Wild Thing by Chip Taylor

Wild Thing by Chip Taylor made famous by the Troggs

Chip Taylor – brother of US actor Jon Voight – wrote 'Wild Thing', which was originally recorded by The Wild Ones. But it was Hampshire rockers The Troggs who made a proper go of it, detuning the guitars, throwing in an ocarina solo and attacking it with Reg Presley's growling bravura – all in the service of grabbing a US No.1 single.

I Wanna Be Your Dog by the Stooges

I Wanna Be Your Dog by the Stooges
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Has disenfranchisement ever sounded as guttural, raw, and downright cool as this? Heavily distorted guitars, incessant piano stabs and of course Iggy’s desperate drawl combine on one of the most visceral tracks laid to acetate. Throbbing, pounding, and dripping with latent energy it epitomises the lurid appeal of The Stooges at their very best.

"Bad Boy" by John Prine 

Thanks to YouTube ID ProRecreationalist for this cover of John Prine's "Bad Boy"

I like this cover because it contains a lot of the elements that I love about John Prine.

Don't get me started, I could make an entire blog about John Prine.

 Hey, maybe I'll do that.