Cover versions We Can Work It Out

1 cover versions

1.1 deep purple
1.2 stevie wonder
1.3 other artists

cover versions
deep purple

deep purple covered on second album book of taliesyn, 1968. band drastically reworked it, did covers. first 3 minutes of song fast, progressive instrumental jam incorporating themes classical music (notably tchaikovsky s romeo , juliet) called exposition , drifts on beatles song.

such overblown arrangements , attempts @ making rather simple song sound epic normal deep purple in period, , had followed same structure on covers on debut album (such leaves hey joe ). reportedly, band recorded version of song because mccartney had stated impressed previous beatles cover, help! , featured on shades of deep purple.

stevie wonder

in 1970, stevie wonder covered song on album signed, sealed & delivered, , released single in 1971. single reached number 13 on billboard hot 100. wonder s version earned him second grammy award nomination in 1972, best male r&b vocal performance.

wonder performed song mccartney after latter presented grammy lifetime achievement award in 1990. in 2010, after mccartney awarded gershwin prize library of congress, wonder again performed arrangement of can work out @ white house ceremony held in mccartney s honour. wonder performed third time in january 2014, @ 50th anniversary tribute of beatles appearance on ed sullivan show.

other artists

in 1966, petula clark recorded version of can work out love album.
in 1969, dionne warwick recorded version on soulful album.
in 1971, valerie simpson covered song on album exposed.
in 1975, humble pie interpreted song in blues style on album street rats.
in 1975, mike harrison covered song on album rainbow rider.
in 1976, 4 seasons did cover version of song musical documentary , world war ii.
in 1978, melanie covered song on album phonogenic – not pretty face.
in 1981, chaka khan covered song on album cha gonna me .
in 1981, stars on 45 covered part of eight-song beatles medley in hit stars on 45 , hit #1 june.
in 1988, kids incorporated covered can work out in season 5 episode when clock strikes twelve .
in 1990, tesla covered song on live album 5 man acoustical jam.
in 1995, pfr released cover of song phil keaggy various artists tribute cd come together: america salutes beatles.
in 2002, heather nova recorded version sam soundtrack.
in 2004, beatallica recorded mashup of song , metallica s hit lights called can hit lightz , on second ep beatallica.
in 2006, plain white t s recorded cover of song deluxe version of album every second counts.
in 2008, chris de burgh recorded cover version of song on album footsteps.
in 2009, slackers recorded reggae version of song on album lost & found.
in 2011, crooked still recorded bluegrass version of song ep friends of fall.
in 2012, big time rush recorded song television film big time movie.




^ kruth 2015, pp. 125–26.
^ robinson, simon (2000). book of taliesyn [remastered] (cd booklet). deep purple. emi. p. 4. 
^ kruth 2015, p. 125.
^ kruth 2015, p. 126.
^ kids incorporated - can work out (1988)