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Poll Question: Which one is superior?
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    Posted: April 30 2015 at 04:13
Prog-heads must love the Beatles after all...
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 30 2015 at 04:24
Never liked "Yesterday" that much but the other 3 are masterpieces and it's hard to choose between them. "For No One" and "She's Leaving Home" are brilliant lyrically as well as musically, HT&E is Macca's favourite and has some brilliant backing vocals.
I'm going to have to think about this one.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 30 2015 at 04:35
For no one (Revolver)

also the Long and Winding Road is pretty great as well
wouldn't Michelle be considered a ballad as well?
Blackbird
Mother Nature's Son
Let It Be

and I'm sure there are more
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 30 2015 at 04:41
She's Leaving Home > For No One > Here, There and Everywhere > Yesterday
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 30 2015 at 04:52
I've gone for "For No One" but it could have been any of the others (except Scrambled Eggs).
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 30 2015 at 04:54
Originally posted by Cristi Cristi wrote:

For no one (Revolver)

also the Long and Winding Road is pretty great as well
wouldn't Michelle be considered a ballad as well?
Blackbird
Mother Nature's Son
Let It Be

and I'm sure there are more
And I Love Her
I'll Follow The Sun
Fool On The Hill (probably the best of the lot)
Golden Slumbers
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 30 2015 at 05:08
None of these compare to No More Lonely Nights.......... Gilmour is the one.
From the poll, for me - not a huge Beatles fan TBH, Here, There Everywhere. Prefer Your Mother Should Know , both lyrically and melodically (musically).
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 30 2015 at 07:17
'For No One'
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 30 2015 at 07:20
Here, There, Everywhere
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 30 2015 at 08:47
Blackbird or Let It Be would've won. But I'll choose She's Leaving Home.
There is no dark side in the moon, really... Matter of fact, it's all dark...
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 30 2015 at 08:54
Big Beatle fan back then. Went with For No One.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 30 2015 at 08:59
She's Leaving Home, no doubt. 
One of McCartney's very best.
Absolutely spine chilling.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 30 2015 at 09:32
Of the options proffered, "She's Leaving Home"
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 30 2015 at 09:43
She's Leaving Home of those listed.......but Eleanor Rigby is superb.....but dos it qualify as a ballad..?
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 10 2015 at 14:49
She's Leaving Home get's my vote Wink
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 10 2015 at 15:18
Yesterday's a classic, She's Leaving Home is fantastic, not too familiar with For No One, but Here, There, and Everywhere for me beats them all to the punch, so that gets my vote.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 10 2015 at 20:56
Awww I love all of them, but the most perfect both in terms of vocals and instrumentals no doubt is She's leaving home Thumbs UpHeart https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lG3nXyI41M xxxxx
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 14 2015 at 09:59
Originally posted by dr wu23 dr wu23 wrote:

She's Leaving Home of those listed.......but Eleanor Rigby is superb.....but dos it qualify as a ballad..?


Yes it is. And yes it does. Coincidentally it was the number I first thought of when I saw the subject.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 15 2015 at 10:56
Here, There and Everywhere
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 08 2015 at 10:39

Four good 'uns but there are a dozen more where they came from....but I still prefer Junk to them all.

I like to feel the suspense when you're certain you know I am there.....
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