Beady Eye Release Beatles Cover for the Red Cross's Japan Appeal

Liam Gallagher's band Beady Eye have released a cover of the Beatles' 'Across the Universe' to raise funds for the British Red Cross's Japan Tsunami Appeal.

The release follows Sunday night's, April 3, Japan benefit gig at London's O2 Academy Brixton where Beady Eye rounded off their set with the John Lennon-penned track. Appearing alongside Graham Coxon, the Coral, Paul Weller and Primal Scream, among others, the show has so far raised over £150,000 ($243,600)

A statement on the band's official website reads, "The day before the charity event, during an eight-hour session, Beady Eye went into RAK studios to record and mix their version of the song from The Beatles' 'Let It Be' album."

The fruits of their labour are available through the Beady Eye website for a limited time only at a cost of 99p ($1.60) with 62p ($1) of each sale going directly to the Red Cross.

It's not the first time 'Across the Universe' has been used to raise money -- the song was originally recorded by the Beatles in 1969 for a WWF (World Wide Fund for Nature) charity album 'No One's Gonna Change Our World' and later featured on 'Let It Be.'

----Andrew Kerr
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