As a huge Beatles fan and music elitist, I don't usually like Beatles covers.
But here are two that get my stamp of approval for all auditory audiences & appreciating ears....
Enjoy. That's a soft j, like the j in job (pronounced yob).
...in case you were wondering.
I heard another Beatles cover the other day that I enjoyed. It was Ben Harper covering "Michelle."
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It was fairly decent. I wasn't strongly opposed to it. I hear he also has a cover of "Strawberry Fields" - a song that has forever been ruined by an old, pitchy roommate singing (read: screaming) it too often.
As a fellow elitist, I tend to be thoroughly pained by Beatles covers. I consider myself an open-minded person, but I think part of the problem in many Beatles covers is women singers. The songs just weren't meant to be sung that way. In order to justly cover a Beatles song, the artist has to balance staying true to the song and adding unique touches that don't change the message. Women change the message.
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