The Real Congregation :: More Beatles Than Beatles :: 05/29/12
The world of Beatles covers is so expansive and unpredictable, but Marc With a C has done the dirty work of trying to jump into this dense world, playing you some of the most striking examples of this phenomenon. You’ll find that special attention is paid to the White Album era, with more “strange records” per capita than the average episode.
When the focus is on The Beatles, everyone wins. Tune in!
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Tracks:
- Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band :: Jimi Hendrix
- You Can’t Do That :: Harry Nilsson
- And Your Bird Can Sing :: I Fight Dragons
- Because :: Ringo Ska
- Maxwell’s Silver Hammer :: Steve Martin
- Got To Get You Into My Life :: Earth, Wind & Fire
- Back In The USSR :: Aonami
- Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da :: Woofers & Tweeters Ensemble (Beatle Barkers)
- Wild Honey Pie :: Pixies
- Happiness Is A Warm Gun :: The Breeders
- Blackbird :: Bucket Of Nails
- Rocky Raccoon :: Lena Horne & Gabor Szabo
- Piggies :: Bubblyfish
- Savoy Truffle :: They Might Be Giants
- Helter Skelter :: Secession
- Yesterday :: Ray Charles
- I Am The Walrus :: Oingo Boingo
- Yellow Submarine :: Mrs. Miller
- Within You Without You :: Sonic Youth
- Nowhere Man (live) :: The Smashing Pumpkins
- Hey Jude/Atlantis :: The New Christy Minstrels
Links:
- Chat about The Real Congregation on the Nerdy Show forums!
- See the trailer for Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band
- The wiki for the Beatle Barkers is full of more dog puns than you can handle
- There is no currently circulating footage of the Beatles Forever TV special, but you can hear the bulk of the soundtrack here!
- Our theme song is by The Evolution Control Committee!
