Under the covers

[J E B Stuart]

it goes without saying, not all covers are successful; not all are good. In fact, some can be downright awful.  But, I digress.  Van Halen's 1978 cover of the Kinks Classic "You Really Got Me" was good and successful:

The Kinks were formed in 1963 and had a huge hit with the original.  Compare:

Amen.

[Lokmar]

Van Halen covers are generally DA BOMB!!!!!!

[Herman]

Van Halen covers are generally DA BOMB!!!!!!

Some of their best tunes were covers.

[Prof Emeritus at Fawk U]

Excellent cover by X, a very highly underrated punk group.