Better than the Beatles

Better than the Beatles: A Tribute to the Shaggs is a tribute album consisting of cover versions of songs by the American band the Shaggs. It includes songs from their 1965 album Philosophy of the World and the 1982 compilation Shaggs' Own Thing.

Better Than the Beatles: A Tribute to the Shaggs
Compilation album by
various artists
ReleasedSeptember 25, 2001
GenreAlternative rock
LabelAnimal World

The album title is a reference to the musician Frank Zappa, who is often reported as having called the Shaggs "better than the Beatles".[1] Though Zappa was an admirer of the Shaggs, the quote may be apocryphal.[2]

Track listing
  1. "Philosophy of the World" (performed by Ida) – 4:41
  2. "You're Something Special to Me" (performed by Optiganally Yours) – 2:34
  3. "Who Are Parents?" (performed by Thinking Fellers Union Local 282) – 4:23
  4. "My Cutie" (performed by Mongrell) – 2:10
  5. "We Have a Savior" (performed by Bauer) – 2:48
  6. "It's Halloween" (performed by Joost Visser) – 2:27
  7. "My Pal Foot Foot" (performed by Deerhoof) – 1:32
  8. "My Companion" (performed by R. Stevie Moore) – 3:24
  9. "Shaggs' Own Thing" (performed by Plastic Mastery) – 5:05
  10. "Painful Memories/Wheels" (performed by Slot Racer) – 3:33
  11. "Who Are Parents?" (performed by Danielson Famile) – 3:00
  12. "You're Something Special to Me" (performed by Furtips) – 2:08
  13. "Philosophy of the World" (performed by The Double U) – 3:04

References
  1. Potter, Jordan (2022-06-25). "The terrible band Frank Zappa deemed better than the Beatles". Far Out Magazine. Retrieved 2022-08-19.
  2. Tsioulcas, Anastasia (2017-02-17). "The best — or worst — band of all time is back". NPR. Retrieved 2022-08-20.
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