Songs Melvins Have Covered
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A list of songs Melvins have covered both live and in the studio sorted by original artist name.
A
| Song | Original Artist | Original Album | Where Melvins Covered It |
| Reagan's War Puppets | The Accused | The First LP | (live only - 1986) |
| Sin City | AC/DC | Powerage | (live only - 1985) |
| I Can't Shake It | The Angels | No Exit | I Can't Shake It/Some Girls split 7" with the Cosmic Psychos |
B
| Song | Original Artist | Original Album | Where Melvins Covered It |
| I Am The Walrus/Revolution #9 | The Beatles | Abbey Road/White Album | (live only - WMPG 1999) - medley of the 2 songs |
| I've Got To Run | Black Flag | TV Party | (live only - 1992) |
| Six Pack | Black Flag | Damaged | (live only - 1986) |
| Into The Void | Black Sabbath | Master of Reality | (live, 1993) |
| Iron Man | Black Sabbath | Paranoid | (live only - 1985, also WMPG 1999) |
| Symptom of the Universe | Black Sabbath | Sabotage | Hate The Police/Symptom Of The Universe split 7" with Mudhoney |
| Tomorrow's Dream | Black Sabbath | Volume 4 | (live only - 1986) |
| Out Of Focus | Blue Cheer | Vincebus Eruptum | (live only) |
| Parchment Farm | Blue Cheer; Mose Allison | Vincebus Eruptum | (live 1992) |
| Cherub | Butthole Surfers | Psychic... Powerless... Another Man's Sac | Millennium Monsterwork 2000 and live, 2000/01) |
| Graveyard | Butthole Surfers | Locust Abortion Technician | (live 2013-15) |
| Moving To Florida | Butthole Surfers | Cream Corn from the Socket of Davis | (live 2015) |
C
| Song | Original Artist | Original Album | Where Melvins Covered It |
| 4'33" | John Cage | Shit Sandwich 7" | |
| Dies Irae | Wendy Carlos & Rachel Elkind/traditional | "The Shining" Original Soundtrack | Nude With Boots |
| Candy-O | The Cars | Candy-O | Ozma |
| Just What I Needed | The Cars | The Cars | (live only - 1991) |
| Tequila | The Champs | (live only - 2000/01 Tour) | |
| Surrender | Cheap Trick | Heaven Tonight | (live only) |
| Bang, Bang | Cher; Nancy Sinatra | (live only - 1985) | |
| Theme | Clown Alley | Circus of Chaos | Singles 1-12; (Peel Session) |
| Halo of Flies | Alice Cooper | Killer | live, 2001; Sieg Howdy! |
| Return of the Spiders | Alice Cooper | Easy Action | Dr. Geek 7" |
| Second Coming/Ballad Of Dwight Fry | Alice Cooper | Love It To Death | Lysol |
| Missing | The Cows | Peacetika | Electroretard |
| Deserted Cities of the Heart | Cream | Wheels of Fire | (live only - 2007) |
D
| Song | Original Artist | Original Album | Where Melvins Covered It |
| Mr. DNA | DEVO | Duty Now For The Future | Live, August 2009 |
E
| Song | Original Artist | Original Album | Where Melvins Covered It |
F
| Song | Original Artist | Original Album | Where Melvins Covered It |
| The Green Manalishi (With The Two Pronged Crown) | Fleetwood Mac | The Green Manalishi (With The Two Pronged Crown) 7" | The Maggot |
| Love Canal | Flipper | Sex Bomb Baby | Love Canal/Someday 5" |
| Sacrifice | Flipper | Gone Fishin' | Lysol |
| Someday | Flipper | American Grafishy | Love Canal/Someday 5" |
| Way Of The World | Flipper | Album Generic Flipper | Singles 1-12 (Peel Session) |
G
| Song | Original Artist | Original Album | Where Melvins Covered It |
| Lexicon Devil | Germs | Lexicon Devil 7" | Lizzy CD Single; Singles 1-12 |
| Leech | Green River | demo cassette | Gluey Porch Treatments; Singles 1-12 (Peel Session) |
| Promise Me | Gun Club | Fire Of Love | Fool 7" |
H
| Song | Original Artist | Original Album | Where Melvins Covered It |
| Theme From The Andy Griffith Show | Earle Hagen & Herbert W. Spencer | (live only - 1997/99) | |
| Okie From Muskogee | Merle Haggard | Okie From Muskogee | The Crybaby |
I
| Song | Original Artist | Original Album | Where Melvins Covered It |
| Ambition | Iggy Pop; Glen Matlock | Soldier | 'Hard Ons + Melvins Split 7"' |
J
| Song | Original Artist | Original Album | Where Melvins Covered It |
| Blockbuster | Jesus Lizard | Pure EP | The Crybaby |
| Chrome | Jesus Lizard; Chrome | Chrome 7"; Chrome - Half Machine Lip Moves (medley of TV as Eyes/Abstract Nympho) | (live only - 2005/09 (with David Yow) |
| Living After Midnight | Judas Priest | British Steel | live, 1997 |
K
| Song | Original Artist | Original Album | Where Melvins Covered It |
| Bacon Industry | Karp | Self Titled LP | (live, 2010) |
| Attitude | The Kinks | Low Budget | Everybody Loves Sausages |
| Victoria | The Kinks | Arthur | Tribute To The Kinks 7" |
| Cold Gin | KISS | KISS | (live, 1986) |
| Detroit Rock City | KISS | Destroyer | Star Spangled Banner EP |
| Firehouse | KISS | KISS | (live, 1986) |
| God of Thunder | KISS | Destroyer | Hard To Believe: A KISS Covers Compilation |
| Going Blind | KISS | Hotter Than Hell | Houdini |
| I Want You | KISS | Rock and Roll Over | Live @ KOKO, London 2005 |
| Living in Sin | KISS | Gene Simmons | Ozma (Intro to Creepy Smell) |
| Love Theme (from KISS) | KISS | KISS | Ozma (As Love Thing) |
| Makin' Love | KISS | Rock and Roll Over | left off the Making Love Demos |
| Rip It Out | KISS | Ace Frehley | (live only - 1985/86) |
| She | KISS | Dressed To Kill | (live only - 1985/86) |
L
| Song | Original Artist | Original Album | Where Melvins Covered It |
| Dazed and Confused | Led Zeppelin | Led Zeppelin | 1995 WRIU Radio Show Soundcheck |
| Trash Can Baby | The Lewd | Kill Yourself 7" | (live only) |
M
| Song | Original Artist | Original Album | Where Melvins Covered It |
| With Yo' Heart, Not Yo' Hands | Malfunkshun | Deep Six | With Yo' Heart, Not Yo' Hands 7" |
| Soup Line | March of Crimes | demo cassette | live, 'Melvins 1983' Tour 2009 |
| Poison | MC5 | High Time | Singles 1-12; Wayne Kramer - The Hard Stuff |
| Rocket Reducer #62 (Rama Lama Fa Fa) | MC5 | Kick Out The Jams | Hooch and Lizzy CD Singles |
| I Got The Fire | Montrose | live, December 01, 1990 Ann Arbor, MI - Club Heidelberg | |
| Magic and Ecstasy | Ennio Morricone | Exorcist II: The Heretic | live/rehearsal |
| Jerkin' Krokus/Jerkin' Crocus | Mott The Hoople | All The Young Dudes | Judas Chang 7" |
| Rock and Roll Queen | Mott The Hoople | Rock and Roll Queen | (live, 1993) |
| I Want to Hold Your Hand | Moving Sidewalks; The Beatles | Flash | (live only - 2004-05) |
| Sweet Young Thing Ain't Sweet No More | Mudhoney | Superfuzz Bigmuff | Sweet Young Thing Ain't Sweet No More/I Dreamed, I Dream Steel Pole Bathtub split 7" |
N
| Song | Original Artist | Original Album | Where Melvins Covered It |
| Amazing Grace | traditional | live 1997 | |
| Smells Like Teen Spirit | Nirvana | Nevermind | The Crybaby |
| Stranglehold | Ted Nugent | live, 1994 |
O
| Song | Original Artist | Original Album | Where Melvins Covered It |
| ? | ? | ? | ? |
P
| Song | Original Artist | Original Album | Where Melvins Covered It |
| Interstellar Overdrive | Pink Floyd | The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn | Interstellar Overdrive EP; Electroretard |
| The Nile Song | Pink Floyd | Soundtrack from the Film More | (live 1991) |
| Adolescent Wet Dream | Pussy Galore | Sugarshit Sharp EP | Night Goat 7" |
Q
| Song | Original Artist | Original Album | Where Melvins Covered It |
| Now I'm Here | Queen | Sheer Heart Attack | (Everybody Loves Sausages / live 2000-01 Tour) |
R
| Song | Original Artist | Original Album | Where Melvins Covered It |
| Today, Your Love... Tomorrow, The World | The Ramones | The Ramones | Brain Center 7" |
| I Am Woman | Helen Reddy | (live only) |
S
| Song | Original Artist | Original Album | Where Melvins Covered It |
| Star Spangled Banner | John Stafford Smith/Francis Scott Key | Star Spangled Banner EP | |
| Boss Hoss | The Sonics | Here Are The Sonics | Boss Hoss/Patton Oswalt split 7" |
| Goodnight, Sweetheart, Goodnight | The Spaniels | live, 2007 Tour | |
| Down on the Street | The Stooges | Fun House | (live, Spring 1990 US Tour) |
| Loose | The Stooges | Fun House | (live, 1985-92) |
T
| Song | Original Artist | Original Album | Where Melvins Covered It |
| Dreamachine | Throbbing Gristle | Heathen Earth | In Formation: A Tribute to Throbbing Gristle |
| Hamburger Lady | Throbbing Gristle | D.O.A: The Third And Final Report | Tribute to Throbbing Gristle 7" |
| Subhuman | Throbbing Gristle | Heathen Earth | Tribute to Throbbing Gristle 7" |
| Buick MacKane | T-Rex | The Slider | Great Jewish Music: Marc Bolan |
| White Punks On Dope | The Tubes | The Tubes | Foaming 7" |
U
| Song | Original Artist | Original Album | Where Melvins Covered It |
| Lacrimosa | unknown (possibly Thomas of Celano) | The Lacrimosa is part of the Dies Irae sequence in the Requiem mass | Stag |
V
| Song | Original Artist | Original Album | Where Melvins Covered It |
| Venus in Furs | The Velvet Underground | The Velvet Underground & Nico | Here She Comes Now/Venus in Furs Nirvana split 7" |
| Warhead | Venom | Warhead 7" | Everybody Loves Sausages |
| Hawaii Five-O | The Ventures | Hawaii Five-O | live/rehearsal |
W
| Song | Original Artist | Original Album | Where Melvins Covered It |
| Arny/Arnie | Warlock Pinchers | Deadly Kung Fu Action | Foaming 7" |
| My Generation | The Who | My Generation | live, 2008/09 Tour |
| Ramblin' Man | Hank Williams | Take These Chains from My Heart B-side | The Crybaby |
| Rock & Roll McDonald's | Wesley Willis | Greatest Hits | live, Jelvins 2005 Tour |
| Let Me Roll It | Wings | Band on the Run | live, 25th Anniversary Tour May 2009 |
| Youth of America | The Wipers | Youth of America | Electroretard |
X
| Song | Original Artist | Original Album | Where Melvins Covered It |
| ? | ? | ? | ? |
Y
| Song | Original Artist | Original Album | Where Melvins Covered It |
| Rockin' In The Free World | Neil Young | Freedom | live, West Coast 1990 Shows |
Z
| Song | Original Artist | Original Album | Where Melvins Covered It |
| Nasty Dogs and Funky Kings | ZZ Top | Fandango! | live 1994/95; Singles 1-12 |