Strawberry Fields Forever ~  Candy Flip (1990)

You Won't See Me - Anne Murrray

Yesterday ~ Marianne Faithfull

Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds - Elton John

Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds ~ William Shatner

We Can Work It Out - Stevie Wonder

Yesterday ~ Matt Monro

I Want To Hold Your Hand...

...two rather odd covers by Dollar and Sparks...

Michelle ~ The Overlanders

Do songs from the horrific movie "Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" count?

If so,

Come Together - Aerosmith

'Michelle' (again) - David & Jonathan (who were really ace songwriters Roger Cook & Roger Greenaway)

Do songs from the horrific movie "Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" count?
Yes

Come Together - Aerosmith


Dear Prudence ~ Siouxsie & The Banshees

'Misery' - Kenny Lynch

(Rather special, as this was the first sanctioned Beatles' cover...)

Magical Mystery Tour - Cheap Trick

'I Wanna Be Your Man' - Rolling Stones

(Actually written for The Stones, but the Fabs recorded it first...)

Yesterday ~ Elvis Presley

Maxwell's Silver Hammer - Steve Martin

'I Saw Her Standing There' - Duffy Power & The Graham Bond Organisation

(Another early one, but done in a 'blues' vein - worth hearing...)

Mother Nature's Son - John Denver

'Eleanor Rigby' - Zoot (another very good adaptation...)

Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da ~ Marmalade

Eleanor Rigby - Aretha Franklin

Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da (again) - Bedrocks (accentuating the reggae/ska feel of the song...)

A far superior version of:

With A Little Help From My Friends by Joe Cocker

A far superior version of:

With A Little Help From My Friends by Joe Cocker


And how...much better than Joe Brown's effort...

A far superior version of:

With A Little Help From My Friends by Joe Cocker

And how...much better than Joe Brown's effort...

...or even a more recent verison by Sam and Mark

...or even a more recent verison by Sam and Mark


oh no!  the diabolical Sham and Lark  ::)

Didn't we have a recent version of Long And Winding Road from the Pop Idol mullarky?

Hmm I think we did.

...or even a more recent verison by Sam and Mark


Which I've not heard...is this a good thing?

'The Long And Winding Road' also suffered a bit of a mauling by Edward Woodward some years ago...

The Wets did With A Little Help From My Friends too!

Really?  The Edward Woodward of The Wicker Man fame?

Really?  The Edward Woodward of The Wicker Man fame?


The same...

He actually made quite a few albums - some unkind people do say that after bestowing these on the public, he should have suffered the same fate as he did in the film...!!

Where was I? Oh yes...

'Ticket To Ride' - Alma Cogan

The same...

He actually made quite a few albums - some unkind people do say that after bestowing these on the public, he should have suffered the same fate as he did in the film...!!

Where was I? Oh yes...

'Ticket To Ride' - Alma Cogan
Now there is a link, for it is regarded that Paul McCartney wrote the melody for Yesterday on Alma Cogan's piano.

Really?  The Edward Woodward of The Wicker Man fame?
I did a cassette of EW somewhere.

The Beatles were always around Alma's London flat in some shape or form, so that may well be true...

Another one she done of theirs...'Eight Days A Week'

Tina Turner covering "Help" and "Come Together".

The Beatles were always around Alma's London flat in some shape or form, so that may well be true...

Another one she done of theirs...'Eight Days A Week'
Out of interest the Alma Cogan's flat was in Kensington and the building now bears a blue plaque.

And rightly so...

From what I've seen, heard and read of her, she was something of a legend...died tragically early, she had so much potential...

There was the Comic Relief record for 1989, Help recorded by Bananarama/La Na Nee Nee Noo Noo

Come Together ~ Michael Jackson

I Saw Her (Him) Standing There - Tiffany ::)

I Saw Her (Him) Standing There - Tiffany ::)


Yeuch...don't remind me...!

Tina Turner again, this time with then-husband Ike - 'Come Together'

Here Comes The Sun - Richie Havens

The Four Seasons ~ We Can Work It Out

Yeuch...don't remind me...!


Sorry....I'm STILL shaking from the memory of it :D

Got To Get You Into My Life-Joe Pesci  :P :P :P

just thought of one

Fool on the Hill - Sergio Mendes and Brazil 66

There is a version of Yellow Submarine by Spike Milligan

Twist and shout - Salt-n-Pepa

Peter Sellers did in his own way, A Hard Day's Night and Help.

Twist and shout - Salt-n-Pepa


Just remembered it was also covered by Chaka Demus & Pliers.

There is a version of Yellow Submarine by Spike Milligan


'Purple Aeroplane', wasn't it?

Peter Sellers did in his own way, A Hard Day's Night and Help.


And also three different (and all unreleased at the time) versions of 'She Loves You'...

And also three different (and all unreleased at the time) versions of 'She Loves You'...
One was a in a style of a confessional, and the other I know of is as Dr Strangleove.

Wow! There must be more than I thought...

The three that I know of are the 'Irish' version, the 'Indian' version and the 'cockney' version...

Come Together-Aerosmith (their last hit in the 70s)

Wow! There must be more than I thought...

The three that I know of are the 'Irish' version, the 'Indian' version and the 'cockney' version...
The Irish version is the confessional I speak of, but for the Indian and Cockney versions, I need to find them.

I have just discovered a version of A Day In The Life by The Beach Boys on their album Surf's Up.

Eleanor Rigby-Aretha

Strawberry Fields Forever - Ben Harper

Norwegian Wood ~ Acker Bilk

Let it Be - Nick Cave

This is actually a superb cover, btw

Let it Be - Nick Cave

This is actually a superb cover, btw
I will listen out for that.

Let It Be-Joan Baez (who took liberties with the original lyrics, like "There will be no sorrow" in place of "there will be an answer")

Oh! Darling - Robin Gibb

I'm Looking Through You - The Wallflowers

The Long And Winding Road ~ Ray Morgan

Daytripper-Mae West (Yep, that one! :-[)

Help! ~ Tina Turner

We Can Work It Out-Stevie Wonder

I Should Have Known Better ~ Naturals

Here Comes The Sun-Richie Havens

Mother Nature's Son ~ John Denver

Jealous Guy-Claudine Longet (which is actually a John Lennon solo project found on Beatles tribute albums like "Golden Throats: Part (whatever)

There is an album called Pinky and Perky Sing Beatles. 

Eleanor Rigby-A spoken word version by Steve Allen (and with depressing music to boot.)

Carry That Weight ~ Trash

Ticket To Ride-Vanilla Fudge

Got To Get You Into My Life ~ Cliff Bennett & The Rebel Rousers

Strawberry Fields Forever ~  Candy Flip (1990)


Best Beatles cover ever :)

probably been mentioned already but ... With A Little Help From My Friends - Wet Wet Wet

Best Beatles cover ever :)

probably been mentioned already but ... With A Little Help From My Friends - Wet Wet Wet
The Wets also did Yesterday.

I Saw Her (Him) Standing There-Tiffany  :P

Misery ~ Kenny Lynch

Roll over Beethoven - Electric Light Orchestra

Daytripper ~ Otis Redding

8 Days A Week-The Runaways

Stars on 45 Medley I

It was a medley of Beatles songs featuring sound-a-like vocalists.  They should count as cover songs

Twist and Shout-Rodney Dangerfield (from the "Back To School" movie)

Yesterday by José Feliciano

Eleanor Rigby - The Zoot

Yesterday by Eva Cassidy

Please Mr Postman - Carpenters

Please Mr. Postman by The Marvelettes

Roll over Beethoven - Electric Light Orchestra


wasn't the original Roll Over Beethoven Chuck Berry?

wasn't the original Roll Over Beethoven Chuck Berry?
Indeed it was.

wasn't the original Roll Over Beethoven Chuck Berry?


Doesn't matter - the definition of a cover version is :

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cover_version

In pop music a cover version is a new rendition of a previously recorded song

Ain't She Sweet by Lou Gold & His Orchestra (1927)

Doesn't matter - the definition of a cover version is :

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cover_version

In pop music a cover version is a new rendition of a previously recorded song



interesting... ok, if you say so.










one of the most sarcastic definitions I've read on wikipedia:

Although cover versions are often produced for artistic reasons, they are commonly released to fill bargain bins in the music section of supermarkets and even specialized music stores, where uninformed customers can easily confuse them with original recordings (especially when they feature sound-alikes) because the packaging is often intentionally confusing. It combines the name of the original artist, written in large letters, with a tiny disclaimer like as originally sung by or as made popular by.

interesting... ok, if you say so.

Yes !  I do !  ;D ;D ;D ;D

one of the most sarcastic definitions I've read on wikipedia:

Although cover versions are often produced for artistic reasons, they are commonly released to fill bargain bins in the music section of supermarkets and even specialized music stores, where uninformed customers can easily confuse them with original recordings (especially when they feature sound-alikes) because the packaging is often intentionally confusing. It combines the name of the original artist, written in large letters, with a tiny disclaimer like as originally sung by or as made popular by.


Seriously, not by my definition.  At least in Australia, such practices reached epidemic proportions.  I hated it, in the days where I had little money and used to buy CD's.  Buying virtually any compilation was almost a complete lottery.

Specially when they were shrink-wrapped and some of the disclaimers found above could only be found INSIDE after the plastic came off  >:(

In time, I learned which 'brands' to start avoiding  ;)

Act Naturally-Buck Owens

Here, There And Everywhere ~ Emmylou Harris

Ticket To Ride-The Carpenters

Twist and shout - Salt-n-Pepa


um...this was an Isley Brother's song covered by the Beatles, wasn't it?
:o

Yes, the Beatles did covers, too. ;)
um...this was an Isley Brother's song covered by the Beatles, wasn't it?
:o

Yes, the Beatles did covers, too. ;)
Even the Beatles "Till There Was You" was a cover of a song from the musical Music Man.

Across The Universe-Fiona Apple

Eleanor Rigby - The Zoot

Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds-Elton John

Yesterday by Boyzone

Drive My Car - Breakfast Club

When I

Happiness Is A Warm Gun-U2

Norwegian Wood ~ Acker Bilk

Ob La De, Ob La Di-Theme from the show "Life Goes On"

Come Together ~ Aerosmith

We Can Work It Out-Stevie Wonder

Here There & Everywhere ~ Celine Dion

Across The Universe-10 cc

In My Life ~ Ozzy Osborne

Helter Skelter - Motley Crue

I Wanna Be Your Man ~  Adam Faith

With A Little Help From My Friends-Joe Cocker

Paperback Writer ~ The Shadows

Harry Nilsson covered two of the Beatles hits:

You Can't Do That and She's Leaving Home

If I Fell sung by Reba McEntire

If I Fell sung by Reba McEntire
If I Fell is performed by the female lead in the movie Across The Universe

Michelle ~ David and Jonathan

"Come Together": Aerosmith

Yesterday ~ Richard Clayderman

Paperback Writer....

...by The Bee Gees

Paperback Writer....

...by The Bee Gees
Please add:

Ticket To Ride and You won't See Me, again by The Bee Gees

"In My Life" performed by Bette Midler in the movie "For The Boys"

"Get Back" by Laibach

Love Me Do - Badfinger

Can't Buy Me Love ~ Ella Fitzgerald

Eight Days A Week ~ Alma Cogan