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Two kids cover the Beatles on banjo and guitar––and totally nail it [video]

Posted by / August 22, 2015

It’s a tall order to cover the Beatles, a tall order indeed. But these kids not only pull it off, but they actually put their own unique spin on it by adding a banjo instead of piano.

Full story at Josh Turner’s Channel.

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  • michele

    amazing. you guys rock. hope to hear more from you.

  • Mr M 274

    Well Done Gentlemen

  • Fantastic rendition! I would to hear your take on other Beatle songs.

  • Nice !
    Some of Paul’s best songs were done on piano.
    Good old English sheepdog, Martha.

  • That was awesome !!!

  • nice rendition; I like Paul’s voice better though 🙂

  • I have been a fan of the Beatles for over 50 years and I must say that this rendition of “Martha My Dear” is very good. The instruments are well played and the vocalization is also very good. Kudos to you guys.

  • That one kid looks like a young John Lennon

  • gtrman

    Excellent.

  • gtrman

    Very good:)

  • Best cover of a Beatle song I have ever heard , seriously ! The Beatles are hard to cover because they were so damned good ,but those two young men nailed that song .

  • john

    Excellent job outstanding a great talent

  • Galust

    Great!

  • Lee

    Sweet….great pickin and harmonies…..keep it coming….
    a few more with the lady’s as well…..until…

  • awesome

  • Cool thing for these guys is that McCartney himself will probably get around to seeing this.

    Very good.

  • That was fantastic! Brilliant idea, and the vocal harmonies are wonderful. Looking forward to more!

  • kim

    Petfect

  • Nikki O'Beat

    Buddy Holly and friend covering The Beatles !… Now that’s a switch, LOL!
    GREAT job boys. I think you passed the audition.;)

  • Absolutely wonderful.

  • Butch Alano

    Fantastic! just for the record,i still have the original vinyl of the White Album i got for christmas 1968!

  • So good I cried! So Cool! Excellent! Great job! Thank you so much for sharing. Great start to my day 🙂

  • Dwayne Williams

    Awesome, more please!

  • Jack Sickler

    how refreshing, no Beiber! most excellent!

  • Helen

    Can we say Reincarnation? Absolutely superb. Great job you guys. Please continue on your journey of ‘life music’, it has touched my heart.

  • Bev

    Always been one of my favorite Beatles songs, and you two nailed it. Even improved on it!, IMHO, and that’s saying a lot from a boomer who grew up with the Fab Four Please do more!

  • tv

    all of the above!

  • Scooter

    Very nicely done on instruments and vocals, young men! You made an old Beatles fan smile today!

  • Kevin Mc

    I very much Enjoyed it. Tough to follow the Beatles, but these guys did it.

  • Jim

    That was Great!! A very well done copy of a very complexed song. There is a reason you don’t hear many try to copy this one! Keep up the good work!

  • David tenuta

    Amazing..loved it

  • Richard

    Excellent. Truly professional musicians.

  • Excellent!

  • Emiliano

    Awesome job guys!

  • Somebody record these guys! I’d love to hear more of their Beatle covers.

  • Victoria

    WOW! You two need to go on America’s got talent or Britain’s got talent. Well done.

  • Wonderfully done.

  • great job do some more please

  • francesco

    Ooooh madonna!!!! guitar, banjo, double voice ,,,,all FATASTIC!!!

  • No mi favorita cancion de los Beatles pero muy buen cover por no decir exelente.

  • No mi cancion favorita de los Beatles pero muy bien interpretada. Vox populi, we want more!

  • I’d like to thank you from me and the group, and I hope we passed the audition. Psssst you did.

  • HatesBadBeatleCovers

    Well..

    The chords in the middle are incorrect…
    The harmonies are vague…
    And their voices are white-boy weak and wimpy.
    John Lennon and Paul McCartney had BALLS. Especially John.

    Other than that, yeah, AWESOME!

  • Suzanne

    Terrific! Only thing missing is the sheepdog…

  • good.

  • alan

    excellent job guys, lets hear some more music

  • Craig Pritchard

    You guys have a very exciting and lucrative future!!!

  • dean

    very good, taking on Beatles songs is very hard to do to make it right, you guys did it,
    hope to hear more
    Dean

  • Hey Bulldog

    You dudes rock. We want more. Always loved the banjo.

  • Awesome…very well done gentlemen. ALOT of talent there. I listened to Beatles covers by Amy Whinehouse and Lady Ga Ga a few days ago…both made my ears bleed they were so bad. What a pleasant suprise here.

  • Freaking Fantastic! I’m a drummer, and have followed the Beatles (and played their songs on drums) since the 60’s. Great job,keep it up.

  • First time I have ever heard you guys and gals. Just wonderful. Have you ever thought about going on Americas got Talent or other programs?

  • Bryan Tripp

    Awesome job

  • Delightful!

  • Bobby Phillips

    You guys are good. Thank you.

  • Virginia Jones

    Hey! My son insisted I listen to you two – he is a Beatles devotee, and I am glad I actually did it. You two are terrific! Good voices, good playing, good rendition! Kudos from an 80-year-old Mama

  • PM

    Great stuff man.Keep your heart focused on your music and no matter how great people tell you you are remember you are just you.

    PM

  • that’s a really good rendition, the banjo gives it a folky sound that fits quite well with the song

  • while taylor swift makes billions

  • Bravo! Encore!!

  • I hope Paul hears what you’ve done in the thick of it.

  • Dae

    Great job. Hope Paul sees this. You guys are amazing.

  • Onothimagen

    Great rendition guys, the harmonies were spot on! Except the line is “Hold you head up you silly girl”, after all Martha was an English Sheep Dog!

  • Great Sound ! Constructive Criticism : More Smiles …. show you enjoy your music ( you must…. sounds too good )

  • joe

    Just great !

  • Mike Streep

    “Top Shelf”

  • ADORABLE!!!! Brilliant!

  • Mike K.

    As a lifelong Beatles fan I have to tell you guys that was absolutely fantastic!
    I would love to see and hear more from you.
    Bravo!!

  • Loved it! Great work- can’t wait to hear what you play next!!!

  • Bill

    Wicked Good!

  • Ben

    Great job. One of the two instruments is slightly out of tune. The guy on the right looks like Michael Caine, not John Lennon.