On this day: March 11, 1967

It was announced on March 11, 1967 that a song by the Beatles was the most covered song of all time, with a record 446 different recordings by other artists since its release.

Originally the composition was passed on for being too mellow and nicey-niccey. But, when Paul McCartney added his own lyrics magic happened. The song was first featured in the movie Help! and would go on to be a hit for other artists including; Marianne Faithful and Matt Monro, as well as Ray Charles.

Other notable events for March 11:
-Manfred Man (aka The Mann Hugg Blues Brothers featuring P.P. Jones) played London's Marquee for the first time on March 11, 1963
-Tom Jones topped the UK charts on March 11, 1965 with It's Not Unusual
-The Slits made their concert debut on March 11, 1977
-It was announced on March 11, 1989 that  the revival of Gene Pittney's 1960's hit Something's Gotten Hold of My Heart had sold 2 million copies