Monday 25 August 2008

Spoofing the Beatles


All the titles have a farming image

Sunday 24 August 2008

Beatles covers in the 90s


The final Carl Perkins album


As this includes the Plastic Ono Band version of Blue Suede Shoes all 4 Beatles are on this one

Beatles in a Trance



Paul McCartney has made at least 3 CDs of this type-the 2 as The Fireman and the Liverpool Sound Collage.
Trance is just an offshoot of New Age or Relaxation music

The Beatles Latin style


New Age Beatles





Beatles sung by Kids



Beatles Reggae Style


The Gerry Marsden Beatles album


Gerry Marsden was the only artist of the original Epstein stable to cut an album of Beatles songs.His previous Lennon/McCartney song HELLO LITTLE GIRL was not released until the CD Age

Lennon & McCartney by female jazz singers



Keely Smith was the first followed by Helen Merrill and Sarah Vaughan.A more recent one was Salena Jones

Beatles for Kids




Instrumental Beatles









All manner of instruments from keyboards to dulcimers to the Japanese Koto

Beatles covers in the 90s




Rather a pointless exercise-Beatles music doesn't need to be discofied.
Precious little disco music is of interest to me but Paul Mccartney and Ringo both dabbled in it for about 10 minutes

Beatles Carribean Style


The Beatles and later Paul McCartney made great use of Carribean rhythms-a rhythm used in many 50s rock'n'roll records-the most obvious of which is Ballad of John & Yoko

Lennon & McCartney Country Style






Beatles Classical Style






Beatles in Accapella



Amazing there should be so many