The Beatles Bible - Topic: What songs should they have covered?

vonbontee on What songs should they have covered?

Mon, 24 Dec 2012 04:47:36 +0000

Hm, a good idea if you aren't completely annoyed by xmas music, maybe! (I do enjoy those fan club records, though.)

thewordislove94 on What songs should they have covered?

Sat, 22 Dec 2012 22:37:10 +0000

Egroeg Evoli said
I think they should have created an entire Christmas song album. That way, I wouldn't have to decide whether to listen to the Beatles or Christmas music. (Of course, the Beatles won that, even though it was December.)

I don't think you were talking about this, but the Beatles released a Christmas record to members of their fan club from 1963-1969. If the people from Apple want to make money, they should put them all on one album. I believe you were talking about the Beatles covering classic Christmas songs, which would've been ...

Egroeg Evoli on What songs should they have covered?

Sat, 15 Dec 2012 20:44:02 +0000

I think they should have created an entire Christmas song album. That way, I wouldn't have to decide whether to listen to the Beatles or Christmas music. (Of course, the Beatles won that, even though it was December.)

bikelock28 on What songs should they have covered?

Mon, 10 Dec 2012 16:11:53 +0000

Anyone else agree that John would have done a cracking job singing NW5 by Madness?

bikelock28 on What songs should they have covered?

Sun, 04 Nov 2012 20:15:32 +0000

They did a coupla Elvis songs for the BBC, "That's All Right Mama" and I forget what else.

On the "Live at the BBC" album, they cover That's All Right Mama and I've Got a Woman (Originally by Ray Charles, but their version is definitely based on Elvis' cover, George even does Scotty Moore's solo note-for-note).

Cheers for that. I've listened to them and to be honest I don't particuarlarly rate either of them, but I'm glad that the Beatles did at least one Elvis cover.

EDIT- Found their version of I Forgot To Remember To Forget (also from Live At The BBC). George's vocals in ...

Von Bontee on What songs should they have covered?

Wed, 31 Oct 2012 16:11:50 +0000

Would love to hear any of those Ringo covers...except for the Herman's Hermits song...pretty much the worst piece o' crap of the entire DECADE! (Except maybe some other Hermits track.)

Rat Salad on What songs should they have covered?

Wed, 31 Oct 2012 06:05:08 +0000

Here are some likely covers:

Ringo: "Wolly Bully" Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs

Ringo: "King of the Road" Roger Miller

Ringo: "Name Game" Shirley Ellis

Ringo: "I'm Henry VIII, I am" Herman's Hermits

George: "Tell Her No" the Zombies

George: "Ring of Fire" Johnny Cash

Paul: "Do Wah Diddy Diddy" Manfred Mann

Paul: "A World Without Love" Peter and Gordon (ha ha)

John: "Glad All Over" DC5

John: "Surfin' Bird" The Trashmen

meanmistermustard on What songs should they have covered?

Wed, 31 Oct 2012 01:03:56 +0000

I think I Forgot To Remember To Forget was sung by Elvis but no idea if they covered his or the original.

RunForYourLife on What songs should they have covered?

Tue, 30 Oct 2012 23:38:41 +0000

bikelock28 said
Totally agree about Jailhouse Rock, billyshears...it suprises me that the Beatles didn't do many (any?) Elvis covers, seeing as John and George were such big fans of his...maybe none of them had the right voice.

And, if the Beatles had kept still been going in 1974 would have been awesome if they'd done a cover of Bowie's Rebel Rebel. I can imagine George blasting out the riff.

On the "Live at the BBC" album, they cover That's All Right Mama and I've Got a Woman (Originally by Ray Charles, but their version is definitely based on Elvis' cover, George even does Scotty Moore's solo ...

Von Bontee on What songs should they have covered?

Tue, 23 Oct 2012 20:03:45 +0100

They did a coupla Elvis songs for the BBC, "That's All Right Mama" and I forget what else.

Their covers were usually pretty faithful to the original arrangements. Since they never did any Dylan songs proper, it would've been nice if they had electrified some of the early Dylan acoustic songs that the Byrds or whoever never got around to, like maybe "Don't Think Twice, It's All Right" done rockabilly-style.

Needless to say, it'd also be nice if they had the OPPORTUNITY to cover anything from 1970 or later - not that I think they'd have necessarily done a better job ...

bikelock28 on What songs should they have covered?

Tue, 23 Oct 2012 18:50:27 +0100

Totally agree about Jailhouse Rock, billyshears...it suprises me that the Beatles didn't do many (any?) Elvis covers, seeing as John and George were such big fans of his...maybe none of them had the right voice.

And, if the Beatles had kept still been going in 1974 would have been awesome if they'd done a cover of Bowie's Rebel Rebel. I can imagine George blasting out the riff.

billyshears on What songs should they have covered?

Tue, 23 Oct 2012 04:46:53 +0100

I love this thread and wish more people would have acted on it.

Like a Rolling Stone as someone already mentioned would be great for John.

Jailhouse Rock by Elvis for John

something old for Paul like that Making Whoopee song

give Ringo one of those non rock n roll songs of the 60's like The Impossible Dream

maybe give George Turn Turn Turn by the Byrds

beatleteeshirt on What songs should they have covered?

Sun, 27 Nov 2011 01:07:54 +0000

tough one....would love to hear john sing like a rolling stone.

i can hear him doing heard it through the the grapevine....but would rather hear in a CCR beat...love marvin, but ccr rocks it.

this is a tough nut to crack here.

gk.

Tomorrow Never Knows on What songs should they have covered?

Sun, 20 Nov 2011 19:23:00 +0000

That's what we're talking about and meanmistermustard has already given the link.

I don't think i am disturbing anyone if i repost the link

I Me Mine on What songs should they have covered?

Sun, 20 Nov 2011 19:18:35 +0000

Tomorrow Never Knows said:

Check this out

That's what we're talking about and meanmistermustard has already given the link.