So...I finally figured out....(like 8 years later) why I thought that "The Way" by Fastball (anyone can see the road that they walk on is paved in gold blah blah) sounded like the Beatles...
If you're interested in my correlation, listen to "Besame Mucho" (Beatles version) and "The Way" (Fastball) and it will make sense.
While I'm on the subject match up these songs:
The Beatles - Besame Mucho / Fastball - The Way
The Beatles - Lady Madonna / Sublime - What I Got
Led Zeppelin - Nobody's Fault But Mine / Billy Squier - Lonely is the Night
Led Zeppelin - Dancing Days / Aerosmith - Jaded
Anything by the Rolling Stones / Anything else by the Rolling Stones