 Unrest recorded a version of "So You Want to Be a Rock 'n' Roll Star" in 1985 for their self-titled debut album.They later re-recorded the song during the sessions for their fourth album, "Malcolm X Park", released in 1988.Crowded House performed the song (along with "Mr. Tambourine Man" and "Eight Miles High") with McGuinn in Los Angeles on April 7, 1989.