It's hard to take a Beatles song and make it something new while paying subtle homages to the band. (you Beatles fans out there will hear them)
, and check this out.
This is my favorite Beatles cover of all time: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2XzqL2xG9g Its only subtly different from the orig (mainly in the a capella 1st verse), but Elliott Smith's voice is so beautiful and so well harmonized that you don't miss the guitar at all.
This one especially gave me the chills. Listen to that brass section! http://youtu.be/xs9mkVMv830
As for the post, do you guys hear a little of "Strawberry Fields Forever" at the beginning? One of my favorite beatles covers: Jake Shimabukuro plays While My Guitar Gently Weeps on the ukelele. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LrXlVPn0DI