The Beatles were the featured performers on 52 BBC radio programs and played 88 different songs, 36 that never appeared on a record. All this took place between March of 1962 and June of 1965. I will attempt to track down the cover song the boys did during these performances and give you the date of it’s 1st broadcast and the show it was on. Some of these covers have already been listed on this page and will be so designated.
3/8/62- (Beatles 1st BBC appearance) Teenagers Turn (Here We Go)
"Dream Baby"- Roy Orbison song released in 1961 reached #4 in US
"Memphis Tennessee"- See The Decca Tapes
6/15/62- Here We Go
"Besame Mucho" - See the Decca Tapes
"A Picture of You" - Joe Brown and the Bruvvers song, George 1st lead vocal on BBC
1/26/63- Saturday Club
"Some Other Guy" - written by Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller and Richard Barrett. It was first released by Barrett as a single in 1962.
"Keep Your Hands Off My Baby" - is a song written by Gerry Goffin and Carole King. Little Eva had a #12 hit with the song on the Billboard charts in 1962.
"Beautiful Dreamer" - is a popular American song, the last known song written by Stephen Foster
3/16/63- Saturday Club
"Too Much Monkey Business" - Chuck Berry song released in 1956
"I’m Talking About You" - See Live at the Star Club
"The Hippy Hippy Shake" - Released by Chan Romero in 1959
5/13/63- Side by Side
"Long Tall Sally" - See Live at the Star Club
"A Taste of Honey" - See Live at the Star Club
"Chains" – released in 1962 by the Cookies- would be released on Beatles 1st UL LP Please Please Me
"Boys" - Released on the Shirelles 1st album in 1961
6/4/63- Pop Go the Beatles
"Everybody’s Trying To Be My Baby" - is a song composed by Carl Perkins who recorded the song in 1957 which was covered by The Beatles in 1964. The Beatles released it on their Beatles For Sale LP in the UK.
"You Really Got A Hold On Me" - is a 1962 Top 10 hit single by The Miracles from the album The Fabulous Miracles for the Tamla (Motown) label. The Beatles released it on their 2nd UK album With the Beatles
"The Hippy Hippy Shake" - See Live at the Star Club
6/11/63- Pop Go the Beatles
"Too Much Monkey Business" - See Live at the Star Club
"I Go to Find My Baby" - released by Chuck Berry in 1960
"Youngblood" - released by the Coasters in 1957
"Baby It’s You" - written by Burt Bacharach and recorded by the Shirelles in 1961, the Beatles released on their 1stUK LP Please Please Me
"Till There Was You" - See The Decca Tapes
6/24/63- Side by Side
"Too Much Monkey Business" - See Live at the Star Club
"Boys" - See Live at the Star Club
"I’ll Be On My Way" - Lennon/McCartney composition never released by the Beatles. It was released by Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas as the B-side of their single "Do You Want to Know a Secret?" a song also penned by Lennon/McCartney. This single reached number 2 in the UK charts while "From Me to You" by The Beatles was occupying the number 1 position
6/25/63- Pop Go the Beatles
"Anna (Go To Him)" – written and recorded by Arthur Alexander in 1962, released by the Beatles on their 1st UK LP Please Please Me
"Boys" - See Live at the Star Club
"Chains" - See Live at the Star Club
"Twist & Shout" - (see the Decca Auditions)
7/16/63- Pop Go the Beatles
"That’s All Right (Mama)" - Elvis Presley 1st single
"Carol" - Chuck Berry released in 1958
"Soldier of Love" - Arthur Alexander 1962
"Lend Me Your Comb" - Carl Perkins 1958
"Clarabella" - 1956 by the Jodimars
7/23/63- Pop Go the Beatles
"Sweet Little Sixteen"- Chuck Berry 1958
"A Taste of Honey" - See Live at the Star Club
"Nothin’ Shakin’" - See Live at the Star Club
"Lonesome Tears In My Eyes" - released in 1956 by the Johnny Burnette Trio
"So How Come (No One Loves Me)" - released in 1960 by the Everly Brothers
8/6/63- Pop Go the Beatles
"I’m Gonna Sit Right Down and Cry" - Released by Elvis in 1956
"Crying, Waiting, Hoping" - See the Decca Tapes
"Kansas City/Hey!-Hey!-Hey!" - See Live at the Star Club
"To Know Her is to Love Her" - See the Decca Tapes
"The Honeymoon Song" - Title song from the 1959 film “Honeymoon”
8/13/63- Pop Go the Beatles
"Long Tall Sally" - See Live at the Star Club
"You Really Got A Hold on Me" -1962 Top Ten Hit by the Miracles written by Smoky Robinson- the Beatles released a version on their 2nd UK album With the Beatles
"I Got A Woman" -released by Elvis in 1956
8/29/63 Pop Go the Beatles
"Words of Love" - Buddy Holly song released in 1957
"Glad All Over" -1957 release by Carl Perkins
"I Just Don’t Understand" - 1961 song from Ann Margret
"Devil in Her Heart" - released on the Brent Records label by the Donays from 1962-the Beatles released on With the Beatles their 2nd UK album
"Slow Down" - Larry Williams song released in 1958- the Beatles released it as the B-side to Matcbox on a 45 in 1964
9/3/63- Pop Go the Beatles
"Money (That’s What I Want)" - See the Decca Tapes
"Honey Don’t" - Released by Carl Perkins in 1955 as the B-side to "Blue Suede Shoes" - sung by Ringo on Beatles For Sale released in 1964 in the UK, this version has John on lead vocal and can be found The Beatles Live at the BBC released in 1994
"Roll Over Beethoven" - See 6/24/63- Saturday Club
9/17/63- Pop Go the Beatles
"Chains" - See 4/1/63- Side by Side
"You Really Got a Hold On Me" - See 8/13/63- Pop Go the Beatles
"Lucille" - Little Richard song released in 1957- Paul McCartney covered it on his Снова в СССР Russian album in 1988
"Boys" - See Live at the Star Club
2/15/64- Saturday Club
"Money (That’s What I Want)" - See the Decca Tapes
"The Hippy Hippy Shake" - See Live At The Star Club
"Roll Over Beethoven" - See 6/24/63- Saturday Club
"Johnny B. Goode" - Released by Chuck Berry in 1958- played by Marty Mcfly in the Back To the Future Movies
12/26/64- Saturday Club
"Rock and Roll Music" - written and recorded by Chuck Berry in 1957 reached #8 on US chart. Beatles released it on Beatles For Sale in the UK and on Beatles ’65 in the US
The Beatles were the featured performers on 52 BBC radio programs and played 88 different songs, 36 that never appeared on a record. All this took place between March of 1962 and June of 1965. I will attempt to track down the cover song the boys did during these performances and give you the date of it’s 1st broadcast and the show it was on. Some of these covers have already been listed on this page and will be so designated.
