Def Leppard’s Beatles Cover, Rescued
Def Leppard's unreleased cover of The Beatles' "Revolution" for an abandoned TV ad reveals new details in the 2009 remaster of the original.
Tracklist
- Revolution (Abandoned TV Ad) — Def Leppard
- Revolution (Remastered 2009) — The Beatles
Transcript
Revolution (Abandoned TV Ad) — Def Leppard
Def Leppard covered the Beatles’ “Revolution” for a television commercial, but the recording was never used or released. The band put it on streaming services ahead of Volume Four. Now it’s part of the digital collection Volume Four: The Rarities, with its original assignment still in the title: “Revolution (Abandoned TV Ad).” Hear Revolution (Abandoned TV Ad) by Def Leppard.
Revolution (Remastered 2009) — The Beatles
Now for the Beatles’ “Revolution,” the song Def Leppard covered for that unused TV commercial. This recording is the 2009 remaster. With Def Leppard’s version fresh in mind, what stands out to you when the Beatles play their song? Hear Revolution (Remastered 2009) by The Beatles.
The commercial never used Def Leppard’s cover, but the band eventually put it out. You’ve heard it beside the Beatles’ song; what you make of the two is yours.