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Results of last week’s battle: Who did it better? LEN or Robbers On High Street?

In the first of four Beatles editions of Who Did It Better, we’ll look at John Lennon’s cosmic ballad, “Across The Universe”, which has been covered dozens, if not hundreds of times. We’ll look at a couple of what I feel are the more different takes on the song. Both, coincidentally, come from movie soundtracks. The first is Fiona Apple’s sweeping take from the film “Pleasantville”. (Make sure to check out the stellar video of that version). Next up is Jim Sturgess’ moody take, from the Beatles tribute film of the same name.

Buy ’em all here:
“”Across The Universe”” – The Beatles (unavailable on iTunes)
Across – “Across The Universe” – Fiona Apple
Across – “Across The Universe” – Jim Sturgess

Which one calls you on and on…

Listen to the podcast featuring both songs:
[audio: http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/backbeat.cachefly.net/coverville/audio/Coverville-WDIB-027-AcrossTheUniverse.mp3]
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