Under the covers...

[MalEvans]

What are your favorite Beatle covers (Beatles songs done by other artists--NOT songs the Beatles covered)?

3.) "I'm So Tired"--The Plums
2.) "Come Together"--Aerosmith
1.) "Got To Get You Into My Life"--Earth, Wind & Fire

That's my top 3.

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[Amalthea]

"Help!" U2 Live...
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[darkhorse]

1. "Helter Skelter", U2
2. "With A Little Help From My Friends", Joe Cocker
3. "Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds", Elton John
4. "Come Together", Aerosmith
5. "I Am The Walrus", Oasis

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<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Tahoma, Arial, Sans-Serif">Quote:</font><HR>Originally Posted By darkhorse:
3. "Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds", Elton John
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Ouch.


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[jami]

Fiona Apple's version of "Across The Universe". Soooooo good! http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/images/icons/grin.gif

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[beatlejes]

Jim Carrey's version of "I Am The Walrus", on George Martin's In My Life album

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[joe]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Tahoma, Arial, Sans-Serif">Quote:</font><HR>Originally Posted By darkhorse:
3. "Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds", Elton John
<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>..http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/thinker.gif
OUCH!http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/barf3.gifOUCH!

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[This Message Has Been Edited By joe On October 04, 2001 10:41 PM]

[alliesun]

i don't know a lot of covers... but - i do love U2's covers of: "Helter Skelter" and "Happiness is a Warm Gun".

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[jami]

http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/thinker.gif Why is everyone saying "ouch" to that song??

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[Tim]

Mamas and Papas I Call Your Name

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<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Tahoma, Arial, Sans-Serif">Quote:</font><HR>Originally Posted By jami:
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[**DONOTDELETE**]

It pinched me.

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[jtal909]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Tahoma, Arial, Sans-Serif">Quote:</font><HR>Originally Posted By jami:
Fiona Apple's version of "Across The Universe". Soooooo good! http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/images/icons/grin.gif

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That's a great version.
I also like Rickie Lee Jones version of For No One.


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[bearkat77]

A lot of great covers listed so far. SOme of them are my favorites, as well.

"Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds" - Elton John
"Come Together" - Aerosmith
"With A Little Help From My Friends" - Joe Cocker
"Because" - Alice Cooper
"Magical Mystery Tour" - Ambrosia

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<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Tahoma, Arial, Sans-Serif">Quote:</font><HR>Originally Posted By bearkat77:
"Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds" - Elton John
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More ouches?

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[bearkat77]

I see nothing wrong with Elton's version of "Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds". Afterall, John Lennon assisted him in recording it and performing it on stage.

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I thought I read somewhere that he wasn't there when Elton recorded it, and that that was only myth (someone posted on it a while back).

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[darkhorse]

What John did say was that he thought The Beatles version never had the sound he wanted it to have, and that Elton's version sounded pretty much closer to what he had in mind when he wrote the track.

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[Tim]

I like Elton's Lucy in the sky with diamonds.

Also
1. I Call Your Name-the Mamas and the Papas
2. i call Your Name-The Beatles
3. I Should Have Known better-The Beach Boys(though I wish the sound effects weren't dubbed on).
4. Do You Want to know A Secret?-Billy J Kramer and the Dakotas
5. You've got To hide Your love Away-The Silkie

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[Beatleboy]

I'm not a big fan of Beatles covers. Most of them are so bad that they make me want to http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/barf2.gif However, there are a few I do enjoy. Here's my Top 3:

1) Taxman by Stevie Ray Vaughan
2) Here Comes The Sun by Rickie Havens
3) Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds by Elton John

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[Beatleboy]

Whoops!! The second cover listed should read: Here Comes The Sun by Richie Havens.

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If you need to change your post in future, you can just click on "edit/delete" down the bottom of your original post and fix it up.

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[Beatleboy]

Thanks for the info. I'm just learning this stuff as I go along.

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[bearkat77]

Beatleboy, Richie Havens did a good job with "Here Comes The Sun". Though not one of my favorites, I do have the 45 of it.

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[jtal909]

[QUOTE]Originally Posted By Tim:


Also
1. I Call Your Name-the Mamas and the Papas
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One of the best covers.


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[jami]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Tahoma, Arial, Sans-Serif">Quote:</font><HR>Originally Posted By Nowhere Man:
I thought I read somewhere that he wasn't there when Elton recorded it, and that that was only myth (someone posted on it a while back).

<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>I've never heard that before. This isn't true, I don't think??



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<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Tahoma, Arial, Sans-Serif">Quote:</font><HR>Originally Posted By Tim:
1. I Call Your Name-the Mamas and the Papas

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"If not for you my sky would fall, rain would gather too
Without your love I'd be nowhere at all, I'd be lost if not for you"

[MalEvans]

Oooh...

Here's one I forgot:

"Wait", done by the Gin Blossoms at the concert for the opening of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland. Totally unplugged, it was fantastic!

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[ward]

How about "Happiness is a warm gun" by the Breeders.

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[joe]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Tahoma, Arial, Sans-Serif">Quote:</font><HR>Originally Posted By bearkat77:
I see nothing wrong with Elton's version of "Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds". Afterall, John Lennon assisted him in recording it and performing it on stage.

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I don't think J.L.'s assistance and performance of the song has anything to do
with the opinion that it just is not a great cover.
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It's mearly a copyhttp://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/cat.gif cover.
this is the best i can say, since the LUCY singing at the song's end is embarrasing.
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[bearkat77]

Stone Temple Pilots did a pretty good cover of "Revolution" at the Lennon tribute show last week.

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"If not for you my sky would fall, rain would gather too
Without your love I'd be nowhere at all, I'd be lost if not for you"

I watched "Bean" the movie last night and Wet Wet Wet did a nice cover of Yesterday in it, at least it was much nicer than Rowan Atkinson and Peter MacNicol's version.

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[McCharlenstar]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Tahoma, Arial, Sans-Serif">Quote:</font><HR>Originally Posted By 4thGenFan:

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This one was good!

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[FPSHOT]

There is only one reference here to the album of George Martin, In My Life.

That has covers arranged by Martin and I wonderwho the musicians are, unless the basic of the tapes is the original, because it comes so close to original, but not too close.

It has

Come together - Robin Williams/Bobby McFerrin
Hard day's night - Celine Dion
Day in the life - Jeff Beck
Because - Vaness Mae
I am the walrus - Jim Carrey
Here comes the sun - John Williams
Mr Kite - Billy Connolly (film Water)
Golden Slumbers/Carry that weight/The end - Phil Collins
In my life - Sean Connery

Most of them I find fantastic.
Phil Collins, not at all close to a favorite of mine, very very good.
Mr. Kite, you should really hear that !!!
In my life - amazingly good combination of voice and music
I am the walrus - sooooo good
Come together - very very good

I can really advise this one.

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[theloveyoutake]

A couple of my personal faves:

- Aussie group The Church doing 'It's All Too Much'
- Marianne Faithful's version of 'Working Class Hero'

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"let my love flow and astound you"

[bearkat77]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Tahoma, Arial, Sans-Serif">Quote:</font><HR>Originally Posted By FPSHOT:
There is only one reference here to the album of George Martin, In My Life.

That has covers arranged by Martin and I wonderwho the musicians are, unless the basic of the tapes is the original, because it comes so close to original, but not too close.

I can really advise this one.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

As soon as I get a copy, I'll let you know. It does sound like it would be something to have.

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[darkhorse]

I've heard that one, and I tend to disagree... I didn't like what they did to "Mr. Kite" (almost as a spoken track), and the version of "Ticket To Ride" done by some boy band was quite awful. I did like what they did to "A Hard Day's Night", but pretty much nothing else. Sorry FPSHOT.

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[ChrisG134]

I think Lucy in the sky with diamonds is the best.Have any of you heard of Eddie Veder's version of You've got to hide you love away from the I am Sam soundtrack I do believe it's out now, a film directed by Sean Penn.All the songs in the movie are Beatle covers.

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[PinballWizard2001]

Has anyone heard Keith Moon's version of "When I'm 64"?

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[shyGirl]

I personally am not too much of a fan of covers because they never come close to being as good as the original. But I did like STP's version of Revolution and I thought Bon Jovi did an okay job of "Here Comes the Sun" recently at the "My VH1 Awards".

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Song of the moment-Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby

[FPSHOT]

I am the Walrus, try it again sometimes Darkhorse.

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[darkhorse]

Will do. Sometimes you have to open your mind.

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Your love is forever

[FPSHOT]

I will tomorrow

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[HeyBeatle]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Tahoma, Arial, Sans-Serif">Quote:</font><HR>Originally Posted By ChrisG134:
I think Lucy in the sky with diamonds is the best.Have any of you heard of Eddie Veder's version of You've got to hide you love away from the I am Sam soundtrack I do believe it's out now, a film directed by Sean Penn.All the songs in the movie are Beatle covers.

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I heard that version, I sorta liked it but I personally think that out of the covers Eddie Veder has sung Last Kiss and Soldier of Love were better.

My personal favorite Beatle covers are
"I Call Your Name" Mamas and the Papas
"Come Together" Aerosmith
and "You can't do that" by Nilsson ( I just thought the creativity used in that version was cool)

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One I've not heard in a while is the Rolling Stones' cover of I Wanna Be Your Man.

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<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Tahoma, Arial, Sans-Serif">Quote:</font><HR>Originally Posted By Tim:
One I've not heard in a while is the Rolling Stones' cover of I Wanna Be Your Man.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

You're not missing much.

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[jtal909]

Though a bit rougher than the Beatles' version,as was their style, I like the Stones' version of I Wanna Be Your Man. More of an R&B feel.

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[jtal909]

I will repeat for all the new posters one from an old post:
Rickie Lee Jones does a beautiful version of "For No One" on a cd out last year.The arrangement is the same, but the tempo is much slower and bluesy.
For a listen got to the samples for the cd "It's Like this" www.rickieleejones.com/musicstore.htm (http://www.rickieleejones.com/musicstore.htm)

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[JCB410]

[/B][/QUOTE] I think I may have shared in
another topic posting some time back that
I really liked Judy Collin's version of
"In My Life"--(but I simply wanted to share that again to folks) and I also like Peter
Gabriel's version of "Strawberry Fields".
Richie Haven's version of "Here Comes the
Sun" is beautiful to I'll agree! I kind of
like my rendition of "Here, There & Every--
where also, although I wished I had more tracks to record on at the time-- in that
way, I think it could've been stronger I think-http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/images/icons/wink.gif --JC

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//*//--"you may say I'm
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I'm not the only
one"--

[C-Moon]

My all-time favorite cover of a Beatle song has to be Joe Cocker doing I Get By With A Little Help From My Friends. Rockin' Joe!
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Have you heard the word is Love? It's so fine, it's sunshine. It's the word LOVE."

[mcnews]

Dwight Yoakam - Things We Said Today

The New Grass Revival- I'm Down

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[This Message Has Been Edited By mcnews On December 19, 2001 05:07 AM]

[kjrocks_1]

The Silkie or Pearl Jam doing You've Got To Hide Your Love Away, The Jam doing And Your Bird Can Sing and Todd Rungren's cover of Rain are all favorites of mine. Very cool topic http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/cool1.gif

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[MalEvans]

Saw Eddie Vedder's name pop up here & thought I'd chime in.

I LOVE Pearl Jam's version of "I've Got A Feeling." I'd forgotten that one...

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[JCB410]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Tahoma, Arial, Sans-Serif">Quote:</font><HR>Originally Posted By mcnews:
Dwight Yoakam - Things We Said Today

The New Grass Revival- I'm Down

<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>Wow!-- I don't think I've ever
heard those versions. But I'm glad that you
reminded me that YES did a nice "live" cover
of "I'm Down" circa late seventies.

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I'm not the only
one"--

[Tim]

Although a bit odd,I do have all 4 of Peter Sellers' cmedy versions of Beatles records:

*A hard Day's Night dome like Olivier/Shakespearean
*Help! done like a sermon
*She Loves You-the "Dr. Strangelove" version(2 germans)
*She Loves You-the "Irish Dentist" version(2 Irishmen).

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I liked Dave Matthews cover of "In My Life"
I also liked Cyndi Lauper's cover of Strawberry Fields Forever
Oh yeah and you can't forget dear sweet Sean Lennon singing Julia for his mommy on the Lennon tribute. It made me cry.

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[Tim]

I didn't know Phish did a complete cover of the White Album.

Also,look for Booker T and the MG's McLemore Avenue wich s a rearranged order Abbey Road cover--with the sleeve being Booker T and the MGs crossing McLemore Ave.

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[Cecilia]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Tahoma, Arial, Sans-Serif">Quote:</font><HR>Originally Posted By bearkat77:

"Because" - Alice Cooper

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[bearkat77]

You should give it a listen, Cecilia. It's rather quite good.

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[Apple]

I liked Sean Lennon's version of "Julia"
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[Cecilia]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Tahoma, Arial, Sans-Serif">Quote:</font><HR>Originally Posted By bearkat77:
You should give it a listen, Cecilia. It's rather quite good.

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