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R&B covers of Beatles songs

post #1 of 27
7/7/11 at 12:22pm
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Why are so many R&B covers of Beatles songs better than the originals?

I like the Beatles, but I would much rather listing to the following covers:

"Daytripper" -Hendrix
"Elanor Rigby" - Aretha Franklin or Ray Charles
"A Little Help From My Friends"- Joe Cocker
"Come Together" -Michael Jackson
"We Can Work it Out"- Stevie Wonder
"Gotta Get You Into My Life"- Earth Wind and Fire
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post #2 of 27
7/7/11 at 12:32pm
Im gonna say this....i know ill catch a lot of flack, but to hell with it. I cant stand the beatles. they were great songwriters.....but horrible musicians and singers. I love most of their songs, when sang and played by someone else.
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post #3 of 27
7/7/11 at 12:39pm
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Originally Posted by DerekS View Post
Im gonna say this....i know ill catch a lot of flack, but to hell with it. I cant stand the beatles. they were great songwriters.....but horrible musicians and singers. I love most of their songs, when sang and played by someone else.

You are fully entitled to your incorrect opinion.
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post #4 of 27
7/7/11 at 12:41pm
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Originally Posted by DerekS View Post
Im gonna say this....i know ill catch a lot of flack, but to hell with it. I cant stand the beatles. they were great songwriters.....but horrible musicians and singers. I love most of their songs, when sang and played by someone else.

they are undoubtedly incredible songwriters, some of their songs are best done by them (by them I mean John Lennon), others are better when done by someone else.
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post #5 of 27
7/7/11 at 12:43pm
Pretty tough to argue against this one. fyi: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...ed_The_Beatles
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post #6 of 27
7/7/11 at 12:44pm
there's a good stax disc of them on itunes. wilson pickett's hey jude with duane allman is awesome check these out: soulive rubber soulive booker t. mclemore avenue
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post #7 of 27
7/7/11 at 12:53pm
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Originally Posted by imageWIS View Post
You are fully entitled to your incorrect opinion.

haha. i know i know.
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post #8 of 27
7/7/11 at 12:53pm
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Originally Posted by imageWIS View Post
You are fully entitled to your incorrect opinion.

yup. sorry D. i love dem beatles.


this is me. really it is.
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post #9 of 27
7/7/11 at 12:57pm
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Originally Posted by edmorel View Post
they are undoubtedly incredible songwriters, some of their songs are best done by them (by them I mean John Lennon), others are better when done by someone else.

I didnt mind him. but their guitars were out of tune a lot of the time. just couldnt get into them....but I really like the covers. some really incredible stuff was done with them.
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post #10 of 27
7/7/11 at 12:57pm
the definitive Beatles cover was William Shatners "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds"
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post #11 of 27
7/7/11 at 1:01pm
The most original interpretation (IMHO) of the Beatles:

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post #12 of 27
7/7/11 at 1:02pm
prob not the best but i enjoy the "while my guitar gently weeps" cover by santana, india.arie and yo yo ma

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post #13 of 27
7/7/11 at 1:03pm
There are better musicians out there. But Lennon and McCartney are without a doubt the greatest songwriters of all time IMO. And by the way, anytime I see one of those American Idol idiots covering a Beatles song I want to smash my TV. Horrible.
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post #14 of 27
7/7/11 at 1:11pm
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Originally Posted by runner-guy View Post
There are better musicians out there. But Lennon and McCartney are without a doubt the greatest songwriters of all time IMO. And by the way, anytime I see one of those American Idol idiots covering a Beatles song I want to smash my TV. Horrible.

especially when they flub the lyrics
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post #15 of 27
7/7/11 at 1:13pm
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Originally Posted by DerekS View Post
Im gonna say this....i know ill catch a lot of flack, but to hell with it. I cant stand the beatles. they were great songwriters.....but horrible musicians and singers. I love most of their songs, when sang and played by someone else.

+1....
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