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The following has nothing to do with this site, but if you're interested in rock and roll, read on.

I feel motivated to set the record straight once and for all. (On this supremely important subject.) Here is the definitive list of the top-10 punk cover songs.

If you've never listened to punk rock before, this is a good chance to start. In my opinion, punk is the genre within modern rock that is the most consistent with original rock (i.e., "oldies".) The best punk bands use similar chord progressions, and are every bit as melodic as Buddy Holly and Chuck Berry. The only major difference is a slightly heavier electric guitar, which I'm confident would have been used by all of the original rock and roll musicians, had the technology been available.

(Yeah, I know. Blink 182 is no Chuck Berry, but that's not the point, wiseguy.)

So without further ado, here are the Top-10 Best Punk Cover Songs of all time:

10. Stepping Stone
    by Minor Threat

9. Rock and Roll Girl
   by the Muffs

8. I Fought the Law
   by The Dead Kennedys

7. Mr. Sandman
   by GOB

6. Me & Julio Down by the Schoolyard
   by Me First and the Gimme Gimmes

5. Every Breath You Take
   by Strung Out

4. Do You Wanna Dance
   The Ramones

3. Rocket Man
   by Me First and the Gimme Gimmes

2. 99 Red Balloons
   by Goldfinger

1. On the Cover
   by MXPX (entire album - songs include Summer of 69 and Take on Me)

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