I had a myspace question a few days back asking me for my all-time favorite cover songs. I didn’t do any major research, but off the top of my head here is a pretty good top 12:

1) Iron Maiden – “Cross-eyed Mary (Jethro Tull did it originally)

2) April Wine – “21^st Century Schizoid Man” (King Crimson)

3) Armoured Saint – “Saturday Night Special” (Lynyrd Skynyrd)

4) Ted Nugent – “Mabeline” (Chuck Berry)

5) Judas Priest – “Diamonds and Rust” (Joan Biez I think?)

6) Yngwie Malmsteen – “Lazy” (Deep Purple)

7) Gary Moore – “Shapes of Things” (Yarbirds)

8) White Lion – “Radar Love” (Golden Earring)

9) Stevie Ray Vaughan – “Little Wing” (Jimi Hendrix)

10) Red Hot Chili Peppers – “Higher Ground” (Stevie Wonder)

11) 3 Doors Down – “That Smell” (Lynyrd Skynyrd)

12) Dream Theatre – “Tears” (Rush)

Black out.