Under The Covers: Other Artists Covering Beatles Songs: ‘Day Tripper’- Otis Redding. ‘Day Tripper’ was a part of the double A-side single ‘We Can Work It Out’/’Day Tripper.’ John Lennon wrote ‘Day Tripper’-which went to #5 in the Billboard Hot 100. In less than a year Otis Redding had released his up-tempo version of ‘Day Tripper’ which delighted The Beatles. Otis’s single just failed to crack the Top 40 peaking at #43.