Ian McCulloch of Echo & the Bunnymen once said he'd been trying his entire music career to recreate "Ticket to Ride"; of which he called the greatest pop song of all time. I can honestly say that it would be impossible for me to judge this song given that I have heard it thousands of times over the course of 40 plus years. It has gone beyond being simply "overplayed" for me; it has reached a certain level of physical integration where I cannot view it without absolute bias.
Probably the most famous cover of the song is The Carpenters' melancholy version; however, there's been covers o'plenty over the years - some good, some godawful. Here's a compilation of "Ticket to Ride" covers for your listening pleasure...
(and here's a couple samples from the track list)
Cyril Stapleton & His Orchestra - "Ticket To Ride"
Track List
"Ticket to Ride" by...
Cyril Stapleton & His Orchestra
John Keating
Bee Gees
Brian Bennett
Alma Cogan
Mal Evans Memorial Band [song title: Vrijkaart voor twee (Ticket to ride)]
Frank Chacksfield & His Orchestra
Brazilian Tropical Orchestra
The Fifth Dimension
RRSO Symphony Orchestra
The Carpenters
Vanilla Fudge
Beach Boys
