Here's what it sounds like when The Cure covers The Beatles

(Image credit: The Art of McCartney)

last updated 8 January 2015

Beatles songs may sound a little too happy to be obvious cover material for The Cure, but a bunch of artists have put together a tribute album to Sir Paul McCartney, and Robert Smith & Co.'s version of "Hello Goodbye" is the first video released from the project. If those eyes on the keyboardist look unforgettably familiar, yes, its McCartney's son, James McCartney, sitting in. The Art of McCartney comes out Nov 18, with other covers from Smokey Robinson, Yusuf (Cat Stevens), Willie Nelson, Roger Daltrey, Bob Dylan, Kiss, and many others — so maybe The Cure isn't such an outlier, after all. Watch their remarkably faithful cover below. --Peter Weber

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Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.

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