Listening to Mary McCaslin on Radio Paradise

No idea why, but this reminds me of another Mary; Mary Coughlan - another fine singer.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JU-XUeDDXE0 Apparently she's still hammering the bars and notes in Dublin

Posted 3 months ago by Johnny_Alpha [ Reply ]

I love hearing this song and being reminded of Mary. She had a radio show on KZSC (UC Santa Cruz’s campus station), and when I was a student there I had the show right before hers one summer. We’d have a few minutes to talk in the studio between our shows, and she was always kind and funny.

Posted 1 year ago by mikebdoss [ Reply ]

RIP Mary.

Posted 1 year ago by Stefen [ Reply ]

Sorry, to me it's a failure, it loses the swing and the right speed.

Posted 2 years ago by nicknt [ Reply ]

This is super. I gave it a ten and wished I could add to that!

Posted 2 years ago by BlackBetty [ Reply ]

Wow I had no idea this is from 1977! It sounds so current.

Posted 2 years ago by dboseman [ Reply ]

did the gals from first aid kit listen to mary's music?

Posted 2 years ago by lynn01 [ Reply ]

A great album

Posted 2 years ago by scubasteve [ Reply ]

For me a great lyric well performed. I don't have to be reminded of anything. I recognize it instantly!

Posted 2 years ago by BlackBetty [ Reply ]

AndyJ wrote:

Song lyrics and poetry are affective dependent upon the person, their history, their situation and their hopes.

Writers never really know how their message will be received. Some songs arrive just as the writer meant. Others arrive at times melancholy, wistful, joyous and sad... Words are symbols that carry thoughts but are never as specific as we wished... or maybe they are.   If we could convey our pure thoughts, with history, emotions, hopes and feelings, would we-?   Are we ready to share that much of ourelf-?

Are we ready to accept that much of another-? Can we trust another and are we really that trustworthy-?   Complete trust and honesty with another-? It seems childish fantasy. Age and experience have taught that betrayal of confidence is cheap and easy.

I have always loved this song for the hope it carries.   I also liked "Words of Love" that was the B-side of "8 Days A Week" way-back-when.

We spend a lot of our life seeking another we can trust and so often fail their self-same test of us.   Going through life lonely and alone is our biggest motivator. We say and do so much to avoid being alone. We will say, do, surrender anything for love, isn't that just another way of saying trust and companionship...?

Very well articulated post. I simply must point out though...there are some, myself an example, that have just accepted being alone. Our every breath is pre-destined. That being said, if it is written for me to be joined unto another, it is only as our Creator has seen fit to happen. I accept this. God bless. ✌

Posted 2 years ago by Signwrtr61 [ Reply ]

Her 'Last Cannonball' is also great.

Posted 3 years ago by Harlock [ Reply ]

southpaw wrote:

Thanks for the shot of Mary. It will prompt me to pull out the vinyl I have of hers.

She at one time lived up Highway 1 in Cambria. 20 minutes from where I'm writing this. Not sure where she is now or if she still performs? Anyone know? Looks like her website last update was 2013.

Sadly this answers some of your questions (and her website now appears to be offline):

Fundraiser Offers Support to Santa Cruz Folk Scene's Mary McCaslin (goodtimes.sc)

Posted 3 years ago by mcl69 [ Reply ]

just moved this up to 8. beautifully simple.

Posted 3 years ago by asilbuch [ Reply ]

I miss the particular harmony between John and Paul. This version is fine, but that Beatles harmony made this song even more poignant.

Posted 3 years ago by Mugro [ Reply ]

Cover songs are only truly inspired when they take a distinctly different approach to the original - they really transform it into something conceptually different than what it started from. A different tone, and different feel, to a song that was probably very strong in concept to begin with. That's not easy to do.

Great covers do not simply sing the same notes and play the music in roughly the same manner. Yes, the vocalists and performers are inherently different (they're different people), but there needs to be more than that. Otherwise, the cover will never stand on its own and is merely mimicry.

Examples of great covers:
Pretty Woman - Van Halen
Ziggy Stardust - Bauhaus
China Girl - David Bowie

Posted 4 years ago by aonley [ Reply ]

The absolute best rendition of ... just maybe... the Beatles' best track. Nope not kidding.

Posted 4 years ago by forge [ Reply ]

A fine cover of a great song. I think Sir Paul would approve.

Posted 4 years ago by fraserji [ Reply ]

moved from a 7 to an 8....so nice.

Posted 5 years ago by diannemck56 [ Reply ]

Excellent song by Mary

Posted 5 years ago by jp33442 [ Reply ]

So nice to hear Mary.s voice again. Thank you RP

Posted 5 years ago by Colandrio [ Reply ]

bodyschool wrote:

Still would prefer to hear the Fab Four for this pretty little song.

Oddly, I think I heard the original here yesterday. She does some cool, unexpected covers.

Posted 5 years ago by Proclivities [ Reply ]

southpaw wrote:

Thanks for the shot of Mary. It will prompt me to pull out the vinyl I have of hers.

She at one time lived up Highway 1 in Cambria. 20 minutes from where I'm writing this. Not sure where she is now or if she still performs? Anyone know? Looks like her website last update was 2013.

Mary has lived in the Santa Cruz area for quite a while -- at least 25 years or so.

Posted 5 years ago by William [ Reply ]

Still would prefer to hear the Fab Four for this pretty little song.

Posted 5 years ago by bodyschool [ Reply ]

Thank you! I hadn't heard this song in years

Posted 5 years ago by jrunge49 [ Reply ]

WonderLizard wrote:

This is a good one, tho' I'm partial to 801's "Tomorrow Never Knows" and Gomez's "Fixing a Hole." Anyone else remember Matthews Southern Comfort's version of "Hide Your Love Away?"

No. but I do remember a version of HYLA by The Silky, late 60's maybe that charted. Kinda Muzak like but it still got airplay. Carpenters Ticket to Ride? I used to think Beatle music was locked into the only way it should never be. I've grown some since then. I now think of the original artist performance as a source, not an ending. Look at Revolution, which is the original and which is the "cover" version? Which is "better"? Or watch the film Across The Universe.

Posted 6 years ago by bh1 [ Reply ]

southpaw wrote:

Thanks for the shot of Mary. It will prompt me to pull out the vinyl I have of hers.

She at one time lived up Highway 1 in Cambria. 20 minutes from where I'm writing this. Not sure where she is now or if she still performs? Anyone know? Looks like her website last update was 2013.

I wonder when she lived in Cambria? I lived there in the 70's.... and still spend a lot of time on the Central Coast.

Posted 6 years ago by Netsirk97 [ Reply ]

This is what I love about RP. Never heard of Mary McCaslin before this moment. Love this version of "Things We Said Today."

Posted 7 years ago by bronorb [ Reply ]

Thanks for the shot of Mary. It will prompt me to pull out the vinyl I have of hers.

She at one time lived up Highway 1 in Cambria. 20 minutes from where I'm writing this. Not sure where she is now or if she still performs? Anyone know? Looks like her website last update was 2013.

Posted 7 years ago by southpaw [ Reply ]

Does anyone else think it curious that the posted lyrics say "girl" when she sings "babe"?

Posted 7 years ago by Carl [ Reply ]

wierdsley wrote:

Sorry to be tardy but I had password issues.
I love this version of the Beatles "things we said today". When I play the song on guitar this is the version I try to emulate, Mary nails it.

Sbed wrote:

i do the same thing!

Ditto.

Posted 7 years ago by Carl [ Reply ]

wierdsley wrote:

Sorry to be tardy but I had password issues.
I love this version of the Beatles "things we said today". When I play the song on guitar this is the version I try to emulate, Mary nails it.

i do the same thing!

Posted 8 years ago by Sbed [ Reply ]

Captivating but I'm not a fan of redoing Beatles' tunes.

Posted 8 years ago by IndyDoug [ Reply ]

ceicilbee wrote:

very shook twins/first aid kit sound. but this was before they were born probably.

True!

Posted 8 years ago by coding_to_music [ Reply ]

a little over an hour ago i heard Mary McCaslin on public radio doing The Supremes 'My World Is Empty Without You'

Posted 8 years ago by Skydog [ Reply ]

this is fine

Posted 8 years ago by arserocket [ Reply ]

Sorry to be tardy but I had password issues.
I love this version of the Beatles "things we said today". When I play the song on guitar this is the version I try to emulate, Mary nails it.

Posted 8 years ago by wierdsley [ Reply ]

This did not need to happen........

Posted 8 years ago by Johnny_Wave [ Reply ]

Why?

Posted 9 years ago by lshinkawa [ Reply ]

Sent me scrambling to my vinyl collection to play the original. I like them both. But the first is always the best...

Posted 9 years ago by mediamarv [ Reply ]

Blasphemy, but I like it beter than the original. 9.

Posted 9 years ago by Huey [ Reply ]

It's a little lackluster, but I admire it as a reimagining of a tune that we all think we "know." This isn't one of my favorite Beatles tunes, but I kind of dig this. I don't know if I want to listen to it over and over, but as a musician, it gives me ideas. Someone unfamiliar with The Beatles would have no idea this was a Beatles tune, but it's actually pretty true to the original in terms of tempo and groove. Which is, to me, just a testament to their songwriting and arrangement.

One band I'm in covers I've Just Seen a Face as kind of a faux newgrass/bluegrass (I say "faux" because I can't remotely claim to be a bluegrass player). Pretty straight arrangement - works great. It's like they wrote a bluegrass tune, but didn't know it. We have a lot of people ask "Whose tune is that?" because they *know* they know it, but they can't place it.

Another band I'm in covers I Feel Fine, in a jazz / bossa nova groove, with the melody slightly altered on the verse. Also, I think, works great - not too much cheese. The kind of thing that, if people know the tune, they appreciate. If they don't know the tune, they're like, hey, great tune.

So - too much about me. But my point - I think this cover is kind of interesting.

Posted 9 years ago by fiddlechick [ Reply ]

Lame.

Posted 9 years ago by jagdriver [ Reply ]

very shook twins/first aid kit sound. but this was before they were born probably.

Posted 9 years ago by ceicilbee [ Reply ]

mcdonna wrote:

Starting to grow on me. Just upgraded from 5 to 6. At this rate, it may hit 8 in a year or two.

I appear to be following in your footsteps, 2+ years later.

Posted 9 years ago by dwhayslett [ Reply ]

Song lyrics and poetry are affective dependent upon the person, their history, their situation and their hopes.

Writers never really know how their message will be received. Some songs arrive just as the writer meant. Others arrive at times melancholy, wistful, joyous and sad... Words are symbols that carry thoughts but are never as specific as we wished... or maybe they are.   If we could convey our pure thoughts, with history, emotions, hopes and feelings, would we-?   Are we ready to share that much of ourelf-?

Are we ready to accept that much of another-? Can we trust another and are we really that trustworthy-?   Complete trust and honesty with another-? It seems childish fantasy. Age and experience have taught that betrayal of confidence is cheap and easy.

I have always loved this song for the hope it carries.   I also liked "Words of Love" that was the B-side of "8 Days A Week" way-back-when.

We spend a lot of our life seeking another we can trust and so often fail their self-same test of us.   Going through life lonely and alone is our biggest motivator. We say and do so much to avoid being alone. We will say, do, surrender anything for love, isn't that just another way of saying trust and companionship...?

Posted 9 years ago by AndyJ [ Reply ]

From Anna Ternheim — Solitary Move — to this. I cannot think of DJ better at the segue than our man Bill.

Posted 9 years ago by Bobert_ParkCity [ Reply ]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Things_We_Said_Today

McCartney wrote the song in May 1964 while cruising the Caribbean aboard a yacht called Happy Days with his then-girlfriend Jane Asher. Music critic Ian MacDonald said, "The sombre lyric—provoked by the frustrating interruptions of a relationship between two career people—matches the lowering gloom of the music."

The song is one of three main compositions (along with "And I Love Her" and "Can't Buy Me Love") that Paul McCartney wrote for the film. Recorded in advance of film production for lip-synching reasons, "Things We Said Today" has a reverse nostalgia premise. McCartney said, "I wrote this on acoustic. It was a slightly nostalgic thing already, a future nostalgia. We’ll remember the things we said today, sometime in the future, so the song projects itself into the future."

McCartney was particularly satisfied with his chord change, F major to B flat major—instead of the more obvious F minor—which first occurs beneath "…wishing you weren't so far away" in the song. John Lennonaccentuates the strident acoustic guitar strumming by triple hitting a low A note on a piano. The tempo of the song moves from ballad to rock and back with a minor to major key change during its middle eight section.

Recording and performing

The Beatles recorded "Things We Said Today" in three takes on 2 June 1964. Take one was a false start, take two was the rhythm track, and take three was used for overdubs of the main vocal, tambourine, and piano. According to author and Beatle historianMark Lewisohn, the piano was supposed to be omitted from the mix but is audible owing to leakage onto other microphones during the recording of the overdubs, but MacDonald was sceptical about that conclusion.

The group also recorded "Things We Said Today" twice for BBC radio, on 14 and 17 July 1964. The first, a performance for the Top Gear radio show, was featured on the Live at the BBC album in 1994. These performances took place around the same time as the theatrical release of the Beatles' film A Hard Day's Night, and on the 14 July performance the song was erroneously introduced as "one of their film songs." The song was not in the film, but was included on Side 2, the "non-soundtrack" side of the British A Hard Day's Night LP.

The Beatles included "Things We Said Today" as part of their live set during their 1964 tour of the United States and Canada. George Harrison sang harmony vocals alongside Paul McCartney during the performances.

Posted 9 years ago by coding_to_music [ Reply ]

like it.

Posted 9 years ago by fussel78 [ Reply ]

Did I mention that this is pathetic?

Posted 10 years ago by jagdriver [ Reply ]

Pathetic.

Posted 10 years ago by jagdriver [ Reply ]

The pace or tempo of this version seems a tad rushed, which is what ruins it for me.

Posted 10 years ago by LowPhreak [ Reply ]

I think the relaxed execution of this really sweetens the melody. More so than on the original.

Nice cover.

Posted 10 years ago by rasta_tiger [ Reply ]

Agree that the vocals are too similar to the original. But the acoustic guitar gives Mary's cover her signature. I like it.

Posted 10 years ago by jettondude [ Reply ]

I liked it, but the trick with any good cover is to avoid trying to sound like the original, you have to do some serious re-imagining to pull it off. See Deep Purple's Beatles covers, or Gary Jules' Mad World

Posted 10 years ago by ench [ Reply ]

Rarely ever should a Beatles song be copied, this ain't one of them.

Posted 10 years ago by moodfood [ Reply ]

I remember seeing her at The Main Point in 1976 in BRyn Mawr , PA. She was angelic.

Posted 11 years ago by ivanaus [ Reply ]

lemmoth wrote:

Having put out 24 covers of songs by well known (Berry, Richard, Holly, Miracles, Shirelles) and obscure (Arthur Alexander, Barrett Strong, Larry Williams) artists and composers, in 1963 to 1965 alone, the Beatles themselves would have no issue with covers.

This one was decent, not great, but good.

I have to agree with this. Nice rendition, not really my cup of tea but good. Some of the Beatles tunes are can be rearranged to make them better others not so much. This ones hit or miss.

Posted 11 years ago by xtalman [ Reply ]

tapatia1072 wrote:

This is just - just - awful. Some people should not re-make Beatles songs, because they don't have sufficient chops for the task. Mary McCaslin is one of those people.

I agree NOT

Posted 11 years ago by raga [ Reply ]

I like the real mountain sound here. very peaceful.......

Posted 11 years ago by MirageRF [ Reply ]

Starting to grow on me. Just upgraded from 5 to 6. At this rate, it may hit 8 in a year or two.

Posted 11 years ago by mcdonna [ Reply ]

I'm not big on Beatles' covers however, Mary McCaslin did a very nice job on this one.

Posted 11 years ago by medoras [ Reply ]

Haven't heard this in a long while. On the eve of my oldest brother's passing, this is touching deep in my heart.

Posted 11 years ago by gatorade [ Reply ]

Proclivities wrote:

What would those "sufficient chops" be to record a Beatles' tune? It's a folk arrangement from an artist who has been recording music for about 45 years.

Here Here Proclivities........

Posted 11 years ago by Toke [ Reply ]

lemmoth wrote:

Having put out 24 covers of songs by well known (Berry, Richard, Holly, Miracles, Shirelles) and obscure (Arthur Alexander, Barrett Strong, Larry Williams) artists and composers, in 1963 to 1965 alone, the Beatles themselves would have no issue with covers.

This one was decent, not great, but good.

Fair point.

Posted 11 years ago by oldsaxon [ Reply ]

Having put out 24 covers of songs by well known (Berry, Richard, Holly, Miracles, Shirelles) and obscure (Arthur Alexander, Barrett Strong, Larry Williams) artists and composers, in 1963 to 1965 alone, the Beatles themselves would have no issue with covers.

This one was decent, not great, but good.

Posted 11 years ago by lemmoth [ Reply ]

siskinbob wrote:

The Beatles Bigots are in full flood I see.

Mary McCaslin has put her spin on this song and made a good job of it. If we could only listen to and like the originals this would be a boring old world.

She gets my vote for this rendition.

My hearty agreement with you, sir.

Posted 11 years ago by DD gypsyman [ Reply ]

I am SUCH a sucker for harmony. Ahhhh…

Posted 11 years ago by lexica [ Reply ]

I rather enjoyed that.

Posted 12 years ago by oldsaxon [ Reply ]

The Beatles Bigots are in full flood I see.

Mary McCaslin has put her spin on this song and made a good job of it. If we could only listen to and like the originals this would be a boring old world.

She gets my vote for this rendition.

Posted 12 years ago by siskinbob [ Reply ]

jadewahoo wrote:

It is so very hard to top a Beatles song with a cover. That said, this is a good rendition (still doesn't top the original, IMHO). Had I never heard the Beatles singing this, and I heard Mary McCaslin doing this song, I would have thought: "Wow! What a beautiful song!" Alas, that is not how the Time Lords have dictated that it should be.

I went through Beatlemania so I feel covers are a tribute to the originals-for what this is-acoustic folky-countrish-it is quite good!

Posted 12 years ago by dew34 [ Reply ]

Wonderful cover of a fondly remembered tune.
Quite a feat.

Posted 12 years ago by MirageRF [ Reply ]

I'd really like to hear some Carpenters here.

Posted 12 years ago by rdo [ Reply ]

tapatia1072 wrote:

This is just - just - awful. Some people should not re-make Beatles songs, because they don't have sufficient chops for the task. Mary McCaslin is one of those people.

What would those "sufficient chops" be to record a Beatles' tune? It's a folk arrangement from an artist who has been recording music for about 45 years.

Posted 12 years ago by Proclivities [ Reply ]

Roonie wrote:

nice cover

You are full of "i", Roonie!

Posted 12 years ago by Stingray [ Reply ]

scraig wrote:

A duo of Sinead O'Conner and Bjork counldn't butcher this any more.

Leave Sinead alone - she is a holy potsmoking divorcee on diet!

Posted 12 years ago by Stingray [ Reply ]

Sounds like a song I know!

Posted 12 years ago by Stingray [ Reply ]

A duo of Sinead O'Conner and Bjork counldn't butcher this any more.

Posted 12 years ago by scraig [ Reply ]

Lots of artists covering Beatles tunes (or tunes of other icons) do a servicable job handling the material.

This? Well, it reminds me of the cousins et al at family reunions who haul out an instrument... Pleasant enough if enough people have had enough beer to sing along. Otherwise... just say "No".

Still, it doesn't come close to rock bottom. That dubious honor I've reserved for only one song so far: Ry Cooder's cover of It's All Over Now.

Posted 12 years ago by ubuntourist [ Reply ]

nice cover

Posted 12 years ago by Roonie [ Reply ]

Back in 2003 I rated this a "2" and made a comment, since deleted, expressing my displeasure with this cover version. Today, 9 years later (!!) I find that it's really not so bad. Moving my rating up to "4". Time has mellowed me, I fear...

Posted 12 years ago by bev [ Reply ]

One of my fav beatle songs. Nice cover.

Posted 12 years ago by gemtag [ Reply ]

The Dwight Yoakam cover of Things We Said Today is worthy of an RP play.

Posted 12 years ago by kirvv [ Reply ]

tapatia1072 wrote:

This is just - just - awful. Some people should not re-make Beatles songs, because they don't have sufficient chops for the task. Mary McCaslin is one of those people.

I was going to comment about the countless Beatle tunes in the Muzak collection. Changed my mind, though, to point out that Ms. McCaslin certainly has the chops to interpret (ie, cover) this song in her own folk-music style. In fact, I'd say she demonstrates significant command of her genre on this recording, therefore lending a degree of respect to the tune (and it's composer) that seems — to me, anyway — tragically missing from the elevator music versions.

Posted 12 years ago by unclehud [ Reply ]

No. 2 this week on the list of unnecessary remakes.

Posted 13 years ago by lshinkawa [ Reply ]

She handles this song as her very own .

Posted 13 years ago by LizK [ Reply ]

This is very good. It respects the original, but does not merely imitate it.

And I don't get the point of view that no one should cover the Beatles because it's somehow too sacred. It does not diminish or insult the Beatles' talent or accomplishments for another artist to take a Beatles song and put her own spin on it, as long as it's well done.

Posted 13 years ago by Baby_M [ Reply ]

A very very nice cover!

Posted 13 years ago by Orodrigues [ Reply ]

Always nice to hear something from so long ago.............

Posted 13 years ago by daisymaybee [ Reply ]

It is so very hard to top a Beatles song with a cover. That said, this is a good rendition (still doesn't top the original, IMHO). Had I never heard the Beatles singing this, and I heard Mary McCaslin doing this song, I would have thought: "Wow! What a beautiful song!" Alas, that is not how the Time Lords have dictated that it should be.

Posted 13 years ago by jadewahoo [ Reply ]

petrfas wrote:

I think it misses it all and brings nothing to this Beatles piece

I think you've missed it all. What do you suppose this song sounded like as the Beatles wrote it, or performed it acoustically for the first time? What do you think it would have sounded like a thousand years ago? The "folkification" of this tune reminds one well of the roots of the music and the influences insinuating themselves into its creation. Listen to some Fairport Convention, and then spout off about how they've brought nothing to the music.

Posted 13 years ago by DD gypsyman [ Reply ]

People have been re-interpreting all kinds of classics ( Bach, Mozart et all.). Nothing wrong with doing the same thing with "Beatles Tunes". And I think this particular one is not half bad. I'll rate it a Seven.

Posted 13 years ago by ajobse [ Reply ]

I like this cover ...

Posted 13 years ago by DaveInSaoMiguel [ Reply ]

Sang with no pretensions, I have no problem with it. Nice voice, acoustic guitar. A 6.

Posted 13 years ago by Lrobby99 [ Reply ]

I think it misses it all and brings nothing to this Beatles piece

Posted 13 years ago by petrfas [ Reply ]

sandyclaws wrote:

I could not agree more. Make. It. Stop. PLEASE!

is right!

Posted 13 years ago by blue_angel [ Reply ]

tapatia1072 wrote:

This is just - just - awful. Some people should not re-make Beatles songs, because they don't have sufficient chops for the task. Mary McCaslin is one of those people.

I could not agree more. Make. It. Stop. PLEASE!

Posted 13 years ago by sandyclaws [ Reply ]

love the harmonies

Posted 14 years ago by triskele [ Reply ]

Always liked her version. I thought she had a unique take on the song. Saw her live a long time ago with her husband at the time. She did this one and Blackbird.

Posted 14 years ago by bachbeet [ Reply ]

I don't think it's "awful," but I agree in principle...

tapatia1072 wrote:

This is just - just - awful. Some people should not re-make Beatles songs, because they don't have sufficient chops for the task. Mary McCaslin is one of those people.

Posted 14 years ago by bluedot [ Reply ]

This is just - just - awful. Some people should not re-make Beatles songs, because they don't have sufficient chops for the task. Mary McCaslin is one of those people.

Posted 14 years ago by tapatia1072 [ Reply ]

WonderLizard wrote:

This is a good one, tho' I'm partial to 801's "Tomorrow Never Knows" and Gomez's "Fixing a Hole." Anyone else remember Matthews Southern Comfort's version of "Hide Your Love Away?"

Never heard Matthew's Southern Comfort version of that; but can someone upload his version of "Woodstock?" ( I don't know how to upload yet.)

Posted 14 years ago by Giselle62 [ Reply ]

this whole album is God—-she's a good songwriter and i love her voice and guitar tunings.

Posted 14 years ago by Giselle62 [ Reply ]

...nice, she sounds a bit like Nancy Griffith.

Posted 14 years ago by jim1964 [ Reply ]

Nice cover

Posted 15 years ago by CyberCoyote [ Reply ]

LastChance wrote:

You just can't top the Beatles. You just can't.

Harry can..... ${#Dancingbanana_2}$ Nilsson. that is!!!!!

Posted 15 years ago by cattail321 [ Reply ]

forge wrote:

Best. Beatles cover. Ever.

Joe Cocker doing "With a Little Help from My Friends" is pretty darn good. And Richie Havens' version of "Here Comes the Sun" isn't bad either.

Posted 15 years ago by Stefen [ Reply ]

Absolutely far from my culture. But I love it! Well, I love any sincere song, band or whatever.

Posted 15 years ago by egiova [ Reply ]

forge wrote:

Best. Beatles cover. Ever.

This is a good one, tho' I'm partial to 801's "Tomorrow Never Knows" and Gomez's "Fixing a Hole." Anyone else remember Matthews Southern Comfort's version of "Hide Your Love Away?"

Posted 15 years ago by WonderLizard [ Reply ]

Best. Beatles cover. Ever.

Posted 15 years ago by forge [ Reply ]

Mandible wrote:

No you can't, but it's still a respectable cover. Pretty.

Yep

Posted 15 years ago by coding_to_music [ Reply ]

LastChance wrote:

You just can't top the Beatles. You just can't.

No you can't, but it's still a respectable cover. Pretty.

Posted 15 years ago by Mandible [ Reply ]

You just can't top the Beatles. You just can't.

Posted 15 years ago by LastChance [ Reply ]

Love Mary's version of this classic - warm emotions in those harmonies

Posted 15 years ago by Johnny-smooth [ Reply ]

I've always loved this song. Decent cover!

Posted 15 years ago by Pyro [ Reply ]

RadioDoc wrote:

Hey, who knew the Beatles wrote a bluegrass tune...

A solid 8 in spite of the narrow minded haters below. As a side note, I finally identified the thing that irritates me about a certain Death Cab for Cutie song, which rips off its vocal phrasing directly from this one.

Actually you would be surprised the number of covers of Beatles tunes that are done by bluegrass groups.

Posted 15 years ago by xtalman [ Reply ]

Dwight Yoakam has a great cover of this.

Posted 15 years ago by MojoJojo [ Reply ]

Not as good as the original, but not bad.

Posted 15 years ago by Shimmer [ Reply ]

onerb wrote:

Goosebumps!

Yeah, me too. A very understated cover, but her voice shines in this.

Posted 16 years ago by Hannio [ Reply ]

playing a song in a way that suits itself.very comfortable another solid 8

Posted 16 years ago by betsyroks [ Reply ]

Not bad...it happens to be one of my fave Lennon/McCartney melodies and she puts it front and centre.

Also, rather oddly, I just heard this in my car about 10 minutes ago (the original, that is).

Posted 16 years ago by TJOpootertoot [ Reply ]