'Blackbird' appears on 1968's 'The White Album.' Written by Paul McCartney, the lyrics are variously inspired by a blackbird in full song, or as a response to racial tensions escalating in the United States during the spring of 1968, depending on which Paul McCartney interview about the track you read.

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Peter Gabriel: 'Strawberry Fields Forever' (1976) -

Released on February 13, 1967 as a double A-side single with 'Penny Lane,' this track written by John Lennon is based on his childhood memories of playing in the garden of Strawberry Field, a Salvation Army children's home in Liverpool.

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Ella Fitzgerald: 'Hey Jude' (1969) -

Released as a non-album single in August 1968, 'Hey Jude' is a Paul McCartney composition.

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Joan Baez: 'Eleanor Rigby' (1967) -

'Eleanor Rigby' is the second track on 'Revolver' (1966) and is sung by Paul McCartney.

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The Beach Boys: 'I Should Have Known Better' (1965) -

'I Should Have Known Better' is one of John Lennon's contributions to 'A Hard Day's Night,' the soundtrack to the Beatles' film of the same name released in July 1964.

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Bill Withers: 'Let It Be' (1971) -

Paul McCartney sings on 'Let It Be,' released as a single on March 6, 1970. It's the title track of the band's album 'Let It Be.'

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Elvis Costello: 'Penny Lane' (2010) -

'Penny Lane' was released in February 1967 as a double A-side with 'Strawberry Fields Forever.'

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Bryan Ferry: 'It's Only Love' (1976) -

'It's Only Love,' written by John Lennon, appears of the album 'Help!' (1965).

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Deep Purple: 'Help!' (1968) -

The title track to the Beatles' album of the same name and the opening number to the film soundtrack, 'Help!' is a John Lennon composition.

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Patti Smith: 'Within You Without You' (2007) -

George Harrison's 'Within You Without You' opens side two of 1967's 'Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.'

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Chris Cornell: 'You've Got to Hide Your Love Away' (2006) -

A John Lennon composition, 'You've Got to Hide Your Love Away' is the third track on the album 'Help!' (1965).

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Tori Amos: 'Happiness Is a Warm Gun' (2002) -

A John Lennon composition, 'Happiness Is a Warm Gun' appears on the 'White Album' (1968).

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The Hollies: 'If I Needed Someone' (1965) -

Written and sung by George Harrison, 'If I Needed Someone' appears on the album 'Rubber Soul,' released in 1965.

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Siouxsie and the Banshees: 'Helter Skelter' (1978) -

Paul McCartney's 'Helter Skelter' appears on 1968's 'The Beatles,' commonly known as 'The White Album.' The track was mired in controversy after cult leader Charles Manson interpreted the lyrics as a message predicting interracial conflict in the United States.

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Elbow: 'Golden Slumbers' (2017) -

'Golden Slumbers' is a song that forms part of the climatic B-side medley on 'Abbey Road' (1969). It's sung by Paul McCartney.

Sources: (This Day In Music) (Far Out Magazine) (Vox) (Rolling Stone)

Who's best covered a Beatles song?

Numerous cover versions of the Fab Four's songs have been recorded

02/01/25 | StarsInsider

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The Beatles are responsible for creating some of the greatest popular music of the 20th century, a fact underlined by the numerous cover versions of their songs recorded by hundreds of artists during the Fab Four's 1960's heyday and long after they split up. But which ones are worth listening to?

Click through and find out who's best covered a Beatles song.