Last year I compiled a 2-disc compilation of Beatles cover songs. These are my favorite covers of songs recorded (although not all officially released) by the Beatles. I arranged the songs chronologically by the dates they were originally recorded/released (though I think it's possible that Little Willie John recorded his version before the Beatles, I love the version so much I left it in). I tried to stick with versions I thought were truly inspired, in many cases, putting individual stamps on classic songs. Here it is for anyone who missed it the first time around. Thanks to Avocado Rabbit for the Fiona Apple track.
Track 1: 1962 single (A-side)
Track 2: 1962 Recorded Live at the Cavern Club
Track 3: 1963 Recorded at Dick James Publishing Studio
Tracks 4-8: 1963 "Please Please Me"
Track 9: 1963 single (A-side)
Track 10: 1963 Broadcast on "Pop Go the Beatles" (BBC)
Tracks 11-13: 1963 "With the Beatles"
Tracks 14-15: 1964 "A Hard Day's Night"
Tracks 16-17: 1964 Singles (A-sides)
Track 18: 1964 "Beatles For Sale" Sessions (unreleased)
Tracks 19-20: 1964 "Beatles For Sale"
Track 21: 1965 Recorded at EMI Studios, London
Tracks 22-27: 1965 "Help"
Track 28: 1965 Single (B-side)
Tracks 29-38: 1965 "Rubber Soul"
Tracks 39-44: 1966 "Revolver"
Track 45: 1967 "Magical Mystery Tour"
Tracks 46-47: 1968 Singles {46: (A-side) 47: (B-side)}
Tracks 48-52: 1968 "The Beatles" (White Album)
Tracks 53-54: 1969 "Abbey Road"
Tracks 55-57: 1970 "Let It Be"
1 Love Me Do- Sandie Shaw
2 Some Other Guy- The Big Three
3 Bad To Me- Billy J. Kramer With The Dakotas
4 Baby, It's You- Cilla Black
5 Ana (Anna)- Los Straitjackets
6 Chains- The Delmonas
7 Do you Want To Know a Secret- The Chipmunks
8 A Taste Of Honey- Esther Phillips
9 I Want To Hold Your Hand- Game Theory
10 I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Cry Over You- Merseybeats
11 Hold Me Tight- Jim Sturgess, Evan Rachel Wood, Lisa Hogg
12 You Really Got A Hold On Me- M. Ward & Zooey Deschanel
13 I Wanna Be Your Man- The Milkshakes
14 A Hard Day's Night- The Supremes
15 I'll Cry Instead- Joe Cocker
16 Can't Buy Me Love- Ella Fitzgerald
17 I Feel Fine- The Ventures
18 Leave My Kitten Alone- Little Willie John
19 Baby's In Black- John Doe with Virgil Shaw
20 Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby- Johnny Cash
21 That Means A Lot - The Beatnix
22 I Need You- Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
23 Ticket To Ride- Camarata & His Orchestra (Featuring Tutti's Trombones)
24 Act Naturally- Dwight Yoakam
25 Tell Me What You See- Teenage Fanclub
26 I've Just Seen A Face- Ludella Black
27 Yesterday- Ray Charles
28 Day Tripper- Sergio Mendes
29 Drive My Car- The Donnas
30 Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)- Cornershop
31 Nowhere Man- Low
DISC TWO:
1 Think For Yourself- Yonder Mountain String Band
2 The Word- Mindy Smith
3 Michelle- Ben Harper And The Innocent Criminals
4 Girl- Rhett Miller
5 I'm Looking Through You- Ted Leo
6 Wait- Ben Kweller
7 Run For Your Life- Thee Headcoatees
8 Eleanor Rigby- Bobbie Gentry
9 I'm Only Sleeping- The Vines
10 Here, There And Everywhere [The Beatles vs. Claudine Longet]- ccc
11 She Said, She Said- Overwhelming Colorfast
12 And Your Bird Can Sing- Matthew Sweet & Susanna Hoffs
13 For No One- Rickie Lee Jones
14 Blue Jay Way- Lord Sitar
15 Lady Madonna- Tom Jones
16 Revolution- Grandaddy
17 Dear Prudence- Siouxsie & The Banshees
18 Obladi Oblada- Patrick Zabe
19 Happiness Is A Warm Gun- The Breeders
20 I Will- La Fragua
21 Mother Nature's Son- Sheryl Crow
22 I Want You (She's So Heavy)- Booker T. & The MGs
23 Here Comes the Sun- We Five
24 Two Of Us- Aimee Mann & Michael Penn
25 Across The Universe- Fiona Apple
26 Let It Be- Bill Withers
1 comment:
This looks like a really interesting compilation with many tracks I haven't heard before. Thanks for posting!
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