The Beatles Jam Out to Bob Dylan Songs in Recently Released Footage
Even as one of the world’s biggest rock bands, The Beatles admired artists Ray Charles, Eric Clapton, and Bob Dylan. During one clip from Disney+’s documentary series The Beatles: Get Back, fans saw this band jamming out to “Quinn the Eskimo (The Mighty Quinn)” and “I Shall Be Released.”
Fans got a never-before-seen glimpse at The Beatles with the Disney+ documentary series, ‘The Beatles: Get Back’
As one of their final performances in front of a live audience, The Beatles took to the rooftop of Apple Corps’ Savile Row headquarters. They released live versions of songs like “Get Back” and “Don’t Let Me Down.” In 2021, fans even got an exclusive look at John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr’s rehearsal process.
That’s thanks to the Disney+ original documentary series The Beatles: Get Back. In addition to practicing new songs for their concert, this band blew off some steam by performing impromptu covers. That includes some tracks initially released by folk artist Dylan.
The Beatles covered some Bob Dylan songs during ‘The Beatles: Get Back’
These artists performed impromptu covers of popular songs between rehearsing new and already-released Beatles songs. First, that meant a short version of Chuck Berry’s “Johnny B. Goode,” released in 1958.
The artists then jammed out to “Quinn the Eskimo (The Mighty Quinn)” by Bob Dylan, followed by “I Shall Be Released” by the same artist. Unfortunately, none of these covers made it to the final rooftop performance by The Beatles.
Although they never recorded an official cover of a Dylan song, this boy band released and performed several covers. Of course, other well-known artists recorded their version of The Beatles’ songs, including Stevie Wonder and his adaptation of “We Can Work It Out.”
Were The Beatles friends with Bob Dylan?
The Beatles had several celebrity friends and acquaintances, including George Harrison’s close friend Eric Clapton. The band met Elvis Presley for the first time in 1965. According to The Guardian, The Beatles first met Dylan in the 1960s.
Some even point out that Lennon wrote several songs inspired by Dylan’s unique folk song. Nevertheless, Dylan respected the Beatles as a band and individually, even mentioning Harrison’s songwriting skills and the band’s vocalists.
“They were fantastic singers,” Dylan said, according to NME. “Lennon, to this day, it’s hard to find a better singer than Lennon was, or than McCartney was and still is. “I’m in awe of McCartney. He’s about the only one that I am in awe of. He can do it all. And he’s never let up.”
Both Dylan and The Beatles remain legendary figures of rock and roll. Both were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and earned millions of streams on music platforms like Spotify and Apple Music.
