Oh, surely you can't begrudge people an occasional obscure cover, right? My band has a number of songs that we cover regularly and really enjoy playing. We sort of make them our own. Nothing as well-known as Hendrix or Stevie Wonder, though. I can kind of see your point there--if you're going to cover something, cover something that everybody hasn't already heard a million times.
Plus, most bands don't have the talent to write good songs of their own. I don't include myself in that assessment, mind you!
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