Cover Versions
- 1971 – Elton John covered the song briefly on his American tour
- early 1970s – Dave Clark & Friends recorded a version of this song, which remained unreleased until 2010
- 1972 – the song was covered by the Goose Creek Symphony, becoming their best-known recording
- 1980 – German singer-songwriter Klaus Lage recorded a version in German language
- 1990 – American blues artist Taj Mahal covered the song on the album Blue Light Boogie
- 1992 – French-Canadian pop star Mitsou recorded a dance-pop version of the song on her EP Heading West
- 1994 – Bob Rivers released a parody titled "Honda Accord"
- 1994 – a cover version was made by a Dutch pop/dance band T-Spoon
- 1996 – a live cover version was included on the Concrete Blonde compilation Recollection: The Best of Concrete Blonde.
- 1997 – a cover version was made by the Italian pop/dance singer Spagna, and included as a ghost track on her album Indivisibili
- 1998 – former Guns N' Roses rhythm guitarist Gilby Clarke included a version of the song on his album Rubber
- 1999 – the EP Humppaorgiat by the Finnish comedy group Eläkeläiset featured a cover titled KELA, the lyrics requesting for a moped, a submachinegun, a blow-up doll, a stocked medicine cabinet and for "many things truly awesome" from the Social Insurance Institution.
- 1999 – the Japanese adult video star Miki Sawaguchi included a cover version of the song on her album Big Boobs/Watashi no Mune de Onemurinasai. Her version is also a capella, and sung in thickly-accented English
- 2001 – the key line was interpolated into the opera Jeppe: The Cruel Comedy
- 2009 – a cover version was made by Kendel Carson and released on her album Alright Dynamite
- 2010 – the song was covered by Jon Boden as part of his A Folk Song A Day project.
- 2010 – a cover version by Jackyl on the When Moonshine and Dynamite Collide album
- 2011 – a cover version by Chimène Badi on the Gospel & Soul album
- 2011 – hip-hop artist G-Eazy samples the song in "Mercedes Benz (The American Dream)"
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