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« Reply #75 on: April 07, 2006, 08:41:26 AM »
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Paper Sun would have been good to hear.

Too much sun will burn!

Great tune.  They used to play it a lot on KDON (Santa Cruz) in the old days!
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« Reply #76 on: April 07, 2006, 09:59:54 AM »
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Who had the biggest hit with a Beatle cover? no, that can't be right, can it?


hmm...who would that be? joe cocker?


I suppose the answer to that question is Elton's "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds", which hit #1 in '74.  I did a cursory search of other #1's & that's the only Beatles cover I noticed.


And you would be correct.  The runners-up:

Sergio Mendes and Brasil '66, "Fool on the Hill" (#6, 1968)
Tiffany, "I Saw Him Standing There" (#7, 1988)
Anne Murray, "You Won't See Me" (#8, 1974)
Earth, Wind & Fire, "Got to Get You Into My Life" (#9, 1978)
Silkie, "You've Got to Hide Your Love Away" (#10, 1965)
Stevie Wonder, "We Can Work It Out" (#13, 1971)

Has Dave ever played Tiffany?  Or Anne Murray?  Or Sergio Mendes?  *sigh*


There's also a #1 hit cover of a song the Beatles had earlier covered, can you think of it?
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« Reply #77 on: April 07, 2006, 10:13:19 AM »
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There's also a #1 hit cover of a song the Beatles had earlier covered, can you think of it?


Argh, this is a good question.  I have no idea; I'll guess "Go Away Little Girl"?
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« Reply #78 on: April 07, 2006, 10:56:23 AM »
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There's also a #1 hit cover of a song the Beatles had earlier covered, can you think of it?


"shout," also covered by lulu?

thanks for mentioning the tiffany tune, gaz. i knew she had another hit cover - i could only think of "i think we're alone now."

and, yes, ali, "paper sun" would have been welcome.
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« Reply #79 on: April 07, 2006, 11:02:27 AM »
The Beatles did a cover of "Please Mr Postman", no? 'cause the Carpenters incredibly white version incredibly went to #1 in '75.
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« Reply #80 on: April 07, 2006, 12:32:40 PM »
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The Beatles did a cover of "Please Mr Postman", no? 'cause the Carpenters incredibly white version incredibly went to #1 in '75.

Loved the guitar solo on the Crapenters version.  Was there a version before the Marvelettes?
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Re: Please Mr. Postman
« Reply #81 on: April 07, 2006, 12:57:20 PM »
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The Beatles did a cover of "Please Mr Postman", no? 'cause the Carpenters incredibly white version incredibly went to #1 in '75.

Loved the guitar solo on the Crapenters version.  Was there a version before the Marvelettes?


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Re: Please Mr. Postman
« Reply #82 on: April 07, 2006, 01:59:47 PM »
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The Beatles did a cover of "Please Mr Postman", no? 'cause the Carpenters incredibly white version incredibly went to #1 in '75.

Was there a version before the Marvelettes?


a - Mike's right of course

b - no, the Marvellettes did the original.
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