Poll--The Weakest Link: YESTERDAY AND TODAY, Round 5

"Drive My Car" is sitting on the roadside now.

Five remain, one must go.

Discussion question: Have you heard any good covers of the songs on Y&T?


6 Drive My Car
7 If I Needed Someone
T8 Yesterday
T8 Doctor Robert
T10 Act Naturally
T10 What Goes On

 

Stevie Wonder's cover of We Can Work It Out is an absolute classic.

 

We Can Work It Out....only because I like the other 4 better.

I like Cheap Trick's versions of "Day Tripper."
The Jam did a decent version of "And Your Bird Can Sing."

 

I'm Only Sleeping.

Best Wishes,
David

 

I've never liked "Nowhere Man".

Can't think of any covers I've heard of these songs.

 

I hate having to vote for "We Can Work It Out" - tough competition

 

I like the Bee Gees version of Nowhere Man (not sure if Frampton is on that too - it's from the Sgt Peppers film).
Maryanne Faithfull and Joan Baez did nice versions of Yesterday, as have many others.
Stevie's WCWIO is great, as mentioned above.
I dislike JT's riff-free version of Day Tripper.

 

not a big day tripper fan. the next poll is gonna be a sophies choice

 

I'm Only Sleeping is an excellent song. It's just not one of the 4 (or maybe 5) best songs on this album.

Hmmmm..Ray Charles did a nice Yesterday.

 

Cannot believe Yesterday was eliminated so early.

I'm Only Sleeping losing this round, one of my favourite John songs.

Never been a big fan of Nowhere Man.

 

We Can't Work It Out

DQ: I don't acknowledge Beatle covers.

 

Huge fan of Guadalcanal Diary so I will add their jangly take on And Your Bird Can Sing.

 

voting off
And Your Bird Can Sing

everything I don't like about The Beatles all in one song.!

 

Voting off I'm Only Sleeping.

Otis Redding did a pretty good version of Day Tripper.

 

I prefer Deep Purple's "We Can Work It Out" to the original.

 

I've heard a few good versions of "If I Needed Someone." The Hollies do a faster version of the song (to George's dislike apparently). In the US around the same time, the Cryan Shames put a good version on their first LP. Also, the Stained Glass have a version. I like that one except for the harmonica.

 

Not allowed to say that.

 

Hendrix played Day Tripper well on BBC sesssions.

 

The original is missing Blackmore's guitar fills and Rod Evans' understated delivery.

 

I actually thought of you when I typed in this question, and knew your answer!

JcS

 

I'm nothing if not predictable.

 

People are voting off the best track, "I'm Only Sleeping"?

 

Sleeping to go. Lots of good covers of these tunes - Ray Charles' Yesterday is prob my favorite.

 

I'm Only Sleeping. One cover I dig and not mentioned so far is Cheap Trick's version of "Day Tripper"

 

Weren't their some dubious claims that Lennon joined him for this?