The Beatles are possibly the most copied band ever. I usually cite Joe Cocker’s With a little help from my friends as my favourite Beatles cover but I forgot about this. From the recently released Stone the Crows/Maggie Bell compilation:
https://youtu.be/J5E3E_ll8sM
Nice. But every fool know the best Beatles cover is Got To Get You Into My life by EWF.
However, if you are looking for something more esoteric, here is a loveless Wild Honey Pie by Pixies.
Best ever Beatles cover? Ooh good question.
Will have a think, but my initial instinct is probably Here Comes The Sun by Nina Simone.
Easy! Emmylou nails it effortlessly.
I’d add ELH’s version of ‘For No-one’ as well, retro – she can do no wrong.
This is a bit of beaut, and I much prefer this to the original:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JgHIm5AqtXc
Mark Heard improves I’m Looking Through You
Obvious, really.
This is rather lovely:
I heard this well before the original and I still prefer Siouxsie’s version.
https://youtu.be/lLRLfLl43dM
This was on a recent Songlines CD.
Amazing ass-shaking funked-up take on Abbey Road white-noise Yoko-themed stalwart
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYAIjR_xIkg
Show of Hands folk up If I Needed Someone with the addition of tablas. From the excellent compilation ‘Rubber Folk’ (don’t try Googling that):
Slightly off topic, but the entire soundtrack to Swedish three part drama Soldater I Månsken/Soldiers In Moonlight consisted of covers of The Beatles. Great soundtrack, great show.
Jeff Healey – While My Guitar Gently Weeps
Would it be wrong to suggest Sean Connery’s version of In My Life?
or Billy Connoly’s Being For The Benefit Of Mr Kite
But from that George Martin album, Phil Collins channels his inner-Ringo and does a pretty good version of Golden Slumbers, Carry That Weight, The End
And I quite like this
Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel – Here Comes The Sun