There are some songs rock songs that punk bands seem to be pulled to. The most obvious is "I Fought The Law" and "Knowledge" is another one that comes to mind, but recently I've noticed another one. It seems that everyone who's anyone has covered Cheap Trick's Surrender. There's just something about the "Mommy's alright Daddy's alright" chorus. The ones that stand out the most are three diverse (at least by punk rock standards) covers by Pegboy, The Manges, and Less Than Jake.
You can hear Less Than Jake's version here, and clips of Pegboy and The Manges covering the song here and here.
Also I've just realised if you look three posts back you'll find a clip of Green Day playing the song at CBGB, and so concludes this short entry.
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