Cover Songs That Are Better Than The Beatles/Lennon Originals

[Johnny Crumplin Football]

Probably fixtures but.....

1. In My Life - Roddy Frame
2. Dear Prudence - Siouxie and the Banshees
3. Jealous Guy - Bryan Ferry (and later Ian McCulloch)
5. With A Little Help From My Friends - Wet Wet Wet


















Alright maybe I am lying with that last one

 

[The Large One]

With A Little Help From My Friends - Joe Cocker
And I Love Him - Esther Phillips

 

[Heffle Gull]

I am the walrus

John Otway

 

[coventrygull]

From the film Across the Universe

YouTube - Across The universe - Let It Be

 

[Lord Large]

Helter Skelter - Oasis
I am the Walrus - Oasis

 

[Man of Harveys]

2. Dear Prudence - Siouxie and the Banshees
...Alright maybe I am lying with that last one

Nurse, my salts...that was awful IMHO.

For me there's only one: Earth Wind And Fire's corking Got To Get You Into My Life; I'm not a big fan of the Revolver original at all.

 

[Pavilionaire]

"Help" by Bananarama / French & Saunders (Comic Relief '89)

 

[pasty]

Probably fixtures but.....

1. In My Life - Roddy Frame
2. Dear Prudence - Siouxie and the Banshees
3. Jealous Guy - Bryan Ferry (and later Ian McCulloch)
5. With A Little Help From My Friends - Wet Wet Wet

What was number 4

 

[Don Quixote]

look this thread should be closed down for this absolutely awful insult to the greatest band and songwriter of all time. Discusting. You should all be ashamed of yourselves. As for the person that said the oasis cover... that is crossing the line...

 

[Jam The Man]

Not convinced there are many better covers than any originals... but quite like Michael Jackson's version of Come Together.. even Sir Macca feels that was a superior version.

The covers from 'Across The Universe' film mentioned earlier are pretty good ('If I Fell' being notable)
Not keen on Oasis version of 'I Am The Walrus', on the basis that they change the goo-goo-ga joob bit to coo-coo-ca-choo.. WHY? It sounds STUPID!

 

[Johnny Crumplin Football]

And I did especially for you, mate

 

[Trufflehound]

The whole of Laibach's Let it Be album is better than the original.

 

[keaton]

In My Life -Johnny Cash and We Can Work It Out- Stevie Wonder are the only two i can think of, the previous suggestions nearly all make me feel a little bit sick

 

[dougdeep]

Here Comes the Sun. Richie Havens.

 

[Kosh]

I am the Walrus - Spooky Tooth.
Paperback Writer - Tempest.
Mother Natures Son - Harry Nilsson.

YouTube - Spooky Tooth-I Am The Walrus
YouTube - Jon Hiseman's Tempest - Paperback Writer
YouTube - Harry Nilsson - Mother Nature's Son

Kosh

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Helter Skelter - Siouxsie & The Banshees

 

[Taybha]

Behind the green door shakin stevens

 

[Dover]

McLemore Avenue Booker T & the MG's

or althogh a Harrsion tune While My Guitar Gently Weeps, Jeff Healey.

 

[Don Quixote]

spooky tooth's version of i am the walrus is the worst cover i have ever heard in my life.

 

[Bluejuice]

The Gomez cover of Getting Better is the only one I can think of.

Only just better than the original though