Top 10 Cover Songs Of the 80s

The Top Ten
1 I Love Rock 'N' Roll - Joan Jett
2 Mony Mony - Billy Idol
3 Cum on Feel the Noize - Quiet Riot

Originaly By British Glam Rock Band Slade (1973), Covered Up In America But In The UK The Original Was More Successfull, Awesome Cover, This As Well As Metelica's Whiskey In The Jar (1998, Originally By Irish Band Thin Lizzy (1972)) Are 2 Great Rock Covers.

The funny thing is they apparently tried to perform it badly on purpose (they didn't like the Slade song) and that's the take they used.

4 You Keep Me Hangin' On - Kim Wilde
5 Venus - Bananarama
6 Red Red Wine - UB40
7 Funky Town - Pseudo Echo
8 Saturday Night's Alright - Flotsam & Jetsam

Elton John cover, 1988.
Flotsam & Jetsam is the band of Jason Newsted (Metallica bassist)

Love this cover. Very underrated.

9 Surfin' USA - Blind Guardian

Who knew something could be so hysterical and yet so cool at the same time?

10 Always On My Mind - Pet Shop Boys
The Contenders
11 Smokin' in the Boys Room - Motley Crue
12 Dancing in the Street - Mick Jagger & David Bowie
13 Hazy Shade of Winter - The Bangles
14 The Tide Is High - Blondie

1980.
Originally by Paragons, 1967

15 Barbara Ann - Blind Guardian

The Regents cover of 1989.
Blind Guardian have always played this cover at their live shows. Still do. Seems they love it.
They included part of Long Tall Sally (Little Richard cover).

16 Crash Course in Brain Surgery
17 Set Me Free - Saxon

Sweet cover. It's an excellent cover - perhaps better than the original.

18 I Think We're Alone Now - Tiffany
19 Higher Ground - Red Hot Chili Peppers
20 Radar Love - White Lion

Originally by Golden Earring. This cover is surely mind-blowing in glam metal style.

21 All Fired Up - Pat Benatar
22 Crimson and Clover - Joan Jett
23 Lean on Me - Club Nouveau
24 You Can't Hurry Love - Phil Collins
25 Women in Uniform - Iron Maiden
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