I Don’t Want to Listen to 847 Cover Songs

But thanks for the offer, Spotify

Bob Dylan’s song “All Along the Watchtower,” made popular by Jimi Hendrix, has been covered by over 100 musicians and bands. Photo by flutie8211/Pixabay

Every week, it’s the same stale and flavorless story: Spotify adds a zillion cover songs to my “Discover Weekly” playlist. I hide the songs, but to no avail — “We see that you liked ‘I’m on Fire’ by Bruce Springsteen. Here are 17 slowed-down, overproduced, ethereal female vocalized versions of the song. We promise we’ll send more your…