Yesterday (heh... you'll see why in a second) I heard an alternate version of "Yesterday" (see?) on the local oldies station. Apparently it's the only one the Beatles ever recorded (or likely, the only one they've allowed for official release). The chord progressions were a little different and Paul switched up the lyrics, by accident perhaps. Really, really pretty. Unfortunately there's no way to post it here because studio versions are not available online. (See: my complaint about Yoko.)
Good thing there are more than 3,000 covers of "Yesterday," the most of any song ever written. Supposedly, it's playing somewhere around the world every second of every day. And while I'm not a huge McCartney fan (George is my guy) he did write an incredible song. Here's one of my favorite versions:
"Yesterday," Marvin Gaye
Motown's best voice doing modern music's most famous song. How can you go wrong? (I could go on and on about Marvin but I'll save that for another post.)
What are some of your favorite covers?
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6 comments:
I didn't know he did a cover on that! Cool!
You're right about Marvin Gaye's voice.
I could go on and on about my Boyfriend. But really, Jason Mraz does an awesome 'Rocket Man'.
One of my favorite covers is Somewhere over the Rainbow, done by a woman who has since passed away, I wish I remembered her name. Absolutely beautiful rendition of it, before that girl from American Idol copied her styling.
I love everything Beatles. They remind me of my childhood.
Thanks for the nice comments on my kitchen. :)
What an interesting interpretation! Didn't think I'd like it, but I did. Shirley
I think my favorite cover is the Indigo Girls' version of Dire Straits "Romeo and Juliet." But there's a few vying for first place. I'm not a huge Beatles fan (I know, I know!) but "Yesterday" is a fantastic song!!
--Lori
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