Cover Versions
The Shadows did an instrumental version of the song on their 1987 album Simply Shadows.
Shirley Bassey covered this song on her 1995 album Sings the Movies.
In 1998, the Croatian group Vatrogasci (Firefighters) made a cover of this song in Gypsy life thematic, translating it into the Croatian language and naming it "Daj još jednu", giving it a tamburica/folk music arrangement.
Swedish singer Regina Lund has recorded a very soft and toned down version of this song, featured on her album "Year Zero" from 2000.
Jane Child made a cover version of this song in 2004, re-titling it "Beyond Thunderdome (We Don't Need Another Hero)".
A cover of this song was released in 2007 from the heavy metal Finnish band Northern Kings; from their debut album Reborn.
"Weird Al" Yankovic parodied the song as "We Won't Eat Another Hero". Though he has performed it a few times in concert, this parody was not released as a single.
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