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Topic: Prog covers of Beatles songs.
Posted: March 24 2016 at 17:26

CSN does a beautiful version of "Blackbird":

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Posted: March 24 2016 at 14:32

I love Beatles covers and have been doing them for years...here are some of my most recent ones. These all have analog synths taking the main melody and chords with Rick 4001 fuzz bass and drums to give it that rocky feel...enjoy Wink

Strawberry Fields

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAUcTtZPoyw

Lovely Rita

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OArZkt4hvyE

Martha My Dear

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uiO-mXKOyqU

Edited by The.Crimson.King - March 24 2016 at 14:32

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Posted: March 05 2016 at 04:09

Not a Beatles cover but a Beatles tribute single called "Come Back Beatles" by Irish Celtic prog legends Horslips. Who released this as a single during the height of their prog days (around Book of Invasions i.e. 1975 or 76) and under the name "Lipstick". Side B was an instrumental called "The Fab Four Four"! The Lips did have a great sense of humour! Here's "Come Back Beatles"..............

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Posted: March 05 2016 at 03:55

....and I know they are not on PA (but they should). Here is Living Colour with Tomorrow Never Knows.....

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Posted: March 05 2016 at 03:51

...........and Adrian Belew with "If I Fell"

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Posted: March 05 2016 at 03:44

Martin Barre does a hard rock version of Eleanor Rigby on his latest album "Back To Steel".

Here is a live version:

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Posted: March 04 2016 at 02:44

Check out amazing band Tatran playing Strawberry Fields Forever...

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Posted: March 04 2016 at 01:49

Vanilla Fudge does a great psych prog of Eleanor Rigby

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Posted: March 03 2016 at 13:33

chopper wrote:

Well that wasn't too bad until they got to "Carry that weight" then I had to stop it.

This is much better

They even do the medley in the original order!

Agreed. The version you posted is much better. I really just think that anything Neal Morse touches is gold. He's in my Top 5 musical minds list.

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Posted: March 03 2016 at 05:15

Son.of.Tiresias wrote:

Blue Oyster Cult do a fantastic version of I Want You.

Wow, that must be really something as BÖC never suck. They took "Born to Be Wild" in another dimension. Exists a video ?

Thanks for info.

This is correct. BOC never suck and they do own (so to speak) Born To Be Wild. Not that there's much wrong with Steppenwolf's original; very cool.

The track is a live recording on the Rarities compilation in the box set. Very well worth it by the way. The first 3 are remastered (again and with a slew of extra tracks which, for once, actually add to the albums in a positive way). OYFOOYK is remastered but the live gem is Some Enchanted Evening, extended and with a DVD of BOC in glorious 1978 TV mono. And it has Astronomy. There are mp3 downloads of four gigs none of which have Astronomy although there is a CD compiling the best of these. Nothing else has been remastered.

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Posted: March 02 2016 at 20:39

Steve Hillage: It's All Too Much. One of my favourite Beatles songs. I prefer the original but this is good.

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Posted: March 02 2016 at 14:23

DDPascalDD wrote:

Don't forget Rick Wakeman, he covered The Beatles multiple times (if memory serves well...)

That's right, he even recorded an entire album consisting of instrumental versions of Beatles covers! It was the appropriately-named Tribute from 1997.

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Posted: March 02 2016 at 11:23

Blue Oyster Cult do a fantastic version of I Want You.

Wow, that must be really something as BÖC never suck. They took "Born to Be Wild" in another dimension. Exists a video ?

Thanks for info.

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Posted: February 28 2016 at 05:43

Prog Snob wrote:

Dream Theater - Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight/The End

This has Charlie Dominici on vocals.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Dxn3tclcp4

Well that wasn't too bad until they got to "Carry that weight" then I had to stop it.

This is much better

They even do the medley in the original order!

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Posted: February 26 2016 at 07:12

Dream Theater - Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight/The End

This has Charlie Dominici on vocals.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Dxn3tclcp4

Edited by Prog Snob - February 26 2016 at 07:14

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Posted: February 26 2016 at 06:18

uduwudu wrote:

Yes had a go with I'm Down. Got that on a bootleg somewhere...

Forgot about that one, I think it's on the YesYears box set.

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Posted: February 26 2016 at 05:24

The band B For Bang did an album with Beatles covers called "Across the Universe of Languages", which we have and like very much. Here some live examples of them:

And a video from recording "Dear Prudence" for their album:

And here is their version of "Julia" from their album:

Edited by BaldFriede - February 26 2016 at 05:39

BaldJean and I; I am the one in blue.

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Posted: February 26 2016 at 03:41

Thank you Frank. A medley.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=As8sgFPLKX0

I once heard a compilation of soul covers of Beatles tunes. Varied from good to mildly awful. I mean Daytripper without the riff. The thing disappeared.

Blue Oyster Cult do a fantastic version of I Want You.

Yes had a go with I'm Down. Got that on a bootleg somewhere...

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Posted: February 25 2016 at 22:35

Arjen Lucassen covered 'For no one' and 'Norwegian Wood' in his album called "Strange Hobby".

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Posted: February 25 2016 at 18:53

I love how Gryphon stretched out the melody on Mother Nature's Son.....it's a reason to own the Raindance album.

Peter Gabriel doing SFF makes me wish he'd have copped a few Beatles tunes when he was touring with the New Blood Orchestra.

Yes doing Every Little Things....Peter Banks!

Herbie Mann turns Norwegian Wood into organic trance on the Whirling Dervishes album.....just had it on the turntable and had to give a mention.

I like to feel the suspense when you're certain you know I am there.....

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