Cover Me Trivia Quiz

Answer: Devo

"(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" was recorded and released on the album "Out of Our Head"(1965) by The Rolling Stones. It went to number one on the US Cash Box Top Singles, US Billboard Hot 100 and UK Singles charts.

American rock band Devo, best known for their song "Whip It", recorded a cover of "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" in 1977 for their album "Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!". It went to number forty-one on the UK Singles chart. Other covers of this song were done by Britney Spears, Aretha Franklin and Icelandic singer Björk.

Answer: Sid Vicious

Written by Paul Anka, Frank Sinatra recorded "My Way" in 1968 released on his album of the same name. It was to be Sinatra's signature song and went to number two on the US Billboard Adult Contemporary chart.

Sid Vicious recorded a punk rock cover version of "My Way" in 1978 for his album "The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle". Vicious replaced a number of words in the lyrics with curse words as he reputedly did not know all the lyrics to the song. Another unlikely cover version of this song was released by rapper Jay-Z in 2002, although he retitled it "I Did It My Way".

Answer: Children of Bodom

All the options are Nordic bands, but only Children of Bodom are a death metal band.

"Oops!...I Did It Again" was recorded by Britney Spears for the 2000 album of the same name. It went to number one on nineteen different international charts, including the US Billboard Pop Songs chart. Its worst two performances on the charts were a sixteenth place on the US Billboard Latin Pop Songs chart and a twenty-seventh place on the US Billboard Adult Pop Songs chart.

Children of Bodom recorded a number of covers on their "Skeletons in the Closet" album, including "Lookin' Out My Back Door" from Creedence Clearwater Revival, "Rebel Yell" from Billy Idol and of course the Britney Spears hit "Oops!...I Did it Again". The album did relatively well on the Finnish album chart, reaching ninth position.

Answer: Shakira

"Back in Black"(1980) was the first album to be released by AC/DC following the death of lead vocalist Bon Scott. The title track reached position thirty-seven on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1981 and charted again in 2012, reaching top position on UK Rock & Metal chart as well as US Billboard Hard Rock Digital Songs chart. This song features on Rolling Stone magazine's "500 Greatest Songs of All Time" and "The 100 Greatest Guitar Songs of All Time" lists.

Shakira's live cover of "Back in Black" features on her live 2004 album "Live & Off the Record". The album went to number one on the US Billboard Top Music Videos chart. Other cover versions have been done by pop singer Anastacia, Santana and Hayseed Dixie, who did a tribute album in 2001 titled "A Hillbilly Tribute to AC/DC".

Answer: Avril Lavigne

"Fuel" was recorded by Metallica for their 1996 album "ReLoad". It was nominated for a Grammy Award in 1999 for "best Hard Rock Performance". It went to number six on the US Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. The album itself shot to top position on the US Billboard 200 chart and was certified triple platinum in the U.S.

Avril Lavigne was asked to cover "Fuel" when Metallica was celebrated in 2003 MTV Icon series. Lavigne told Associated Press in an interview that she was freaked out at the thought of performing and that she was fairly shocked that the band knew who she was. Her performance was included on her 2003 live album "Avril Lavigne: My World". She covered Green Day's "Basket Case" and "Knocking on Heaven's Door" by Bob Dylan as well.

Answer: Dolly Parton

Led Zeppelin recorded "Stairway to Heaven" in 1971 for their album "Led Zeppelin IV". One of the greatest songs of all time, it features on Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's "500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll" in 1994 and also received a Grammy Hall of Fame Award in 2003. The Recording Industry Association of America placed the song at number fifty-three on their "Songs of the Century" list in 2001.

Dolly Parton recorded "Stairway to Heaven" and released it in 2002 on her album "Halos & Horns". The album went to top spot on the UK Top Country Album chart and fourth position on US Billboard Top Country Albums chart. Led Zeppelin lead vocalist, Robert Plant, has stated in an interview with "Launch" magazine that he was pleased with the end result:

"You know, the thing is that she's not wailing - she's keeping it within the genre, and she's a good singer. Maybe she didn't get the last bit properly, and maybe that's sort of how the idioms have changed so much, that maybe it doesn't matter - maybe that's the way to do it. "

Answer: The Cardigans

"Iron Man" was recorded for Iron Maiden's second album "Paranoid"(1971) and features on "Rolling Stone" magazine's "500 Greatest Songs of All Time" list. "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath" is the title track from the album of the same name released by Black Sabbath in 1973. The album reached fourth position on the UK album chart and eleventh on the US album chart.

The Cardigans recorded the cover of "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath" for their 1994 album "Emmerdale" and their cover of "Iron Man" for the 1996 album "First Band on the Moon". "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath" has been covered by Anthrax, bluegrass band Iron Horse and Godspeed featuring Iron Maiden lead vocalist Bruce Dickinson. "Iron Man" was covered by NOFX, Marilyn Manson, Metallica and William Shatner.

Answer: Radiohead

Your clue in the question was "OK Computer" which is an album released in 1997 by the band Radiohead.

Carly Simon recorded "Nobody Does it Better" in 1977 as the theme song for the James Bond film "The Spy Who Loved Me" starring Roger Moore in the titular role. It took the number one spot on the US Billboard Adult Contemporary Tracks chart. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song and received a Golden Globe Award nomination.

Radiohead recorded a cover version of "Nobody Does it Better" which was released on a bootleg album in 1996. Radiohead have played their cover version at several of their concerts through the years, but first covered it in 1995. Other cover versions of this song have been done by Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Bobby Brown and Celine Dion.

Answer: Paul Anka

"Smells Like Teen Spirit" was the lead single from Nirvana's "Nevermind" album released in 1991. It went to first place on the US Billboard Alternative Songs chart and was certified platinum in the United States and UK.

Paul Anka is an actor with over twenty films and albums to his credit. He has also written a number of hit songs, including the Frank Sinatra classic "My Way" and "She's a Lady" by Tom Jones. "Rock Swings" includes cover version of songs recorded by such varied bands as The Cure, Michael Jackson, Van Halen, R.E.M. And Soundgarden. Other cover versions have been recorded by Patti Smith, Tori Amos, Meat Puppets and Willie Nelson.

Answer: Joey Ramone

"What a Wonderful World" was recorded by Louis Armstrong in 1967 and released on his album of the same name. Armstrong was offered the song after it was turned down by Tony Bennett, although one of the co-songwriters George Weiss stated that he wrote the song for Armstrong. The song reached top position on the UK Singles chart, but did not even reach the top hundred on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. It did manage position thirty-two on the same chart twenty-one years later when it was re-released following the film "Good Morning, Vietnam" in which it was used.

Joey Ramone, lead vocalist for punk rock band the Ramones, recorded "What a Wonderful World" for his debut solo album "Don't Worry About Me" released in 2002. This version has been used in films such as "Bowling For Columbine", "Without a Paddle" and "Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction". This song has also been covered by Katie Melua, Sarah Brightman and Nick Cave.