The way to middle class America's heart...

...is to rework a pop song that they remember fondlybut to make it sound really different so we they think they're hearing new levels of complexity and depth in the song writing.

Guaranteed hits, folks...like a frickin' factory...

Like "Pour Some Sugar on Me" - one of the most vapid, catchy, openly-about-sex songs ever...


Or "Hey Ya" done slowly and acoustically...



How about "Gimme Shelter" withall sorts of extra emotion suggesting depth that I never got from the original..."thank you..."


Probably my favorite of the list, but clearly guilty..."In Your Eyes"...


Apparently Mr. Hedges is very guilty of this phenomenon..."Love Bizarre"...


...and "She Drives Me Crazy"...


Even big artists are sometimes guilty..."Wonderwall"...


Sometimes an artist will rip themselves off in this way..."Layla"...


This might be a little less culpible because I think lots of folks missed the message the first time around..."Born in the USA"...


Sometimes the song doesn't even have to be very old to get this treatment..."Crazy"...

With an even egregious but sadly non-embedable version here...

And finally, "Billie Jean"...