Tag: cover
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195: Slow Down
I have a lot of affection for this song which was one of the many Beatles covers we used to do when I was in a band at school. I like the way the band stops to emphasize the last line of the verse and the beginning of the chorus. I always love a bit…
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206: Matchbox
Like Honey Don’t, Matchbox is a cover of a Carl Perkins song which became part of the Beatles Cavern set in the early 60s.According to the beatlesbible.com page it was originally sung by Pete Best, before John Lennon took it over after Best’s sacking. On the recorded version the lead vocal was again taken by…
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207: Honey Don’t
This is another Ringo track, and a cover of a Carl Perkins song from (IMO) the Beatles’ weakest pop era album Beatles For Sale.“Weak” being very much a relative term for Beatles albums – they’d have knocked most other artists into a cocked hat, of course. Ringo was a fan of country music, so Honey…