Is it really correct to look upon the cover version of “Hitch Hike” (1965) by the Rolling Stones as the relay point between the original Marvin Gaye's song (1962) and "There She Goes Again" (1967) by the Velvet Underground, as everyone refers?
In the finishing quality point of view, I doubt the necessity of this intermediate. (Now the Rolling Stones' version sounds more old-fashioned than the original, doesn’t it?) Furthermore, it is also widely known that Lou Reed is a specialist of the Motown music, so well that John Cale (or somebody else) made fun of him and shouted “Motown!” in “Inside your heart” (recorded in 1968). We can easily imagine the direct influences.
But the Rolling Stones' re-arrangement of the riff from the base guitar (and wind instruments) to the aggressive electric guitar is marvelous! And surely the Velvet Underground took over this guitar riff.
Is that the Brian Jones’ work? … I hope so.
