Best Covers of Beatles Songs

[ITL]

I remember getting hold of some versions of the original songs recorded in German by the Beatles themselves, including "Sie Liebt Dich" and "Komm Gibt Mir Deine Hand." They sounded a little weird, but nevertheless catchy.

They're on the Past Masters set. I always wondered who did the translation, though. It's sort of weird, but possibly how young people spoke at the time. The Beatles' first album also got a weird German title, basically describing what it was in words long since fallen into disuse.

(It's "Komm, Gib Mir Deine Hand" by the way.)

Steve Hillage did a pretty decent "It's All Too Much", but I generally prefer the originals to the covers when it comes to Beatles songs.

I'm the same way but I always subscribed it to my being such a fangirl and thus biased.

Understandable!

Some info on the two songs in German: [clicky]

 

[Jetfire]

[yt]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5ydMYthOEY[/yt]

Tori Amos - Happiness is a Warm Gun (The Beatles)

 

[Count Zero]

Some info on the two songs in German: [clicky]

Thanks. Another question answered. And with a funny anecdote, to boot. Poor George Martin.

 

[Flying Spaghetti Monster]

[yt]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5geGk_Nmcw[/yt]

awesome version of Taxman

 

[Star Wolf]

Ray Charles
[yt]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5QroEbNejFs&feature=related[/yt]

Dionne Farris
[yt]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbmCRWU-0Ko[/yt]

 

[archeryguy1701]

A group out of Colorado called Meniskus doing a cover of "Hey Bulldog"

[yt]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4iOY7bktks[/yt]

 

[Mr. Adventure]

[yt]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FbOcTZYrkA[/yt]

Wow, would not have expected this one and the execution isn't what I would've imagined either. Interesting.

 

[Spot's Meow]

By far my favorite cover is the aforementioned "Across the Universe" by Fiona Apple.

 

[Owain Taggart]

If any of your are interested in covers in general, there's a great podcast called Coverville. Every so often, he does cover stories which spotlight artists their covered songs, and every Thanksgiving he does a Beatles themed show.

www.coverville.com

Many of the covers in this thread have been featured.

Here are some direct links of interest:

http://coverville.com/archives/podc...thanksgiving-double-shot-beatles-cover-story/

http://coverville.com/archives/podc...thanksgiving-double-shot-beatles-cover-story/

http://coverville.com/archives/podc...thanksgiving-double-shot-beatles-cover-story/

http://coverville.com/archives/podc...thanksgiving-double-shot-beatles-cover-story/

http://coverville.com/archives/podc...iving-double-shot-beatles-cover-story-repost/

 

[Kail]

Beatallica has some good Beatle covers. I wish they used the actual lyrics though.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iERF0AP6mws

 

[Ar-Pharazon]

The late Jeff Healey, surprised this one wasn't mentioned.

[YT]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wh1YNtOZTzc[/YT]

 

[ToddPence]

Deep Purple - "Help"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S14XaF6bW7A

 

[chardman]

One of my favorite Beatles' song is "Eleanor Rigby". And two of my favorite covers of it are by Godhead VIDEO, and Wendy Carlos' synthesizer instrumental version of it from her "By Request" album MP3 SAMPLE Clip.

 

[Worf2DS9]

By far my favorite cover is the aforementioned "Across the Universe" by Fiona Apple.

I've loved this cover ever since I heard it at the end of Pleasantville. It's got a cool video too.

 

[Brikar99]

The late Jeff Healey, surprised this one wasn't mentioned.

I can't believe I forgot about that one... I was listening to it the other day!

 

[kitkat]

I'm a Beatles snob and IMO, there are really no good Beatles covers. The only things that come close to being decent covers are Joe Cocker's "With a Little Help from My Friends" and most of the songs on the movie Across the Universe.

I think the reason that the covers from Across the Universe were so good was because they put A LOT of effort into doing them justice and doing them correctly. There was no half-assed, artistic interpretation of them.

 

[Nerys Myk]

I'm a Beatles snob and IMO, there are really no good Beatles covers. The only things that come close to being decent covers are Joe Cocker's "With a Little Help from My Friends" and most of the songs on the movie Across the Universe.

I think the reason that the covers from Across the Universe were so good was because they put A LOT of effort into doing them justice and doing them correctly. There was no half-assed, artistic interpretation of them.

You must have hated the Sgt Pepper Soundtrack and "All This And WWII".

 

[Ar-Pharazon]

IIRC, everybody hated Sgt. Pepper's 1978

I actually didn't hate it, but everyone you ask will say they did.

 

[ToddPence]

One of my favorite Beatles' song is "Eleanor Rigby". And two of my favorite covers of it are by Godhead VIDEO, and Wendy Carlos' synthesizer instrumental version of it from her "By Request" album MP3 SAMPLE Clip.

Kansas also did a version of Eleanor Rigby.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bohUg_xpT1o

 

[Ar-Pharazon]

^ I'd forgot about that one. I never got the later live albums/DVD's.

I love Kansas.