Who Did It Better? - The Beatles vs Siouxsie And The Banshees - Dear Prudence Comparison
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- čas přidán 28. 11. 2023
- In this video we're comparing The Beatles and Siouxsie And The Banshees, and their renditions of Dear Prudence. We really feel that The Beatles will be a hard group to beat, but Siouxsie and company may be up to the task. Of course, we know The Beatles quite well, but we've never heard this one. The Banshees' version we know only ever so slightly more, so not very much. Please tell us who you think did it better. Enjoy!
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Siouxsie & The Banshees for me👍
Never heard of them. From what i just heard here, they SUCK!
Siouxsie and ze Banshees , all day for my vote !
The Beatles version is best enjoyed in its context of their White Album, great to listen from start to finish, full of motifs & variety, very experimental, Siouxsie & the Banshees version is a great cover, haunting & spacious. Really enjoyed you enjoying them 😀
The White Album is the best Beatles album for me. Hard to choose one but that would be the one ❤
For me, I adore them both equally. I heard Siouxie in my teens and loved it. Then when I found the White Album, I loved that. It was written for Mia Farrow’s shy sister, Prudence, at one of the India retreats that were popular then ❤ Donovan claims to have taught the Beatles finder-picking there, and the song Sexy Sadie from this album (Beatles) originated there. That’s a whole other story!
Thanks for the shout out!
I like both but The Beatles is my favourite
This was the second time The Banshees covered The Beatles ( Helter Skelter the first ) This was recorded while Robert Smith was briefly a Banshee & an excellent live album Nocturne & DVD exist from that time. Love both versions but Siouxsie & Robert are 80's favorites & get my vote 🗳.
I prefer their "Helter Skelter" version.
@@SPKdesign1 That's raw !
I love Siouxsie's sover of Helter Skelter! It's so raw punk.
@@SPKdesign1 🦜 in the house ! 😆 🤣
Theres a point during the Nocturne show, where Robert Smith has to retune his guitar between songs, it clearly takes too long for Siouxsie, who turns on him and says something like,"Cant you make it go out of tune any quicker"...he looks as if he wants the earth to open and swallow him whole. Its one of my favourite things ever, your mileage may vary.
1st time hearing the Beatles version, (never been a fan).
I'm familiar with the Banshees' cover.
It's the cover version for me.
Beatles get the nod for writing and creating such an amazing song and souxie made a gorgeous goth serenade
"Hey, it's TheBeatles!" Indeed. I can't believe you hadn't heard EVERYTHING on their WhiteAlbum ("TheBeatles")...
Of course, I was just hitting my post-pubescent "hippie" stride when that lp was released, so I'm personally biased.
Fun reaction, so thanx!!!
The Beatles by the length of around 1,000 football fields.
We all reside in our galaxy, The Milky Way. Artistically and musically The Beatles were and still are of their own galaxy. They were just that damn special!
Peace ❤❤
I love both songs !
Hugs from Brazil 🎉
Prudence was actually Prudence Farrow, Mia Farrow's sister. Both Farrow sisters were with the Beatles at the Maharishi's ashram in Rishikesh. Prudence wouldn't come out with the rest of the cool kids and socialize or meditate. She stayed in her room, and everybody was worried about her. As far as the audio, this was the first album where they got to use EMI's new 8-track recording console and tape machine at Abbey Road, so they were really indulging themselves in terms of making each track distinct from the other, rather than "bouncing" and combining tracks, like they had to do on Sgt Pepper.
banshees wipes the floor with the beatles - they give it melody and life
banshees is worthless crap.
Wow - never thought I would see a video exploring this!
If you can forget they’re the same song, they’re both utterly brilliant!
mal evans doing the "round and round" backing vocals, mal was the beatles assistant and roadie and part of their inner circle shot dead by police in LA in 1976 sad story
The Song is about Prudence Farrow's trepidation, with exiting from her Room, while She, the Members of the Beatles, Donovan, and Others, were on Spiritual Retreat in India with Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. 67' or 68'.
John thought that she spent too much time practicing her meditation, and too little time relaxing & having fun!
btw, Prud is Mia's sis...
@@fredkrissman6527 Post-Sessions, while on Spiritual Retreat, are Ego Shattering, and difficult,..at first, to reintegrate. - Takes Time. (I'm a Tibetan Buddhist Nygmapa Nagkpa (Householder) Yogi, of 37 years. I've been on many a Retreat.)
@@semchen9that’s a very interesting explanation sir , cheers for sharing that 👌
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Prudence was a woman in india who stayed in her room when lot of westerners including the beatles went there to meditate
She was Mia Farrow's sister.
Two excellent bands from England, where the best music always comes out
Siouxsie and the Banshees' version was the one I was familiar with, but I've surprised myself by preferring the Beatles on this occasion. More organic, meandering and trippy, and, for all the limitations of the technology of the time. a lot more musical detail.
Beatles all the way.
McCartney is playing the drums on this track (as Ringo had temporarily left the band).
Good reaction 👍
This young lady knows her music👍
The Beatles version for me. There is not a lot of difference in the new mix and the old mix. The 2009 releases sounded pretty good too.
I remember at the time thinking it was pretty cool that a band like Siouxsie and the Banshees were covering the Beatles!
When I first listened to the white album, as a teenager, Dear Prudence was not my favourite track on the album. It was only when I heard Siouxsie's cover 15 or so year's later that I revisited the original. So I like both...as different from each other. The only more extreme 'original and cover don't compare' I can think of is Gloria, Patti Smith vs Them (Van Morrison).
The song is about Mia Farrow's sister.
The song is about Mia Farrows sister Prudence who when they were in India refused to come out of her Hotel Room, stuck in there doing meditation. She was in there way too long.
Prudance,was actress Mia Farrows sister.
Siouxsie and the banshees wins my vote. Loved the haunting feel of the music.
Siouxsie FTW! There's also a great version by Doug Parkinson.
Kia Ora hello Cynthia and Chris how are you guys doing? I can tell you both have pulses so that is a great start to the day 😂
Got a suggestion for another "Who Did it Better" reaction. I think you'll find it interesting! They are two TOTALLY different takes on this song!
"Steve Holy - Someone's Out To Get Me"
"Demented Are Go - Someone's Out To Get Me"
Though Siouxsie And The Banshees did a creditable job and I do like their version, I feel that the original has more warmth and atmosphere, while the cover has a certain cold detachment about it. If you want an original and cover combo where the cover is stylistically very different, try Neil Young's Helpless, covered by Yukihiro Takahashi (of Yellow Magic Orchestra) with joint vocals and guitar by Bill Nelson (of Be Bop Deluxe).
Australian Artist Doug Parkinson also did a version of this.
Doug Parkinson Australian ... great version which all ears should hear at least once in a lifetime. The old black and white sixties version.
I love both versions, souxie is more my vibe and they did a great cover
but I'm still torn and don't want to say I prefer it to the beatles because cmon man it's the fkin beatles :)
Really glad you did this comparison. For me, it is the Beatles.... but only just. I think this is one the very best covers of one of their songs. I think you might also enjoy a comparison between The Beatles and Siouxsie and the Banshees cover of the wonderful 'Helter Skelter' from the same Beatles album. Thanks for doing this.
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Tough one for me, but probably the Banshees
Theres a Banshees album called Through The Looking Glass, thats all covers btw!
Just noticed that this isnt the version of The Beatles track i have, it appears to be a different mix.
It's one of those Giles remixes .. Siouxsie & Banshees do a good Dylan wheels 🛞 On Fire !
@@davidellis5141 ah, cheers for that. Not sure I know how I feel about him, seems like he sticks his oar in to his dad's work unnecessarily sometimes.
@@Sandy-dd4lemy feelings exactly
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Beatles by some distance, was always one of my favourite tracks off the white album. Never heard that mix before though. I prefer the original mix, less separation and more cohesive, even though it’s far more “murkier”. The Siouxsie version is decent enough but it can’t match the original
It is about Mia Farrow’s sister. She ended up doing the Maharishi trip along with the odd Beach Boy. John wanted her to know that the clouds would be a Daisy-Chain if she came outside for a change.
Got to be Siouxsie for me because it’s how I heard it first
Which one would Prudence Farrow choose? I like the drone like B. version. But the Siouxie's version is great too. a cover is never better, except Joe cocker's version of With A Little Help of course. And I like the lazy tempo of the Beatles' version. It's more trippy.
The Beatles did it well and Siouxsie improved that !
Iggy Pop wrote The Passenger and Siouxsie made a cover in 1987 and he told her that her version was better than his own.
We did a comparison between the two. And we added the Michael Hutchence version for good measure.
Australian soul singer Doug Parkinson (RIP) did a great version of this in the 70's which I preferred even though The Beatles inspired me to become a musician. Don't forget - Doug, the Banshees et al aside - the song would not exist without the Fab Four.
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Siouxsie gets my vote the Beatles a close second only because i love John Lennon if it was Paul it wouldn't even rate on my scale John George and Ringo i love. Paul just rubs me up the wrong way I'm not sure why
WHAT ??? 😅… you’ve taken the wrong tablets today Heath .. get on the phone to the Drs.. that’s the ONLY explanation for hating the single most influential musician since Beethoven imho 😅.. in a lot of cases along with Lennon yes , but lots of his Wings stuff is just sublime …. Obviously I respect your opinion and in most things we agree .. but not THIS .. what did he do to you to bring this on ? Here’s a little doll , show me where Paul touched you .. 🤣
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@@jaymacgee_A_Bawbag_Blethering i don't know what it is about Paul that bugs me i dont hate him it's just something about him bugs me? But i do HATE acdc and their riff same old same old boring 🥱🥱🥱😴😴😴
@@jaymacgee_A_Bawbag_Blethering he he touched my ears 👂 and it's been bouncing around the cavity between them for years 😵💫🤪🥱😴
@@heathcornbeef it’s why I love your comments man , you say it as you see it 😝 don’t change dude ✊
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@@jaymacgee_A_Bawbag_Blethering honesty can land me/anyone in the crap but if you can't be honest what do you have left hiding your true feelings can be disastrous for your mental health and that's not going to fix anything i prefer to know where i stand so i can either change my ways or tell them to pull their heads in ya might lose some mate's but not you're true friends
Beatles by a nose, but if Ringo played the drums on the Siouxsie version it would have been interesting
Siouxsie version is solid, but I think they needed to not try to be so faithful to the original. Even the way the syllables of the words are sung. In cases like that, The Beatles' version is always the best. All the 1980s production techniques just make it sound less personal and more manufactured. I like it, but there's no mood to it because it's so synthesized.
For me its Siouxsie. And I just love playing that chord progression.
Unsurprising but the Beatles for me although I do like the Siouxsie version. Would like to see you do 'Helter Skelter' - Beatles v U2 v Souxsie! Cheers!
This is my #1 favorite song and while I like Siouxsie & the Banshees their version pales next to the Beatles original. On the later one the instrumentation doesn't change and the singing isn't Siouxsie's best effort, not like her earlier cover of 'Helter Skelter' which you should check out. The production on the Beatles' version is excellent, the song ebbs and flows, instruments drop in and out, climaxing with the electric guitar and piano. Paul's bass changes with each verse. The song fades in at the beginning with John's finger-picking and fades out with it at the end, like a cloud touching down and lifting off again, brilliant.
Give a listen to the 'Deconstructing Dear Prudence' video to hear the separate instruments.
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You should do a video on the Slits - Man Next Door vs Massive Attack s version and then do the original by the Paragons for reggae weekend :)
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You guys are CHOICE 👏👏👏👍✌️
Great reaction, it’s Siouxsie for me
I'm familiar with both versions and I think the difference is that the Beatles recorded in 1968, but their version wouldn't have been out of place if it was released five years later wheras Siouxsie's version belongs in its time of the mid 80's and doesn't offer anything new. The album track was better than the single version which shows the level of brilliance offered by the White Album.
The Beatles win this for me. The brilliant work of Paul and Ringo holding it down a d keeping time in the rhythm section and then the sitar of George Harrison really sets it off.
Souxie was fantastic, but she's the runner up by a short nose
Sorry to correct you,but there's no sitar played on this,only Harrison's electric guitar, and it's Paul on drums, not Ringo. Starr temporarily left after arguments during Back In The USSR recording, which McCartney also drums on.
I can find no reference anywhere of George playing sitar on this one.
I can't even hear a sitar anywhere. George is credited with acoustic guitar and backing vocals.
In kind of a role reversal, John is actually credited with lead guitar on this one and tambourine.
John, Paul and George were very versatile musicians.
Peace ❤
Like a Gay boxer Col .. you just got battered around the ring .. 😝😝😝😝
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@@dougsusie2319 I don’t know where your facts are from,but they are incorrect. Harrison,absolutely plays lead to John’s finger picking rhythm guitar.
@@jaymacgee_A_Bawbag_Blethering 😂😂😂😂🏴☠️🏴🇬🇧
When the Siouxsie version was released I loved it very much. Have not listened to it since then. And now I found it a little weak (notably the vocals, Siouxsie can do much better).
Do you even have to ask that question?? I certainly appreciate the Banshees version, but come on. It doesn't even come close to John's version.
Beatles is more psychedelic and preferable for me, Siouxie has a punk rock vibe that doesnt draw me in as much.
Banshee's is good and credible, but The Beatles' is still the better version. The backing vocals harmonies.......I'm at a loss for words to describe, their beauty and genius. The Banshee's don't even try, if they were in there, they'd be lost in the mix.
The Siouxsie & the Banshees version was obviously crafted to be a radio friendly single.
And why not - the rest of the album is not going to chart well. The other single “swimming horses” is about a woman being stoned to death.
Robert Smith of The Cure on Guitar too. Banshees win. :)
The Beatles version is beautiful
I love both of these, for me I can't choose between them, I love both for different reasons. If you'd like another Beatles comparison I recommend, 'Strawberry Fields Forever' by The Beatles and 'Candy Flip'.
Loved the Candy Flip cover back in the day :D
@@Problembeing I think that they did a good job of it, I hope that they do a reaction to it.
I'd managed to eradicate that from memory sir! Now its in my head again 😮
@@Sandy-dd4leLove it or hate it, it's one which sticks with you.
@@Adam_Le-Roi_Davis. tbh, I haven't heard it in many years, I suspect I still had hair the last time I did, perhaps it's improved over time.
COME ON---------- THE BEATLES
It doesn't need to be either/or of course. A great Beatles song to which Siouxsie and the Banshees did full justice. That's it for me.
The Beatles changed the way record albums were made in the studio. There's not much difference in the way the recordings sounded back in the day vs. now. I suggest listening to their albums on vinyl if you can. Love your guys reactions by the way.
Agree that the Beatles changed the way albums were recorded, but you're way off suggesting that there's not much difference today. And the Beatles could share that distinction with a lot of figures throughout history; perhaps mentioning Phil Spector, Brian Wilson and Les Paul could balance things out, with a nod to pioneering hip hop artists. The Beatles worked with a great producer and some truly talented engineers like Emerick, Johns and the great Ken Scott. Meanwhile, Brian Wilson was matching or at times exceeding this triumvirate of talent on his own.
You need to do Pills by Bo Diddley & The New York Dolls!
Not only is the Beatles' original better, but it's more interesting as well. It takes a fairly simple verse-chorus-verse-chorus structure
and constantly changes things up with the arrangement to make you pay attention. The Banshees' version is perfectly fine (one of the better Beatles covers, even)
but it doesn't have the same build the original does. It kind of starts where the original climaxes, and then proceeds to drone on for its full duration,
with Siouxsie drenching the music in (at the time) fashionable echo overload.
The Banshees' version is dreamy and somewhat "aggressive", but the Beatles' original is childlike and bouncy. And those are different kinds of magic.
For some reason cover versions of bands in the early 80s were superior to the originals...
Tainted love- soft cell
It must be love- madness
I second that emotion- Japan
Eloise - the damned
No regrets - midge ure
Jealous guy- Roxy music
China girl- David Bowie
Much prefer the Siouxsie version
The beatles!!
I'm shocked that you didn't know this Beatles song. Wow. Siouxsie's version is pretty good but doesn't come even close to this classic song from 'The White Album'. Thanks for the upload.
wich colour is better? Green or blue?
Green.. NO! Blue!
*arrrrrrrrrrrrrgh*
Have you done Jefferson Airplane/The Damned "White Rabbit"?
We did! It better still be up...
@@hanierfamily Cool, I don't remember but I will have seen it if it is.
And Shakespear's Sister's cover.
It's got to be so much easier to 'copy' and adjust a song. For me the writers of the original wins hands down 95% of the time.
a beatles masterpiece
Two masterful bands but I have to give it to the Banshees because I love the dreamier mood and atmosphere they brought to the song, and I’m such a huge fan of Siouxsie’s singing. Plus, I’m a sucker for the heavy reverb. I love a song that sounds like it was recorded in a cathedral lol
Thank you that's exactly what i would have said if I'd paid attention in English class and learnt how to put a sentence together lucky for me i was sitting next to you and I'm copying what you said without the grammar or correct spelling so i should be able to get away with it
Beatles all the way.
Hey guys here’s a pretty good vs for next week or after…David Bowie vs Nirvana on David’s song “The man who sold the world”
Agreed 💯.. ahead of time it’s Bowie by the length of Suchiehall street in Glasgow 😅
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@@jaymacgee_A_Bawbag_Blethering Speaking of Glasgow, Glaswegian Lulu did a cover of "The Man Who Sold the World" in 1974, Bowie sang the backing vocals on it.
@@davidmacgregor5193 aye that’s right . Her version was the one I was familiar with until Nirvana did it and the comparisons with Bowie were mentioned which forced me to check it out and be blown away by the creator of this masterpiece . 👌
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Takes guts to cover a Beatles track
Lesley West also did a killer version of it.
The Beatles for me. Paul's bass is so warm and in your face. ❤
A great bass.
The beatles
I much prefer the Siouxsie and the banshees version
Comment disappeared again .. C n C is it my phone do you think ? How is this possible ? Is it CZcams being very windswept and intriguing ? My comment had no bad language or threatening undertone … is it in a file you guys have to approve first ?
What the hell ?… 🤷♂️
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It wasn't in the held for review section. I am not sure what happened.
@@hanierfamily 🤷♂️ if it’s just me then fine ,I can look at my phone n do some research into that or sneaky you tube algorithms.
Cheers for reply
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Original is the best❤ but still Siouxsie version is good
i prefer the beatles version, but not the 2018 remixed version. i prefer the original version.
C’mon it’s the Beatles by a landslide. Siouxsie did a pretty good version but….no where near the Beatles! With that being said…I grew up with The Beatles. You see I’m an old man of 68 years 🙂👍
No its not a landside ! But Beatles fans will say that ! Its Siouxsie for me and im 63 .
The Beatles never did it for me im afraid, especially they're early stuff ....Happy clappy crap . They've always been massivley hyped ! Cream were easily best band of the 60's !
I prefer Siouxsies cover version better. ❤
Good for the Fab Four, alright for S and the B..................
There are not manny covers from songs, that are better then the original. At the top they can be equal.
Siouxsie 's version for me. Better musical sound and vocals more melodious.
Good cover, but for me it does not come close to The Beatles version. This is one of my favorite songs from The Beatles so it will be very hard to beat from a cover.
NOT at all a good cover. It's typical worthless pop shit.
By far.....The Beatles did it better!
I'm a huge Souxie Soux fan and always loved the Banshees, but I have to be honest and say that John, Paul, George and Ringo run away with this song.
Purely my opinion but Souxie and the Banshees did this just for chart sales.
Iirc, the band was on tour when the single was released, and didn't know how successful it was until they returned to the UK.
@@Sandy-dd4le But they still recorded it knowing that it had a chance of success.
@@Starburst_Candy isn't that the point of singles? And in fact, the entire music business?
Didn't you want them to be successful? I'm not seeing the problem here.
@@Sandy-dd4le That depends on whether you want to stick to your principals or be like Adam and the ants and sell out completely.
I was there at the punk scene when it was new and fresh, and I watched band after band sell out for the big money. Billy Idol in particular made millions from selling out. Yes that's just business, I know all about that , but sneaking in through the back door never seemed right to me. At least Adam Ant had the audacity to get out there and own it.
@@Starburst_Candy I'd say it was a lucky single, its not as if you could have predicted it from the chart positions of the previous ones, and for the most part the singles after this went back to the previous sales levels/chart positions. It didn't make them a household name or anything.
Siouxsie’s version is more upbeat but not as trippy or original as the Beatles version.
Great cover but c’mon folks it’s the effin Beatles.
My vote goes to Siouxsie and her boys. Her version is tighter and trippier than the original.
I think it's neither
Beatles.One of Lennon's best vocals