covers of "In My Life" and covers of "Yesterday"

Discussion in 'Music Corner' started by xilef regnu, May 21, 2022.

  1. xilef regnu

    xilef regnu Senior Member Thread Starter

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    Two of the more solemn Beatle songs were both well-covered in their day and in perpetuity and having just discovered two of the Lennon-penned classic and trusting that fellow forum-ites will post their favorite covers as well, I thought this might make for a worthy thread of both discovery and sonic bliss.

    Also not opposed to the posting of the originals at some point and any undiscovered gems that may be considered as oddballs.
    I was once scoffed at on these very hallowed pages for equating these two songs in terms of relative gravitas, but I stand uncontrite in that opine.

    I'll start the ball rolling with this surprisingly effective rendition.; to quote myself from another thread:
    Just stumbled across this and it was very far from the lightweight mess one might have expected from an albeit otherwise delicious flavor-of-the-month like Susan Anton:
     
  2. Floatupstream

    Floatupstream Forum Resident

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    There is truly dreadful version of In My Life being used on a TV commercial now. The female singer isn’t even close to the phrasing of the line “ all these places had their moments”. It sounds like she is reading the lyrics.
     
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  3. Musician95616

    Musician95616 Forum Resident

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    Stephen Stills seems to really like "In My Life" as he recorded a solo version on his "Stills Alone" album, and then did it again with CSN on their "After The Storm" album.
     
  4. xilef regnu

    xilef regnu Senior Member Thread Starter

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    this one?
     
  5. Platterpus

    Platterpus Senior Member

    The Head Shop - Opera In the Year 4000 (Where Have All the People Gone / Yesterday):

     
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  6. Floatupstream

    Floatupstream Forum Resident

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    That’s it!
     
  7. vcpj

    vcpj Gomper

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  8. piston broke

    piston broke Forum Resident

    George Harrison, really.

     
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  9. xilef regnu

    xilef regnu Senior Member Thread Starter

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  10. AngusStanley

    AngusStanley Forum Resident

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    Sean Connery. From George Martin’s last album.

     
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  11. Hey Vinyl Man

    Hey Vinyl Man Another bloody Yank down under...

    The sound quality isn't what I'd like, but it's my all time favorite Beatles cover:

     
  12. john hp

    john hp Forum Resident

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    Title track on Judy Collins' 1966 Elektra LP

     
  13. john hp

    john hp Forum Resident

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    'Yesterday' by the Impressions


    1969 LP "The Versatile Impressions"
     
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  14. john hp

    john hp Forum Resident

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    Willie Nelson


    1966 live LP
     
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  15. john hp

    john hp Forum Resident

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    Lena & Gabor


    Lena Horne & Gabor Szabo 1970 LP
     
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  16. Jon1969

    Jon1969 I Like Beer

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    The Dillards - In My Life

     
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  17. Jon1969

    Jon1969 I Like Beer

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    The Dillards - Yesterday

     
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  18. AFOS

    AFOS Forum Resident

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    A sublime version from an unexpected source, TV show Family Ties. For those unaware it's about a hippy couple from the 60's raising a family in the 80's. Quite poignant

     
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  19. xilef regnu

    xilef regnu Senior Member Thread Starter

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    xilef regnu Senior Member Thread Starter

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  21. johnnyyen

    johnnyyen Senior Member

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    Paul McCartney’s favourite version

     
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  22. BeatleJWOL

    BeatleJWOL Senior Member


    Dave Matthews - In My Life

    (video is c r u n c h y and that thumbnail is just unfortunate)
     
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  23. Joy-of-radio

    Joy-of-radio Forum Resident

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    Yesterday as performed by 'The Templeton Twins' released in 1970.
     
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  24. mwheelerk

    mwheelerk Sorry, I can't talk now, I'm listening to music...

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    Here are some that I have...

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    Al Di Meola – All Your Life (A Tribute To The Beatles Recorded At Abbey Road Studios, London)
    Label:
    Valiana – VSR-169128, Abbey Road Studios – none
    Format:
    CD, Album, Digipak
    Country: US
    Released: 2013
    Genre: Jazz
    Song: In My Life


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    Bill Frisell – All We Are Saying...
    Label:
    Savoy Jazz – SVY17836
    Format:
    CD, Album, Digisleeve
    Country: US
    Released: Sep 27, 2011
    Genre: Jazz
    Song: In My Life


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    Ruth Brown – Black Is Brown And Brown Is Beautiful
    Label:
    DCC Jazz – DJZ 620
    Format:
    CD, Album
    Country: US
    Released: 1995
    Genre: Jazz, Funk / Soul
    Song: Yesterday
     
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  25. LandHorses

    LandHorses I contain multitudes

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    Surprised Keith Moon didn’t get mentioned yet, so here he is………

     
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