Cover vs. Original

A Day in the Life


Jim proposed this comparison, but he didn't write a comment. So I will try to introduce this song. Although I am a Phish fan (In Germany Phish is not very famous, noone knows them here), I cannot take pleasure in this version. It sounds a little bit boring, at least the 30 seconds sample. I don't have the CD. The Beatles original is much more multi-faceted, a great song on a great album.

- jim, new york, United States, 29.10.2005


Phish
1995

vs.

The Beatles
1967

CD-Cover: Phish - Live Phish Vol. 14: 10/31/95, Rosemont Horizon, Ro 17.4 % 82.6 % CD-Cover: The Beatles - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Results of the voting: Cover versus Original
Click on the cover for listening Click on the cover for listening
Phish 1686 Votes The Beatles

Comments about A Day in the Life:

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Because I love public TV, I love the Beatles while William likes Phish. Phish is the most-watched band on the Disney Channel. Phish SUCKS!
- Katherine, Fort Worth, United States, 04.09.2010
It took the Beatles and George Martin/Geoff Emerick 34 hours of studio time(an astronomical amount for one song) to create this masterpiece, it's a little hard to get excited by a cover that has had 5 years to be perfected.
- randy, bakersfield, United States, 29.08.2010
the beatles are a bunch of overplayed sell out faggots
- Phishfan, Rochester, United States, 26.07.2010
Beatles had a full orchestra for this and Phish does it live with perfection all the time. Phish Wins.
- Vin, NY, United States, 19.07.2010
Has this questioning any sense? The Beatles forever!
- MT_Anthony, Budapest, Hungary, 15.09.2009
How dare they even try to cover this.
- MaFe, Minneapolis, United States, 28.08.2009
For me the best song the fab 4 have ever recorded. So, no question, it´s the Beatles!
- Gerhard, cologne, Germany, 14.06.2009
If Day in the Life was just a song, you might just be able to begin talking about a comparison between the two versions. The simple truth though is that it's far more than that, it's a piece of sheer creative genius, and trying to rate a cover against it - ANY cover - is an utter waste of time.
- Mark, Horsham, England, 27.10.2008
the fab 4 definitely
- jimbo, saintmaurice, France, 16.07.2008
Close call. I like the way Phish have tried to keep the sound raw. The music is great, just the voice lets the song down. Had to vote Beatles.
- Tim K, Hervey Bay, Australia, 25.04.2008
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