David Bowie
"Across The Universe"
1975

(featuring John Lennon on guitar)

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

I will spare you from having to listen to any of the "muzak" style covers on this album by The Percy Faith Strings. But, if nothing else, I thought the album cover itself was kind of cool when I first saw it back in 1970 when it was new.


https://i.discogs.com/WTPose47gQ6zXmRxrsQTXFZ15FmnKmTATelFb-EDXis/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:600/w:596/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTkwMjcy/NDAtMTU1MDQyMDg5/NC0xNDU1LmpwZWc.jpeg

I will spare you from having to listen to any of the "muzak" style covers on this album by The Percy Faith Strings. But, if nothing else, I thought the album cover itself was kind of cool when I first saw it back in 1970 when it was new.


https://i.discogs.com/WTPose47gQ6zXmRxrsQTXFZ15FmnKmTATelFb-EDXis/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:600/w:596/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTkwMjcy/NDAtMTU1MDQyMDg5/NC0xNDU1LmpwZWc.jpeg


Muzak style "Ballad Of John & Yoko"?  Muzak style "Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds"?    ;D  :D  ;D

(Incidentally, the album cover is pretty interesting...)

"Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band", the 1978 American jukebox musical comedy, starring an ensemble cast led by Peter Frampton and The Bee Gees, featuring covers of songs by the Beatles.

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/27/Sgt_peppers_lonely_hearts_club_band_poster.jpg

From wiki:
"Although Universal had high hopes for the movie – anticipating "this generation's Gone with the Wind " – it worked out differently. According to film historian Leonard Maltin's TV, Movie & Video Guide, the picture "just doesn't work" and "ranges from tolerable to embarrassing. As for the Bee Gees' acting, well, if you can't say something nice..." On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a 11% score based on 27 reviews with an average rating of 3.9/10. The site's critical consensus reads "I thought you might like to know that the Beatles (aka the act you've known for all these years) are ill-served by this kitschy, aggressively whimsical fantasy film that's most certainly not a thrill"."

Nina Simone
"Here Coms The Sun"
1971

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9gMsdNQSUM

Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 - The Fool On The Hill (1968)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFe0sc8XW94

The Korean Kittens became international in 1964 after being on the BBC television's Tonight programme in Great Britain, singing "Can’t Buy Me Love" by the Beatles.

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This clip was taken from a BBC television programme on Beatle's cover songs. I wonder if the programme is still available on catchup?

"Lady Madonna" covered by Richie Havens on Beat Club in 1969.

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Flamenco Beatles! From 1965.


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One from my school leaving days, Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel with "Here Comes the Sun" from 1976. The song peaked at number 10 on the UK Singles Chart, number 7 in Ireland, and number 21 in the Netherlands. Not such if it was released in the USA.

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One of my favourite cover songs of all time is a cover of a Beatles song.  I had this compilation cassette tape in 1991 called Monster Trax that featured a bunch of hits that were out at the time and one of the songs on it was Strawberry Fields Forever by a British electronic group called Candy Flip.  If I ever had to make a list of my 100 favourite songs of all time, this one would be in there!

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In 1982, the Nova Scotia based group April Wine peaked at #46 in Canada with Tell Me Why.  Their version is more ballad-y than that of the Beatles original and it's a really nice take

A side by side comparison:  April Wine / The Beatles

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At Glastonbury last year (2022), Sir Paul McCartney sung a few of his own Beatles songs.

Setlist · Can't Buy Me Love · Junior's Farm · Letting Go · Got to Get You Into My Life · Come On to Me · Let Me Roll It · Getting Better · Let 'Em In.

In 1979, a British duo called Dollar had a UK Top 10 hit with a cover of I Wanna Hold Your Hand.  This is a really good version!

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One more before I forget as we mustn't forget the Dutch studio act Stars on 45, or as they were known in the UK and some other parts of the world, Starsound

In 1981, they released a song titled Stars on 45, or as it was known in the US/Canada:  Medley: Intro 'Venus' / Sugar Sugar / No Reply / I'll Be Back / Drive My Car / Do You Want to Know a Secret / We Can Work It Out / I Should Have Known Better / Nowhere Man / You're Going to Lose That Girl / Stars on 45.  It was a cover medley opening with Venus by Shocking Blue, Sugar Sugar by The Archies and ending with 8 Beatles songs.  It peaked at #1 in the US, #2 in the UK and became a monster success in Canada where it spent 12 consecutive weeks at #1 and went on to be the #1 song of 1981

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The song was so popular in the US/Canada that a second volume titled Medley II, or under it's official title:  Medley II: Stars on 45 / Good Day Sunshine / My Sweet Lord / Here Comes the Sun / While My Guitar Gently Weeps / Taxman / A Hard Day's Night / Please Please Me / I Want to Hold Your Hand / Stars on 45 was exclusively released in the US and Canada that same year.  It was basically the last 4 minutes of the version heard on the LP and peaked at #67 in the US and #19 in Canada

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Also in 1981, Australia got an exclusive version of Medley II titled The Beatles/George Harrison Medley which was more of the same, only it didn't open with the Stars on 45 chorus, but it included covers of Things We Said Today, If I Fell and You Can't Do That

English post-punk band Siouxsie and the Banshees released a cover version of "Dear Prudence" as a single in 1983. The single had been recorded at a tumultuous time for the band; guitarist John McGeoch had left the band due to his purported alcoholism and had temporarily been replaced by Cure frontman Robert Smith. This version of the song became the band's biggest British hit, peaking at number 3 on the UK Singles Chart.

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One more before I forget as we mustn't forget the Dutch studio act Stars on 45...


I recall the Stars On 45 Beatles medley well - in fact, at that time I was going through "another" wave of Beatlemania (that's how I roll) so I appreciated it.  I probably still have the 45.

I recall the Stars On 45 Beatles medley well - in fact, at that time I was going through "another" wave of Beatlemania (that's how I roll) so I appreciated it.  I probably still have the 45.

Yes!! There is a “short” version, with snippets of only 8 Beatles songs (preceded by two non-Beatles songs)...

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But there is a longer version, with even more song snippets, clocking at about 16 minutes...

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English post-punk band Siouxsie and the Banshees released a cover version of "Dear Prudence" as a single in 1983. The single had been recorded at a tumultuous time for the band; guitarist John McGeoch had left the band due to his purported alcoholism and had temporarily been replaced by Cure frontman Robert Smith. This version of the song became the band's biggest British hit, peaking at number 3 on the UK Singles Chart.


Oh yes, I have heard this one in the States. O0

Arlo Guthrie
"I've Just Seen A Face"
1978

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMgGvMgscC8

This has been a regular part of Graham Nash's live repertoire for 7-8 years now. Very brave doing this song with just two guitars! Here's a 2017 performance.

Graham Nash (with Shayne Fontaine)
"A Day In The Life"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WlQU6cfh9Nw

Arlo Guthrie
"I've Just Seen A Face"
1978


O0 I like it!


This has been a regular part of Graham Nash's live repertoire for 7-8 years now. Very brave doing this song with just two guitars! Here's a 2017 performance.

Graham Nash (with Shayne Fontaine)
"A Day In The Life"


O0 Now that's impressive!

Barbra Streisand
"Honey Pie"
1969

I don't really see the point of this, except maybe to goof around, but nonetheless here it is. Reached #35 on the adult contemporary charts in 1969.

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

"Something" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles from their 1969 album Abbey Road. It was written by George Harrison. Together with his second contribution to Abbey Road, "Here Comes the Sun", it is widely viewed by music historians as having marked Harrison's ascendancy as a composer to the level of the Beatles' principal songwriters. Among the song's many cover versions, Welsh singer Shirley Bassey recorded a successful version of "Something". It was released in 1970 as the title track to her album of the same name.

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"Ticket to Ride" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles, written primarily by John Lennon and credited to Lennon–McCartney. In the summer of 1969, it was covered by American pop music duo The Carpenters for their debut studio album Offering.

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Currently live on stage at Glastonbury, Cat Stevens is singing "Here Comes To Sun".

I hope videos will be available soon.

I'd forgotten about Siouxsie's Dear Prudence.  Love that song!

Here is one that many people wish they could forget.  From 1988, here is I Saw Him Standing There by Tiffany.  I liked this one and I still do and this is not a biased opinion despite the fact that I (like most guys at the time) was in love with her lol

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I'd forgotten about Siouxsie's Dear Prudence.  Love that song!

Here is one that many people wish they could forget.  From 1988, here is I Saw Him Standing There by Tiffany.  I liked this one and I still do and this is not a biased opinion despite the fact that I (like most guys at the time) was in love with her lol

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I keep thinking of the Elton John Band featuring John Lennon version of "I Saw Him Standing There".

In 1974, the Vancouver based label Mushroom Records released an instrumental album titled Switched on Beatles by The New World Electric Chamber Ensemble.  This group was comprised of 3 people who all worked as musicians and key production people at the record label:  Howard Leese (who was co-founder of Mushroom Records and was a member of the rock band Heart from 1975-1998), Mike Flicker and Rob Deans.

Their version of Strawberry Fields Forever is wonderful!

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In 1990, The Jeff Healey Band peaked at #27 in Canada with their version of While My Guitar Gently Weeps.  This version was massive and still loved to this day as I often hear it on the radio

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I still really like this one... From 1994, this is Twist and Shout by Chaka Demus & Pliers with Jack Radics & Taxi Gang  This peaked at #1 in the UK and #37 in Canada

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One more...

From 1989, this is Help! by Bananarama featuring Lananeeneenoonoo.  This peaked at #3 in the UK and was a charity single to raise funds for Comic Relief.  The latter group was a one off trio featuring popular UK comedians Dawn French, Jennifer Saunders and Kathy Burke

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Here is one that many people wish they could forget.  From 1988, here is I Saw Him Standing There by Tiffany.  I liked this one and I still do and this is not a biased opinion despite the fact that I (like most guys at the time) was in love with her lol


Of course, you realize Tiffany has changed a bit since her heyday.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64UiD3UFW6E

Of course, you realize Tiffany has changed a bit since her heyday.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64UiD3UFW6E



She has.  I think she still looks pretty good though.  (As LyricBoy would say), I'd hit it

The Overlanders' only British hit was a cover version of the Beatles' "Michelle", it reached number 1 on the Record Retailer chart (subsequently the UK Singles Chart) in January 1966 and beat off a rival recording by David and Jonathan, whose version was produced by George Martin and featured arrangements by Tony Hatch.QeZgXSH7MOs

David and Jonathan
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I need help with this one.

On television, on a pop music channel showing 1960s music and songs, they show George Hamilton singing the Beatles song "And I Love Her", on a television programme, not sure of what year.

I cannot locate the video on YouTube, and which George Hamilton is it, the actor or the singer George Hamilton IV.

It still does not help me when I do not have speakers on the computer.