I first heard this Lennon and McCartney song by a sixties' pop band, Cliff Bennett and the Rebel Rousers. I quite liked the way they used tenor sax.
That was back in 1966 and, over the years I forgot about it although I knew it was on the Beatles' album Revolver, bypassing a couple of cover versions along the way until this 1978 version just recently began getting airplay on JazzFM.
I was knocked out by the harmonies and the arrangement and the clever blending of instruments and voices. McCartney himself reckoned it was the best ever cover version of anything by the Beatles.
He's right and yet he isn't. Yes it's the best ever cover but no, it's much more than just a cover it could be something by LHR or Man Tran. Listen and see what you think, Lance
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It's the guitar work I admire especially in the closing bars but yes its a great cover . One of the strangest covers I have does not contain any instruments , Marrakesh Express by Accent the old CSNY number also covered by Stan Getz
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