What about cover versions of songs you do like.

I love Santana. I got into them from their cover of The Zombies' "She's not there".
They also did Cale's Sensitive Kind.
I would put both Cale and Santana in my top four artists and have a look at the JJ Cale songs that have been covered by all and sundry.

 

I like this job Mercury Rev did on one of ours.

 

This is a much underrated cover. It keeps all the qualities of the original, but they do it their own way, brilliantly.

 

I won't get into all the Husker Du, Replacements comments, oh ****... Ash? Not tight enough to compare them to the Ramones, but a similar style. Here I go again. It's old punks syndrome.

It is a catchy bit of power pop. I kinda like it.

 

I'll probably get shot down for this but in my opinion this is far better than the Stones original

 

FOW doing an apt Kinks tune.

 

I saw them on the Deserters Songs anniversary tour at the Brude & their own sound man fecked it up. Was a shame, not the first time touring bands haven't engaged the brilliant sound man there to assist & paid the price.

I caught them 3-4 times before that too. For me they ran out of steam a bit in later years.

 

You do know we can have you bumped off, don’t you?

 

Here are a couple I like. One that does a different take on the original, one that doesn't stray too far.

 

I like the sound / production, but I find them a bit too predictable.

 

All Along the Watchtower - Hendrix
You do Something to me - Skunk Anansie
Summertime Blues - The Who
All of UB40’s Labour of Love (before they realised how easy it is to play to populism)

 

Any Rock songs that are played in the "wrong style" or on "different" instruments. 2 Cellos, Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain, Party Gurdy are just 3 who come to mind.

 

Amy Winehouse version of
Valerie