Wyn & The White Light Cover The Beatles

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I usually don't share live videos unless they are professionally shot or recorded. It's not always a fair reflection of a band or their live show. But, it's been a long time since we've shared anything from Wyn Doran, or her new band. Plus, this one is really great. Wyn Doran has formed a new band, Wyn & The White Light. The trio just played The Burren in Somerville, which included a cover of The Beatles' "Eleanor Rigby." The cover starts off much like what I'd expect a Wyn Doran cover of "Eleanor Rigby" to sound like. It's a dark and moody version propelled by Doran's vocals. Plus, the cello is a great touch. And then the song kicks in with a much more rock focused version of the song. Wyn & The White Light do the loud/quiet/loud thing from there, making this an indie rock with cello and killer harmonies version of one of the most well known songs in The Beatles' catalog. You're going to want to check this one out.

You can watch Wyn & The White Light cover "Eleanor Rigby" below. For more on Wyn & The White Light, check out Wyn Doran's website.

Wyn Doran Covers The Beatles

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Wyn Doran is known around these parts for her gorgeous and absolutely heartbreaking songs. "Eleanor Rigby" is already a sad, mopey kind of song. Put "Eleanor Rigby" in Doran's hands, and it becomes even more sad, almost soul crushing. Gone is any shred of the sappiness in any McCartney song (I'm a huge, huge Paul McCartney fan, but the man does love his songs dripping with sap) and instead it's injected with Doran's trademark gloom. But Doran's gloom almost feels a little tongue in cheek here, kind of like how The Smiths and The Cure had fun with their reputations and made some of the most fun sad music of all time. 

Wyn Doran explains her cover and the accompanying video: "Things got weird in my apartment Friday when I last minute asked my husband if we could cook up a Halloween The Beatles cover video of 'Eleanor Rigby'... I quickly scrambled to lay down a live audio take with my iZotope Spire, dug out my Beatles costume from a few years back, and within 24 hours we presented this."

You can watch the video for Wyn Doran's version of "Eleanor Rigby" below. For more on Wyn Doran, check out her website.