I'd argue that despite the change in pace and instrumentation the original form and song can still be recognised and appreciated, the first version of this I heard was Lead Belly in about 1982 or so .. not a lot of TV in my part of the world growing up and not much time for that in the 'big' smoke at uni.

Going back to the GP assertion I still argue that people that enjoy modern modified forms of music can still recognise and appreciate the earlier forms.

(1930s) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHLbaOLWjpc

(2020s) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdjhPHvH09I