Post #579847 by woofmutt on Fri, Mar 11, 2011 1:56 AM

Another reason the Beatles more or less suck: All the friggin cover versions of their songs. I really didn't think a damned thing about Blackbird when I first heard it sometime around 1975, I think even less of the one hundred and twenty-seven jazz covers of it that seem to be out there.

I was reminded how annoying covers of Beatles tunes are yesterday when I was loading Vikki Carr's greatest hits into the iTunes and noticed there was a cover of The Fool On The Hill on the album. I gave it a brief listen and decide Miss Carr's talents did not overcome the song's irritating qualities (she's no Sergio Mendes) and happily it is now not on my iPod.

(I just glanced over this whole thread again and realized it was mostly about bitching at each other and not about the Beatles. But I stand by my rant.)

(And for the record: I totally dig the hits of Wings. And Wonderful Christmas Time is one of my favorite pop Xmas tunes.)