Rosanne Cash I Don't Want To Spoil The Party

[MarkofCal]

Nice Cover!!

[tripleJ1955]

It's hard to cover a Beatles song that compares anywhere near favorably with the original and it didn't help Rosanne that she was a little flat at the top of the first chorus, but at least she cleans it up a bit in the second, I think they should have done another take of the vocals for that part.

[mjpk6269]

I'm a big Beatles fan, but I like this version better!

[hooeybrown]

This is my favorite Rosanne Cash recording and it is also my favorite cover version of a Beatles song.  It has what I think are some nice acoustic guitar licks as well as nice harmony by then-husband Rodney Crowell. If memory serves me right, the fiddle was by one of the best musicians on the planet, Mark O'Connor. Also, I like the twang of the electric guitar. All in all, a perfect country record.

[124slowhand]

They are not doing the under harmony like Lennon did. Of course the Beatles did it better! But, its good.

[amerikanprincess]

Thanks Rosanne for putting the Beatles on the country charts. John Lennon (R.I.P.) was the primary writer of this song and it has his trademark stamp of bittersweet longing. I like the tempo of this recording, it's a bit more upbeat than the original -- but no one else harmonizes like Lennon-McCartney, of course, and I still like their voices best on the bridge.

[sweedlepipe]

@amerikanprincess Quite so! I find their harmonies during the bridge spine tingling. The album it is from Beatles For Sale (UK version) has some of the best Lennon-McCartney harmonies.

[hooeybrown]

Rosanne Cash is a good songwriter and also a good interpreter of other writers material. This is my favorite recording out of everything she did. It's also one of the best covers of a Beatles song in any genre.

[thunderbay63]

A great and appropriate cover. I've always thought that much of the "Beatles For Sale" album (amongst their other albums) has a Country & Western feel to it.

[MarySetzer]

just one more person to bust my balls today i didn't mean anything but it was done in a diffren't style then what i'm used to..

[MarySetzer]

roseanne ur not john though

[junaid1]

@MarySetzer So what, she's not her father either. And John wasn't Elvis or Buddy or Carl.

[superlatinking]

Great song, I think many beatles songs are in country music.

[ineedluv365]

@superlatinking yeah you're right; in their early days they had a lot of country western songs like love me do and please please me. but yeah this is an amazing version and i love it too lol

[1013maui]

Great song!!!!!

[DaveWollenberg]

Rosanne covers the Beatles! Hit #1 in Billboard, 6-24-89. God bless! Thanx for postin' it, my friend!

[MrBeatlesCovers]

@DaveWollenberg You're very welcome!

[Lesliegilda]

Great singer.

[bigbenkentucky]

Love the fiddle

[dbswir]

This and emmylou harris' cover of "for no one" are the finest Beatle covers I know of......

[blake78266]

Excellent harmony.

[maxmurphysus]

Arguably the best Beatles cover by a country artist. Wish Rosanne would do more "country," in addition to her alt and AC leanings.

[canalesfrankie]

She is so great, in her own write.

[dewbunny110362]

thanks for the post . she did a credible remake.. i luv this song

[MrBeatlesCovers]

You're welcome and thank you for your comment!

[tlcjr1972]

Thanks for the post.

[MrBeatlesCovers]

You're welcome.