13th Floor Elevators, 1966
The 13th Floor Elevators covered the song in 1966.[10] A live version is included in the 2003 re-release of their album The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators.

The Human Instinct, 1969
New Zealand blues-rock band The Human Instinct included a slow blues version of the song on their 1969 debut album, Burning Up Years. It also appeared as the B-side of their single “I Think I’ll Go Back Home” the same year.

Mott the Hoople, 1969
On Mott the Hoople’s debut album, they did an all instrumental version of the song.[10] A vocal version is included on several later compilation albums.

801, 1976
From a short-lived progressive/glam-rock supergroup featuring Roxy Music’s Phil Manzanera and Roxy alumnus Brian Eno, 801′s debut LP ’801 Live’ included a version of “You Really Got Me” in the mode of the noisier uptempo songs on Eno’s early-1970s rock albums.[10]

Robert Palmer, 1978
In 1978, Robert Palmer released his solo album Double Fun, a collection of Caribbean-influenced rock which included a down-tempo and syncopated version of “You Really Got Me”. The album reached the Top 50 on the US Billboard charts.[10]

Disco Rock Machine, 1978
From their only album (which went by different titles in various markets), this version was a combination of hard rock & electronic disco. Trevor Rabin was a member of this band.[11]

Van Halen, 1978

The single of “You Really Got Me” by Van Halen, released in 1978Probably the most famous non-Kinks version of “You Really Got Me” (help·info) was by the US hard rock band Van Halen, who recorded the song for their 1978 debut album, Van Halen.[10] It was a popular radio hit, and helped jump-start the band’s career[12], just as it had done for The Kinks 14 years earlier. On the radio, it is usually played together with “Eruption,” the instrumental that precedes it on the album.[13]

This version of the song was put in the 2003 video game Karaoke Revolution and the 2006 video game Guitar Hero II.

This version was the soundtrack of the 1995 award-winning Nissan commercial Toys in which “Nick”, driving a toy Nissan 300ZX, entices “Roxanne” out on a date, much to “Tad”‘s dismay. Mattel sued.[14][15]

Dalek I Love You, 1980
Dalek I Love You’s version, on their 1979 album Compass Kumpas[10], is very different from the original; it features a mixture of vocals and synth-pop instrumentation.

Oingo Boingo, 1981
Oingo Boingo’s 1981 version differed markedly from the original, similar in style to Devo’s twisted covers. It was included on Oingo Boingo’s 1981 album Only A Lad.[10]

Sly & The Family Stone, 1983
Sly & the Family Stone covered the song in their last studio album, Ain’t But the One Way.[10]

Toots & the Maytals, 1998
A ska cover leads off the CD Ska Father.[10]

Superdrag, 2001
American power-pop/alternative rock band Superdrag covered the song on their 2001 album Greetings from Tennessee.

Cactus Jack, 2002
Serbian hard rock band Cactus Jack released an “All Day and All of the Night” / “You Really Got Me” medley on their 2002 live album DisCover.

Eve 6, 2002
The song was also covered by the American punk rock band, Eve 6. They put their cover on the soundtrack of the 2002 motion picture, The New Guy.

BoyBand, 2006
In 2006, New Zealand radio station The Edge created New Zealand’s first ever manufactured boy band in a promotion. This group released one single in their promised “15 seconds of fame”, a version of “You Really Got Me”. This single spent one week at number one in the RIANZ New Zealand Singles Chart.

Robots In Disguise, 2006
The female electro punk duo Robots in Disguise covered “You Really Got Me” on their 2006 album, Get RID!.[10]

Sanjaya Malakar, 2007
Sanjaya Malakar, a controversial contestant of American Idol’s sixth season, sang “You Really Got Me” during an episode of the show, which got mostly negative reviews.[16]

Alvin and the Chipmunks, 2007
Alvin and the Chipmunks did a cover of this song in 2007. It was so far only heard in their video game, Alvin and the Chipmunks.

You are right about the tracing paper. I goof-around with painting sometimes and carbon paper is very useful for getting a sketch onto a canvas.

But I call “tracing paper” that really thin paper you can sort-of see through.

carbon paper is also known as “tracing paper” and it’s available in many sizes in any arts and crafts store. No technology can compare when you need to trace something from paper onto canvas.

Have a beautiful week, everyone. You are my sanity (such as it is).

As for me, I just LOVE the wild abandon of that guitar solo in “You Really Got Me” — I can build a whole visual image around it.

As for carbon paper — it’s also useful in crafts and art, so there may still be a small market.

‘bye eMooks.

Remember mimeographics? Remember the stinky smell of those purple-lettered things? Thank goodness that technology is dead.

Really? I’ll have to check my Beaver archives. If it’s there, you got a drop coming.

I may have just done a Very Bad Thing… or Not. UPDATE: With amazing new development!

yes caddy

I’m working on a newsletter at the same time I’m LBing (barely) and listening

Have a great day, everyone!