Other Versions
Jim Henson's Muppets made three video cover versions of the song, on Sesame Street, episode 19 in 1969, The Ed Sullivan Show in March 1970, and The Muppet Show episode 312 in 1978, which was performed by Robin the Frog, Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy.
Reparata and the Delrons released the song as a single in 1972 on Dart records, backed with "Your Life is Gone". It used vocal effects and ocean-themed sound effects to mimic the style of their 1968 UK hit, "Captain of Your Ship". It was re-released in 1976, with the A- and B-sides reversed, and credited to Reparata (no Delrons).
Noel Gallagher of Oasis adds adapted lyrics from "Octopus's Garden" to the end of their song "Whatever" during some of his live performances. The phrase "I'd like to be under the sea" is in the refrain of one of Oasis' most popular b-sides, "Take Me Away". Also, the refrain from the chorus of "Octopus's Garden" can be heard about forty seconds from the end of The Masterplan, also by Oasis.
The song was covered and recorded by Raffi Cavoukian in the 1980s; like most of Raffi's songs, this version was aimed towards a young audience.
The Punkles did a punk cover on their fourth album For Sale sung by their drummer Markey Starkey.
In 1999, Melissa Joan Hart did an electropop cover for her film Sabrina Down Under.
A mashup with Blondie's "Heart of Glass" circulated on the Internet in 2007, as Glass Octopus.
The comedy team at CollegeHumor created a parody tribute to the band entitled "Ringo Wants to Sing More." The video was posted on their website on June 24, 2009.
Leah Erbe performed the cover of "Octopus's Garden" on the Motion Picture Soundtrack for IMAX: Under The Sea. The soundtrack was released by New Line Records on April 1, 2010.
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