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Who covers



> Anyone who has no reservations about other groups covering Who songs
> hasn't heard Leif Garrett's late 70s cover of I Can't Explain. (The
> horror...the horror...)
> 
> On the other hand, I thought the Spin Doctors did a good job with
> ICE on the DST boot, and it was neat to hear the Chieftain's play
> the synth part of Baba O'Riley with trad. instruments.
> 
> -John
> 
Right.  I think for every 2 or 3 bad covers, there's one good or at least 
interesting one out there.  The Sex Pistols do a great, snarling, 
spitting version of "Substitute" on their Live at Chelmsford Prison 
release.  That's a perfect punk song, and they do it well.

$0.02,

Jake