Me First and the Gimme Gimmes is a punk rock cover band that formed in 1995. Drawn together by a mutual love of 1960s, '70s and '80s music, the Gimme Gimmes work exclusively as a cover band and have covered songs from such artists as,, and (to name but a few).

The band is composed of several very recognizable faces in the new-school punk rock scene, including of the, from, of (and formerly ), as well as and of. The band wasn't originally planning on making an album, appearing only on compilation albums for their first year. In 1996, however, the band began releasing singles named after the singer they had covered.

Me First and the Gimme Gimmes discography. Me First and the Gimme Gimmes formed in 1995 in California from members of other notable rock bands: Spike Slawson ( Swingin' Utters ), Chris Shiflett ( No Use for a Name, Foo Fighters ), Fat Mike ( NOFX ), and Joey Cape and Dave Raun ( Lagwagon ).

They produced the 7' singles 'Billy' (Joel), (Neil) 'Diamond', 'Paul' (Simon), (John) 'Denver', and 'Barry' (Manilow) in this manner. Their first album, “Have a Ball”, was released in 1997. The band still performs whenever its members aren't busy with their other bands, and makes plenty of guest appearances on punk compilations. Each album by the band is themed differently: “Have a Ball” focuses on classic 1970s and early 1980s songs by artists like, Neil Diamond, and John Denver; “Are a Drag” consists entirely of showtunes, consists of 60's classics, consists entirely of R&B songs by artists such as,, and; their fifth album, “Ruin Jonny's Bar Mitzvah”, was recorded live at an actual bar mitzvah and consists of pop music from the 1960s through the 1980s by artists such as, and, as well as traditionals like 'Hava Nagila'.

Me First and The Gimme Gimmes are also known for filling their covers with famous guitar riffs from songs by other punk rock bands. For instance, Elenor begins with the opening tune of The Clash's London Calling, My Favourite Things begins with the melody and opening lyrics of 's “Generator” and on the song Hava Nagila (Christmas Arrangement), the melody from ’s “Come Out And Play” can be heard. They entered the studio on April 3, 2006 to work on their sixth album, “Love Their Country”, which was released on October 17, 2006. The theme of this album is country and western, and includes covers of tracks by,,. Prior to the release of the album, released a digital label sampler iFloyd which included '(Ghost) Riders in the Sky' by the band.