The Stones vs The Beatles

Back in the early days, there were several songs that were being performed by both THE BEATLES and THE STONES. For instance, CHUCK BERRY'S "Memphis Tennessee". Here we'll compare The Beatles' version from their Decca audition, January 1, 1962 with The Stones from a "Saturday Club" broadcast on October 5, 1963. The arrangements are the same, and both tracks run 2 minutes 22 seconds.

I think the Stones win this one, if for no other reason than KEITH's great guitar playing. (Sorry George!) And CHARLIE sounds much livelier than PETE BEST. To be fair, The Beatles' version came much earlier, and The Stones had the benefit of the increased excitement and intensity that arrived with (British) Beatlemania, as well as what was probably a much better recording setup (for a signed act on a BBC broadcast) than the then-unknown Beatles would have had for an audition.













MEMPHIS TENNESSEE (BEATLES)

MEMPHIS TENNESSEE (ROLLING STONES)