Better than the Beatles
Better than the Beatles: A Tribute to the Shaggs is a tribute album consisting of cover versions of songs by the American band the Shaggs. It includes songs from their 1965 album Philosophy of the World and the 1982 compilation Shaggs' Own Thing.
| Better Than the Beatles: A Tribute to the Shaggs | |
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| Compilation album by various artists | |
| Released | September 25, 2001 |
| Genre | Alternative rock |
| Label | Animal World |
The album title is a reference to the musician Frank Zappa, who is often reported as having called the Shaggs "better than the Beatles".[1] Though Zappa was an admirer of the Shaggs, the quote may be apocryphal.[2]
Track listing
- Philosophy of the World - Ida
- You're Something Special to Me - Optiganally Yours
- Who Are Parents? - Thinking Fellers Union Local 282
- My Cutie - Mongrell
- We Have a Savior - Bauer
- It's Halloween - Joost Visser
- My Pal Foot Foot - Deerhoof
- My Companion - R. Stevie Moore
- Shaggs' Own Thing - Plastic Mastery
- Painful Memories/Wheels - Slot Racer
- Who Are Parents? - Danielson Famile
- You're Something Special to Me - Furtips
- Philosophy of the World - The Double U
References
- Potter, Jordan (2022-06-25). "The terrible band Frank Zappa deemed better than the Beatles". Far Out Magazine. Retrieved 2022-08-19.
- Tsioulcas, Anastasia (2017-02-17). "The best — or worst — band of all time is back". NPR. Retrieved 2022-08-20.
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