Govt Mule, Beatles medley "She Said, She Said ~ Tomorrow Never Knows," Worcester, MA, 02/21/2004

Gov't Mule performs "She said, She Said ~ Tomorrow Never Knows" at the Palladium in Worcester, MA on 02/21/2004. Brought to you by Less Than Face Productions. Thanks to John L for the audio.

[@maplespak]

Govt Mule probably realizes SHE SAID SHE SAID is the coolest guitars song ever written.

[@milkylicker6963]

John Lennon probably would have approved

[@1039sflem]

Maybe the best Beatles cover I’m ever heard

[@dmmesa]

Bowie's cover of Across the Universe is a great one too

[@krikortersak]

Thank you John Lennon for these masterpieces.

[@reynantebautista3243]

Beatles is the Greatest band of all time

[@poopy_pants_joe1194]

No...

[@STETTRACE]

I just keep coming back to this!! If there are any young ones watching and more importantly, listening, check the FEELING and the FLOW!!! This is a REAL BAND firing off of EACH OTHER!! The way it was meant to be!! Now you don’t have to play THIS kind of music if you don’t want.( personally I don’t see why you wouldn’t) but WHATEVER you play... it has to flow and meld and blend together!! THAT IS MUSIC!! Different people working on ONE thing to create a NEW thing!! Check it!! File it!! Rock on!!

[@jimr6971]

It's well past time Warren gets put in the same legend category as Duane Allman/Eric Clapton/Peter Green/SRV ETC to many to name but he is my legend I grew up watching and listening to this man and is as great as anybody else!

[@bullsson5541]

I fully agree! One of my heroes - such a wonderful tone and tasteful phrasing and singing.

[@BeefheartLynch]

Hey man, I grew up with Hendrix, Page, Beck, Clapton, Allman, SRV, and Warren Haynes is definitely in that tier of guitarist. I saw him with the Allman Bros, and he just blew it up.

[@douglaskerins6030]

nope

[@oicsaywhat]

We all know he’s a legend, people like you and I know

[@armandcouture4655]

Same here brutha! I agree 100%. Saw Mule bust these tunes out at the HORDE festival in 98 I believe in Mansfield, MA. Blues Traveler head lining the tour. So Sick!!!

[@STETTRACE]

This is most definitely straight from the heart. Exceptional take on She Said.... just BEAUTIFUL. Well done

[@ARichardP]

Words can’t do justice to this song, to the original or this cover. She Said, She Said. Couldn’t stop watching.

[@thefabulousbugman]

I said this 5 years ago and still today , " man this is killer".

[@albertdeluna6093]

What a treat. This is what the world needs more of today.

[@gratefuldead2379]

You said a mouthful there my friend. LoVe lOvE LoVe 👁✌️

[@STETTRACE]

For all of you young guitar players notice how professional he is at 3:40!! He knows exactly where he’s at and recovers perfectly!! MASTER CLASS right there!!!

[@courtbeall7768]

Slowing this tune really works for you guys,You killed it.

[@rickjohnson8707]

I'm loving the slower groove

[@rubbersole79]

Got to see The Mule for the first time last night. I've never seen such a tight band play so relaxed and laid back.

[@jamesferris6131]

Excellent selection! Two of my faves from revolver (the album that shifted gears in rock and roll history) Drop the clutch and burn rubbersoul man!🎶🎸🍄🍑✌️🐾JF

[@ejp43]

I live in Worcester, MA. I think I was at this show. They are a fantastic band !!

[@KennyJamz]

Warren has been kicking ass and taking names for decades and I don't think that we as a society appreciate it as much as we should

[@poppo509]

Paul and Ringo must be thankful for this versions of Beatles classics, a truly talented musicians who brings our beloved music heritage for the present day and for the next generation.

[@dantedias4064]

Just like John Lennon said that Joe Cocker version of "With a little help from my friends" was the ultimate version of the song .That's the ultimate version of She said, she said . Love the song, love Gov't Mule

[@scottmoonetman]

Yes siŕ

[@JohnWhite-xc3md]

This is a beautiful version, but I still love the original too. Warren really makes it his own.

[@Jonny-Saurus-Wrecks]

Nice. I watched Los Lobos' "Tomorrow Never Knows" just before this, and I'm surprised to see John Lennon's psychedelia coming to the forefront like this. My limited touring garage band used to play these songs long before this, back when all my friends were listening to Thompson Twins, and here we are. Needless to say we were neither killer nor rad. Perhaps W Haynes et al. have been playing this music in the studio in the dark of night, but parents aren't afraid of this angelic noise anymore. Maybe because their parents played it for them when they were kids?

[@donjohn2695]

No 😂

[@Mooseboy08]

Oh damn… I was prepared not to like this since it was slower and in B Major rather than A Major. And damn… what a GREAT take on the song!

[@nepesilva2284]

Original’s in B Flat Major

[@Mooseboy08]

@@nepesilva2284 Oops. You're right. I just went on the fact that I've played it in A Major for decades. I should have double checked the original before I posted. Thanks for the catch!

[@SWTH71]

How did I not hear this till now

[@MoneyBooBoo]

same here. you got me beat by a year

[@fredgien]

SWTH71 And i hear this in times of Corona!

[@rjmarlow8229]

Solo makes me cry everytime, so melodic

[@ultimateazhole]

Saw them in a small club in Fayetteville Ark in 96 and my ears rang for 2,...probably 3 days actually It was great

[@RichardSmith-um4js]

Gov't Mule is always fantastic and this is a great cover.

[@rickjohnson8707]

I heard this version before I even knew The Beatles made it !

[@mikey8view]

When i first heard it I loved it Not knowing at the time it was written by the Greatest Rock Band in History The Beatles ❤

[@OldIrishFan1966]

Absolutely LOVE this interpretation of She Said. Whoever thought Peter Fonda could inspire something this great! I kid, I kid...lol

[@lukebeatson642]

GOV'T MULE THE AWESOME JAM THAT MAKES TIME IRRELEVANT

[@glennkemp6565]

This performance nearly brought me to tears. I watched them play it live many times.

[@arcticgummibear4500]

Really cool rendition.

[@DavidCKendall]

So play the game, existence, to the end...of the beginning. RIP, John and Warren.. Well done.

[@beaujones765]

This Tour was the first time I saw Warren or Mule live!! Sadly I missed out when Woody was alive (RIP)... but Andy Hess is a badass Groovist, in pocket or flyin' all over that neck!! & This was also Danny's first rodeo with Mule! Was totally blown away from start to finish!!!

[@cannibal.lecher]

Turn off your mind relax and float down stream It is not dying It is not dying Lay down all thoughts, surrender to the void It is shining It is shining Yet you may see the meaning of within It is being It is being That love is all and love is everyone It is knowing It is knowing That ignorance and hate may mourn the dead It is believing It is believing But listen to the colour of your dreams It is not living It is not living Or play the game "Existence" to the end Of the beginning Of the beginning Of the beginning Of the beginning Of the beginning Of the beginning Of the beginning -- John Lennon

[@assirpaiva]

Como é possivel os cars deixarem mais LINDA ainda essa música. Grande Govt Mule...

[@MrLambo420]

I SO miss Gov’t Mule Live!!!!!

[@erikberg5363]

Awesome!! The drumming in "Tomorrow Never Knows" reminds me of Deep Purple's "The Mule".

[@robbrown6934]

just the best! he brings joy into my heart😆

[@madeinmississippi662]

Rob Brown Same

[@jeffreyrwilliams9345]

By Robbie Thornton "We did a live mix of all the loops. All over the studios we had people spooling them onto machines with pencils while Geoff did the balancing. There were many other hands controlling the panning. It is the one track, of all the songs The Beatles did, that could never be reproduced: it would be impossible to go back now and mix exactly the same thing: the ‘happening’ of the tape loops, inserted as we all swung off the levers on the faders willy-nilly, was a random event." George Martin explaining how the tape loops on TOMORROW NEVER KNOWS was produced in the studio Source: The Beatles Bible Robbie's Commentary Even though TOMORROW NEVER KNOWS closed out the brilliant Revolver, it was the first song on the album recorded in the studio, and is often cited as The Beatles most innovative song John found the first line of the song 'Turn off your mind relax and float downstream' from Timothy Leary's psychedelic version of The Tibetan Book Of The Dead', 'The Psychedelic Experience' In true John being John fashion, he used yet another Ringoism that Ringo used during a@ BBC TV interview at London Airport when the boys returned from America rather than something esoteric like 'The Void which he considered using I love that TOMORROW NEVER KNOWS was what I think of as a true team effort in more ways than one Paul spent a whole night creating a whole series of short tape loops that he gave to their engineer Geoff Emerick in a plastic bag in the studio the next day They were a crazy collection of sounds; wine glasses ringing, distorted guitars, Paul laughing and many other unrecognisable objects The boys, George Martin and Geoff Emerick chose five to use on the basic backing track They used every tape machine in Abbey Road complex that were connected via wiring in the walls, and 'borrowed' every available EMI employee to hold a drinking glass or pencil to give the loops proper tensioning sound they wanted The boys shouted which tape they wanted to George Martin and Geoff at the mixing desk which acted like a synthesizer, and they played it like a musical instrument Absolute team effort genius While absolutely a John song, it was Paul's innovative idea to use tape loops and he played both lead and bass guitar, George played guitar, sitar and tambura, Ringo played a thunderous drum pattern and played tambourine, while John sang the vocals and played the organ John said he wanted his voice to sound like the Dalai Lama chanting from a hilltop, so engineer Geoff Emerick ran the vocals through a rotating Leslie speaker and varied the speed, which produced a kind of intermittent vibrato effect, and everyone in the studio was blown away by it As George Martin said, all of them spooled the tapes onto the machines using pencils, which sounds crazy, but it absolutely worked There's no doubt in my mind that TOMORROW NEVER KNOWS was the most innovative song on Revolver

[@BubbaZen10]

GREAT versions!!! I just kind of wanted to hear him put that opening lead line in on She Said.

[@scottykingdavid]

BubbaZen10 me to

[@lebarosky]

It's like a chimera of 38 Special and The Beatles. Outstanding.

[@michaeloneil4586]

lebarosky chimera. ....excellent

[@ryderrock1028]

I know how it feels to be dead too.

[@farrahsentose1791]

Warren Haynes the men who have the biggest number of songs in repertoire, and alway so fuckin' good !

[@straycatannie5868]

wow Warren's really feeling it here!!!

[@kevincharliefoxtrot9792]

Saw them with Allen Woody back in ‘99 at the Avalon, landsdown st , Boston. 🤘

[@doughartnett6893]

I saw that show Life Before Insanity Tour. Warren pulled out The Wizard from Sabbath at that show too!

[@bobsteingraber]

Awesome! Love the psychedelic jam at the end.

[@Jon-zf3dq]

damn, she said gave me chills

[@zepgen8]

I Just love the Mule

[@blue-fj9ky]

Holy cow. The Indian music interlude was mind-blowing.

[@dmmesa]

That's how the song ends on their album version

[@kimbolinger7621]

thanks Warren

[@robjontay5052]

Great job Warren! Band is super cool....

[@wonder6789]

8:46 : nice wink to Mahavishnu Orchestra / Shakti ;-)

[@milkylicker6963]

Pretty damn good lads👍

[@gratefuldead2379]

Magnifico 🦦

[@kenshiloh]

I have been listening to and playing rock music for almost 50 years and I have never heard a les paul sound that great (that is really saying something!). Technically, he is not as great as the man, Les Paul or of Phil Keaggy, but the sound, the style, never heard anything sounding this great (it is not always the over-the-top virtuoso that has the best sound - for example, Ringo Starr on drums). Amazing!

[@kenshiloh]

That said, the sound guy/gal should have had the guitar up more in the mix.

[@annascoria6178]

The key thing is taste, i agree. Not how many notes you can play in a second. What is being said in 64ths or 32nds at 140 bpm? I prefer melody, Paul McCartney vs. Quincy Jones improvisation story. The songwriter vs. the technician. Who had the #1s, the people agree. And yes Paul had #1s under pseudonyms. I'm liking this Govt Mule more and more everytime I hear them.

[@larryc3860]

I'm an old fart myself, and I agree....that Soldana tube amp and Marshall speaker cabinet have a lot to do with the "Warren" sound

[@daveguitarnowski4402]

I'd been playing a long time already, and was/am generally a Strat guy. But listening to Warren a LOT (especially doing Cortez the Killer with Dave Matthews) made me go out and buy a Les Paul. what a tone.

[@maurocoimbra9624]

Great!!!

[@wadecrump1292]

Best cover!!!

[@teobecker6106]

Warren Haynes nunca decepciona! Sempre que procuro uma música tem um cover dele ahahha

[@haysfordays]

damn straight! love it.

[@nickheitzeberg7971]

oh yeah

[@donkiddick08]

very good!

[@BinkyGTTT]

Badasses

[@TebiPedernera]

Whau!!

[@tamarawilson4000]

🎉 😁🙌🏻 💞

[@aghyde519]

Interesting versions. A different feel.

[@IgnatiusChinaski]

If memory serves, this was the fourth to last night of tour. I did almost all of it. They’d started mixing the setlists up again

[@richardlafond5007]

Opening lick reminds me of Dissident by Pearl Jam.

[@MattFoleysGhost]

Govt Mule playing The Beatles sounds like Grateful Dead.

[@andrewarmitage9491]

I have no idea who this guy is playing this, but massive respect to him trying and failing to do a cover. He is showing his respect, and fair play to him for attempting it. Respect. Now dial in to the original.

[@rmtomasin]

Failing? Warren killed it bro.

[@ripped181]

​@@rmtomasin Agreed. It was good.

[@richardwhite8227]

He didn't fail it was awesome

[@grover1107]

That was Doyle Bramhall.

[@thefabulousbugman]

Dude this is killer

[@emanoelsouza913]

🎵🙂🎸✋

[@dadeeo44]

Sofa-King GREAT

[@eduardomota2429]

If Allman was a 5 Beatle.

[@higher25kd]

Papa Warren, why are you so bad ass?

[@pierremichaud2908]

Lennon was the best

[@drewgaytan4480]

Fuck this is cool-

[@Frisbieinstein]

Try 1.5 speed.

[@gregben4002]

I believe Lone Star had the first remix of this song in the 70s. kzbin.info/www/bejne/jp26q3hrnbp7eJo Not worse or better, just different. Similar to Black Betty by Ram Jam or SpiderBait.

[@8nayrb]

first 8 is confusing?

[@trevecchi1766]

They’ve turned it into a dirge!

[@charlielaunder4520]

Dirty Good🍻👍

[@stewarttrickett3033]

Never much liked The Beatles version, but this cleaner simpler version is good.

[@johnlynch6888]

Lyrics to tomorrow never knows should be the star. Disappointed

[@usandthemx]

Much more interesting than the original. I didn't say BETTER! Beatles didn't achieve this level of 'interesting' till Abbey Road.

[@rjpg]

nah, Ringo's drums MUCH BETTER. Also, Warren may outplay Beatles guitar but I can't name a song.....Beatles, had sooo much more hits

[@dada1952]

WTF? They wrote this in 1966 you douchebag!

[@kish-river]

Why do Beatles songs only sound good when other people do them?

[@srunequester66]

Beatles songs only got remastered soon after Michael Jackson died. I think he still owned them.

[@mark41157]

Hmmm, that's not a question many people have asked over the past half century.

[@stevenaustin8274]

your probably the only person to ask that question

[@jefjaeger]

That's because it is a stupid question. The Beatles were great. Many different remakes and covers have sounded good because the songs were written well.

[@joedoe3101]

absurd. both the orig vocals AND Georges guitar are far better. relatively easy guitar, sounds superb. no questioning Warren's abilities but the best band in rock history is so for a few reasons, one being George.

[@you166mhz]

so ... I can do better ...

[@ocasio3024]

This version is SOOOOOO Much better than Beatles one! Sorry!

[@rjpg]

nah, Ringo's drums MUCH BETTER. Also, Warren may outplay Beatles guitar but I can't name a song.....Beatles, had sooo much more hits

[@charleslascari7191]

Sorry, you're extremely wrong.

[@rickjohnson8707]

I KNOW RIGHT !

[@douglaskerins6030]

a tedious cover, covered for the sake of covering thumbs down

[@51bobtube]

That's not the right beat. I'm so fucking sorry

[@rickjohnson8707]

Its their groove and not The Beatles ! That's how you put your stamp on great song !

[@51bobtube]

@@rickjohnson8707 Your right I'm sorry I made that kind of comment.

[@gostrum1]

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