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This is a list of cover versions by music artists who have recorded one or more songs written and originally recorded by English rock band The Beatles. Many albums have been created in dedication to the group, including film soundtracks, such as I Am Sam (2001) and Across the Universe (2007) and commemorative albums such as Sgt. Pepper Knew My ...
- Esther Phillips: and I Love Him
- Ray Charles: Yesterday
- Wilson Pickett: Hey Jude
- Al Green: I Want to Hold Your Hand
- Jimi Hendrix Experience: Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
- Joe Cocker: with A Little Help from My Friends
- Stevie Wonder: We Can Work It Out
- Siouxsie & The Banshees: Dear Prudence
- Oasis: I Am The Walrus
- Honorable Mentions
Where better to start than with one of The Beatles’ own favorite covers? When pushed on the subject, Paul McCartney has consistently praised Esther Phillips’ reading of his 1964 song “And I Love Her” (retitled to reverse the gender). She performed the song on The Music of Lennon & McCartney, a 1965 TV showcase of their work, and he still praises he...
The Beatles loved American R&B, and much of their pre-fame setlist comprised music by Little Richard, Chuck Berry, Arthur Alexander, and countless other Black American artists; having their songs covered by such artists was always a thrill back in the 60s. Ray Charlestackled more than Beatles cover in his time, and it was a tough call to pick betwe...
Sticking with US R&B acts, Wilson Pickett’s 1969 cover of “Hey Jude” was an exercise in the seemingly impossible – how do you improve on perfection? Pickett enlisted an unknown young gunslinger named Duane Allman to play guitar on the track, which, on top of a brassy arrangement and Pickett’s screaming vocals, was the sweetest icing on a very rich ...
On the subject of US R&B covers, next up we salute Al Green’s take on “I Want To Hold Your Hand.” By the time Green came to record the song, The Beatles were wrapping up, and the heady days of Ed SullivanTV appearances felt like ancient history. And yet the funky soul the Reverend Green infused into the song breathed new life into one of The Beatle...
There can be few greater compliments for an artist than when respected contemporaries pay homage. Take the moment in June 1967 when The Jimi Hendrix Experience opened their show at London’s Saville Theatre (run by Beatles manager Brian Epstein) with the title track from the brand-new Beatles album, Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. Doing so wit...
Sheffield singer Joe Cocker’s cover from The Beatles’ 1967 opus took a little longer to emerge, but has remained one of the most iconic Beatles covers ever since. “With A Little Help From My Friends” went to No.1 in the UK singles chart in 1968, and Cocker’s performance of the song was one of the highlights of the legendary Woodstock concert the fo...
When Stevie Wonderand Paul McCartney first hung out together in a London nightclub in 1966, neither could have predicted where their burgeoning friendship would lead them. Sixteen years later, they would enjoy a No.1 on both sides of the Atlantic with their “Ebony And Ivory” single, and in 2010, Wonder performed his infectiously funky cover of The ...
By the early 80s, The Beatles had begun to attract new audiences – and from some unlikely quarters. Siouxsie & The Banshees were an uncompromising punk outfit who had already covered The Beatles’ “Helter Skelter” in visceral style (on their 1978 LP, The Scream) before returning once more to the Lennon-McCartney songbook in 1983. Featuring The Cure’...
Britpop in the mid-90s was arguably the brightest time for UK guitar bands since the glory days of the 60s, and nobody flew the flag higher than Manchester’s Oasis. Their self-confessed obsession with all things Beatles saw them reinvent John Lennon’s psychedelic masterpiece “I Am The Walrus” as a brawling, barre-chord powerhouse, infusing it with ...
If our Top 10 has whet your whistle, here are ten more outstanding reinventions worthy of inclusion among the best Beatles covers:
Nov 4, 2023 · A comprehensive account of the songs that the Beatles loved enough to cover themselves and, oftentimes, make their own.
Apr 24, 2024 · Explore this curated list of the best Covers of Beatles songs, including from Joe Cocker, Beyoncé, and more - ranked by fans.
- 'Yesterday' by The Beatles. - Covers: 422. A who's who of music royalty has taken a stab at covering "Yesterday," which came so easily to songwriter Paul McCartney he thought for months he had plagiarized it (later, he said he realized the song was about the death of his mother when he was 14).
- 'Eleanor Rigby' by The Beatles. - Covers: 349. Paul McCartney is credited with writing a majority of "Eleanor Rigby," which borrowed the name Eleanor from an actress who starred in the band's video for "Help!"
- 'And I Love Her' by The Beatles. - Covers: 263. Upon its release in June 1964, John Lennon and Paul McCartney's hit was covered 30 times before the end of the 1960s by the likes of John Denver, Lena Horne and the Wailers.
- 'Silent Night' by John Freeman Young. - Covers: 254. John Freeman Young's English translation of "Silent Night" comes from the Austrian version first sung as "Stille Nacht!
Mar 13, 2022 · In recognition of the phenomenon of the Beatles cover song, here's the greatest remake of each of their 184 tunes. Scroll down to begin the list in 1962–1963, or skip ahead by year at the...
Mar 27, 2020 · There are hundreds upon hundreds of Beatles covers spanning every genre imaginable: R&B, country, experimental rock, post-punk, funk — you name it. So it was both daunting and educational to...
