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    It might not be to everyone's taste, but Bill Frisell did an entire album of John Lennon compositions called all we are saying... which is pretty great, IMO.
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    Nothing beats the originals for me but I rank these very highly...

    A Day in the Life - Jeff Beck (from the Live at Ronnie Scott's video)
    Stanley Jordan - Eleanor Rigby

    ...and my favourite...
    I am the Walrus - Joe Pop O Pie (1985 SF hardcore punk band)
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    Quote Originally Posted by calyx View Post
    Of course, worthy of mention is Harry Nilsson's wonderful cover of "You Can't Do That", which actually in just 3 minutes manages to quote about 50 different Beatles songs (not sure I could list every single one).


    But I think my favorite Beatle covers are Booker T.'s:


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    That 'Ticket To Ride' was one of the first things which made me a die-hard fan of theirs
    Funny you should say that. I never bothered with the Carpenters but one day watching a PBS special about them, Richard Carpenter talked about changing up Ticket to Ride with major 7 chords. Based on just hearing that one song, I decided to check them out and now really like them. Not a "die-hard fan" but definitely a fan.

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    Joe Cocker's version of With A Little Help From Friends is the only cover I'd consider better than the original.

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    Mother Nature's Son seems to be one of the most covered Fabs songs. John Denver did a version, quite different from the original. Whether you like it or not will basically depend on whether or not you liked John Denver.

    I can't think of any Beatles covers I prefer to the originals, but I can think of a couple of Aussie covers that are definitely NOT an improvement:

    (1) John Farnham - Help!.
    He tries to turn it into a soul ballad, and makes it sound like a dirge.

    (2) The Zoot - Eleanor Rigby
    I will give them credit - they did completely re-imagine the song, and there were a lot of people who loved their heavy slightly psychedelic treatment, but basically they were just cashing in on the wave of heavy music from bands like Deep Purple, Cream, Led Zeppelin, Bubble Puppy etc.

    I know songs by solo ex-Beatles don't count, but I always liked Phoebe Snow's version of McCartney's "Every Night".
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    Quote Originally Posted by jim1961 View Post
    If you want to disagree with me, fine. Start your own thread. Please do not start the "quality" debate here.

    Thanks.
    I strongly disagree that we should start a new thread if we disagree with you. You started the quality debate when you claimed that the Beatles' original recordings aren't good enough, and that there are cover versions that are better.

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    A bizarre version of Norwegian Wood, by Brazilian artist Beto Guedes:


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    Fever Tree did a medley of "Day Tripper/We Can Work It Out", also Peter Gabriel did "Strawberry Fields Forever" on the "All This and World War II" various artists album.

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    BBC covers the Beatles:
    "Beatles George Harrison memorial tree killed by beetles": http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-28417341

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    I'm another one who prefers The Beatles' original versions the majority of the time, but I do like to hear what other artists have done with their tunes.

    Quote Originally Posted by Dave View Post
    Come Together - Guitar Tribute To The Beatles is a pretty good collection with an excellent version of Michelle by Allan Holdsworth and Gordon Beck.
    Smokin'!


    Another guitar dominated instrumental, Mike Miller's "I Am the Walrus:"

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    Funk/soul renditions:




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    [I posted this in the thread: "You like a cover more than the original"]

    For me, I much rather hear other artists covering The Beatles; I can tolerate it much more...

    Beatles covers I prefer over the original:

    Neil Finn and Liam Finn - "Two Of Us"
    Nina Simone - "Here Comes The Sun"
    Aimee Mann and Michael Penn - "Two Of Us"
    Haitz - "Help"
    Yogi - "Tomorrow Never Knows"
    Cheap Trick - "Magical Mystery Tour"

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    Quote Originally Posted by Yaman Aksu View Post
    BBC covers the Beatles:
    "Beatles George Harrison memorial tree killed by beetles": http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-28417341
    Talk about poetic (in)justice!

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    She's A Woman - Jeff Beck


    Don't forget about the cover songs the Beatles recorded. Til There Was You is a amazing cover. The guitar solo never gets old.

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    Pardon me if they've been mentioned already, but I haven't seen Vanilla Fudge appear here yet... On what could easily be considered the "Ed Wood" of rock albums ("The Beat Goes On"), they did snippets of 4 Beatles songs ("I ...Hand, I Feel Fine, Day Tripper, & She Loves You"); "You Can't Do That" is included on the Sundazed disc as a bonus cut... They also did "Ticket To Ride" & "Eleanor Rigby" on their first album...

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    Strange that most of these suggestions are NOT prog.


    Origional poster will not know half of these bands/artists, but if he is serious he can look them up:

    PLASTIC PENNY Strawberry Fields
    MALACHI Eleanor Rigby
    MUSEO ROSENBACH little help from my friends
    NEIGHBOURHOOD CHILDREN can't buy me love
    INFINITY taxman
    YOKOTA & PRIMITIVE COMMUNITY flying
    SILKIE - you've got to hide your love away
    SAFFRAN -rigby
    ZEUS B. HELD fool on the hill
    ACHE we can work it out
    FRASER & DEBOLT dont let me down
    JIM SULLIVAN within & wthout you, she's lee
    EYES OF BLUE yesterday
    OUTONO within you and without you
    HAIRBAND - birthday

    SANDY COAST, WAKEMAN,ILYOUS & DECOUPYER,ESPERANTO, KANSAS,MADE IN SWEDEN, JUNIPHER GREENE, THUNDERPUSSY, STREETMARK,TEAGARDEN & WINKLE -Eleanor Rigby

    BIRTHCONTROL - long tall Sally
    OVNIS help
    L'INFONIE she's leaving home
    PHISH - day in the life
    INNER DIALOGUE cry baby cry
    PAUL PARRISH you've got to hide your love away
    brosel maschine I FEEL FINE
    underground electrics hey jude
    grateful dead TOMORROW NEVER KNOWS,ITS ALL TOO MUCH
    WIGWAM let it be, imagine
    TEMPEST paperback writer
    BLACKWATER PARK for no one
    TRITONIOUS lady Madonna
    STACKRIDGE hold on tight
    BEATIQUE IN CORP things we said today
    BELSARA, PIP PYLE, TOMORROW strawberry fields
    BRIAN AUGER day in the life
    AMON DUUL I yeh yeh
    STEVE HILLAGE its all too much
    CHURCHILLS she's a woman
    JASON CREST you really gotta hold on me
    LORD SITAR I am the walrus
    KIN PING MEH come together, help
    SYRIUS fixin' a hole
    PUGH'S PLACE drive my car (There was another - methinks mebbe "here,there & everywhere"?)
    JERRY GARCIA BAND dear prudence
    801 you really got me, tomorrow never knows
    MADE IN SWEDEN day in the life
    MCPHEE walrus
    LVI SMITH CLEFS you can't do that
    YES i'm down
    curved air ACROSS THE UNIVERSE
    oko DAY IN THE LIFE, IF I NEEDED SOMEONE
    travis wellington BULLDOG
    procol harum 8 DAYS A WEEK
    ginhouse AND i LOVE HER
    COMPANION blackbird
    JOY UNLIMITED all together now, oh darling
    VAN ZEGFELD here there everywhere
    I PYRANA obladi oblada
    LONNIE SMITH rigby
    YONINBAYASHI flying
    G KINGSLEY paperback writer, nowhere man
    DEL SHANNON from me to you
    UNDERGROUND SUNSHINE birthday
    TED HEATH get back
    LINK QUARTET glass onion
    RICK WAKEMAN help
    OKEY POKEY BAND all you need is love
    MARTY GOLD, WILLIAM SHATNER Lucy in sky with diamonds
    NEW WORLD ELECTRONIC CHAMBER ENSEMBLE got to get you into my life, Maxwell's silver hammer
    MARTY GOLD goodnight



    (Just listened last month to some 70s prog/psych band/artist doing a great rendition of "Taxman", but I cannot recall...and its doing me head in.)

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    here's one for y'all, it ain't pretty but it's certainly worth acknowledging in a Shatner doing Lucy in the Sky sort of way.


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    ^^ Well, that is horribly bad. ^^ Kinda like a country waltz.
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    Just thought of a couple I don't think have been mentioned yet...

    Procol Harum - 8 Days a Week
    Yes - I'm Down (live)
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