Ok I am a huge Beatles fan and I am a strong believer that most Beatles cover songs are not that great and therefore should not be attempted. However, I am sure many of you would disagree. I would like to hear what covers you think are good.
There are only two Beatles covers that I believe are pretty good. One of them I think is better than the original actually and that is "With a little help from my friends" by Joe ****er. The other cover I can tolerate is Fiona Apple's cover of "Across the Universe".
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09-17-2008 03:00 PM #1
Best Beatles cover songs
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09-17-2008 03:05 PM #2Washed Up
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i enjoyed rufus wainwright's version of "across the universe" much more than fiona apple's...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H71Fv3PcQQYhttp://rateyourmusic.com/~afterstasis
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09-17-2008 03:41 PM #3Rising Star
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Toad The Wet Sprocket covered Hey Bulldog for one of the Scream soundtracks. No copy of it on youtube as far as I know.
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09-17-2008 03:50 PM #4Road Warrior
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Yes did a cover of "Every Little Thing" that is vastly superior to the original.
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09-17-2008 04:35 PM #5
Richie Havens, "Here Comes the Sun," 1971
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ET9GwgwbC7U
I'm sure you'll get some noms for Aerosmith's cover of Come Together, but personally I don't think it adds much to the original.
I'm not big fan of the recent covers of Eleanor Rigby -- Pain and Godsmack, for example. Give this one a chance:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8gJPAM_0y0"Procrastinate today. Don't put it off to tomorrow" - Ellen DeGeneres
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09-17-2008 04:38 PM #6Headliner
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I liked Alice Coopers "Because" cover ok.
i aint got no blood veins/i just got them four lanes/of hard amarillo highway
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09-17-2008 04:42 PM #7
Aimee Mann and Michael Penn - Two of Us is wonderful
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09-17-2008 04:47 PM #8Headliner
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Well, I like This one.
Got To Get You Into My Life by RPA Allstars.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4__cFX5wqwLast edited by Rockbandfan23467; 09-17-2008 at 04:54 PM.
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09-17-2008 04:51 PM #9Your opinion is not objective, you don't like the Beatles lol.
Originally Posted by thedoorsdk
It was like a bird of rarest-spun heaven metal or like silvery wine flowing in a spaceship, gravity all nonsense now.
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09-17-2008 05:13 PM #10That cover really seems to have brought highly divided opinions. One thing that's clear to me -- it really highlights how great John and Paul were as a singing duo. The Yes vocals are weak. I can kind of take the extended prog intro, and the stops and starts in rhythm. Originally Posted by thedoorsdk
So I guess on balance I think it's a decent enough cover. But I'll take the original."Procrastinate today. Don't put it off to tomorrow" - Ellen DeGeneres
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