New Order: Ceremony

Here’s New Order with “Ceremony” by Joy Division, in this 1984 clip filmed in Barcelona.

Pixies: Winterlong

The Pixies play Neil Young’s “Winterlong” during this performance in Boston. The song can be found on “The Bridge – A Tribute to Neil Young “.

Elvis Presley: Sweet Caroline

Here’s The King handling Neil Diamond’s “Sweet Caroline” in 1970.

Jeff Beck, Tim Bogert & Carmine Appice: Superstition

Jeff Beck, Tim Bogert and Carmine Appice had themselves a hit with this cover of Stevie Wonder’s “Superstition”. Here they are playing it live.

Dave Matthews Band: Time Of The Season

The Dave Matthews Band takes on this Zombies classic in 2005. The track is available on the”Weekend On The Rocks” album.

Black Sabbath & Rob Halford: Paranoid

Judas Priest’s Rob Halford fills in for a sick Ozzy Osbourne, during this 2004 Ozzfest gig in New Jersey. This was Halford’s third show as the vocalist for Black Sabbath. He also replaced Ronnie James Dio for twice in 1992, when Dio decided not to open for Ozzy Osbourne.

Jon Bon Jovi & Richie Sambora: Bridge Over Troubled Water

Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora team up for Simon & Garfunkel’s “Bridge Over Troubled Water” in this 1996 video.

Ben Harper: Strawberry Fields Forever

Here are Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals with “Strawberry Fields Forever” on “The Tonight Show”.

Kiss: 2000 Man

This is Kiss covering The Rolling Stones’ “2000 Man” in 1979.

Scorpions: Drive

Here are Scorpions, in Portugal, with an accoustic version of “Drive” by The Cars. The song appears on Scorpions’ “Acoustica” album.

Maroon 5: Highway To Hell

Maroon 5′s drummer steps out of the shadows for this performance of an AC/DC classic.

Dropkick Murphys: Amazing Grace

For those of you still recovering from St. Patrick’s Day, here are the Dropkick Murphys with Amazing Grace.

Metallica, Avenged Sevenfold and Trivium: Die, Die My Darling

Metallica decided to invite members of Avenged Sevenfold and Trivium onstage to sing backup on this Misfits tune in 2006.

Carlos Santana: She’s Not There

Here’s Carlos Santana in 1985 playing She’s Not There by The Zombies.

Faith No More: War Pigs

This is Faith No More doing Black Sabbath’s War Pigs.

Bruce Springsteen & Arcade Fire: Keep The Car Running

In October 2007, Win Butler and Régine Chassagne of Arcade Fire joined Bruce Springsteen onstage to perform a couple of songs, at Scotia Bank Place in Ottawa. This is Keep The Car Running and here’s State Trooper.

David Gilmour & B. B. King: Eyesight To The Blind

Two legends share the stage in this 1998 performance.

Patti Smith: Gimme Shelter

  Patti Smith released Gimme Shelter by The Stones, as a single for her 2007 covers album called Twelve. Here she is playing the tune that same year, in Denmark.

John Mayer: Message In A Bottle

John Mayer covered The Police’s Message In A Bottle on his Any Given Thursday album. Here he is performing the song.

The Flaming Lips: Seven Nation Army

Here are The Flaming Lips covering Seven Nation Army, albeit with different lyrics, at the 2004 Big Day Out Festival.

Rammstein: Stripped

Here’s Rammstein covering Depeche Mode’s Stripped, in France, during the summer of 2005.  The song appears on the 1998 tribute to Depeche Mode album called For The Masses.

Wolfmother: Communication Breakdown

This is Wolfmother covering Led Zeppelin’s Communication Breakdown. Wolfmother has performed the song regularly on tour. This particular performance comes from the 2006 UK Music Hall of Fame ceremony where Led Zeppelin was inducted.

Red Hot Chili Peppers: Search And Destroy

Here are the Chili Peppers playing Iggy Pop’s Search And Destroy. The cover has been released on the 1993 album The Beavis And Butt-Head Experience.

The Corrs & Ronnie Wood: Little Wing

Ronnie Wood joined The Corrs on Little Wing during the Irish band’s unplugged show in Dublin. The performance can also be found on the album VH1 Presents: The Corrs, Live in Dublin. Bono from U2 also joined The Coors during the show. They played Summer Wine together.

Jeff Healey Band: Whipping Post

Here’s the Jeff Healey Band playing The Allman Brothers Band’s Whipping Post in Canada last year. R.I.P. Jeff

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