Tomorrow the BBC will air the first of two installments featuring current bands covering songs from the Beatles' landmark art-rock masterpiece Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. We broke the horrifying news to you a while ago, and now we know some of who is covering what. Here 'tis:"She's Leaving Home," the Magic Numbers
"Getting Better," Kaiser Chiefs
"Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band," Bryan Adams
"Fixing a Hole," the Fray
"With a Little Help From My Friends," Razorlight
I'm okay with the first two of those, but the last three? Ugh. Bryan Adams? Really? Who let that old grandpa in amongst these young kiddos? Why not just get Ryan Adams?
I could go to the trouble of digging up the link for how you can catch the broadcast, but seriously, is anyone going to listen to this?
The Magic Numbers reveal Beatles homage (NME)
Here's a better story line for this anniversary: Apparently "Penny Lane" and "Strawberry Fields" were recorded for this album but had to be cut and released as a single for contractual reasons. It's a pretty tight album, of course, but I'd replace "When I'm Sixty-Four" with one of those two, definitely. Maybe "Lovely Rita" for the other one.