Cover Versions
According to Robert Fontenont of About.com, this was Kurt Cobain's favourite Beatles song, and was played by Nirvana whenever there were technical problems at their concerts.
- Maroon 5 performed an acoustic version of the song on their 1.22.03.Acoustic album.
- Evan Rachel Wood sang the song in the Across the Universe film.
- Reparata and the Delrons covered the song on their 1965 LP Whenever a Teenager Cries.
- Sammy Kershaw performed a cover on the album Come Together: America Salutes The Beatles, which appeared later on his album Covers the Hits.
- Rita Lee performed a version of the song as a bonus track to her Beatles cover album Aqui, Ali, em Qualquer Lugar.
- Adrian Belew performed an acoustic version on his 1993 album The Acoustic Adrian Belew.
- The Rutles' song "With a Girl Like You" is based on this song.
- Peters and Lee performed a cover of this song on their album Favourites.
- Weezer performed this song in a show in 1993 before they were signed to Geffen Records.
- R&B guitarist Jonathan Butler covered the song from his 1994 album "Head to Head."
- Cilla Black performed the song, accompanied by Dudley Moore on a 1966 episode of 'Not Only... But Also'. Moore provides backing vocals, which prompts Black to burst out laughing on a few occasions. The clip was featured on a BBC archive show entitled '...Sings The Beatles", which aired on 15 January 2010.
- The Pozo-Seco Singers in 1966.
- Diane Keaton sings the song in the 1982 film, Shoot the Moon, while crying in the bathtub.
- Reba McEntire recorded this song on her European-only compilation album I'll Be, released in 2000.
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