Happy New Year!!

Well, Chinese New Year that is. Today marks the beginning of the Year Of The Dog. And to celebrate I've been posting as many Chinese Rocks cover versions I could find. That punk rock standard penned by the duo of Dee Dee Ramone and Richard Hell way back in 1975. A true classic. And there are plenty of cover versions. In fact, so many that I've decided to pop a few extras right here.

From all over North America. The North:

Boris The Sprinkler

and the South:

Arañas

From the East:

Mudd Helmut

And the West:

The Roulettes

And even smack dab in the middle:

Klusterfux

But don't think North America was the only place you could hear a cover version. You can also find versions from Norway:

The Carburetors

From Ireland:

The Groundlings

From Italy:

Mondo Topless

And France:

Freddy Lynxx

It's been covered by people you've heard of:

The Coverups (Green Day)

And people you haven't:

Ricky Loser

By old friends:

Class Of '76

And new faces:

Junfers

And there is even this version:

Phew

And although this guy had a hand in writing it:

Richard Hell

And so did this guy:

Dee Dee

These guys made it a classic:

The Heartbreakers

So there you have it, kids. My tribute to one of the best punk songs ever written. Also, Happy Chinese New Year!