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
Released	September 25, 2001
Genre	Alternative rock
Label	Animal 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 - Ida
2. You're Something Special to Me - Optiganally Yours
3. Who Are Parents? - Thinking Fellers Union Local 282
4. My Cutie - Mongrell
5. We Have a Savior - Bauer
6. It's Halloween - Joost Visser
7. My Pal Foot Foot - Deerhoof
8. My Companion - R. Stevie Moore
9. Shaggs' Own Thing - Plastic Mastery
10. Painful Memories/Wheels - Slot Racer
11. Who Are Parents? - Danielson Famile
12. You're Something Special to Me - Furtips
13. Philosophy of the World - The Double U

References