The Best Covers of Beatles' Songs

12/02/21 • 18 min

Time to talk about the Beatles! A little bit indirectly I guess, because I'm talking about some of my favourite covers of Beatles' songs. From Stevie Wonder, to Aretha Franklin, through Jeff Beck, Joe Cocker and Joan Baez, i cover some great versions of the Fab Four's best songs!

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