Album cover video: And the Beatles’ original: I mentioned this when writing about The Beatles’ version in 2008, but I genuinely prefer this version to the original. Its a little cleaner and simpler in all the right ways – but … Continue reading
Shockingly, this live cover version of a Beatles track is available online: Indeed, this is the same version I have. You can tell this is the 1990 version of Game Theory by the absence of female band members. “Rain” was … Continue reading
This Beatles Cover was performed and recorded live for the 1970 Live Album Mad Dogs and Englishmen. It was his first live album and third release over all. Paul McCartney wrote this song about one of the rabid fans they … Continue reading
Mash Video: An interesting mash-up of The Beatles and Nine Inch Nails by DJ Zebra. I would like to draw attention to what I wrote about “Come Together” on May 20, 2008 in that linked earlier entry: I can’t think … Continue reading
Fan Vid: Mashing up “Sure Shot” by The Beastie Boys and “Ob-La-Di Ob-La Da” by The Beatles.” Well, honestly, “Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da” is not one of my favorite Beatles songs. To dj BC’s credit, he doesn’t use a whole lot of … Continue reading
“Fan Video:” Mashing up “So Whatcha Want” by The Beastie Boys and “Lady Madonna” by The Beatles. The next 20 or 30 songs are by various mash-up DJs, courtesy of a good friend of mine who sent me a massive … Continue reading
Fair Use Video: “Greenday Massacre” is brutal. It takes the music from “Lyin’ Eyes” by The Eagles and sets the words from Green Day’s “Wake Me Up When September Ends” to it. Ouch. And it works. Double ouch. The comment … Continue reading
A third Beatles cover, though in this case I don’t have The Beatles original in my iTunes library. But guess what! You can hear it on Rhapsody because its from their 1990 Songs for Tomorrow Morning LP. This one is … Continue reading
Obviously, a cover of The Beatle’s classic. I can’t find it online, but researching it led me to this interesting site that cross references cover songs by both song and artist. Sweet! This song is available for purchase with the … Continue reading
Live: You can hear the original, Grammy nominated version of this song here. While I personally prefer The Bob’s version of “Purple Haze,” this a capella version of The Beatles’ classic is also excellent. The Bobs walk a fine line … Continue reading