'Yesterday': When Smokey Robinson sang a haunting cover of The Beatles' classic
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Smokey Robinson is reported to have sung a cover of a Beatles classic, specifically "Yesterday". However, there is also mention of Ray Charles transforming another Beatles song, "Eleanor Rigby", into a soul ballad, which may or may not be related to Smokey Robinson's cover. The details of Smokey Robinson's performance and its context are not entirely clear.