I woke up this morning with a nagging Beatles bender. So I took out my DVD of the Beatle cartoon movie Yellow Submarine and saw it for the nth time. Well, it didn't matter how many times I saw it before, I'd probably be seeing it again and again in the future.
Yellow Submarine's soundtrack in itself can easily pass for a Beatles Greatest Hits compilation when it's actually not. Anyway, one of my fave songs to be featured in the movie is "Eleonor Rigby", a song about,well, "all the lonely people". People who live in an existence devoid of warmth, company, friendship, and love. People who go through their lives invisible and leave this earth unnoticed and unappreciated. Truly a classic!
Anyways, I saw American Idol contestant David Cook cover "Eleonor Rigby" during AI's Beatles Night. I must admit, I got hooked on Cook's rendition of the song. It's gritty and rockin' but still retained the original version's melancholy. Nice work, man.
Here are clips of the song as it appeared on Yellow Submarine and of David's performance of "Rigby" on AI. Enjoy.
David Cook's Version of Eleonor Rigby
Eleonor Rigby As It Appeared On Yellow Submarine
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