Bands Covering The Beatles
 

Im starting this thread to dig up some good (and obscure) covers of the fab four from england. Everyone knows they were supremely talented songwriters thats why its real interesting to see other bands tackle their stuff. So upload away, lets try and find the best and the weirdest out there !

A few I really dig:
Bob Marley- And I Love Her
http://www.sendspace.com/file/k9ifo5

Moving Sidewalks- I want to hold your hand (psychedelic version)
http://www.sendspace.com/file/od4ysq

Breeders- Happiness is a warm gun
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8K0yLAtzCY

Lee Ranaldo- Within You, Without You

the Pixies cover of "Wild Honey Pie"
Fiona Apples' "Across The Universe"

both spring to mind,
but I'm far too lazy to dig up any clips.

Not strictly The Beatles, but George Harrisons 'Isn't It A Pity' by Galaxie 500 is certainly worthy of mention - http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOZtpXHu028

Never heard the breeders do happiness. Nice.

I wish I had a recording of my band doing Michelle. Because we do it pretty different without changing the rhythm or time signature...

We can't overlook Sonic Youth's cover of "Within You Without You"!

gmku, it was mentioned in the first post. It was by Lee, not by SY.

When I used to have Radio 2 in the background at my old office job, Terry Wogan used to play these amazing bluegrass versions of Beatles songs by people I've never heard of (though Dolly Parton may have done one). Some of them were quite sparse and weird. I wish I knew who some of them were...

Anyway, I like Dear Prudence by Siouxsie And The Banshees, and she did a good cover of Blue Jay Way live. I'm sure lots of bands have covered Helter Skelter (Motley Crue are one).

Oh. Are you sure it's not SY, the version on the deluxe Daydream Nation release?

Dammit. I'm all out of suggestions then.

Ticket To Ride - The Yoof

Shonen Knife - I Wanna Be Your Man

there's hundreds on this site
http://www2.wmin.ac.uk/clemenr/covers/coversfull.html

Husker Du - "Ticket to Ride"
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=N9vCuxqBro4

wait, yr right. It was SY! I was confusing it with Lee's cover of Dylan's "Mama, You've Been On My Mind."

Sonic Youth - Ticket To Ride
Lucky Sperms - Tomorrow Never Knows/Glass Onion

on the benefit album that the sonic youth version of within you without you is on (sgt pepper knew my father) it lists sonic youth as the performers, not just lee.

I already said I was wrong. Let it go, man. Let it go.

Help! - the Damned
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1fIAN5jr94

did not see that. sorry!

haha, just kidding around, anyway.

the chameleons - tomorrow never knows
the meat puppets also worked in part of this during their ATP set.

noir desir - i want you (she's so heavy)

I'm quite fond of "Everybody's Got Something to Hide..." by The Feelies and "Dear Prudence" by the Banshees.

Motley Crue did a devastatingly inane version of Helter Skelter with the dulcet tones of Vince Neil, on the shout at the devil record I think.

The Fall's version of A day In The Life is fucking awesome.

Ester Phillips - And I Love Him is absolutely beautiful

two more i forgot to add

Eddie Hazel- I want You (shes so heavy)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzXO0dPCUmA

Paul Westerberg- Nowhere Man

both excellent covers.

it was sonic youth, not just lee. oh...

Bah, beat me to it. Surprisingly straight take on it too.

Actually, it's by Sonic Youth with a Lee vocal. It was on the Sgt. Pepper Knew My Father compilation, which was one of the very first "alernative bands doing tribute versions of classic rock albums" ever, establishing a longstanding tradition of Sonic Youth's to be on as many of them as possible.

Some of my favorite Beatles covers:

"Day Tripper" by Sergio Mendez and Brasil 66

All of the "Mother Nature's Son" album by Ramsey Lewis, but especially the wacked out version of "Everybody's Got Something to Hide (Except for Me and My Monkey)"

"We Can Work It Out" by Stevie Wonder

"Cry Baby Cry" by Bardo Pond

"Wild Honey Pie" by Das Damen

"Flying" by the Residents

"Flying" by Shockabilly

"Within Your Withoutsides" by Pork Queen (only sort of a cover, but a cool variation regardless).

"I'm a Loser" by Eugene Chadbourne

"Every Little Thing She Does" by Yes (from the 1st, pre-Steve Howe album)

"The Long and Winding Road" by Aretha Franklin

"Come Together" by Ike and Tina Turner

"Rain" by Bongwater

"Day Tripper" and "Tomorrow Never Knows" by Jimi Hendrix

"Across the Universe" by Laibach

"Help!" and "Ticket to Ride" by the Carpenters

"Help!" by the Damned

"Help!" by Jose Feliciano

"Here There and Everywhere" by Perry Como (yeah it's horrible, but enjoyably so)

"Helter Skelter" by Motley Crue (see Perry Como)

"Eleanor Rigby" by Ray Charles

"Something" by Jim Fucking Nabors

"Get Back" by Enoch Light an the Light Brigade

"Helter Skelter" by Siouxsie and the Banshees

Phish did the entire White Album as a Halloween "costume"

^that is true.

Man I hate ray charles' version of elanor rigby.

no offense to the man.

There's lots of stuff on your list that I like. But this one in particular is one of my favorites.

Yeah, I'm not that big on their "Dear Prudence". It's o.k., but I like the edginess of "Helter Skelter" way more.