I was out with one of my '40 something' Sales Reps, a few months ago, and he had the Wellers "Studio 150" album on in the Motor.
I couldn't believe the tracklisting.
"If I Could Only Be Sure"
"The Bottle"
"Hercules"
"Dont Make Promises" and others.
He was all in a lather abour the 'Soulfulness' of Wellers 'Performance' ... so I did the poor lad a favour with a CD of the original versions - by NF Porter, Gil Scott Heron, Aaron Neville, ZZ Hill etc.
He hasn't looked back since.
I guess if artists such as PW want to 'pay tribute' to Soul Music by covering Soul classics, then it can sometimes open doors to 'the real deal' for many music lovers. It's just such a p**sser when the inferior cover gets the plaudits (...and the green).
Were the Jam poor?... I don't think so... Probably made a bl**dy fortune!
Sean