# The Beatles: Uncovered **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 31, 2016, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-beatles-uncovered/756170 "2016-05-31T16:10:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2016, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-beatles-uncovered/756170/1 "2016-05-31T16:10:23Z")
Lots of covers of Beatles songs out there. But after all these years some of their songs have escaped reinterpretation. Like, has anyone ever done a \*Revolution 9 \*cover . . . or _Her Majesty_? And what others? ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2016, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-beatles-uncovered/756170/2 "2016-05-31T16:26:24Z")
[A LIVE rendition of Revolution #9](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_WjfQSxcq0c) by Alarm Will Sound, and [Her Majesty](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2d4FD9SRww) by Chumbawamba. ---
**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:** [May 31, 2016, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-beatles-uncovered/756170/3 "2016-05-31T16:39:56Z")
Since there’s a cover of “[You Know My Name, Look Up the Number](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLQlAekYKX8),” the answer is probably there isn’t one that hasn’t been covered. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2016, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-beatles-uncovered/756170/4 "2016-05-31T16:46:10Z")
[Here is an a cappella version of _You Know My Name_](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-AM2WAOHRg) not done by a Beatles cover band. ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2016, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-beatles-uncovered/756170/5 "2016-05-31T18:27:32Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > [A LIVE rendition of Revolution #9](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_WjfQSxcq0c) by Alarm Will Sound Phish also did a live interpretation of “Revolution 9” as part of their Halloween '94 cover of the (almost) complete White Album. (Oddly, at least judging by the live CD, they ended it there and did not play “Goodnight.”) ---
**Author:** ![Turek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/turek/32/18782_2.png) [@Turek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Turek)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2016, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-beatles-uncovered/756170/6 "2016-05-31T21:01:51Z")
[Side 2 of Abbey Road](https://vimeo.com/11237479), complete with Her Majesty ---
**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:** [May 31, 2016, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-beatles-uncovered/756170/7 "2016-05-31T21:43:20Z")
> [@panache45](#): > > But after all these years some of their songs have escaped reinterpretation. Like, has anyone ever done a \*Revolution 9 \*cover > [@Czarcasm](#): > > [A LIVE rendition of Revolution #9](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_WjfQSxcq0c) by Alarm Will Sound That’s impressive. I was gonna link to [Revolution No. Niner](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IncUO_OCNs) by [The FarmBeetles](http://www.danielamos.com/farmbeetle.html). ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2016, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-beatles-uncovered/756170/8 "2016-06-01T01:39:31Z")
Bet there’s no “Wild Honey Pie” covers. EDIT: fuck how could I forget about the Pixies cover? UGH! ---
**Author:** ![drad\_dog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@drad\_dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drad_dog)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2016, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-beatles-uncovered/756170/9 "2016-06-01T03:05:50Z")
What qualifies as a cover? I know whole albums have been performed including the white album, by Robyn Hitchcock. Someone did a whole actual release covering the White album I think as well. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2016, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-beatles-uncovered/756170/10 "2016-06-01T03:20:27Z")
I was gonna put forth their instrumental"Flying" as something uncovered, but I looked it up, and it’s been covered. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2016, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-beatles-uncovered/756170/11 "2016-06-01T03:26:03Z")
I can’t find evidence of any real covers (other than YouTube shit) of “Free as a Bird.” ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2016, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-beatles-uncovered/756170/12 "2016-06-01T03:49:13Z")
> [@Happy\_Lendervedder](#): > > I can’t find evidence of any real covers (other than YouTube shit) of “Free as a Bird.” [King Crimson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vrooom_Vrooom)–actually Adrian Belew solo. Belew first performed it onstage on November 18, 1995 in New Haven–the night _before_ the song was officially premiered on the _Anthology_ broadcast. . ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2016, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-beatles-uncovered/756170/13 "2016-06-01T03:59:17Z")
> [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](#): > > [King Crimson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vrooom_Vrooom)–actually Adrian Belew solo. Belew first performed it onstage on November 18, 1995 in New Haven–the night _before_ the song was officially premiered on the _Anthology_ broadcast. > > . Well, I’ll be danged. ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2016, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-beatles-uncovered/756170/14 "2016-06-01T11:57:21Z")
> [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](#): > > [King Crimson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vrooom_Vrooom)–actually Adrian Belew solo. Belew first performed it onstage on November 18, 1995 in New Haven–the night _before_ the song was officially premiered on the _Anthology_ broadcast. > > . That’s cool. Perhaps Belew meant it as a tribute to Hendrix as well as to the Beatles – Hendrix covered “Sgt. Pepper…” (the song) in a concert just a day after that album was released. ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2016, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-beatles-uncovered/756170/15 "2016-06-01T14:50:03Z")
A Harrison number, “The Inner Light” (flipside of “Lady Madonna” single) have individual folks on youtube covering it, but no official release from any bands exists of covering it, as far as I know. ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2016, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-beatles-uncovered/756170/16 "2016-06-01T14:57:29Z")
> [@Eddie The Horrible](#): > > A Harrison number, “The Inner Light” (flipside of “Lady Madonna” single) have individual folks on youtube covering it, but no official release from any bands exists of covering it, as far as I know. There’s a lovely version sung by Jeff Lynne on the [Concert for George](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concert_for_George_(album)) album. ---
**Author:** ![RobotDevilDog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e19adc/32.png) [@RobotDevilDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RobotDevilDog)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2016, 6:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-beatles-uncovered/756170/17 "2016-06-02T06:22:49Z")
I suspect that only a few songs from the Anthology CDs might fit the bill. A quick look seems to show that “12 Bar Original” and “What’s the New Mary Jane” have not yet been covered.