Better than The Beatles

[TSOL]

 

 

This here is a really nice Beatles cover 🙂

[JÂy RÛßeÒ]

Another John Lennon one but I've been digging it lately
 

 

[Irv]

 

These guys have a ton of them.  

[Wacka]

No one is better than the Beatles. NO ONE.  In 1965, one week they had the TOP FIVE singles on the Hot 100 chart. Not 5 singles on the whole chart, but THE TOP 5. Never happened before and won't happen again.

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[Buftex]

14 hours ago, Rico said:

Obviously

 

 I am as big a Stones fan as there is...but the Beatles version is better!

[Buftex]

Can't figure out how to post videos anymore...but if you ignore the crummy 80's production sound, Tina Turner does an amazing version of "Help!"

 

Sinatra has a really nice version of "Something" as well.  

 

I will never say either is better than the original (it's the Beatles for chrissakes!), but they both have interesting takes on the songs (especially Tina), and both can sing pretty much anything and sound great!

 

I'd also throw in Siouxie & the Banshees version of "Dear Prudence".

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[Rico]

1 hour ago, Buftex said:

 I am as big a Stones fan as there is...but the Beatles version is better!

I’m not a Vegas Stones fan, but I like this one most of all, all because of Mick.

 

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[Gugny]

16 hours ago, Rico said:

Obviously

 

 

 

I was waiting for this.

 

[Buftex]

5 hours ago, Rico said:

I’m not a Vegas Stones fan, but I like this one most of all, all because of Mick.

 

Not bad! But you know I love the Stones.

 

Ringo's version has a good "swingin' 60's" sound....the Stones version (the original studio version)  always sounded a little like Mick was embarrassed to be singing it.  It really wasn't a song that fit the Stones style, in my opinion. Too poppy for them.

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[Rico]

58 minutes ago, Buftex said:

Not bad! But you know I love the Stones.

 

Ringo's version has a good "swingin' 60's" sound....the Stones version (the original studio version)  always sounded a little like Mick was embarrassed to be singing it.  It really wasn't a song that fit the Stones style, in my opinion. Too poppy for them.

Mick should be embarrassed to cover a Beatles song. I’m embarrassed for them. Not as bad as the video from All You Need Is Love, with Mick sitting way down in the crowd looking way up at the Beatles... but still bad.

 

Nevertheless, I like Ringo.... and I know he didn’t write it, but it’s still a Ringo song. I like Ringo songs, but it is what it is. I’ll take the Stones version. 

[T&C]

Biggest case of disrespect out there as far as I know.

 

 

[Success]

On 3/31/2021 at 12:24 PM, ChevyVanMiller said:

I don’t believe that anyone could do a Beatles song better than they did it themselves, but this is one magnificent cover.

 

 

 

I was gonna post this one.  Those voices are perfect.

 

[x-BillzeBubba]

Steven Tyler made a valiant effort at side 2 of Abbey Rd 

 

Abbey Road Medley (Paul McCartney Tribute) "Steven Tyler" En Vivo {Miros Mar} ¸.•*¨*• ♪♫ - YouTube

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[T&C]

35 minutes ago, Success said:

 

I was gonna post this one.  Those voices are perfect.

 

No offence to you but I watched it and was left with meh... pretty girls though.

[Buftex]

Tina Turner "Help"

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h08L0Plf6GU             

 

Ike & Tina Turner "Come Together"

 

 

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[DrW]

John Lennon is supposed to have approved of this version.

 

[T&C]

14 minutes ago, DrW said:

John Lennon is supposed to have approved of this version.

 

I used to have this album on cassette... now only the lp... decent version for sure.

[ChevyVanMiller]

Not a cover as much as an homage. The Beatles’ favorite musician, Harry Nilsson, masterfully blends a number of their songs into one stellar tune.

 

[ChevyVanMiller]

1 hour ago, T&C said:

No offence to you but I watched it and was left with meh... pretty girls though.

And no offense to you my man but they have made great strides with hearing aids these days. Those two women have some of the most amazing voices on planet earth.

[Logic]

Here's a two-pack of "better than the Beatles" versions by one of my all time favorite singers, Richie Havens: