Who currently has possession of 'Helter Skelter'?

Hey . . . not only is it true, it's FUNNY TOO!

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Which means it will probably soon belong to Thomas Meserau, as that will be the only way in which Jackson would possibly be able to afford him.

Has anyone EVER done a good cover of this?

* In 1975, Aerosmith recorded a cover of "Helter Skelter", but it was not released until 1991, on the Pandora's Box compilation.
* In 1978, Siouxsie & the Banshees included a cover of this song on The Scream.
* In 1980, Dianne Heatherington included a significant rearrangement of the song on her Epic album, Heatherington Rocks; the song was also released as a single.[19]
* In 1981, Pat Benatar released a cover of "Helter Skelter" as the final track on Precious Time.
* In 1982, Ian Gillan released a cover of "Helter Skelter" on Magic.
* In 1983, Mötley Crüe recorded their version of this song on their Shout at the Devil album. (It also appeared on their 2006 live album Carnival Of Sins Live and on their 1999 live album Live: Entertainment or Death.)
* In 1983, The Bobs released an a cappella version on their eponymous album. It earned them a 1984 Grammy nomination for best new arrangement of an existing song.
* In 1988, U2 released a live cover version of "Helter Skelter" as the opening track on their Rattle and Hum album (see below).
* In 1989, Skinny Puppy released the song "Worlock", which includes a movement where samples of Charles Manson singing the first verse of "Helter Skelter" are played on top of samples from the Beatles song. A music video exists and features short clips of Lennon, Manson and McCartney.
* In 1989, Vow Wow recorded "Helter Skelter" and named their album after the song.
* In 1997, Dimension Zero included a cover of the song on Penetrations from the Lost World.
* In 2000, Oasis released a studio version which was released as B-sides to "Go Let It Out" and "Who Feels Love?".
* In 2007, the Stereophonics release a cover of the song as a bonus-track on the Japanese release of Pull the Pin.
* In 2007, Dana Fuchs performs the song in Across the Universe.
* In 2008, Autolux released a cover of the song as a B-side on their single "Audience No. 2".
* In 2009, Thrice will release a cover of the song as a bonus track on their album Beggars.

helter skelter is the kind of track I would only trust the original band with

In 1978, Siouxsie & the Banshees included a cover of this song on The Scream.

There you go.

Has anyone EVER done a good cover of this?

No. Not even Sioux, honestly.

the aerosmith one isn't that hot. tyler hams it up too much. and musically, they don't really do anything with it to make it interesting. i always liked their version of come together though.

i mean, everyone covers it as a "rock song"

Helter Skelter was like the punk of its time. It's supposed to be gross and icky and nasty and make you and your family want to kill ppl and write piggy on the walls in blood iirc

McCartney hams it up too much too.

i wish PIL would have done a drums only version of it circa Flowers of Romance era

Sound Garden used to do a pretty nice live version iirc.

here ya go:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3iuRffVDf5w

"McCartney hams it up too much too."

come on! he's awesome on that song. jeez, his punkest moment. one of THE punkest moments by anyone. he made people kill for him!

yeah I love it but it's totally hammy too.

It really needs that out of tune trumpet to have the right amount of chaos.

does a beatles cover that is better than the original really exist?

lol oasis

Reckon The Boredoms would do a mean Helter Skelter

does a beatles cover that is better than the original really exist?

Lydia Lunch, "Why Don't We Do It in the Road?"

Sounds like a fresh thread to me!

best beatles covers. ever.

Yeah, but... it's different.

No. Not even Sioux, honestly.

rong, the Nocturne version is awesome

It's not a good song to begin with, so cover versions are likely to be just as bad as the original, if not worse.

Husker Du's version is great. Also missing from the list above.

The only other decent version of "Helter Skelter" is by Meat Beat Manifesto, and it's not even a cover.

Alive Donut's trumpet version is pretty fun.

I find it strange that Marilyn Manson has never covered it.

does a beatles cover that is better than the original really exist?
David Bowie's Across The Universe
(granted he got Lennon to play guitar and backing vox)

squeaky fromme

Whee

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEpYG7ID3d4