The guitar riff that launched thousands of songs.............and 14+ cover versions.
One of the most important songs in music history.


Self serving note:
There's going to be no "best version of" next week.......taking a small trip outside of society.
The next one will be in 2 weeks.....March 6th.

There's only one correct answer- The Kinks.

I used to tend to like louder, faster guitar remakes of songs like this. For a long time I liked the Power Station version of "Bang a Gong" better than T-Rex. Fortunately, I've wizened up over the years. It's the Kinks version for me.

Buddy Miles




And that demo version Sly Stone did in the mid 60s.

Other, the Silicon Teens. I heard their version on a collection released by Nouvelle Vague.

Kinks. Primal.

I was aware of only the Van Halen alternative. I voted for The Kinks.

What? No Sanjaya? Kidding. Kinks. No question.

The Kinks.

Nothing even comes close to the Kinks for me.

Kinks

No question. The Kinks.

Almost went with Eve 6. Just to see if my computer would explode.

Kinks.

there is only one answer to this question.

The Kinks, of kourse

2nd favorite would be Robert Palmer's take, which I have come to appreciate more over the years

Kinks is the one

I HAD to pick Mott, but the Kinks & Van Halen are way up there also.

Kinks baby!

I'd go with the Kinks as well, but Boingo's version is a lot of fun.

This topic probably should have been which version is #2.

Kinks...then Van Halen for me.