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Best Beatles covers
There was a thread last week on "Covers better than the originals" and although the first post mentioned the Beatles, it (quite rightly) drifted into all sorts of bands. The Beatles were however the most covered band in the history of popular music.
Right, for mine,"Revolver" is the best album in the world, ever and two songs from that were covered by Emmylou Harris, both of them IM(not very)HO, miles better than the originals. So my top five Beatles covers are: "Here,There and Everywhere" - Emmylou Harris "For No One" - Emmylou Harris "Not a Second Time" - Robert Palmer "Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight" - Jackson Browne/Jennifer Warnes "If I Fell" - Reba McCintyre |
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Michelle by The Overlanders
Dear Prudence by Siouxsie and the Banshees She's Leaving Home by Bryan Ferry |
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Maybe not the best, but some more that come to mind:
Oo-bla-di-oh-bla-da by Marmalade Revolution by The Thompson Twins Money by... oh God, what were they called? 'The Flying Lizards'? Something like that. |
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Just a small point
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Originally Posted by Manko
Maybe not the best, but some more that come to mind:
Oo-bla-di-oh-bla-da by Marmalade Revolution by The Thompson Twins Money by... oh God, what were they called? 'The Flying Lizards'? Something like that. Last edited by SouthernBleater : 28-09-2004 at 14:12. Reason: Typo |
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"I Am the Walrus" by Oasis (I think I said that on the other thread)
"With a Little Help From My Friends" by Joe Cocker (though John Belushi's impersonation of him was better) Worst: "She's Leaving Home" by Billy Bragg. I love Billy Bragg but he just murdered that song. |
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Funniest: "A Hard Day's Night" by Peter Sellers, in the style of William Shakespeare's "Richard the Third"
I keep hearing about William Shatner's version of "Lucy in the Sky", but have not yet actually heard the track itself. |
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Ticket To Ride & Help were covered by The Carpenters (not bad versions)
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Originally Posted by SouthernBleater
Money is a tune originally by Barrett Strong, which makes the Beatles version a cover itself. Flying Lizards version was good though.
Something tells me that Rod Stewart did a cover of 'Get Back'. Please Please Me by David Cassidy is another. |
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Ticket to Ride - Carpenters (re-recorded version)
Here, There and Everywhere - Emmylou Harris I Am The Walrus - Oasis A Hard Days Night - Goldie Hawn In My Life - Sean Connery (OK its spoken but I still like it!) Michelle - Matt Munro Whitey |
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William Shatner's version of "Lucy in the Sky" is awesome.
And his "Common People" cover rocks! ![]() Jason Falkner did a great album called "Bedtime with the Beatles" which is a load of Beatles tracks redone in a really mellow, soothing "send baby to sleep" kinda way. |
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Originally Posted by Tadpole
Funniest: "A Hard Day's Night" by Peter Sellers, in the style of William Shakespeare's "Richard the Third"
I keep hearing about William Shatner's version of "Lucy in the Sky", but have not yet actually heard the track itself. |
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Let It be - Ray Charles
Back in the USSR - Billy Joel With a little help from my friends - Joe Cocker |
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Michelle - Jan & Dean
With A Little Help From My Friends - Beach Boys Both superior to The Beatles versions. Mark
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Tomorrow Never Knows - The Mission
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Originally Posted by whitey
Ticket to Ride - Carpenters (re-recorded version)
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What's that one done by Peter Sellers?
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Originally Posted by Plant
What's that one done by Peter Sellers?
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Does anybody remember the version of strawberry fields forever by a group whose name escapes me which was a hit late 80s/early 90s?
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Quote:
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Does anybody remember the version of strawberry fields forever by a group whose name escapes me which was a hit late 80s/early 90s?
It was Candy Flip in 1990. |
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Anything off the Definitely Maybe by Oasis....
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Hmmm
By a long long way the best Beatles cover is "Daytripper" by Otis Redding.
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I always liked the Help cover, where they are standing with flags doing semaphore, spelling out "Help"
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"All this and World War II" a soundtrack album of Beatles covers for a film? which, as far as I know never got made.
Some excellent covers by Bryan Ferry, The Bee Gees, Leo Sayer, Roy Wood, Peter Gabriel etc. etc. and a fantastically overwrought version of Michelle by Richard Cocciante, who I'd never heard of before or since. |
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Kevin Harrison
I always liked the Help cover, where they are standing with flags doing semaphore, spelling out "Help"
![]() R - U - J - D There is so much crap talked about the signicficance of beatles album covers - this is just one more piece of that crap. |
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Sexie Sadie which was covered by Paul Weller.
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