I\u2019ll be honest, Beatles songs to me are sacred texts. It\u2019s almost sacrilegious to cover a Beatles song, because you have to make sure you get it right, or at least bring something new to the table for it. Thankfully most of the covers I\u2019ve heard have been approached with reverence by true fans that are virtuosos at what they do, and Pat Metheny\u00a0is no different. He stays true to the original work, giving it atmospheric flavour on his guitar and it\u2019s just beautiful. While it\u2019s a lullaby of a sort Pat has kept that quality and it\u2019s made me close my eyes and relax.<\/p>\n
The intro starts from the verse, it plays around the portion of the song – my favourite part – this deserves to be one of my favourite Beatles covers ever.<\/p>\n
Amazing.<\/p>\n
This is from Pat\u2019s forthcoming album \u201cMoondial\u201d a 13 track project coming out late July. I\u2019ve already featured tracks on my show thanks to Baxter PR\u00a0and can\u2019t wait to hear the final product:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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