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R&B covers of Beatles songs

CityHunter

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Don't forget Boyz II Men's cover of "Yesterday"
 

acidboy

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I like fiona apple's version of 'across the universe'
 

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Musiq - Something

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Originally Posted by CityHunter
Don't forget Boyz II Men's cover of "Yesterday"

not sure if serious....

but I loved it. my personal favorite version of yesterday is Ray Price's.
 

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Originally Posted by ter1413
+1....

glad SOMEONE agrees.
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Lennon-McCartney-Harrison had incredible harmonies; that was a big factor in the Beatles' sound. Amazing how they went from "She Loves You" to "Helter Skelter" in less than 5 years. Not the greatest musicians (although McCartney was a terrific bass player).

Their catalog of songs stands the test of time. Half a century later and they still sell more CDs than most current bands.
 

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Ben Harper-Strawberry Fields Forever FTW
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No one covers them like Cocker. With a Little Help is easily the best Beatles cover ever.
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What's funny is that, in their pursuit of R&B 'smoothness', these covers try to smooth over the musical rough edges and jarring elements in the Beales' music, but this in turn makes their lyrics (the faithlessness evinced in the bridge to 'Something', the lyrical incongruities in the verses of 'Strawberry Fields') seem even more jarringly out of place.
 

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Originally Posted by Connemara
No one covers them like Cocker. With a Little Help is easily the best Beatles cover ever.

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