Cover Versions
When Siouxsie and the Banshees released their version of the song in 1983, it became one of their biggest hits, peaking at number three in the UK singles chart.
Jerry Garcia, a member of the Grateful Dead, was a fan of the song and is said to have called it "one of his all-time personal favorites". The Jerry Garcia Band covered the song in extended, improvised versions at concerts between 1979 and Garcia’s death in 1995. The song was recorded for the 1991 album Jerry Garcia Band.
The song was performed by T.V. Carpio, Evan Rachel Wood, Jim Sturgess, and Dana Fuchs in Julie Taymor's 2007 film Across the Universe.
The song was used in commercial advertising by the US wireless phone company, Cellular South, in a TV commercial during 2008.
In 2011, the song was parodied by The Fringemunks to recap Fringe episode 4.02, "One Night in October."
The song has also been recorded by the following artists:
| Year | Artist | Release | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Ramsey Lewis | Mother Nature's Son | |
| 1969 | Doug Parkinson in Focus | single | |
| 1969 | Gábor Szabó | 1969 | |
| 1970 | Kenny Rankin | Family | |
| 1970 | The Five Stairsteps | "O-o-h Child" single | |
| 1974 | Katfish | Single | |
| 1976 | Leslie West | The Leslie West Band | |
| 1983 | Siouxsie and the Banshees | single | See information in box on right |
| 1991 | Sean Lennon | Happy Birthday, John | This CD released in Japan only. Co-produced by YMO member Haruomi Hosono |
| 1991 | Jaco Pastorius | Live in New York City - Volume Two | |
| 1991 | Jerry Garcia Band | Jerry Garcia Band | |
| 1991 | The Clarks | The Clarks | |
| 1992 | Hiram Bullock | Way Kool | Instrumental |
| 1998 | Jeff Lorber | Midnight | Instrumental |
| 2001 | Graham Central Station | The Jam: The Larry Graham & Graham Central Station Anthology | Studio out-take recorded in the 1970s |
| 2001 | Alanis Morissette | Come Together: A Night for John Lennon's Words and Music | A live all-star concert filmed for television |
| 2002 | Brad Mehldau | Largo | Instrumental |
| 2007 | Dana Fuchs, Evan Rachel Wood, Jim Sturgess, Joe Anderson and T.V. Carpio | Across the Universe | |
| 2009 | Lau | Arc Light | Bonus track originally recorded for a Mojo magazine compilation |
| 2010 | Casey Mecija | Sing Me To Sleep - Indie Lullabies | Recorded for an American Laundromat Records charity compilation |
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Famous quotes containing the words cover and/or versions:
“When you are listening to music it is better to cover your eyes than your ears.”
—José Bergamín (1895–1983)
“The assumption must be that those who can see value only in tradition, or versions of it, deny man’s ability to adapt to changing circumstances.”
—Stephen Bayley (b. 1951)