# Beatallica! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 5, 2003, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beatallica/173200 "2003-05-05T15:35:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ultrafilter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/3d9bf3/32.png) [@ultrafilter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultrafilter)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2003, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beatallica/173200/1 "2003-05-05T15:35:25Z")
I ran across this gem of a band today. They take the concepts of Metallica songs, and set them to Beatles tunes. Here’s a lyrical excerpt from _The Thing That Should Not Let It Be_: “Let it be, let it be. Hybrid children watch the sea. He is the thing that should not let it be.” All of their work is available for [free download](http://www.sensoryresearch.com/~starkeff/beatallica.html). Check it out! ---
**Author:** ![KGS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/90ced4/32.png) [@KGS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KGS)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2003, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beatallica/173200/2 "2003-05-05T17:41:53Z")
That site is hilarious! Not only is the singer a dead ringer for Hetfield, the music itself sounds exactly like what you’d hear on a regular Metallica album. Can’t wait for the second album!! ---
**Author:** ![syncrolecyne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f08c70/32.png) [@syncrolecyne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/syncrolecyne)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2003, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beatallica/173200/3 "2003-05-05T18:45:19Z")
Thank you \*_ultrafilter_! No only is the sound dead on, but the lyrics are hilarious. I wonder if there is anything else remotely like this? ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2003, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beatallica/173200/4 "2003-05-05T18:49:06Z")
excellent. bloody excellent. ---
**Author:** ![\_Tim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/_/e47c2d/32.png) [@\_Tim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/_Tim)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2003, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beatallica/173200/5 "2003-05-06T23:31:39Z")
Brilliant. One comment- particularly in “The thing that should not Let it Be” the lead singer sounds more like Wierd Al… But in most of the other songs he does a great Hetfield. Maybe he was just nasal that day… ---
**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2003, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beatallica/173200/6 "2003-05-07T05:26:54Z")
Great stuff. I wasn’t listening too closely to the lyrics, but I did quite like the “Death to whoever will not let it be” line. ---
**Author:** ![DarkPrince](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce73a5/32.png) [@DarkPrince](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DarkPrince)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2003, 8:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beatallica/173200/7 "2003-05-07T08:26:23Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by syncrolecyne \* > \*\*I wonder if there is anything else remotely like this? \*\* There’s a band called Apocalyptica which takes Metallica songs and plays them on cellos. I’ve also heard them do a few Pantera songs as well, and they’re actually pretty good. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2003, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beatallica/173200/8 "2003-05-07T17:33:32Z")
See also “Hayseed Dixie”, who do bluegrass versions of AC/DC songs. ---
**Author:** ![Jerrybear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8c91f0/32.png) [@Jerrybear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jerrybear)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2003, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beatallica/173200/9 "2003-05-07T21:41:36Z")
Or, Dread Zeppelin, a band that does reggae versions of Led Zeppelin songs. Their lead singer is an Elvis impersonator, so they manage to work the King into their act as well. ---
**Author:** ![Catalyst](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e47774/32.png) [@Catalyst](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Catalyst)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2003, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beatallica/173200/10 "2003-05-08T02:13:02Z")
Some friends of mine have for some time considered creating Antichrist Superska, a Marilyn Manson ska cover band. Personally, I think it’d be hilarious. ---
**Author:** ![RawkStah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/46a35a/32.png) [@RawkStah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RawkStah)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2003, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beatallica/173200/11 "2003-05-12T01:12:46Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by DarkPrince \* > \*\*There’s a band called Apocalyptica which takes Metallica songs and plays them on cellos. \*\* They provide the score for the film _Your Friends and Neighbors_, FYI. ---
**Author:** ![I\_can\_t\_believe\_that\_s\_butter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/8edcca/32.png) [@I\_can\_t\_believe\_that\_s\_butter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_can_t_believe_that_s_butter)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2003, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beatallica/173200/12 "2003-05-12T04:46:48Z")
Or, you could look at Country Music, which does country versions of songs by pop artists such as Linda Ronstat, John Waite, Paul Davis, etc. ---
**Author:** ![Cisco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ccd318/32.png) [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2003, 7:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beatallica/173200/13 "2003-05-12T07:27:55Z")
I love stuff like this :D. Has anyone heard Richard Cheese?