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Cover songs for the complete Beatles album, A HARD DAY'S NIGHT by various indie artists (including a cover version of "Ringo's Theme [This Boy]," which was found on the American A HARD DAY'S NIGHT soundtrack album).
This is another in the continuing series at pop culture website, PlanetLudwig.com of Beatles Albums Cover Songs. Enjoy! (Songs compiled by Steve Ludwig of PlanetLudwig.com)

1. A Hard Day's Night - Majority One
2. I Should Have Known Better - Gianna Porfano
3. If I Fell - Oli Blake Winter
4. I'm Happy Just To Dance With You -Caroline Lucius
5. And I Love Her - Robbie Ellington
6. Tell Me Why - Paul Moody
7. Can't Buy Me Love - The Punkles
8. Anytime At All - Blue Ash
9. I'll Cry Instead - Joe Cocker (from 1964)
10. Things We Said Today - Howlin' Jaws
11. When I Get Home - Nevernous
12. You Can't Do That - Love, Robot
13. I'll Be Back - Mona Lisa Twins
14. BONUS TRACK: Ringo's Theme (This Boy) - Surf Dawgs

Fourteen cover versions by various artists of The Beatles first U.K. album, PLEASE PLEASE ME.
Enjoy! (And if you get a minute, check out more Beatles & classic pop culture at PlanetLudwig.com. Thanks!) (Songs compiled by Steve Ludwig of PlanetLudwig.com)

1. I Saw Her Standing There - Midnight Metro
2. Misery - Leftover Cuties
3. Anna - Mick Hucknell (Simply Red)
4. Chains - The Brugboys
5. Boys - Barry Gonen
6. Ask Me Why - Mark Santos
7. Please Please Me - 5 O'Clock
8. Love Me Do - Ai Ninomiya
9. PS I Love You - Ably House
10. Baby It's You - Finn Crossley
11. Do You Want To Know a Secret - Features
12. A Taste of Honey - The Shins
13. There's a Place - The Gamits
14. Twist and Shout - The Blue Things

Here are fourteen cover versions by various artists of The Beatles' HELP! album, PLUS two bonus tracks of instrumentals from the movie, HELP!, but not on the American soundtrack album release. Enjoy! (And while you're at it, why not visit the pop culture website, PlanetLudwig.com ~ Thanks!) (Songs compiled by Steve Ludwig of PlanetLudwig.com)

1. HELP! - Minds Like These
2. The Night Before - Turbo Lax
3. You've Got To Hide Your Love Away - Legends The Band (Joe Mandica, Tony & Greg Marciano)
4. I Need You - The Sunshine Company
5. Another Girl - Thom Morecraft
6. You're Going to Lose That Girl - The 5 Menits
7. Ticket to Ride - Blues Beatles
8. Act Naturally - Spitnein
9. It's Only Love - Lou Perez
10. You Like Me Too Much - The Tributes
11. Tell Me What You See - DreamerJazz352
12. I've Just Seen a Face - The Acrofamily
13. Yesterday - The Bates
14. Dizzy Miss Lizzy - The Punkles
15. BONUS TRACKS - Both are instrumentals from the soundtrack of The Beatles' HELP! movie, yet these songs did not appear on American soundtrack album release: A) The Temple & B) Ringo Pursuit. Performed by the George Martin Orchestra.

Here are the fourteen Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band tracks (yes, we included "Sgt. Pepper Inner Groove"!) as covered by various artists. Enjoy! (..and give PlanetLudwig.com a visit while you're at it. Thanks!) (Songs compiled by Steve Ludwig of PlanetLudwig.com)

1. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band - The Trews
2. With A Little Help from My Friends - Wolf Sun
3. Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds - T-9 Remix from Re-Volver
4. Getting Better - GomezBand
5. Fixing a Hole - EasyStarAllStars
6. She's Leaving Home - The Skidmore Dynamics
7. Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite - Mila Fa
8. Within You Without You - Beatzone
9. When I'm Sixty-Four - Baxter Dury
10. Lovely Rita - Out_Skirt
11. Good Morning Good Morning... - The Triffids
12. Sgt. Pepper Reprise - The Reflex Revision
13. A Day in the Life - Pentral
14. Sgt. Pepper Inner Groove - David, Carey, Tess, & Matt

Here are fourteen cover songs of The Beatles' RUBBER SOUL album. PlanetLudwig.com has been sharing covers of each Beatles album. Enjoy! (Songs compiled by Steve Ludwig of PlanetLudwig.com)

1. Drive My Car - Harm & Ease
2. Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)
3. You Won't See Me - Luz Nobili Frenkel
4. Nowhere Man - Low
5. Think For Yourself - Yonder Mountain String Band
6. The Word - Nick Martellaro
7. Michelle - The Innocent Criminals
8. What Goes On - Sufjan Stevens
9. Girl - Rhett Miller
10. I'm Looking Through You - Ted Leo
11. In My Life - Ben Lee
12. Wait - Connie Evingston
13. If I Needed Someone - Nellie McKay
14. Run For Your Life - Cowboy Junkies

Enjoy these cover songs of the entire BEATLES WHITE ALBUM (yes, even "Revolution 9"!).
Happy Listening! (VARIOUS ARTISTS) (Songs compiled by Steve Ludwig of PlanetLudwig.com)

Back in the USSR - Mense Band
Dear Prudence - Endevor 1 Remix
Glass Onion - Mark Morton
Obladi Oblada - Leo Moracchioli
Wild Honey Pie - The Pixies
The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill - Dawn Kinnard with Rex Sexsmith
While My Guitar Gently Weeps - Main Squeeze
While My Guitar Gently Weeps (Anthology version) - Rubber Soul Beatles
Happiness Is a Warm Gun - Bobby Bryant
Martha My Dear - The Liverpool Sessions
I'm So Tired - The Bloomfields
Blackbird - A Cappella Trubol
Piggies - PostureX 1
Rocky Raccoon - The Moments
Don't Pass Me By - Georgia Satellites
Why Don't We Do It in the Road? - The Lightning Kids
I Will - Tiny Home
Julia - Helen Lager
Birthday - Daffy, Bugs, & Friends
Yer Blues - Tob Jesh
Mother Nature's Son - View From Fen
Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except Me & My Monkey - Bohle
Sexy Sadie - Paul Weller
Helter Skelter - Dana Fuchs
Long Long Long - Fine!
Revolution 1 - Danny Col-Spector
Honey Pie - Ekaterina Shelehova
Savoy Truffle - PostureX 1
Cry Baby Cry - Katie Melua
[Can You Take Me Back? - Joel Paterson]
Revolution 9 - The Beatopia
Good Night - Linda Ronstadt

RARE LIVE MUSIC FROM THE 70's (recorded by innovator & visionary in the field of sound, Dinky Dawson) ~
~ The Byrds - Recorded live 1/16/72 at The Rainbow Bar & Grill, West Hollywood, CA
"Chestnut Mare" / "Mr. Spaceman"
~ Roberta Flack - Recorded live 10/1/72 at the Springfield Civic Center, Springfield, MA
"The First Time (Ever I Saw Your Face)" / "Just Like A Woman"
~ Steely Dan - Recorded live 5/20/74 at the Rainbow Bar & Grill, West Hollywood, CA
"Bodhisattva" / "Dirty Work"
~ Lou Reed - Recorded live 10/3/77 at the Birmingham Odeon, England
"White Light/White Heat" / "Walk on the Wild Side"

To hear the full interview with Dinky Dawson, go to http://www.PlanetLudwig.com & click on the guest list to find Dinky.

Here are three MORE hours of songs that I've banked for future use on my "Classic Pop Culture with Steve Ludwig" shows at PlanetLudwig.com. Like the first 3 hours (which you can find here on Spreaker and Planet Ludwig), I still haven't used these songs, so I figured there's still no time like the present...Enjoy!

1. I'm Horny, I'm Stoned - The Doors (after Jim Morrison's death)
2. Touch Me (Jim Morrison isolated vocals) - The Doors
3. My Friend Jack - Smoke
4. Sugar Man - Sixto Rodriguez
5. Zorba the Greek - Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass
6. Drop In
7. Girl on LSD - Tom Petty
8. Princess Turns the Key to the Cubist Castle - Olivia Tremor Control
9. Use Me - Bill Withers
10. Endicott - Kid Creole & the Coconuts
11. Guitare Jet - Les Jaguares
12. She Can Fly - Unfolding
13. Put Your money Where Your Mouth Is (Karl Green - original member of Herman's Hermits)
14. Lesley Gore reports the news
15. It's My Party - Borns
16. Agar Tum Jao - Global Sitar Ensemble
17. In Flaners Field - Grovesnor House
18. September Song - Lotte Lenya
19. Jeepster - The Polecats
20. Baby Strange (live) - T-Rex
21. Peter Gunn - Emerson, Lake, & Palmer
22. Hangin' on the Telephone - The Nerves (pre-dates Blondie's version)
23. I'm On Fire - The Bobcats
24. Go-Go Dancer
25. You Showed Me - Balls of Fire
26. Whatever Happened To My Motorcycle - Black Rebel Motorcycle
27. Evil Plot to Blow Up Batman - Neil Hefti
28. Flintstones Theme - BeNuts
29. Ditty Diego War Chant (alternate take) - The Monkees
30. I Truly Understand - Peter Tork
31. It's Time To Kiss - Fred Schneider
32. For Your Love - The Chevelles
33. The Fading of My Mind - Chesterfield
34. Hey Bulldog - Maximum Consternation
35. LSD - Wendell Austin
36. Younger Men Grow Older Every Day - Richie Havens
37. My Sentimental Friend - Herman's Hermits
38. He Took Her To A Movie - Ladytron
39. Blowout - Los Straitjackets
40. Dreaming - Matthew Sweet & Susanna Hoffs
41. Lies - Nancy Sinatra
42. Go On Leave - Red Beard & The Pirates
43. Sugar Sugar (Pistel Remix) - The Archies
44. Moog Raga - The Byrds
45. Who Threw That Ham At Me? (Casper & The Cookies Remix) - The Superions (with Fred Schneider)
46. Bang the Drum All Day (Rosetta Stone Mix) - Todd Rundgren
47. Clones (We're All) - Bile
48. Abbey Road Medley - Booker T & The MG's
49. Somethin' Else (live) - Eddie Cochrane
50. Mr. Bassman (alternate version) Johnny Cymbal
51. Idiot - Lisa Marie Presley

Bill Ludwig returns with another edition of DEEP DIVES, a look at album cuts that don't get enough recognition. This time around, Bill (joined by Steve Ludwig) spins THIRTY songs by the legendary British Invasion band, THE HOLLIES. We're pretty sure you'll hear more than a few songs by The Hollies that you've never heard before. Enjoy!
DEEP DIVES is part of the BILL'S ALBUM CUTS show...

3 ECLECTIC HOURS OF COOL MUSIC - Here are songs that I've banked for future use on my "Classic Pop Culture with Steve Ludwig" shows at PlanetLudwig.com. I still haven't used them, so I figured there's no time like the present...Enjoy!

1. You Showed Me - Hannah Fury
2. Flo & Eddie Theme/Best Part of Breaking Up - Flo & Eddie
3. I Want To Tell You - Blue Cartoon
4. Evil Tom Jones - Satan Bomb
5. One Way Or Another - Lee Rocker
6. Memphis - Joe Jackson
7. Jungle Drum - Emiliana Torrini
8. Tallahassee Lassie - Flamin' Groovies
9. Bony Maronie - The Standells
10. Love, Love, Love Drags Me Down - Glitterhouse
11. Psychedelic Movement - The Ravelles
12. Dumb All Over - Frank Zappa
13. Juan Valdez
14. Caffeine - Alice Cooper
15. Java - Al Hirt
16. Maybe I'll Stay - The Tremblers (Peter Noone)
17. I Do - Dan Penn
18. Lately I've Let Things Slide - Seth Walker
19. Kid About It - Elvis Costello
20. Sonic Man vs. The Troggs - Bicycle Face
21. Bring Back The Beatles - David Peel
22. The Honeymooners
23. King of Nothing - Seals & Crofts
24. Kings of the Party - Brownsville Station
25. Blitzkrieg Bop - Taggy Tones
26. Baby Let's Play House (Remix) - Elvis Presley
27. I Can Hear the Grass Grow - Bicycle Face
28. 25 Or 6 To 4 - Chicago (Live 7/21/70)
29. You Were On My Mind - The Barracudas
30. A Gallon of Gas (Extended Mix) - The Kinks
31. Superman (Kryptonite Mix) - The Kinks
32. Healthy Colours II - Robert Fripp & Brian Eno
33. Midnight Blue - Melissa Manchester
34. I Started A Joke - Richie Havens
35. Baby, Can I Hold You? - Tracy Chapman
36. I'm So Cute - Frank Zappa
37. Can't Seem To Make You Mine - The Seeds
38. Rice Is Nice - The Lemon Pipers
39. A Bag of Weed - Family Guy
40. Touch Me - Enoch Light 7 The Brass Menagerie
41. Psychedelic Movement (AGAIN!) - The Ravelles
42. A Love So Beautiful (Extended Mix) - Roy Orbison
43. Abbott & Costello
44. Zim Zam Zim - The Crazy World of Arthur Brown
45. Brutal Planet (Remix) - Alice Cooper
46. Elenore - Flo & Eddie version
47. Tired of Waiting (Live at The Bottom Line NYC) - Dave Davies
48. Girl in Your Eye - Spirit
49. Shoe Salesman - Alice Cooper
50. Betcha Though (We Couldn't Do It) - Gentle Giant
51. Saltwater - Julian Lennon
52. I Could Have Stood You Up - Keith Richards
53. Rawhide - Ministry of Ska
54. Sugar Boogie - Molkie Cole
55. Can You Dig It? - Napoleon XIV