Creating a c.d. with Beatles Cover..This is what I have so far...

Got to get you into my life - Earth Wind and Fire
Come Together - Michael Jackson
Here Comes the Sun - George Benson
In my Life - Ke'alii Reichel
Fool on the Hill - Sarah Vaughn



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Ticket to Ride - The Carpenters. I also just heard a groovy version of this one by 5th Dimension.
Something - Martha and the Vandellas
We Can Work It Out and A Hard Day's Night - Dionne Warwick (Stevie Wonder and Chaka also did good covers for the former tune)


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RipHer2Shreds said:

Thanks, Great Selections, how can I forget Ticket to Ride by the Carpenters.
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Rufus Wainwright's cover of "Across the Universe" is lovely. I hear Fiona Apple does a glorious cover of that song as well (RipHer2Shreds could tell you more about this cover.)

I'ma second Stevie Wonder's cover of "We Can Work It Out."

Didn't both Ray Charles & Aretha do Eleanor Rigby?

Helter Skelter - Siouxsie And The Banshees
Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) - Cornershop
Strawberry Fields Forever - Candy Flip
Tomorrow Never Knows - The Mission

sextonseven said:

Our Lady Peace did an okay version of this on the soundtrack for The Craft.

RipHer2Shreds said:

Have you heard the "Strawberry Fields" cover by Candy Flip? Maybe it was the alcohol, but the first time I heard it in a club back in 90/91 I thought it was genius. The remix segues into "Hey Jude".

Haven't seen it, but I know the I Am Sam soundtrack is all Beatles covers.

Oh, & U2 did Helter Skelter, as did Motley Crue
Mother Nature's Son--John Denver
I Call Your Name--Mamas & Papas
You Won't See Me--Anne Murray

The Carpenters - Help
Wes Montgomery - A Day In The Life
Al Jarreau - She's Leaving Home (Live Version)
Larry Carlton - Things We Said Today
Frank Sinatra - Something
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Norwegian Wood - Allan Holdsworth


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Los Fabulosos Cadillacs f. Deborah Harry "Strawberry Fields Forever"
Oasis "I´m The Walrus"
Ike & Tina Turner "Come Together"
Gilberto Gil & Milton Nascimento "Something"

There was a cd that came out a few years ago called Im My Life....George Martin produced it...was all Beatles Covers. My favorite was Jim Carrey's I am the Walrus...its very cool sounding.

Here's the rest of the track list:

1. Come Together - Robin Williams & Bobby McFerrin
2. A Hard Day's Night - Goldie Hawn
3. A Day In The Life - Jeff Beck
4. Here There & Everywhere - Celine Dion
5. Because - VANESSA MAE
6. I Am The Walrus - Jim Carrey
7. Here Comes The Sun - John Williams
8. Being For The Benefit Of Mr. Kite - Billy Connolly
9. The Pepperland Suite - George Martin
10. Golden Slumbers, Carry That Weight, The End - Phil Collins
11. Friends And Lovers - George Martin
12. In My Life - Sean Connery

greatdj1 said:

wow so many choices, thanks for all the suggestions guys!!!

lopaka said:

Yeah, and if you want REALLY bad, look no further than that last one. It's really dreadful. The Four Tops trying to sing the French verses in Michelle is terrible, but ole Connery blabbin' his way through In My Life is a mess!

I feel like there are a million covers of Eleanor Rigby, but I can't think of who did them now.

So I guess I'm no help there.

Oh, and there's Siouxsie And The Banshees cover of "Dear Prudence".

And regarding bad Beatles covers check Paul McCartney´s discography

RipHer2Shreds said:

They're capable of producing something okay?

She's A Woman--Jeff Beck

minneapolisgenius said:

The only one I can remember right now is the cover by Godhead

I don't have anything else to add other than to say that there's a very nice avatar on this thread.

sextonseven said:

I guess I'm also thinking of local bands and street musicians that I've seen do versions recently. I swear, Eleanor Rigby keeps popping up lately wherever I go it seems.

GangstaFam said:

It's the only something of theirs I know. Maybe that's not a bad thing?

Ok...

James Brown did a cool cover of Something... it's different musically.

Ike & Tina Turner do a "raw" version of Come together

Jimi did an awsome version of Day Tripper (on the BBC Sessions).

Jimi has also performed Stg Pepper.

r/f

Elton John had a big hit with Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds (John Lennon sang background on it, too).

Peter Sellers - she loves you

JohnnyB said:

He also covered Help! and Hard Day's Night

Al Green - I want to hold your hand

Marcus Miller - Come together

Try this link:
http://beatlecovers.com/

Two of Us - Neil Finn & Liam Finn