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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 Father (1988) and This Bird Has Flown (2005).
Beatles album Original artist Ref. "Anna (Go to Him)" 1963 Please Please Me: Arthur Alexander "Chains" The Cookies "Boys" The Shirelles "Baby It's You" The Shirelles "A Taste of Honey" Billy Dee Williams "Twist and Shout" The Top Notes "Till There Was You" With the Beatles: Sue Raney "Please Mr. Postman" The Marvelettes "Roll Over Beethoven ...
The Beatles recorded "I'll Be Back" in 16 takes on 1 June 1964. The first nine were of the rhythm track, and the last seven were overdubs of the lead and harmony vocals, and an acoustic guitar overdub. [7] The Anthology 1 CD includes take two of "I'll Be Back", performed in 6 8 time. The recording broke down when Lennon fumbled over the words ...
Harrison wrote "I Need You" about Pattie Boyd, the English model whom he married in January 1966. Recorded in February 1965 at the start of the sessions for Help!, it features the Beatles' first use of a guitar volume pedal. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers played the song in tribute to Harrison at the Concert for George in November 2002.
[7] [8] Beatles author Ian MacDonald speculates that the guitar arpeggios at the end of the track were influenced by "I Want You (She's So Heavy)" and the middle section of "Here Comes the Sun", and that the overall structure was inspired by Lennon's "Happiness Is a Warm Gun" from the previous year's album The Beatles, which also joined ...
B-Sides The Beatles is the Smithereens' second album to entirely comprise Beatles covers, following their 2007 release, Meet The Smithereens!, which was a song-by-song re-creation of The Beatles' 1964 debut American album, Meet The Beatles!. [1]
The coda beginning "Cuando para mucho", which is an exact copy of the instrumental intro, is initially sung to a ii (F ♯ m 7 chord), which moves to V–I (B 6 to E 6 chords) on "cora-zon", then alternates back to ii (F ♯ m 7) on "Mundo paparazzi" and "Cuesto obrigato" before again V–I (B 6 –E 6) on "para-sol" and "carou-sel".
McCartney was the lead vocalist. He begins the song in a soft tone appropriate for a lullaby, with piano, bass guitar, and string section accompaniment.The drums come in on the line "Golden slumbers fill your eyes", and McCartney switches to a stronger tone, both of which emphasise the switch to the refrain.