# Best Beatles Cover Song **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 26, 2010, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-beatles-cover-song/533838 "2010-03-26T02:50:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2010, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-beatles-cover-song/533838/1 "2010-03-26T02:50:44Z")
I’ve confined the options to the better-known Beatles covers. You get just one selection this time. ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2010, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-beatles-cover-song/533838/2 "2010-03-26T02:52:30Z")
Besame Mucho 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2010, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-beatles-cover-song/533838/3 "2010-03-26T02:56:39Z")
Even with all those choices, I’m going to go out on a limb and predict a conch. ---
**Author:** ![choie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/choie/32/7829_2.png) [@choie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/choie)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2010, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-beatles-cover-song/533838/4 "2010-03-26T03:00:04Z")
Totally predictable choice here, I’m going with _Twist and Shout_, mainly for John’s torn-up vocals and the sheer fun of singing along with it. Though a very close second (and for similar reasons\*) is _Kansas City/Hey Hey Hey Hey_. Third is _Till There Was You_, for sentimental reasons… _The Music Man_ was one of the first musicals I remember my mom introducing me to, and I also really like the arrangement. And Paul’s vocals are so sweet and dorky (“I never sawwrrrr them winging…”). You’re really on a roll, **Mean Mr. Mustard**! Getting a kick out of all these BeatlesPolls. - except this time with Paul’s singing his guts out. ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2010, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-beatles-cover-song/533838/5 "2010-03-26T03:01:32Z")
Boys is by far my favourite. Not that it’s a great song. Not that the boys do an especially good rendition of it. Just because, even with the rewriting, it’s still the Beatles singing a song about how wonderful boys are. ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2010, 11:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-beatles-cover-song/533838/6 "2010-03-26T11:28:24Z")
I had to decide between “Twist And Shout” and “Money”, and finally gave my vote to the latter. It’s just so full of R&B energy that you might get an impression of what they must have been sounded like at the Star Club or the Cavern (ditto for Twist and Shout). I also like the contrast between the in-your-face materialism and Lennon’s later political attitude. ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2010, 11:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-beatles-cover-song/533838/7 "2010-03-26T11:50:49Z")
I picked Twist and Shout myself; John’s vocals alone make it worthy. Runners up for me would include You Really Got a Hold on Me and maybe Honey Don’t. _Rock on George, one time for Ringo._ 😃 ETA: Baby It’s You deserves consideration as well. ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2010, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-beatles-cover-song/533838/8 "2010-03-26T11:56:02Z")
> [@EinsteinsHund](#): > > I had to decide between “Twist And Shout” and “Money”, and finally gave my vote to the latter. It’s just so full of R&B energy that you might get an impression of what they must have been sounded like at the Star Club or the Cavern (ditto for Twist and Shout). I also like the contrast between the in-your-face materialism and Lennon’s later political attitude. Money all the way for me, too. That song just rocks. Although, if you get \*\*Live at the BBC \*\*- which is totally fun, listenable and brilliant - there are amazing versions of The Hippy Hippy Shake, Just a Shot of Rhythm and Blues and other lesser-known works alongside their better-known hits. And there’s a great version of You Really Got a Hold of Me… ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2010, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-beatles-cover-song/533838/9 "2010-03-26T12:15:17Z")
> [@Tengu](#): > > Boys is by far my favourite. > > Not that it’s a great song. Not that the boys do an especially good rendition of it. > > Just because, even with the rewriting, it’s still the Beatles singing a song about how wonderful boys are. I chose _Boys_ because I enjoy playing to it during _Rock Band_. ---
**Author:** ![Pray\_for\_peace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Pray\_for\_peace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pray_for_peace)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2010, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-beatles-cover-song/533838/10 "2010-03-26T23:50:14Z")
I think Cafe Society polls should be multiple choice! 😃 _Twist and Shout_ wins (_swoon_ John was dreamy), but I wanted to vote for _Til There Was You_ and _Roll Over Beethoven_, too. ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2010, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-beatles-cover-song/533838/11 "2010-03-27T05:01:29Z")
Twist and Shout, of course. I also like Words of Love. I like the Buddy Holly influence in the Beatles.