For the most part, doing a cover version is a signal to the rest of the world that you’re clean out of ideas. Unless, of course, you performed in the ’50s and ’60s, in which case, you were actively encouraged to never, ever write a song unless you were The Beatles or Burt Bacharach.

That’s not to say that all cover versions are rubbish… although most are.

No, some cover versions improve on the original – many prefer Jimi Hendrix’s version of ‘All Along The Watchtower’ to Bob Dylan’s. Most people prefer Jimi’s ‘Hey Joe’ to the original. What? You didn’t know that was a cover?