Which Beatle song sounds most like the Stones? And vice-versa?

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  1. JozefK

    JozefK Forum Resident

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    "Good Morning, Good Morning" -- if you listen closely, it actually resembles "Under My Thumb"

    A friend of mine once suggested The Beach Boys could have done "Tell Me"
     
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  2. Mylene

    Mylene Senior Member

    Helter Skelter
    Why Don't we do it in the Road
    Birthday

    She Smiled Sweetly
     
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  3. Aftermath

    Aftermath Senior Member

    Amazingly difficult to come up with anything. Love Me Do is about as close as I can come on this.
     
  4. 9la

    9la Forum Resident

    Actually I can see the Beatles doing most of "Between the Buttons": Ruby Tuesday, She Smiled Sweetly, Back Street Girl, Who's Been Sleeping Here?, Yesterday's Papers, Something Happened to Me Yesterday, Let's Spend the Night Together. With Nicky Hopkins, I can see the Beatles doing Cool Calm and Collected.

    It's the Stones' most pop-rock album.
     
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  5. paul62

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    Part of "I'm Free" was influenced by "Eight Days A Week" (the "hold me, love me" bit) so The Beatles could have cheekily covered that for a laugh.
     
  6. Mylene

    Mylene Senior Member

    Ringo would have got away with Girl With the Faraway Eyes and Dear Doctor
     
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  7. KeninDC

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    TSMR is the obvious link once we get past John and Paul being so generous with "I Wanna Be Your Man."

    "She's a Rainbow," while 100% Stones, is so darn Beatles-y. The orchestration and background harmonizing reeks of George Martin.

    "Don't Let Me Down" could easily be sung by Sir Mick. The only difference between the rooftop version and the Stones would be a scorching Mick Taylor solo.
     
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  8. Vinylfindco

    Vinylfindco The Pressing Matters

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    Stones could do Yer Blues
     
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  9. Lightworker

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    The Beatles - Sittin' On A Fence (George Harrison: lead vocal)
    The Rolling Stones - Old Brown Shoe (Mick Taylor: slide guitar)
     
  10. OldSoul

    OldSoul Don't you hear the wind blowin'?

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  11. Diamond Dog

    Diamond Dog Cautionary Example

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  12. Chrome_Head

    Chrome_Head Planetary Resident

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    Hmm, off the top of my head, and not yet looking at the other responses:

    Most Stones-y Beatles: “Come Together”

    Most Beatles-y Stones: “She’s A Rainbow”
     
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  13. Greenalishi

    Greenalishi Birds Aren’t Real

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    Tell Me

    Revolution
     
  14. JoeF.

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    Not a Beatles song per se, but George wrote it and Ringo sang it, "It Don't Come Easy." I could easily hear Mick Jagger singing it.
     
  15. Mylene

    Mylene Senior Member

    Monkbury Moon Delights would have sat well on side 3 of Exile

    Mull of Kintyre on Beggars Banquet
     
  16. Standoffish

    Standoffish Smarter than a turkey

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    That's a good point, but I could see The Beatles reworking the chorus a little to make it work.
     
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  17. Price.pittsburgh

    Price.pittsburgh Forum Resident

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    Let's Spend The Night Together.
    I can see Paul and George on one mic bobbing their heads and John on the other mic on lead singing Oh My My My My My My.

    I'll Cry Instead.
    I can see Mick bitching on that one to the rockabilly vibe.
     
  18. andrewskyDE

    andrewskyDE Island Owner

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    Come Together (could fit on Exile On Main St or Black & Blue)
    Ruby Tuesday (could fit on Sgt Pepper or Magical Mystery Tour)

    Great one! Dirty Mac, ha!
     
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  19. majoyenrac

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    Wow I put Hitch hike on like you said and that riff was copped by the Velvets for There She Goes Again. Never noticed before

    I don't much hear You Can't Do That
     
  20. beatleroadie

    beatleroadie Forum Resident

    Stones sounding like the Beatles:
    I Wanna Be Your Man
    Hitchhike
    I'm Free
    Connection
    I Am Waiting
    Let's Spend the Night Together
    Ruby Tuesday
    We Love You
    She's a Rainbow

    Beatles sounding like the Stones
    She's a Woman
    I'm Down
    Dizzy Miss Lizzy
    Day Tripper
    Dr. Robert
    Old Brown Shoe
    Come Together
     
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  21. aphexj

    aphexj Sound mind & body

    "Wanna Hold You" is Keef's shot at a Beatlemania redux

    The Beatles probably sound like Satanic Majesties on "Carnival of Light"!
     
  22. paul62

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    "Day Tripper", with Keith using his Gibson fuzz pedal as used on "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction"....
     
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  23. idleracer

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    :kilroy: Here are four Jagger & Richards songs, and the Lennon & McCartney tunes that musically inspired them (respectively):

    Play With Fire/Things We Said Today
    The Singer Not The Song/Not A Second Time
    Let's Spend The Night Together/You're Gonna Lose That Girl
    Child Of The Moon/Rain

    I have deliberately not included "I'm Free," because that is strictly lyrical and not musical inspiration.

    I would say that "I'd Much Rather Be With The Boys" is more "Northern" sounding than specifically Beatle-ish. Like something a Liverpool or Manchester group would more likely release, than a London act.

    I don't know of any Lennon & McCartney tune that gets it's inspiration from any specific Jagger & Richards tune, but "I've Got A Feeling" would probably sit just as comfortably on "Let It Bleed" as it does on "Let It Be."
     
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  24. stef1205

    stef1205 Forum Resident

    Heaven forbid!
     
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  25. Steve@39

    Steve@39 Forum Resident

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    The Beatles "Everybody's got something to hide except me and my monkey"..that would suit the Stones I think.
     
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