https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3J_chod0eM
― chap, Friday, 26 June 2009 15:01 (fourteen years ago) link
""i might suggest we leave the heated debate on the whole michael/paul/beatles catalog thing until a respectful interval had passed"
Why?"
probably cause then i'll have to shit talk michael a bit and i don't really want to today, i guess. you guys really don't like his version of come together? i think it's great, horses for courses i guess. and i sort of meant "obscure" as in compared to covers he might have done, like something anthemic like "with a little help from my friends" or "she loves you" or something. and "obscure" as a michael jackson song possibly could be in 198whatever - i mean, i didn't own the album myself, and i managed to avoid hearing it for maybe a year, they just didn't play it on the radio like they did billie jean or thriller or say say say...
― messiahwannabe, Friday, 26 June 2009 15:51 (fourteen years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0emW4m63GeM
― Darin, Thursday, 2 December 2010 22:23 (thirteen years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVHuIQn-eJM
― Darin, Thursday, 2 December 2010 22:25 (thirteen years ago) link
best one yet:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIOdvXE7kbI&feature=youtube_gdata_player
― Darin, Friday, 3 December 2010 03:21 (thirteen years ago) link
La Lupe - Yesterday
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnIjoBGB1q0
― _Rudipherous_, Friday, 3 December 2010 04:28 (thirteen years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uOBuz3ezWjA
― jerkstore cowboy (Pillbox), Friday, 3 December 2010 04:57 (thirteen years ago) link
Wouldn't know where to begin here. I've been collecting Beatles cover versions for five-plus years; I had to move them all to the external hard drive, so I can't use the media library to get an exact count, but I estimate I've got somewhere between 3,500-4,000.
― clemenza, Sunday, 5 December 2010 23:13 (thirteen years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SAUf8m4fMiw
― patrick NAGL (corey), Sunday, 5 December 2010 23:17 (thirteen years ago) link
Thanks! Just tracked it down, also his cover of "Day Tripper."
― clemenza, Sunday, 5 December 2010 23:25 (thirteen years ago) link
What, no votes for Elton John - Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds?
― Trevor Wood, Thursday, May 4, 2006 8:19 AM Bookmark
Have been getting into this lately and might just give it the nod over the Beatles version - - the verses are kind of weedy in the Elton but I loooooove the extended, multitracked repetition of the chorus - it seems much more psychedelic and frankly more joyous than the Beatles version, like you really do go on this sonic journey with Lucy and it's really great, which actually never happens in the original.
― Doctor Casino, Thursday, 3 March 2011 06:17 (thirteen years ago) link
Cilla Black - love of the lovedLili Ivanova - kakto onzi den (the night before)
― meisenfek, Thursday, 3 March 2011 09:48 (thirteen years ago) link
Always had a soft spot for this, the best Beatles cover that sounded like Husker Du:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YxE_JtDGIOI
― NYCNative, Thursday, 3 March 2011 10:22 (thirteen years ago) link
Funny how The Beatles' "What goes on" and the Velvets' are two different songs, but they share a couple of lines.
― Mark G, Thursday, 3 March 2011 10:28 (thirteen years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xE33l8JrFlQ
― Stockhausen's Ekranoplan Quartet (Elvis Telecom), Wednesday, 25 May 2011 03:59 (twelve years ago) link
Nilsson's cover of "You Can't Do That" is awesome
― Lee626, Wednesday, 25 May 2011 04:32 (twelve years ago) link
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d195/richhunt35/exoticbeatles.jpg?t=1306330475
― Deremiah Was a Bullfrog (u s steel), Wednesday, 25 May 2011 13:39 (twelve years ago) link
Also have to give it up for Desmond Dekker & Come Together. Get heavy!
― Deremiah Was a Bullfrog (u s steel), Wednesday, 25 May 2011 14:19 (twelve years ago) link
Hi, I noticed no one mentioned "Eleanor Rigby" by the First Moog Quartet (led by Gershon Kingsley). Kind of a high-speed moog-rock cover with baroque elements.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2zDpPMi1ik
― azamarro, Sunday, 23 October 2011 21:39 (twelve years ago) link
Really like George Harrison's '74 version of 'In My Life' from his US tour:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVrIbUsCZhA
― obligatory kate winslet nipple shot (Bob Six), Monday, 29 April 2013 07:10 (ten years ago) link
this is awesome:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLo5nzK0ayU
― Darin, Tuesday, 9 October 2018 21:36 (five years ago) link
There's an amazing David Axelrod-helmed cover of 'Good Day Sunshine' on this album but I can't find it streaming anywhere. I'll upload it when I get home. It's pretty trippy, and plenty rad.
― Totally different head. Totally. (Austin), Tuesday, 9 October 2018 22:08 (five years ago) link
Chilling with this today:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTLBeWa70ww
― ... (Eazy), Thursday, 1 November 2018 16:02 (five years ago) link
nice!
― Darin, Thursday, 1 November 2018 16:10 (five years ago) link
I’ve never liked obladi oblada so the only way I can actually stand it is repurposed as an instrumental mariachi song:
https://youtu.be/S_zDyhzo1yY
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Thursday, 1 November 2018 16:43 (five years ago) link
haha that's hilarious
― niels, Tuesday, 6 November 2018 08:39 (five years ago) link
it's not terribly surprising but ob-la-di ob-la-da sounds better when played by an actual reggae group
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdW7Enwdd_s
more surprising to me is that nobody knows ray charles' version of "the long and winding road", considering it's essentially a ray charles song
still haven't heard covers of "you won't see me", "what goes on", or "yellow submarine" i like.
― dub pilates (rushomancy), Tuesday, 6 November 2018 14:22 (five years ago) link
Cecilia - Dear Prudence
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--pTc_yvWgg
― nothing in the dialog (unregistered), Tuesday, 11 February 2020 18:21 (four years ago) link
Love Cecilia, never heard that one! Must be an album-only track. She died at 27, sadly.
― Josefa, Wednesday, 12 February 2020 03:39 (four years ago) link
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dGVMuYfa0EA
wee willie walker - ticket to ride
― budo jeru, Wednesday, 12 February 2020 04:00 (four years ago) link
Seconding Danielle Dax’s “Tomorrow Never Know” and Sparks’ “I Want to Hold Your Hand.” Going back a bit, some other favourites have been Bryan Ferry’s “You Won’t See Me,” Boxer’s “Hey Buldog,” Blue Ash’s “Anytime at All,” and The Residents’ “Hey Jude” which transforms into “Sympathy for the Devil.”
And serious consideration should be given to comedy records. There have been many noteworthy novelties such as the Peter Sellers one already mentioned, Paul Frees singing “Hey Jude” in a Peter Lorre voice, The Roadrunner’s “Long and Winding Road” with cartoon sound effects, the Bob Rivers’ parody “Free as a Turd,” and Mae West singing “Day Tripper,” which has been Golden Throats fodder but which is actually pretty funny and a creditable piece of 1966 garage band rock.
― Leftee, Wednesday, 12 February 2020 14:52 (four years ago) link
Can't stop wondering why Cecilia is singing it "Ha, Prudence"
― Josefa, Wednesday, 12 February 2020 15:42 (four years ago) link
Charlotte Dada's "Don't Let Me Down" is mentioned upthread, but it bears repeating because it's so sublime
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7-JrLuAaFY
― J. Sam, Wednesday, 12 February 2020 15:42 (four years ago) link
― Josefa, Tuesday, February 11, 2020 10:39 PM (yesterday)
yeah, it's the closing track of her debut album. I love the uncharacteristic pop-psych production; the only other song I've heard of hers that sounds like it is Reuníos, a b-side from 1971 in which she urges the Beatles (unsuccessfully afaict) to reunite. sad that she died so young.
― nothing in the dialog (unregistered), Wednesday, 12 February 2020 17:41 (four years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtpDmZpjsJE
Marcia Griffiths - Don't Let Me Down
― A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Thursday, 13 February 2020 06:16 (four years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fesUgPrGGDk
Jessica Mitford - Maxwell's Silver Hammer
― cajunsunday, Thursday, 13 February 2020 06:55 (four years ago) link
here's a bulgarian ye-ye cover of "the night before"
https://youtu.be/CNbgnq9VkNw
― Kate (rushomancy), Sunday, 16 February 2020 20:13 (four years ago) link
And Lowell Fulson does "Why Don't We Do It in the Road."
he sure does
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yP9RNPx2_oA
― budo jeru, Thursday, 9 July 2020 19:34 (three years ago) link
trying to make a mix w/ covers of tracks from "with the beatles"
mostly i've found versions i really enjoy. here are the tracks i'm having trouble with:
all i've got to do - the moon martin and louise goffin versions are okay, but i just think they're okay.
all my loving - kinda like prince buster and rita lee versions but again, i don't think they're fine but not great. surely there's some amazing soul cover of this song i've yet to hear ?
don't bother me - i've tracked down an apparently obscure 1967 australian single by somebody named diane horder, and it's actually pretty good. but this is an odd and largely overlooked tune so was wondering if anybody had versions they liked.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfJppiN0P_A
little child - i could live with this version by sandro y los de fuego, actually i think it's very good, but wonder if there isn't something more appealing:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2vYCXUlKRA
― budo jeru, Monday, 20 July 2020 21:02 (three years ago) link
well, my thoughts might not be trustworthy because i went with moon martin and prince buster
having said that i went with gregory phillips' joe meek-style cover of "don't bother me" and jackie lynton's take on "little child"
― Kate (rushomancy), Monday, 20 July 2020 21:12 (three years ago) link
thanks Kate.
incidentally i've taken upon myself to join you in the search for a suitable "what goes on" cover, and if i ever find one i like (or think is interesting) i'll be sure to post it here.
― budo jeru, Monday, 20 July 2020 21:16 (three years ago) link
oh, i found one, the charles river valley boys on their 1966 record "beatle country". nice bluegrass record. i'm basically done with the project to my satisfaction, although there certainly is room for improvement in some respects. the whole listing is up on my old blogspot blog.
― Kate (rushomancy), Monday, 20 July 2020 21:20 (three years ago) link
oh that's right, i remember you mentioning it another thread. yikes between that and misspelling emitt rhodes on the emitt rhodes thread i think i need to take a nap or something
― budo jeru, Monday, 20 July 2020 21:24 (three years ago) link
yeah i could use a nice long nap myself
― Kate (rushomancy), Monday, 20 July 2020 21:27 (three years ago) link
budo-- Either/Orchestra does a pretty tasty version of "Don't Bother Me" on their album "Afro-Cubism."
― SlimAndSlam, Monday, 20 July 2020 22:29 (three years ago) link
i know it was mentioned upthread, but ramsey lewis' take on the white album deserves a mention. the album as a whole is kind of schmaltzy, but his 'cry baby cry' is definitely enshrined near the top of my mountain of smooth jazz greats. don't know if it was recorded while maurice white was still in the group, but it wouldn't surprise me if that's him on drums.
― Totally different head. Totally. (Austin), Monday, 20 July 2020 22:52 (three years ago) link
sorry but it's a masterpiece and there's no need for qualifiers / name-calling
xp thanks slim
― budo jeru, Monday, 20 July 2020 22:56 (three years ago) link
― SlimAndSlam
those scamps! totally escaped my notice, even though i love them.
had to check to see that it wasn't me who mentioned the ramsey lewis record upthread - i know i have gone to bat for it in very strong terms before (something along the lines of "There's one great LP inside the White Album, and it turns out to be this one"). Brilliant arranging work by Charles Stepney. Pretty sure Phil Upchurch is involved on this one as well.
here's the "without the beatles" collection of beatles covers i've compiled.
https://weirdthingsonbetamax.blogspot.com/2020/04/without-beatles.html
this ray brown "good day sunshine" is ridiculously axelrodded-out. i love it, i can't believe i haven't heard it before. mind you i do also _really_ love roy redmond's take on it.
i also would like to point out that the folder i found it in also had an axelrod version of "for what it's worth" credit to lou reed. this is probably not the first time someone has confused lou reed with lou rawls but it's the first time i've seen it.
the one left that i have sort of cheated on is "good morning, good morning". haven't heard a version of that i dig.
― Kate (rushomancy), Tuesday, 21 July 2020 00:03 (three years ago) link
i think the flaming lips etc. version is cool but i can see why people might not like it
re: ramsey lewis, you made those comments on the "soul funk covers of beatles tunes" thread or whatever it's called. been digging through all the beatles covers threads today, there's also this which you might find interesting:
CDR700GO!: Delete the Beatles
― budo jeru, Tuesday, 21 July 2020 00:19 (three years ago) link
that person picked this version, which i'd never heard:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zQp2qKsPgI
― budo jeru, Tuesday, 21 July 2020 00:21 (three years ago) link