on the second show ever at the Roseland and not again until they opened for Rancid again at Terminal 5.

He had to run, but I can't wait to talk to him more. I'm not a huge hardcore fan, but H2O puts on a great show.

The Interrupters - She's Kerosene

I'm still not a huge ska fanatic, but I do pay attention to these guys when they come around. And yes, the guitarist is that guy playing organ in those Rancid videos.

Rancid - Collision Course, Honor is All We Know, Evil's My Friend

I still remember when this video of this trio of songs from "Honor is All We Know" came out. That album, along with Rancid (2000) and Troublemaker, never leave the easy-grab pile of CDs in my car.



Typical simple Rancid video - cameras, band, snarl, and rock.

Charly Bliss - Steal My Sunshine

I still like the original song by Len better, but I do really like this version:



I never heard Charly Bliss before this. The A.V. Club's covers are good for that kind of thing for me - I get sucked in by the cover and discover a new band.

Andrew W.K. - Music is Worth Living For

This is pretty damn Meatloaf, right here.



I like Meatloaf too, so that's not a bad thing.

The Dictators - It's Allright

This track by The Dictators is so AC/DC that it could be an AC/DC song. Just imagine it's Brian Johnson or Bon Scott instead of Handsome Dick Manitoba, and enjoy.