Returning to Andrew's original question, are there "snatches of popular music that feel like they could have been yours stylistically...?" Nothing really springs to mind, actually. My favorite songs don't tend to be anything like what I write.
Sort of randomly, maybe
this song, sung by Iris DeMent, is something somewhat akin to what I might write if I had the talent. In looking up the songwriters, not only did I learn that they are Harlan Howard and Bobby Braddock, but I learned that it is "
one of the most evil songs ever written."