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“You Really Got Me” is a song written by Ray Davies for English rock band the Kinks. Van Halen released a cover of “You Really Got Me” for their 1978 debut album, Van Halen. As the band’s first single, it was a popular radio hit that helped jump-start the band’s career, as it had done for the Kinks 14 years earlier. This version, which was cited by Eddie Van Halen as an “updated” version of the original, featured “histrionic” guitar playing by Eddie Van Halen and “vocal shenanigans” by David Lee Roth. The song had been played by the band live for years before its studio release. Recorded 100% Live and outside when social restrictions allowed it.
