# Favourite covers of Beatles songs **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 21, 2012, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-covers-of-beatles-songs/619540 "2012-04-21T22:40:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![K364](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k364/32/5_2.png) [@K364](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/K364)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2012, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-covers-of-beatles-songs/619540/1 "2012-04-21T22:40:18Z")
It’s impressive when someone takes a classic Beatles song and dares to take it to another level. Or at least a different place: Santana, India.Arie, Yo-Yo Ma and [“While My Guitar Gently Weeps”](http://youtu.be/9-0u_ajrq4o). Anyone got other examples? ---
**Author:** ![Enginerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bcef8e/32.png) [@Enginerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enginerd)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2012, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-covers-of-beatles-songs/619540/2 "2012-04-21T23:20:41Z")
**Booker T and the MGs** album [McLemore Avenue](http://www.amazon.com/Mclemore-Avenue-Booker-T-Mgs/dp/B000000ZKD) was released in 1970 - it’s a collection of instrumental covers of songs from Abbey Road (released about 6 months earlier). [Side](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbnR4aIbRVE) [two](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5XvuTUk7vmU) (two different links there) is on youtube - it’s far and away my favorite Beatles cover. ---
**Author:** ![Yookeroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yookeroo/32/323_2.png) [@Yookeroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yookeroo)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2012, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-covers-of-beatles-songs/619540/3 "2012-04-22T00:11:01Z")
> [@K364](#): > > It’s impressive when someone takes a classic Beatles song and dares to take it to another level. Or at least a different place: Santana, India.Arie, Yo-Yo Ma and [“While My Guitar Gently Weeps”](http://youtu.be/9-0u_ajrq4o). Great version. [Across the Universe](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZ5WPXxNzPU) by Fiona Apple [Tomorrow Never Knows](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1YKfu5sD24) by Junior Parker (Chemical Brothers used this as the intro to their last tour.) [Let It Be](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=utBojUP1KVc) from the Across the Universe soundtrack [Here Comes the Sun](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-LBVhzwwE8) by Belle & Sebastian ---
**Author:** ![The\_Second\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bbe5ce/32.png) [@The\_Second\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Second_Stone)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2012, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-covers-of-beatles-songs/619540/4 "2012-04-22T00:29:29Z")
Grateful Dead have covered _Tomorrow Never Knows_ amazingly. Also _Hey Jude_, but not as interesting. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2012, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-covers-of-beatles-songs/619540/5 "2012-04-22T00:33:26Z")
I’ll throw [this](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5ioD3KcVSE) out for the 100th time. I never get tired of it. ---
**Author:** ![koeeoaddi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/koeeoaddi/32/408_2.png) [@koeeoaddi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/koeeoaddi)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2012, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-covers-of-beatles-songs/619540/6 "2012-04-22T00:37:38Z")
[I Will](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-sTBJoOZGa8) - Alison Krauss [Here There and Everywhere](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqW7xdozaCA) - Emmylou Harris [Here Comes The Sun](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBbXKsKXyNU&feature=related) - Richie Havens ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2012, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-covers-of-beatles-songs/619540/7 "2012-04-22T00:40:13Z")
Harry Nilsson’s cover version of “[You Can’t Do That](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-3IH3T1DoE),” with snippets of about 20 other Beatles songs in it. The Beatles _loved_ it. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2012, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-covers-of-beatles-songs/619540/8 "2012-04-22T00:41:18Z")
Oh and let’s not forget [She Came In Through The Bathroom Window](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1gUfCIaDvA). That’s one of those songs that I had heard a million times before I even knew it was a Beatles song. ---
**Author:** ![kevja](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/aeb1de/32.png) [@kevja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kevja)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2012, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-covers-of-beatles-songs/619540/9 "2012-04-22T00:44:47Z")
> [@RealityChuck](#): > > Harry Nilsson’s cover version of “[You Can’t Do That](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-3IH3T1DoE),” with snippets of about 20 other Beatles songs in it. The Beatles _loved_ it. That’s great. I’m not surprised The Beatles loved it. He and John Lennon were close friends. ---
**Author:** ![Horatio\_Hellpop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2012, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-covers-of-beatles-songs/619540/10 "2012-04-22T00:45:42Z")
> [@Yookeroo](#): > > [Across the Universe](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZ5WPXxNzPU) by Fiona Apple This. I like how the more things go to hell in the background, the more blissed-out Fiona looks! ---
**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2012, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-covers-of-beatles-songs/619540/11 "2012-04-22T01:31:43Z")
> [@Joey\_P](#): > > I’ll throw [this](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5ioD3KcVSE) out for the 100th time. I never get tired of it. I raise you one [Jake Shimabukuro](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=puSkP3uym5k&t=0m39s). ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2012, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-covers-of-beatles-songs/619540/12 "2012-04-22T01:40:18Z")
Ready for some Punjabi? [Cornershop - Norwegian Wood](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_5V62wxnWY) Starts normal but expect it to get higher consciousness about 20 seconds in. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2012, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-covers-of-beatles-songs/619540/13 "2012-04-22T01:49:15Z")
> [@garygnu](#): > > I raise you one [Jake Shimabukuro](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=puSkP3uym5k&t=0m39s). I don’t think it adds that much, but FWIW here he is with [Tommy Emmanuel.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wnJfo74Y4rQ) And of course, let’s not forget the big [George Harrison Tribute](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_2tSGxGnJQ) with Prince doing his thing toward the end. ---
**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:** [April 22, 2012, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-covers-of-beatles-songs/619540/14 "2012-04-22T02:11:04Z")
I really like the live version of [Tomorrow Never Knows by 801](http://youtu.be/-Usb26HywtU). ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2012, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-covers-of-beatles-songs/619540/15 "2012-04-22T03:07:17Z")
[A Day in the Life](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AsPJq0Xomxw), as it might have been performed by Buddy Holly (actually Big Daddy) ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Miskatonic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mr.miskatonic/32/310_2.png) [@Mr.Miskatonic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Miskatonic)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2012, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-covers-of-beatles-songs/619540/16 "2012-04-22T03:16:35Z")
[Dear Prudence](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25weBjXioB0) - By Siouxsie and the Banshees [Across the Univers](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_q5mlb3Bjzs)e as done by Laibach [Wild Honey Pie](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TdYyg8o2NTg) as covered by the Pixies And yes, I enjoy the ethereal cover of [Tommorow Never Knows](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uipsJ431C1Y) from the Sucker Punch soundtrack ---
**Author:** ![rowrrbazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rowrrbazzle/32/414_2.png) [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2012, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-covers-of-beatles-songs/619540/17 "2012-04-22T03:34:40Z")
“Fool on the Hill”, Sergio Mendes and Brasil '66 (showing my age here) [- YouTube](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzP-KvfC8QQ&feature=related) ---
**Author:** ![casdave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c6cbf5/32.png) [@casdave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/casdave)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2012, 9:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-covers-of-beatles-songs/619540/18 "2012-04-22T09:39:26Z")
Tomorrow never knows - Monsoon. Would not normally be considered all that credible, but I think it fits in with their Guru days [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/RqAWr1Lda-0/hqdefault.jpg "Monsoon - Tomorrow Never Knows") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RqAWr1Lda-0) Got to get you into my life - Blood sweat & Tears [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/0fnNIvIQp58/hqdefault.jpg "Blood Sweat & Tears Got To Get You Into My Life") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fnNIvIQp58) ---
**Author:** ![Lust4Life](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ecc23a/32.png) [@Lust4Life](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lust4Life)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2012, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-covers-of-beatles-songs/619540/19 "2012-04-22T14:12:05Z")
Flying Lizards -Money. Excellent . ---
**Author:** ![dataguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/eada6e/32.png) [@dataguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dataguy)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2012, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-covers-of-beatles-songs/619540/20 "2012-04-22T14:25:17Z")
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