I Am Sam Soundtrack / Beatles discussion

Meatpants · 01-11-02, 10:40 AM

So the soundtrack to the new movie I Am Sam is out, it's a collection of Beatles covers:

1. Two Of Us - Aimee Mann

2. Blackbird - Sarah McLachlan

3. Across The Universe - Rufus Wainwright

4. I'm Looking Through You - The Wallflowers

5. You've Got To Hide Your Love Away - Eddie Vedder

6. Strawberry Fields Forever - Ben Harper

7. Mother Nature's Son - Sheryl Crow

8. Golden Slumbers - Ben Folds

9. I'm Only Sleeping - The Vines

10. Don't Let Me Down - Stereophonics

11. Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds - The Black Crowes

12. Julia - Chocolate Genius

13. We Can Work It Out - Heather Nova

14. Help! - Howie Day

15. Nowhere Man - Paul Westerberg

16. Revolution - Grandaddy

17. Let It Be - Nick Cave

Has anyone picked this up yet? Now, it's pretty hard to go wrong when you're covering a Beatles tune since the source material is so good, but I can't help feeling this compilation is a little too straight-forward. I'm not for a complete reimagining of these songs, but a Dust Brothers or Busta Rhymes version should would've been interesting. Maybe it just wouldn't have fit the movie.

Also, if you were a rock star, and they asked you to cover ONE Beatles song, which one would you choose??

tofu · 01-11-02, 10:59 AM

I'm really interested in hearing the covers by Nick Cave and Stereophonics. Those should be interesting if anything

If I were gonna cover a Beatles song, it'd be Sergeant Peppers.

shaun3000 · 01-11-02, 12:40 PM

The last three covers in that list REALLY suck. Especially Let it Be. Oh man... but the rest are pretty true to the originals.

Sierra Disc · 01-11-02, 01:31 PM

I imagine if you're a Nick Cave fan the "Let It Be" could be pretty cool, but I do say that without having heard it yet. Although I'm not a huge Beatles covers fan - go for the original, i say - this one has a good selection of talent on it, I might have to check it out. Any reviews yet?

Oh and if I were to cover a beatles song (if I could sing or play an instrument that is) I would have to pick... "Tomorrow Never Knows." Cool song that could be done lots of different ways.

01-11-02, 10:40 AM	#1
Meatpants DVD Talk Ultimate Edition Join Date: Sep 1999 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 4,681	I Am Sam Soundtrack / Beatles discussion So the soundtrack to the new movie I Am Sam is out, it's a collection of Beatles covers: 1. Two Of Us - Aimee Mann 2. Blackbird - Sarah McLachlan 3. Across The Universe - Rufus Wainwright 4. I'm Looking Through You - The Wallflowers 5. You've Got To Hide Your Love Away - Eddie Vedder 6. Strawberry Fields Forever - Ben Harper 7. Mother Nature's Son - Sheryl Crow 8. Golden Slumbers - Ben Folds 9. I'm Only Sleeping - The Vines 10. Don't Let Me Down - Stereophonics 11. Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds - The Black Crowes 12. Julia - Chocolate Genius 13. We Can Work It Out - Heather Nova 14. Help! - Howie Day 15. Nowhere Man - Paul Westerberg 16. Revolution - Grandaddy 17. Let It Be - Nick Cave Has anyone picked this up yet? Now, it's pretty hard to go wrong when you're covering a Beatles tune since the source material is so good, but I can't help feeling this compilation is a little too straight-forward. I'm not for a complete reimagining of these songs, but a Dust Brothers or Busta Rhymes version should would've been interesting. Maybe it just wouldn't have fit the movie. Also, if you were a rock star, and they asked you to cover ONE Beatles song, which one would you choose?? __________________ DVDP DVDAf Audioscrobbler

01-11-02, 01:31 PM	#4
Sierra Disc DVD Talk Limited Edition Join Date: May 2000 Location: Auckland, New Zealand Posts: 5,562	I imagine if you're a Nick Cave fan the "Let It Be" could be pretty cool, but I do say that without having heard it yet. Although I'm not a huge Beatles covers fan - go for the original, i say - this one has a good selection of talent on it, I might have to check it out. Any reviews yet? Oh and if I were to cover a beatles song (if I could sing or play an instrument that is) I would have to pick... "Tomorrow Never Knows." Cool song that could be done lots of different ways. Last edited by Sierra Disc; 01-11-02 at 01:33 PM.

01-11-02, 10:59 AM	#2
tofu DVD Talk Legend Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Cincinnati, OH Posts: 10,045	I'm really interested in hearing the covers by Nick Cave and Stereophonics. Those should be interesting if anything If I were gonna cover a Beatles song, it'd be Sergeant Peppers.

01-11-02, 12:40 PM	#3
shaun3000 DVD Talk Hall of Fame Join Date: Jul 1999 Location: Dallas, Texas Posts: 7,753	The last three covers in that list REALLY suck. Especially Let it Be. Oh man... but the rest are pretty true to the originals.