I Am Sam gets the High Concept award for making boomers smile while attracting the young 'uns -- wall-to-wall Beatles covers by the likes of the Wallflowers, the Black Crowes, Eddie Vedder, and others. Even if there are few radical reinterpretations (Chocolate Genius' ''Julia'' is a notable exception), these songs are like old friends. Particularly nifty are Paul Westerberg's doleful ''Nowhere Man'' and Grandaddy's easy-rolling ''Revolution.'' Best of all, you don't even need to see the movie to enjoy it.
Image credit: I am Sam: Lorey Sebastian; McCartney: basil Clunes/London Features
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EW's GRADE
BDetails Release Date: Jan 08, 2002; Lead Performances: Sheryl Crow, Ben Harper, Aimee Mann, Sarah McLachlan and Michael Penn...; Genre: Soundtracks
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