Comments on: Carol

By: Graham Paterson

Graham Paterson — Thu, 04 Feb 2016 10:04:46 +0000

Both The Beatles and Rolling Stones did great versions of Chuck Berry songs. As someone else said “Carol” is one of the highlights of the Stones first album and is a “powerhouse”. “Around and Around” is another brilliant Rolling Stones Berry cover. The Beatles “Roll Over Beethoven” and “Rock and Roll Music”, (both Chuck Berry covers), are real favorites of mine.

By: JET!

JET! — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 02:17:51 +0000

Yeah I’m going to have to agree with that. The Stones owned that song, they totally rocked it. The Beatles version sounds very…Beatley I guess, and different, and I still like it.

I can’t decide if I like the Stones version better or Chucks. Anyway, it’s an awesome song.

By: Mick

Mick — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 11:16:17 +0000

Did The Beatles do “Carol” better than The Rolling Stones?

Sorry, have to disagree strongly on that one.

The Beatles’ version lacks energy in every department, and Lennon’s vocal are almost non-commited.

The Rolling Stones version is a power-house and is one of the highlights of their debut album. The solo Keith Richards does, the tempo and Mick Jagger’s vocal performance are pure magic.

In The Beatles’ defense, had they chose to record it for record, they might have pushed more energy into their performance.

By: Vonbontee

Vonbontee — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 15:58:09 +0000

Not as good as Chuck’s original, though, in my opinion. It’s pretty good but most of their other Berry covers are as good or better.

By: Elsewhere Man

Elsewhere Man — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 15:55:19 +0000

Song of the day for 4 Feb. Who can resist John Lennon singing a Chuck Berry tune and going “ow!” during the instrumental break.

The Stones did their version of this but, once again, The Beatles did it better…