[Nachum]

Remakes that worked for me:

You really got me- The Kinks

The cover I liked better- the one by Van Halen...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HB8WHA3WWz0

[Texas Mulerider]

Can it be an old remake?

Original: "Aura Lee": (popular during the Civil War)

Remake: "Love Me Tender" by Elvis Presley

[plain talk]

Yep. That is a good one because it adds a new element - van halen’s guitar - while actually improving on the background vocals. But Tom petty’s stuff is lame compared to the byrds. Tom petty is just repackaged 60s stuff with really nothing new.

[wku man]

IMNSHO as a musician, covers are a cheap and cheesy way for artists who can't come up with enough original ideas to meet their deadlines, or to fill a set list. Tribute bands and tribute albums should be regarded as crimes punishable by a severe beating and permanent banishment from the recording studio.

But I agree with you that Van Halen's version of "You Really Got Me" blows away the Kinks' version. I also like Led Zeppelin's covers of Willie Dixon and Robert Johnson's songs.

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