Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Relax And Float Downstream


Kudos to all involved here. I love all 5 versions of what I always thought was an untouchable Beatles gem.

From Bob Belden's genius production of trumpets and tympani, to Junior Parker's smooth and soulful trip, to Phil Manzanera and Brian Eno's fusion of jazz and glam with their one-off band 801, to the fairly faithful takes from Los Lobos and Phil Collins, "Tomorrow Never Knows" offers many possibilities, and all of these artists handled the task quite respectably.





Enjoy.


801


LOS LOBOS


BOB BELDEN AND DIANNE REEVES


LITTLE JUNIOR PARKER


PHIL COLLINS

8 comments:

steve simels said...

Very cool, all of 'em -- and thanks!

Now -- apart from Matthew Sweet (w/Richard Lloyd, if memory serves) -- has anybody covered "She Said She Said," still my fave Revolver tune?

Sal Nunziato said...

The Black Keys covered "She Said..." So did my band, though it never really worked. The middle bit is in fucking 6/8 or something. Also, I have a vinyl copy of Lone Star, a UFO offshoot band (don't ask) doing an overblown 8 minute, prog-metal version.

soundsource said...

The hard copies covered she said

Sal Nunziato said...

I just said that.

Anonymous said...

My favorite version of "Tomorrow Never Knows" is by Monsoon, from their "Third Eye" album. Awesome stuff. And The Feelies covered "She Said, She Said" on a 12" released around the time "The Good Earth" came out.

Mr Crosson said...

I remember loving the Chameleons UK version of Tomorrow (with a little of Everybody's Got Something to Hide thrown in) in the 1980s.

@whut said...

The Feelies cover everything.
http://doomandgloomfromthetomb.tumblr.com/post/220012708/real-cool-time-32-years-of-live-feelies-covers

2 disk set there, including "She said, She said".

Sal Nunziato said...

VERY NICE, WHT! Thanks.