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93. "Return of the Rat," Eight Songs for Greg Sage and the Wipers (1992)Nirvana did the Wipers an enormous solid by covering the Portland punk band's "Return of the Rat" for a tribute album. Good deed indeed, but their straightforward version added nothing to the original.

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52. "D-7," With the Lights Out (2004)Cobain once again paid tribute to his favorite Portland punks on this droning Wipers cover, which appeared on the Hormoaning EP. The track peaks with a furious instrumental climax and a blaring guitar solo that resembles a short-circuiting dial-up modem.