And it was Mr Bilk's rendition of "A Taste Of Honey" which inspired The Beatles to record it (though I'm still not entirely convinced that,that was one of their better ideas)
I always feel that "I Saw Her Standing There" owes an indefinable something to "When The Saints Go Marchin' In". Skiffle Roots again or is it just me?
As for contrary views, I think they're useful- they might be accurate in a way that hadn't occured to you or they might help you to think through your own views.
(When I say "you" I mean myself at least as much as anybody else.)