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This is a list of cover versions by music artists who have recorded one or more songs written and originally recorded by English rock band The Beatles.Many albums have been created in dedication to the group, including film soundtracks, such as I Am Sam (2001) and Across the Universe (2007) and commemorative albums such as Sgt. Pepper Knew My Father (1988) and This Bird Has Flown (2005).
I Love You" is a song recorded by English rock band the Beatles in 1962. It was composed principally by Paul McCartney [ 1 ] (credited to Lennon–McCartney ), and produced by Ron Richards . The song was released in the UK on 5 October 1962 as the B-side of their debut single " Love Me Do " and is also included on their debut album Please ...
"I'm Down" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles, written by Paul McCartney and credited to Lennon–McCartney. It was released on a non-album single as the B-side to "Help!" in July 1965. The song originated in McCartney's attempt to write a song in the style of Little Richard, whose song "Long Tall Sally" the band regularly covered.
In a 1980 interview for Playboy magazine, Lennon described it as "one of my favourite songs of the Beatles". [5] In 2000, Mojo placed "Here, There and Everywhere" at number 4 on its list of the greatest songs of all time. [6] In April 2004, Rolling Stone ranked it 25th out of the "100 Greatest Beatles Songs". [8]
The lyrics of "I Live for You" serve as a paean to a deity, [1] although they also invite interpretation as a love song addressing a human lover. [2] In musicologist Thomas MacFarlane's description, the lyrics "explore how we are fundamentally isolated from the world around us", yet "even though the singer admits he is detached and alone, he acknowledges the sense of connection achieved ...
"Any Time at All" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles. Credited to the Lennon–McCartney partnership, it was mainly composed by John Lennon, with an instrumental middle eight by Paul McCartney. [2] It first appeared on the Beatles' A Hard Day's Night album.
The Beatles recorded "I Want to Hold Your Hand" at EMI Studios in Studio 2 on 17 October 1963. This song, along with the single's B-side, "This Boy", was the first Beatles song to be recorded with four-track technology. The two songs were recorded on the same day, each needing seventeen takes. [19]
Leng comments on the irony in McCartney performing the song, [2] while Beatles biographer Peter Doggett writes: "it wasn't hard to imagine Harrison's cynicism as McCartney led the band into a soulful rendition of 'All Things Must Pass' – one of the songs that the other Beatles had refused to take seriously in January 1969."