Nevertheless, Charles covered it in 1971 on his own. Paul McCartney, who wrote the song, had Ray Charles in mind while composing and did not approve of track's final take that included dozens of violins, cellos, harps and trumpets. Coincidentally, as the Beatles 20th and final #1 hit together, the song's lyrics depict the long and winding road of a broken love story-much like the group's end. Off of the 1970 Let it Be Album, the Beatles classic "The Long and Winding Road" has been covered by the likes of George Michael, Aretha Franklin and Ray Charles with Count Basie. 'The Long and Winding Road' by The Beatles Since the 1958 original, this classic Christmas song telling the story of a poor drummer boy at the feet of baby Jesus had years of reprisals: It was featured in a rare Jimi Hendrix rendition in 1969 and found its way into dozens of holiday compilation albums from artists as wide-ranging as Whitney Houston in 2003 and Justin Bieber in 2011. 'The Little Drummer Boy' by The Harry Simeone Chorale
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You may also like: Ranking the best years in movie history It would go on to be covered by the likes of Frank Sinatra and Marvin Gaye and inspired a 2019 movie of the same name.Ĭontinue reading to find out which songs are among the most covered of all time-and check out Stacker's playlist on Spotify, inspired by this story. One of their most popular, "Yesterday," almost never saw the light of day because McCartney found it so easy to write, he thought he had stolen it from someone. In fact, the Beatles penned the basis for more than 4,000 cover versions of their songs through the years. Beatles fans will enjoy going down "The Long and Winding Road" of the most covered songs, as the Fab Four of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr are featured prominently in this list. Along with each song, you will find information about the song's meaning, some of the more notable or unique covers, as well as reasons behind the song's success.
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