I want to construct playlists covering the whole Beatles catalog, with the best cover of each song.
For those songs that the Beatles did not write, the default will be the original where possible, or the best version where I can't determine the original.
So I have compiled those and added a few of my own:
Please Please Me
-Chains - The Cookies
-A Taste of Honey - Herb Alpert & Tijuana Brass
-Twist & Shout - The Isley Brothers
With the Beatles
-Please Mister Postman - The Carpenters
-Roll Over Beethoven - Chuck Berry
-You Really Got a Hold On Me - Smokey Robinson
-I Wanna Be Your Man - The Rolling Stones
-From Me To You - Del Shannon
-I Wanna Hold YOur Hand - Choke Your Band - Beatallica
Hard Day's Night
-A Hard Day's Night - Mrs. Miller
-And I Love Her - Jose Feliciano
-Long Tall Sally - Little Richard
-I Call Your Name - Mamas & Papas
Beatles For Sale
-Rock and Roll Music - Chuck Berry
-Kansas City - Wilbert Harrison
-Words of Love - Buddy Holly
-Honey Don't - Carl Perkins
-Every Little Thing She Does - Yes
Help!
-You've Got to Hide Your Love Away - Silkie
-You've Got to Hide Your Love Away - Eddie Vedder
-Ticket to Ride - The Carpenters
-Ticket to Ride - Echo & the Bunnymen
-Act Naturally - Buck Owens & his Buckaroos
Rubber Soul
-You Won't See Me - Anne Murray
-Nowhere Man - Paul Westerberg
-Michelle - David & Jonathan
-In My Life - Johnny Cash
-In My Life - Jose Feliciano
-Day Tripper - Shockabilly
-We Can Work It Out - Stevie Wonder
Revolver
-Eleanor Rigby - Ray Charles
-Got to Get You Into My Life - Earth Wind & Fire
-Got to Get You Into My Life - Daniel Johnston
-Rain-Gregg Allman
Sgt. Pepper's
-With a Little Help from My Friends - Joe Cocker
-Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite - George Burns
-Getting Better - the Wedding Present
-A Day in the Life - The Fall
Magical Mystery Tour
-Magical Mystery Tour - Ambrosia
-Fool on the Hill - Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66
-I Am the Walrus - Styx
-Hello Goodbye - Glee Cast
White Album
-Back in the U.S.S.R. - Baba Yaga
-Dear Prudence - Siouxsie and the Banshees
-While My Guitar Gently Weeps - The Heart Gently Weeps - Wu Tang Clan
-Happiness is a Warm Gun - Breeders
-I Will - Christina Perri
-I Will - Allison Krauss
-Everybody's Got Something to Hide (Except Me & My Monkey) - The Feelies
-Helter Skelter - Motley Crue
-Lady Madonna - Dave Edmunds
Yellow Submarine
-Hey Bulldog - Gomez
Let It Be
-Across the Universe - Rufus Wainwright
-Across the Universe - Fiona Apple
-Let it Be - Nick Cave
Abbey Road
-Come Together - Aerosmith
-Come Together - Kate Bush
-Something - Elvis Presley
-Maxwell's Silver Hammer - Steve Martin
-Oh Darling! Florence & the Machine
-Here Comes the Sun - Belle and Sebastian
-Here Comes the Sun - Nina Simone
-Here Comes the Sun - Peter Tosh
-Elliott Smith - Because
You may want to check out these two soundtrack albums:
I AM SAM (2002)
1."Two of Us", performed by Aimee Mann and Michael Penn – 3:30
2."Blackbird", performed by Sarah McLachlan – 2:21
3."Across the Universe", performed by Rufus Wainwright – 4:08
4."I'm Looking Through You", performed by The Wallflowers – 2:39
5."You've Got to Hide Your Love Away", performed by Eddie Vedder – 2:09
6."Strawberry Fields Forever", performed by Ben Harper – 4:26
7."Mother Nature's Son", performed by Sheryl Crow – 2:42
8."Golden Slumbers", performed by Ben Folds – 1:41
9."I'm Only Sleeping", performed by The Vines – 3:05
10."Don't Let Me Down", performed by Stereophonics – 4:08
11."Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds", performed by The Black Crowes – 3:50
12."Julia", performed by Chocolate Genius – 4:34
13."We Can Work It Out", performed by Heather Nova – 2:15
14."Help!", performed by Howie Day – 3:33
15."Nowhere Man", performed by Paul Westerberg – 3:29
16."Revolution", performed by Grandaddy – 3:02
17."Let It Be", performed by Nick Cave – 3:30
ALL THIS AND WORLD WAR II (1976)
1."Magical Mystery Tour" – Ambrosia – 3:52
2."Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" – Elton John – 6:15 Features John Lennon (under the pseudonym "Dr. Winston O'Boogie") on lead guitar & backing vocals.
3."Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight" – The Bee Gees – 3:17
4."I Am the Walrus" – Leo Sayer – 3:49
5."She's Leaving Home" – Bryan Ferry – 3:07
6."Lovely Rita" – Roy Wood – 1:13
7."When I'm Sixty-Four" – Keith Moon – 2:36
8."Get Back" – Rod Stewart – 4:24
9."Let It Be" – Leo Sayer – 3:43
10."Yesterday" – David Essex – 2:44
11."With a Little Help from My Friends/Nowhere Man" – Jeff Lynne – 6:56
12."Because" – Lynsey De Paul – 3:24
13."She Came In Through The Bathroom Window" – The Bee Gees – 1:54
14."Michelle" – Richard Cocciante – 4:00
15."We Can Work It Out" – The Four Seasons – 2:39
16."The Fool On The Hill" – Helen Reddy – 3:37
17."Maxwell's Silver Hammer" – Frankie Laine – 3:27
18."Hey Jude" – The Brothers Johnson – 4:58
19."Polythene Pam" – Roy Wood – 1:30
20."Sun King" – The Bee Gees – 2:03
21."Getting Better" – Status Quo – 2:19
22."The Long and Winding Road" – Leo Sayer – 4:47
23."Help!" – Henry Gross – 3:07
24."Strawberry Fields Forever" – Peter Gabriel – 2:30
25."A Day in the Life" – Frankie Valli – 4:04
26."Come Together" – Tina Turner – 4:08
27."You Never Give Me Your Money" – Will Malone & Lou Reizner – 3:04
28."The End" – The London Symphony Orchestra – 2:26 _________________ May we all get to heaven
'Fore the devil knows we're dead...
I don't know if you're aware of them, but the Minnesota Beatles Project albums are pretty great. Things I've enjoyed most:
We Can Work it Out - Tim Mahoney (not great but my favorite off of Volume 1)
I've Just Seen a Face - The Pistol Whipping Party Penguins (less for quality and more for idea. Also that band name)
Good Morning Good Morning - Soul Asylum
Tomorrow Never Knows - Meat Puppets
Golden Slumbers - Communist Daughter
Help - Cloud Cult
Don't Let Me Down - Me and My Arrow (love the band name, and it's a pretty good version. Not as emotional, a little more church choiry, but still good)
Dear Prudence - The Honeydogs
Girl - Devotchka (oh this one ... good lord it's wonderful. My favorite I think. By far)
Also anything Jake Shimabukuro comes within 15 feet of is wonderful:
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