The annoying thing about rock music cover songs
One of the things that really infuriates me - and shows my age too, I guess - is when a cover version of a perfectly good classic rock track is released and all the kids immediately refer to the latest song as the definitive track.
A good example of this for me is when Joe McElderry sang a version of Don’t Stop Believin’ by Journey on the X Factor. Okay, he didn’t release it officially as such - mainly because Journey wouldn’t let him - but he still made most people I spoke to think of the song as his own.
I did like Metallica’s version of Whisky in the Jar, however, so it goes to show that it is not always bad - just when the song is covered by a pop star or band!