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thenewgreen  ·  4225 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: What cover songs do you think are well done?

These are great cgod. I have effectively brainwashed my daughter in to loving the Beatles. The other day, "I'm Only Sleeping" came on my iPod while on shuffle and she said, "it's the Beatles." I was pretty proud. She can also name them by sight and often by sound.. at least Paul. She LOVES Ringo. What kid doesn't?

As for Beatles covers, the first that always spring to mind are all the Joe Cocker covers. I'm not saying they're the best, just the first ones that I think of. I will say that his version of "A Little Help From My Friends" was always a favorite of mine, so long as I'm able to separate it from the Wonder Years intro. But his version of "She Came in Through the Bathroom Window" always jumps to mind too.

I dig the Preston version of Blackbird, I've never heard that before. Hopefully, Preston has free reign to cover any Beatles song. In fact, it shouldn't be called a "cover." Maybe just a sheet.

Ever hear the Pixies version of Honey Pie?