I think it’s safe to say that Johnston brought something to this song that no one else has. Daniel Johnston – “Gotta Get You Into My Life” Pepper track and find a different, but equally lonely place. Mehldau, Larry Grenadier, Jeff Ballard crawl inside the Sgt. Siouxie had already covered “Helter Skelter” on The Scream five years earlier. Siouxsie & The Banshees – “Dear Prudence”
Paring it down as far as Pearl Jam goes, Eddie Vedder simplifies the song on the I Am Sam soundtrack. Eddie Vedder – “You’ve Got To Hide Your Love Away” Vincent – “Dig A Pony”Īnnie Clark gives a minimalist take on the deep cut off Let It Be which was the only song recorded from the band’s famous Apple Rooftop performance.Ģ9. Krauss makes it hard to believe this was a Beatles song and not some classic country hit. Runner-up: Guadalcanal Diary’s version 31. Paul Weller puts his rickenbacker to good use in this slightly sped up version.
One of our favorite underappreciated singer/songwriters stuck this gem on his best record, Nod Over Coffee. When the Damned sing “Help,” you believe they need it. Holly Golightly’s original all-girl garage rockers made the threats of this song way too believable. These child-chorus takes on pop music were recorded back in the late 1970s but became a cult hit in 2001-and for good reason. The Langley Schools Music Project – “The Long and Winding Road” Kim Deal brings an even greater ominousness to The Beatles’ darker side.ģ6. I’m not sure Toad ever rocked this hard on their originals, but they sound like a band finally letting loose here. Pepper is all the best kinds of ridiculous. This version and the accompanying scene from Sgt. Earth Wind & Fire – Got to Get You Into My Life” The eight-piece Brooklyn band led by vocalist/saxophonist Kalmia Traver and trumpet player Alex Toth just released this version a week ago, but with a frenetic bass line and well-placed handclaps, they make it their own. Uncut released a CD with two dozen Beatles covers, but it’s Echo’s song that stuck with us. Harper stays close to the original, but his silvery voice is a nice fit for the trippy ballad. This is a cover only in the loosest sense of the word.Ĥ2. Nobody harmonizes their screams quite like Frank Black and Kim Deal.
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Originally recorded on Abbey Road, Steve Martin sings the song as Maxwell Edison, a serial killer-turned-plastic-surgeon in the 1978 Sgt. Runner-up: Bela Fleck, Bruce Hornsby and John Cowan’s version 44.
Florence and the Machine – “Oh Darling”įlorence gets lounge-y on this track from the Absolute Abbey Road, radio stations sessions recorded at the studio made famous by The Beatles. Brandi Carlile – “I’ve Just Seen a Face”īrandi turns into into a sing-along hoe-down. When Denver sung this on his show in 1973, it sounded like The Beatles had written it specifically for him. Blues’ languid take was sampled by Cypress Hill for “I Wanna Get High” but California won’t be taxing that anytime soon. The Feelies – “Everybody’s Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey”Ī full-on bar-rock-guitar onslaught every time they played it-the Feelies don’t even bother to with the mics when they scream the chorus. The now-defunct Swindon band recorded the first Beatles cover that would have been home on Grey’s Anatomy (not that there’s anything wrong with that it’s lovely, really). And if I’ve missed your favorite Beatles cover, add it in the comments section-hopefully that just means there’s plenty for you to discover among the 50 that did make the cut (or you can use it as an opportunity to question my sanity). I’ve also tried to limit the selections from any one album like the I Am Sam soundtrack or Rubber Soul anniversary tribute. Few songwriters have been so thoroughly covered as Lennon/McCartney, and the diversity of Beatles covers is a tribute to the Liverpudlians unmatched mark on pop music.Īs with the 50 Best Bob Dylan Covers of All Time, I’ve selected only one version of each song for our list, and each artist only appears once.
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