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The Cure Cover The Beatles For McCartney Tribute

Posted by Aaron H on September 9, 2014

The Cure Cover The Beatles For McCartney Tribute
The Cure Cover The Beatles For McCartney Tribute

A tribute album for Sir Paul McCartney will be released on November 18th via Arctic Poppy Records. Entitled, The Art of McCartney, the album features many big name artists, such as Alice Cooper, Kiss, Bob Dylan, Billy Joel, and many more covering songs from McCartney's entire music career. Another contributor are The Cure, who cover The Beatles', "Hello Goodbye." Even McCartney's son, James, joins in on keyboards. Check it out after the jump, along with the full tracklist. You can choose from a number of options to pre-order HERE, including a Deluxe Box Set with bonus tracks.

 

The Art of McCartney Tracklist:

1. Billy Joel - "Maybe I'm Amazed"
2. Bob Dylan - "Things We Said Today"
3. Heart - "Band on the Run"
4. Steve Miller - "Junior's Farm"
5. Yusuf Islam - "The Long and Winding Road"
6. Harry Connick, Jr. - "My Love"
7. Brian Wilson - "Wanderlust"
8. Corinne Bailey Rae - "Bluebird"
9. Willie Nelson - "Yesterday"
10. Jeff Lynne - "Junk"
11. Barry Gibb - "When I'm 64"
12. Jamie Cullum - "Every Night"
13. Kiss - "Venus and Mars"/"Rock Show"
14. Paul Rodgers - "Let Me Roll It"
15. Roger Daltrey - "Helter Skelter"
16. Def Leppard - "Helen Wheels"
17. The Cure, featuring James McCartney - "Hello Goodbye"
18. Billy Joel - "Live and Let Die"
19. Chrissie Hynde - "Let It Be"
20. Cheap Trick's Robin Zander and Rick Nielsen - "Jet"
21. Joe Elliott - "Hi Hi Hi"
22. Heart - "Letting Go"
23. Steve Miller - "Hey Jude"
24. Owl City - "Listen to What the Man Said"
25. Perry Farrell - "Got to Get You Into My Life"
26. Dion - "Drive My Car"
27. Allen Toussaint - "Lady Madonna"
28. Dr. John - "Let 'Em In"
29. Smokey Robinson - "So Bad"
30. The Airborne Toxic Event - "No More Lonely Nights"
31. Alice Cooper - "Eleanor Rigby"
32. Toots Hibbert with Sly & Robbie - "Come and Get It"
33. B.B. King - "On the Way"
34. Sammy Hagar - "Birthday"

 

Deluxe Box Set Bonus Tracks:

1. Robert Smith - C Moon"
2. Booker T. Jones - "Can't Buy Me Love"
3. Ronnie Spector - "P.S. I Love You"
4. Darlene Love - "All My Loving"
5. Ian McCulloch - "For No One"
6. Peter, Bjorn and John - "Put It There"
7. Wanda Jackson - "Run Devil Run"
8. Alice Cooper - "Smile Away"

The Cure Cover The Beatles For McCartney Tribute
The Cure Cover The Beatles For McCartney Tribute

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