beatles renditions plaese to help
tripledouble
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ive been wanting to make a lil mix of beatles covers for my cousin in italy. she is one of those die hard beatles fans who read their biographies and learn how to play all their songs on guitar. figured no one has ever hit her over the head with overton berry et al.i dont fell like going through all my records reminding myself of who covered which songs. could yall help me out? all i keep thinking is ramsey lewis mother natures son.what are the most inspired original beatles covers?thanks in advance,t
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Jumbo??s cover of "Hey Jude" ranks pretty high with me.
Rare Earth??s cover of "Eleanor Rigby" is a classic.
Uhmmmm....
I??ll be back with more later..
- J
Strawberry Fields-Peter Gabriel
I am The Walrus-Zappa
Rain-Todd Rundgren
Every Little Thing-Yes
Tomorrow Never Knows-Mission UK
Something-Sinatra
Come Together-Michael Hedges
More later.
Blackbird
"Ah look at all the lonely / / people."
Hysear Don Walker- Dear Prudence
i saw a facinating book at the book store with writeups on the stories behind all beatles studio album songs. great read, potentially great gift.
good call on those elanor rigbys.
any "Across the universe" covers?
come with the standards...the extra raers wont help me doggz.
peace,t
i gotta hear that hysear dear prudence
alien, she got that book. its dope
So does Rufus Wainwright but it's nauseating...
Disagree. I like Rufus' cover. Fiona's is a'ight as well.
Benson's cover of I Want You (She's So Heavy) would be my pick off this:
ben harper - strawberry fields
http://s52.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=058XKD84N83OA0W13FL6DLVEWB
J.J. Barnes - "Day Tripper"
or
Vontastics - "Day Tripper"
Fats Domino - "Everybodys Got Something to Hide Except for Me & My Monkey"
Pic & Bill - "Yesterday" (best version evar - so raw!)
(while my ukele gently weeps, as posted on the strut a while ago)
http://www.collegehumor.com/movies/159572/
you've got that one, right?
Co-sign the Moments' version of 'Rocky Raccoon.'
Zumpano (pre-New Pornographers) do an okay 'Long and Winding Road' but this might be the wrong board for that kind of talk.
The NME did this thing Sgt Pepper Knew My Father where British indie bands that were big in 1986 redid the whole album. Notable versions: Wedding Present and Amelia Fletcher doing 'Getting Better,' the Fall doing 'A Day in the Life' and Sonic Youth doing 'Within You, Without you.'
Wes Montgomery's 'Day in the Life' is nice, but not nearly psychotic enough.
This might not count, but there's that ill Blvd Mosse song where they sample Wings.
Marcia Griffiths' 'Don't Let Me Down' = dope
Ditto Jackie Robinson's 'In My Life.'
Didn't Junior Mance or Junior Parker do a nice 'Taxman?'
I have never heard a decent cover of 'Strawberry Fields Forever.' I'm not sure this is possible.
...probably because the song wasn't shit to begin with, IMO
Donny Hathaway 'Jealous Guy' off the Live LP...lennon cover but definitely deep.
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bowie does "across the universe" w/lennon on backup but its not good...
cosign ! That was the first tune I thought of.