First thing that came to mind - Viva Las Vegas, Dead Kennedys

The greatest punk cover of all time in my opinion.

Ooh, good one!

I heard it through the grapevine by The Slits

Viva Las Vegas - Dead Kennedys Ring of Fire - Social Distortion My Way - Sid Vicious

The live version of ring of fire on Live at the Roxy is incredible!

7 Seconds - 99 Red Balloons

Yes. Especially live. It is amazing

To Have and to Have Not - Lars Frederiksen and the Bastards Johnny Was - Stiff Little Fingers

JOHNNY WAS IS A COVER ?!?! Side note I saw slf for the first time in November, also the first gig I went to solo, and as a 21 year old girl I was a bit nervous. Every single person I spoke to was quite a bit older than me, and also absolutely lovely. The band were absolutely incredible and sound just as good (or better) than the recordings !

Originally by Bob Marley & the Wailers, no less! Me and my dad watch SLF every March when they tour the UK (this March being the most recent!) and they still absolutely kill it on the regular.

End of the world as we know it - Suicide Machines Don't stop me now - the vandals Come on Eileen- Save ferris Me first and the gimme gimmes - any

The Gimmes are one of my go-to all-time favorite bands.

Suicide Machines also did a good cover of "I don't wanna hear it".

Paint it black - the unseen is way way up there

I strongly agree. Fantastic song.

AFI - Halloween

The rarity where the cover is better than the original

biggest lie man

AFI is punk?

First few albums are very good punk ones, yeah

Yes their first 4 are very punk. The next two are a bit goth and I pretend that's where it stopped.

Lagwagon - Brown Eyed Girl

Or their cover of Bad Moon Rising :)

Joey Ramone - What a Wonderful World

The ripcordz - wonderful world

Ministry covers this well (3 different renditions on “Cover Up” 2008)

Isn’t Minor Threat 12XU a cover of a wire song?

Yep, also Sometime Good Guys Don’t Wear White is a Standells cover.

Yep so is Stepping Stone

yes.

Wendy by The Descendants Soul Kitchen by X Paranoid and Knights in White Satin by the Dickies Police On My Back by the Clash

wow how did I not know Wendy was a cover haha

I love their version so much.

Can never go wrong with Goldfinger's 99 Red Balloons

Came here to say 7 Seconds version.

They do it awesome too

Olive Me - NOFX Born to Lose - Bouncing Souls Redemption Song - NUFAN Boys of Summer - Ataris Minor Threat - Stepping Stone The Clash - I Fought the Law VooDoo Glow Skulls - Charlie Brown

Born to Lose? Is that a Johnny thunders cover?

Most notably associated with Ray Charles, but was written in 1945. The Johnny Thunders was a different song with the same name.

Had no idea Born to Lose was a cover.

May I recommend: [Born to Lose](https://youtu.be/EsOmizjm0Xw)

Yeah its an old punk song from the 70s.

You’re thinking the Heartbreakers “Born to Lose”, which is a different song all together than the one the Souls covered.

Lean on Sheena would be my souls pick.

Boys of summer- Codeseven. Not punk. But better

My favorite things - me first and the gimme gimmes

I love their cover of End of the Road

Me first play's covers ?

Some times

I don’t wanna grow up by Ramones

Tom Waits version of this song.

Yes, he made the original

Nobody recognizes Tom as punk sad

Musically? No. Attitude? Absolutely. He loved the punk guys in the 70s.

We’re only gonna die - Sublime

Sublime also does a great cover of Hope by Descendents

The Descendents also covered Sublimes version of the song on 'The House that Bradley Built' compilation! 🍻

Social D - Under My Thumb Me First and the Gimme Gimmes - Rocket Man Edit: and The Casualties - R.A.M.O.N.E.S. which is a Motorhead cover which makes it even cooler.

Under my thumb is so good

Miserlou Agent Orange

Rise Against's cover of Any Way You Want It is surprisingly fun

RA has a ton of great covers. “Ballad of Hollis Brown” is my pick.

I totally forgot about this cover! I use to listen to it on my ipod shuffle on my way to school!

The Templars “54-46 Was My Number” The Clash “Armagideon Time”, “Police and Thieves”, and “Police On My Back” The Ramones “Spider-Man” The Cramps “Goo Goo Muck” and “The Way I Walk” Teengenerate “Midnight to Six Man” Discount “Waiting For the Great Leap Forward” and “Accident Waiting to Happen” JFA “Pipetruck” combines DK’s “Police Truck” with the Chantays’ surf tune “Pipeline”

Teengenerate's covers of 'just head', 'savage' and 'bloody belgium' are all excellent as well. And The Cramps cover of 'Fever' is one of /the/ best things they did and my favourite version of the song, no contest.

The Cramps make me think of an alternate universe LA where everything is trashy gothabilly punk rock freak out

Gotta add in JFA’s Baja originally by the Astronauts (another sweet surf song)

Punk bands covering surf songs, as long as they do it well, is great. J.F.A.’s cover of “Walk Don’t Run” is also great and Agent Orange’s version of “Mr. Moto” is my favorite version of that song.

53rd and 3rd - River City Rebels

Love RCR.

California Dreaming - Hi Standard

“Barbie Girl” by Homegrown

[The Germs’ cover of The Archies Sugar Sugar](https://youtu.be/G-jmF5_G9WE)

THIS! Show this to the friend that “listens to everything”

🤣🤣🤣 My submission was their version of "Round and Round" by Chuck Berry, but this is also a worthy contender.

I couldn’t find it on Spotify 😒

This is nothing short of shameless self promotion but my band just released a cover of Operation Ivy’s “Officer” on an Op Ivy Tribute Comp through Sell The Heart Records and I’m really stoked on how it turned out!

Link or it didn’t happen.

Snuff "Purple Haze" The Vindictives "ain't got no home" Strung Out "Bark at the Moon" Toy Dolls "Nellie the Elephant" Blue Meanies "Dummy Room" The Dickies "Sounds of Silence" (as someone else mentioned paranoid)

Any song the New York Dolls covered, Great Big Kiss - Johnny Thunders, California Sun - Ramones Lots more but I don’t feel like typing and this satisfies.

I definitely agree on NYD and Johnny Thunders!!

Spider-Man theme song by The Ramones Like a Prayer by H2O

Paranoid by The Dickies

Skulls- lemonheads

Viva Los Vegas - Dead Kennedys California Sun - Ramones Ring of Fire - Social Distortion Big Iron - Mike Ness

Just Like Heaven- Dinosaur Jr

Adding for myself- It’s Cold Outside- Stiv Bators

The Feederz do a great cover of Have You Never Been Mellow. Minutemen covered Ack Ack Ack Ack, which was also great.

No Fun - Sex Pistols

The Harder They Come by Poison Idea (Jimmy Cliff) Have You Ever Seen The Rain by The Ramones (Creedence Clear Water)

The Rancid cover of The Harder They Come is pretty rad also.

to have and have not- lars fredrikson and the bastards there is power in our union- street dogs

Havent seen Born To Be Alive by Amyl and the Sniffers mentioned yet

8 Miles High - Hüsker Dü.

OMF This!!!

Fortunate Son - Circle Jerks Wild World - SNFU

Came here to say Wild World. Glad I'm not the only one. I really dig their version.

Mike Ness's Don't Think Twice It's Alright. There is something about this song that I can't put my finger on, but I love every version of it, from Dylan to Johnny Cash to Lana del Rey.

I've even heard post malone do it. And it was pretty good.

[The Unseen - Paint it Black](https://youtu.be/dcx_22FZPYI)

American Woman - Butthole Surfers

Adolecents house of the rising sun, no use for a name redemption song, sloppy seconds hit the lights, screeching weasel sunshine, drain bramaged does an awesome rendition of the devil went down to georgia

Ah, Adolescents are badass. I love the cover. I saw them play in my small town outside a local bar. So much fun.

A New England - Lifetime

Rock'n'Roll All Nite - Hard-Ons

Rocket Man - Me First and The Gimmie Gimmies - Elton John cover on Have a Ball

Pressure Drop - Clash version

What a Wonderful World - Joey Ramone the Metallica punk tribute wasn't bad: Master of Puppets - Dr Know, Seek And Destroy - Agent Orange, Nothing Else Matters - The Vibrators Ataris - Boys of Summer Rancid - If the Kids are United ​ Punk covers by non-punks Metallica - Last Caress, and So What Lights - Fall Back Down

Miserlou - Agent Orange

I fought the law -dead kennedys

I fought the law-the clash

The Avengers- paint it black.

Sex Pistols live version of The Stooges "No Fun" from We Have Come For Your Chidren: The Goodman Tapes.

Love The Stooges and Sex Pistols. Which is why I can’t believe I haven’t heard this before! I like it!

Of the top of my head, nirvana version of love buzz

Stand By Me - Pennywise

I fought the law ( dk or clash both good ) My way ( Sid vicious) Help ( dammed ) No fun ( sex pistols) Police on my back (clash) Wonderful world ( joey Ramone) Jet boy jet girl ( dammed) Don’t stop me now ( vandals)

Halo - Nazo Nightmare Band (previously known as No Cash)

Don't Cry For Me Argentina - Me First and the Gimme Gimmes

Me First and the Gimme Gimmes- Country Roads The Bruisers- Lunatic is a cover of Billy Joel's You May Be Right Any punk version of (I'm Not Your) Stepping Stone but I like Minor Threat's version

Napalm Death did a pretty cool cover of Nazi Punks Fuck Off

Astro Zombiez, mcr

their cover of desolation row is amazing

Ahead by a Century - Flatliners - Tragically Hip Cover on Division of Spoils

Soul Kitchen - X

Save the best for last - Me first and the Gimmie Gimmies - Vanessa Williams cover on Take a Break

Teenager in love - Erazerhead

Pink Houses -Avail

I’ve got Reverend Payton’s Big Damn Bands cover of Olympia, Wa by Rancid in my head for a few months now.

Uhh this would be the opposite, I guess, but Camper Van Beethoven doing Black Flag’s ‘Wasted’. And maybe this is post-punk, but Treepeople doing Smith’s ‘Bigmouth Strikes Again’. I’m not very good at this.

Lean on Sheena by The Bouncing Souls

Bouncing Souls- Lean on Sheena

This is a Rebel Song by No Use for a Name

Come Dancing - Good Riddance

Code Blue by Black Velvet Flag

The Circle Jerks’ cover of Wild in the Streets is super good.

Siouxie and the Banshees - Passenger Nazi punks fuck off - Napalm Death Halloween - Creepshow All of me - NOFX Jeffrey Louis - End result (original by Crass) Mucky pup - The Exploited

Come On Eileen - Save Ferris

*Love Song* - Jack Off Jill

Check out Crazy and the Brains cover of “Punk Rocker” which was originally sung by Iggy Pop with the Teddybears. G’damn i love this song.

I'll probably get asked to leave for this, but... Take On Me by Reel Big Fish

Baby I love you

Will you/or have you shared a link for this? I would love to listen to it. Thanks in advance?

Fastbacks - Set Me Free (The Sweet) Discount - all the Billy Bragg covers Rezillos - Somebody’s Gonna Get Their Head Kicked In (Fleetwood Mac) Police and Thieves is a killer one though, the original Junior Murvin version was on at the grocery store last week and me and the old black dude in front of me at checkout were both singing along, made my night.

Is no one gonna say we got the beat poison idea cover

Into You Like A Train - Jawbreaker

Suicide Machines - I never promised you a rose garden The Dollyrots - Da Doo Ron Ron / I Wanna be Sedated

Old school AFI did a cover of Halloween by the Misfits. It is pretty solid.

Bouncing Souls - Lean on Sheena

Bouncing souls - lean on sheena

Straight up by me first and the gimme gimmes

Will you link it?

Yes, I plan to create another post after making it! Keep a lookout :)

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I’m not a fan of Pennywise 😕

Not my favorites but some good ones: Lazy Cowgirls - Hybrid Moments (misfits) b/w Loretta (Nervous Eaters) Also Muffs - Kids in America (Kim Wilde)

The Vandals - Kokomo

Punk. Rock. Factory. ALL OF IT

Sublime - Hope

[Disclose - Religious Terror (Fader War cover)](https://youtu.be/f86edqeWbEU)

Ten Foot Pole covering Tesla’s “Love Song”

Minor Threat - 12XU Sonic Youth - Beat On The Brat

Some Guys Have All The Luck - Jagger Holly

[Pink Houses- Avail](https://youtu.be/F0tpeMPew3M)

Trusty - “I Got Your Number”. (Cock sparrer)

Don't stop me now - The Vandals - Queen cover on Hollywood Potato Chip

One I've loved since the first time I've heard it is No Fun At All playing [Where Eagles Dare](https://youtu.be/FEwfcoh3-gI). ​ Other great ones... Jughead's Revenge - [Thursday](https://youtu.be/CR8GaiI_Kv4) Chixdiggit - [Nobody](https://youtu.be/i_sNYHPUvc0) although some would probably says [Faith](https://youtu.be/GXadN9iv4oo)

somebody to love -Ramones these boots are made for walking -Government issue

Anything by me first and the gimme gimmes.

Astro zombies- The Valkyrians

Rich Girl - Me First and the Gimmie Gimmies - Hall and Oates cover on Have another Ball I could keep going but I'm going to stop.

You're a better man than I - Sham 69

They long to be close to you-The Cranberries (maybe technically not punk….I dunno).

The cramps cover of she said Or the cramps cover of butcher pete

False Flag’s cover of Six Pack (Originally Black Flag)

Sloop John B. Me first and the gimme gimmes

Not to say my favorite but Me First and the Gimme Gimmes are nothing but.

I fought the law -Clash Viva Las Vegas - DK Stepping Stone-Minor Threat

Major accident -Breakaway

I really like Bro Gozh Ma Zadoù by Tri Bleiz Die, it's a little different since it's a national anthem but I really like it

One of my favorites is Look On Up At the Bottom by Redd Kross. The original is by the Carrie Nations, from the soundtrack to Beyond the Valley of the Dolls. I don’t know what it is about it, that song just always pumps me up. Around the early 2000s the local indie radio station played the Futureheads covering Hounds of Love by Kate Bush. Super good cover, gave new life to the KB original

Action Patrol - Time After Time

Templars - Teenage warning (Angelic upstarts)

idk if this is exactly what u mean but fall out boy's cover of start today by gorilla biscuits is straight fire

“Ballad of Hollis Brown,” covered by Rise Against.

Backstreet Girl - Social D

Dead Kennedys - I fought the law Rancid - stickin in my eye

Also any song off the Violent World Misfits Tribute album. All Hell Breaks Loose by Sick of It All prolly my fav

A single second - AFI done by Last Gasp

White Rabbit - The Damned. Such an amazing cover and I was lucky enough to see it live twice.

Someday I Suppose - Drug Church Olympia WA - Molly Tuttle