Covers That Expressed Something Very Different From the Original

The Kinks recorded the original 1964 single as a raw, proto-punk garage rock track built around a gritty, heavily distorted riff. Van Halen injected the song with pure California metal swagger, speeding up the tempo and introducing Eddie Van Halen’s groundbreaking guitar technique. Their ferocious version transformed a simple British Invasion hit into a staggering display of hard rock virtuosity.