Apart from the title song, the most celebrated tune on Let it Be is John’s masterful ‘Across the Universe.’ This is one of those quintessential Beatles tunes that really gets to the heart of what made them special… the combination of simple melody, inspired production and enlightened lyrics.

It’s ironic that John repeats the phrase “nothing’s gonna change my world” when this song is a perfect example of how he and The Beatles changed everybody else’s world through their music.

Like many great songs, ‘Across the Universe’ has been covered by a host of artists over the years, including a couple of my favorites. I featured Fiona Apple’s version (from the Pleasantville soundtrack) back in March. Rufus Wainwright recorded his version for the I Am Sam soundtrack (which is made up entirely of Beatles covers). And of course the film Across the Universe contains a version of the song performed by lead actor Jim Sturgess.

Here’s some Asian dude on YouTube covering the song… he’s damn good and covers everybody from Green Day to Taylor Swift on his channel.

Nothing can match the original, of course, so I’ll let John take it from here.