Across The Universe
A great version of a great song. I love them both equally, even though I know you're never supposed to vote against The Beatles. I also like Rufus Wainwright's version on the I Am Sam soundtrack.
- Matt, New York, United States, 29.10.2005
Fiona Apple
1998 |
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The Beatles
1970 |
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Comments about Across The Universe:
This shouldn't be a comparison as to who likes which version better. Fiona Apple does the song justice, a very nice rendition of the song. She definitely shows John all the respect he deserves. However, John sang and wrote this wonderful and imaginative piece of art. I find no need to vote.
- Steve, Houston, United States, 29.05.2006 |
The Let It Be album was one of the most over-produced Beatles albums released. While there are some great songs on the album, because of the over-production most of them lose their charm and much of their appeal (the cheesiness is epitomized by "The Long and Winding Road"). For this reason, I'll have to give it to Fiona Apple's cover, for making it sound like it should have sounded. Of course, if you want to judge it by other Beatles renditions of this song (the Let It Be (Naked) album was an overall approvement), I'd throw it back to them. But the album shown is Let It Be, so that's the version I'm judging.
- Drew, Brooklun, United States, 20.05.2006 |
The best version is the Beatles Anthology version. It is the only example I can think of where the Beatles picked the wrong version to put out originally.
- Sam, Louisville, United States, 15.05.2006 |
Really difficult to call on this one. I am a big Beatles fan and I usually cringe when someone else covers one of there classic tracks but Fionas rendition is sublime. It is far more emotional than the original, but The Beatles version is the way it is supposed to be, so they just get my vote, PHEW!.
- Aitchy, Birmingham, England, 15.02.2006 |
The two versions are really not dramatically different when you boil it down to instrumental arrangement, tempo and performance style. Fiona Apple simply brings a different feeling to the song because of her naturally throaty and sultry vocals. Because of this I have to give my vote to The Beatles because their original take was their own creation.
- James, Brooklyn, United States, 20.11.2005 |
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