I went to visit my parents over the long weekend.

True to form, when I arrived, my dad was wearing a ‘Let It Be’ t-shirt and blaring the Sgt Peppers album on a 4-track reel to reel.

Pretty much from birth to age 10, I heard at least two Beatles songs per day and could recite most of the lyrics by the time I was 12.

I thank my dad now for basically raising me on the Beatles and we have both been really looking forward to the official release of the Beatles remastered catalog today (although it’s looking like I’ll have to battle it out to get my hands on a set).

The Libertines do an excellent job on this Beatles cover by not straying far from the original.

The Libertines – Eight Days A Week (Beatles Cover)

Oh yeah… and leave it to Yoko Ono to cause some controversy whenever she can.

Mashups are great.  It’s all about the novelty of hearing a song in an entirely different context, bringing attention to different elements that you wouldn’t notice.  True, a lot of mashups are nothing but functional dancefloor fillers, but there are also some really good works of art in the mashup world.  Here are some examples.  They are both from mix CDs but still highly listenable as songs.

The Beatles vs Kraftwerk – Tour Da Elenor Rigby (Soulwax Remix)

Chicken Lips – Zeefungk Clap Slap ft Ciccone youth – Me and Jill