Top 10 Beatles Tunes
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Topic: Top 10 Beatles Tunes
Posted By: Fox On The Rocks
Subject: Top 10 Beatles Tunes
Date Posted: February 12 2011 at 21:47
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What are you favourite top 10 Beatles Songs (do not have to be specifically in order)
1.A Day In The Life
2.Abbey Road Medley
3.Get Back
4.She's Leaving Home
5.I Am The Walrus
6.Strawberry Fields Forever
7.Helter Skelter
8.Penny Lane
9.I Want You (She's So Heavy)
10.Hey Jude ------------- 
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Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: February 12 2011 at 21:54
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oh gosh, too big a catalog for only ten, here goes for this moment in time - Tomorrow Never Knows Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite It's All Too Much And I Love Her Yer Blues Every Little Thing Come Together Hey Bulldog Within You Without You Rocky Raccoon |
Posted By: The Dark Elf
Date Posted: February 12 2011 at 22:49
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Hmmm...favorites or level of importance?
From an importance standpoint, I would say:
1. Eleanor Rigby (a rock song with no guitar, bass, keyboard or drums? Preposterous!)
2. Hey Jude (a rock band can't have a hit song over 7 minutes long, it just isn't done!)
3. Norwegian Wood (the first time a sitar appears on a rock release -- the Yardbirds used one, but on a demo)
4. Tomorrow Never Knows (one of the most influential pieces of psychedelia ever recorded)
5. Yesterday (the most covered song in history -- so that must mean something, right?)
6. A Day in the Life (Progressive before there was such a thing)
7. In My Life (Lennon's final piece of evolution from pop tune writer to rock composer)
8. I am the Walrus (psychedelic symphonic orchestration? And lines from King Lear?)
9. Something (the first Harrison song to appear on the A side of a single)
10. Helter Skelter (Paul McCartney writes an acid rock song? And Charles Manson hears voices)
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Posted By: paganinio
Date Posted: February 13 2011 at 05:52
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1. Happiness Is a Warm Gun (White Album) 2. When My Guitar Gently Weeps (White Album) 3. "black bird singing in the dead of night" song (White Album) 4. Desolation Row (Bob Dylan wouldn't have written this, if The Beatles hadn't encouraged him to go electric) 5. It's Alright Ma (I'm Only Bleeding) (Bob Dylan wouldn't have written this without influence from The Beatles). ------------- 
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Posted By: The Dark Elf
Date Posted: February 13 2011 at 16:21
The Beatles had nothing whatsoever to do with this song, written in 1965. It is more influenced by the Book of Ecclesiastes and the Everly Brothers than anything. ------------- ...a vigorous circular motion hitherto unknown to the people of this area, but destined to take the place of the mud shark in your mythology... |
paganinio wrote:Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: February 13 2011 at 17:08
That would be "Blackbird". |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: March 02 2011 at 14:16
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Tomorrow Never Knows
Its All Too Much
She's Leaving Home
Eleanor Rigby
LSD
Ticket To Ride
You've Got To Hide Your Love Away
Michelle
A Day In The Life
Paperback Writer
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Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: March 02 2011 at 16:39
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Tough one, off the top of my head - Strawberry Fields Forever Hello Goodbye For No One You've Got To Hide Your Love Away In My Life The Fool On The Hill Here Comes The Sun Martha My Dear She's Leaving Home I Want You though if you asked me tomorrow I'd probably change a few of these |
Posted By: Moogtron III
Date Posted: March 03 2011 at 02:58
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1. A Day In The Life 2. Abbey Road Medley 3. She’s Leaving Home 4. Hey Jude 5. Penny Lane 6. Let It Be 7. Something 8. Lady Madonna 9. For The Benefit Of Mr. Kite 10. Eleanor Rigby |
Posted By: earlyprog
Date Posted: March 04 2011 at 06:01
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Tough one but perhaps:
1. Tomorrow Never Knows
2. A Day in the Life
3. Ticket to ride
4. In my Life
5. Girl
6. Nowhere Man
7. Eleanor Rigby
8. Strawberry Fields Forever
9. Happiness is a warm Gun
10. I want you (She's so heavy)
Mostly Lennon it seems with only one McCartney tune.
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Posted By: rogerthat
Date Posted: March 05 2011 at 03:37
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Incredibly difficult. Anyway: 1.Because 2. Love You To 3. Tomorrow Never Knows 4. Penny Lane 5. Strawberry Fields Forever 6. In My Life 7. Hey Jude 8. I Want You (She's So Heavy) 9. Day in the Life 10. While My Guitar Gently Weeps EDIT: Damn! Put Here Comes The Sun and Eleanor Rigby somewhere in there too.  |
Posted By: Equality 7-2521
Date Posted: March 07 2011 at 09:48
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A Day In The Life I'm Only Sleeping Two of Us Strawberry Fields Forever Piggies Octopus' Garden Happiness is a Warm Gun While My Guitar Gently Weeps I'm Looking Through You Abbey Road Medley List is in a rough order. I'm not sure I could make it exact. ------------- "One had to be a Newton to notice that the moon is falling, when everyone sees that it doesn't fall. " |
Posted By: Equality 7-2521
Date Posted: March 07 2011 at 09:51
And the Beatles wouldn't have written anything if their parents didn't give birth to them, but that's not exactly what the OP was asking. ------------- "One had to be a Newton to notice that the moon is falling, when everyone sees that it doesn't fall. " |
Posted By: Abstrakt
Date Posted: March 07 2011 at 10:48
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The list could be ALOT longer, but...
Please Mister Postman
No Reply
I'm Only Sleeping
Tomorrow Never Knows
Fool on the Hill
Fixing a Hole
Within You Without You
While my Guitar Gently Weeps
Happiness is a warm gun
I Want You (She's so Heavy)
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Posted By: Moogtron III
Date Posted: March 08 2011 at 03:34
I forgot that one.
Great song!
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Posted By: TheLionOfPrague
Date Posted: March 18 2011 at 21:36
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Not in order.... -While My Guitar Gently Weeps -Happiness Is A Warm Gun -A Day In The Life -For No One -Michelle -I Am The Walrus -Strawberry Fields Forever -She's Leaving Home -You Never Give Me Your Money -Let It Be ------------- I shook my head and smiled a whisper knowing all about the place |
Posted By: StarMan2112
Date Posted: March 26 2011 at 18:59
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Posted By: Horizons
Date Posted: March 26 2011 at 19:46
Does every post you make have to be huge,blue,underlined, and crossed-out 
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Posted By: StarMan2112
Date Posted: March 26 2011 at 20:50
I noticed you hated it thats  but first time was just making a point
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Posted By: Mr.GizaRainbow
Date Posted: March 26 2011 at 20:54
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1- Revolution 1 2- Helter Skelter 3- While My Guitar Gently Weeps 4- A Day In The Life 5- Sexy Sadie 6- Strawberry Fields Forever 7- Can't Buy Me Love 8- Octopus's Garden 9- Day Tripper 10- The End . The Beatles, best band ever my favorite definitely  ------------- "I always say that it’s about breaking the rules. But the secret of breaking rules in a way that works is understanding what the rules are in the first place" |
Posted By: Morningrise
Date Posted: March 31 2011 at 09:07
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No order:
While My Guitar Gently Weeps
A Day In The Life The Fool On The Hill Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds Something Eleanor Rigby Yesterday I'll Follow The Sun With A Little Help From My Friends I Want You (She's So Heavy) |
Posted By: silcir
Date Posted: March 31 2011 at 14:41
| A Day in the life for the first 10 places. |
Posted By: Horizons
Date Posted: April 11 2013 at 20:13
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Bump :3 I was just singing along to the ending of one of the most underrated Beatles songs - Hey Bulldog, and i had to make my list afterwards. So here it is.. Don't Let Me Down Tomorrow Never Knows Hey Bulldog I Want You (She's So Heavy) A Day In the Life Dear Prudence Yer Blues Happiness Is A Warm Gun Strawberry Fields Forever In My Life Not ranked........ yet :D ------------- Crushed like a rose in the riverflow. |
Posted By: Eria Tarka
Date Posted: April 11 2013 at 21:22
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Hmmm f*ck I can't do it
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Posted By: Horizons
Date Posted: April 11 2013 at 21:28
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I have faith in you k ------------- Crushed like a rose in the riverflow. |
Posted By: Eria Tarka
Date Posted: April 11 2013 at 21:39
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Okay but I can't rank them The Night Before Eleanor Rigby I'm Only Sleeping Tomorrow Never Knows Day in the Life Fool on the Hill Blue Jay Way While My Guitar Gently Weeps I'm So Tired Here Comes the Sun
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Posted By: smartpatrol
Date Posted: April 11 2013 at 21:39
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Posted By: Finnforest
Date Posted: April 11 2013 at 21:42
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In no particular order.... Two of Us Across the Universe She's Leaving Home Fool on the Hill Penny Lane Yesterday Norwegian Wood I'm so tired Mother Nature's Son If I needed someone Dig a pony  |
Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: April 11 2013 at 21:51
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In chronological order - Every Little Thing We Can Work it Out In My Life Eleanor Rigby Tomorrow Never Knows It's All Too Much Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite Yer Blues While My Guitar Gently Weeps The Long and Winding Road |
Posted By: Finnforest
Date Posted: April 11 2013 at 22:02
Comparing with your earlier post long ago.....pretty close David Tomorrow Never Knows Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite It's All Too Much And I Love Her Yer Blues Every Little Thing Come Together Hey Bulldog Within You Without You Rocky Raccoon |
Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: April 11 2013 at 22:33
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ah the perils of habitual posting |
Posted By: Finnforest
Date Posted: April 11 2013 at 22:35
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Don't worry man....I've done the same.... |
Posted By: Stool Man
Date Posted: April 12 2013 at 02:15
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off the top of my head, before breakfast or coffee... It's All Too Much 1967 Christmas flexi 1966 Christmas flexi 1968 Christmas flexi Flying Hey Bulldog The Inner Light While My Guitar Gently Weeps Tomorrow Never Knows With A Little Help From My Friends (as covered by Joe Cocker) and I love the Love album  ------------- rotten hound of the burnie crew |
Posted By: ProgMetaller2112
Date Posted: April 12 2013 at 02:26
I can't do this  But I can name some that I love Revolution Eleanor Rigby In My Life Yesterday Hold Me Tight I Want You(She's So Heavy) Michelle The Word Here Comes the Sun Strawberry Fields Forever This is so hard, I left out a lot of great ones  ------------- “War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength.” ― George Orwell, Nineteen Eighty-Four "Ignorance and Prejudice and Fear walk Hand in Hand"- Neil Peart |
Posted By: Cactus Choir
Date Posted: April 12 2013 at 03:02
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A Day In The Life The Night Before Because In My Life She's Leaving Home I Should Have Known Better Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds A Hard Day's Night You've Got To Hide Your Love Away Let It Be ------------- "And now...on the drums...Mick Underwooooooooood!!!" "He's up the pub" |
Posted By: progresssaurus
Date Posted: April 12 2013 at 03:21
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Across The Universe |
Posted By: ExittheLemming
Date Posted: April 12 2013 at 05:02
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Penny Lane Yes It Is Norwegian Wood A Hard Days Night Strawberry Fields Forever I'm So Tired The Long and Winding Road The Ballad of John & Yoko Hello, Goodbye I Am the Walrus Like everyone else who posted here, this selection could be replaced on the hour every hour for several weeks hence.... ------------- 
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Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: April 12 2013 at 07:20
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Off the top of my head -
1) Strawberry Fields Forever
2) In My Life
3) Hello Goodbye
4) Martha My Dear
5) Things We Said Today
6) Here, There and Everywhere
7) A Day in the Life
8) Fool On The Hill
9) You Know My Name (Look Up The Number)
10) We Can Work it Out
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Posted By: Prog Sothoth
Date Posted: April 12 2013 at 08:10
Norwegian Wood
Tomorrow Never Knows
Everybody's Got Something To Hide...
I Am The Walrus
Cry Baby Cry
Helter Skelter
Across The Universe
While My Guitar Gently Weeps
Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds
Eleanor Rigby
Hmmm...making this spur of the moment list I never realized I'm quite the John fan as well as a White Album fan.
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Posted By: tamijo
Date Posted: April 12 2013 at 08:57
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At the moment im Especialy into Abby Road Medley, particulary She came in trough...... ------------- Prog is whatevey you want it to be. So dont diss other peoples prog, and they wont diss yours |
Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: April 12 2013 at 10:22
It is, that's the point. The best version is the full one included on the Anthology, which has the "ska" section omitted from other versions.
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Posted By: Larree
Date Posted: April 12 2013 at 22:49
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A Day in the Life Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds Abbey Road Medley Something Norwegian Wood Tomorrow Never Knows All I've Got To Do I Saw Her Standing There Blue Jay Way (because I used to park in the culdesac at the top of the hill on Blue Jay Way overlooking the city and party way back in the seventies.) With a Little Help From My Friends (The Joe Cocker cover version from Woodstock.)  Warning! This list can change at any moment!
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Posted By: Stool Man
Date Posted: April 13 2013 at 04:48
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I look forward to seeing somebody compile all these lists into one, and seeing how many Beatles originals are beaten by Joe Cocker! ------------- rotten hound of the burnie crew |
Posted By: Larree
Date Posted: April 13 2013 at 11:35
Yeah!  ------------- http://larree.ws" rel="nofollow - The Larree (dot) Website |
Posted By: infocat
Date Posted: April 13 2013 at 13:25
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I hate Joe Cocker!
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Posted By: Larree
Date Posted: April 13 2013 at 13:34
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And you gotta love Jeff Beck's version of A Day In the Life! This f**king ROCKS! ------------- http://larree.ws" rel="nofollow - The Larree (dot) Website |
Posted By: MustardSea
Date Posted: April 13 2013 at 13:41
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1. It's All Too Much (love all that guitar-feedback) 2. A Day In The Life 3. Tomorrow Never Knows 4. She Said (those vocal harmonies!) 5. Rain (love the drums and bass.. actually I love the bass in every Beatles-song haha) 6. I Want You (She's So Heavy) (love how heavy this is) 7. Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds 8. Dear Prudence 9. Hey Bulldog 10. You Know My Name (Look Up The Number) (because it's The Beatles having fun) this was really hard and I guess that list would look different every day... (with the exception of "It's All Too Much" - this would be on every single incarnation of a personal Beatles-Top 10 list )------------- http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=8335" rel="nofollow - Kanoi on PA http://kanoi.bandcamp.com" rel="nofollow - kanoi.bandcamp.com |
Posted By: TheGazzardian
Date Posted: April 13 2013 at 16:39
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Happiness Is a Warm Gun
She Came In Through The Bathroom Window Helter Skelter I Want You (She's So Heavy) Dig a Pony Strawberry Fields Forever Because Get Back While My Guitar Gently Weeps Come Together |
Posted By: Mr. Mustard
Date Posted: April 13 2013 at 20:43
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In no particular order: Hey Jude Get Back Penny Lane Oh! Darling Happiness Is a Warm Gun A Day in the Life I Am the Walrus I Want You (She's So Heavy) ------------- 
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Posted By: jayem
Date Posted: April 14 2013 at 18:27
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Strawberry Fields: This song stands out. We're in this weird sad (mellotron flute) dreamlike mood, going through lot's of orchestral tension, and hear this Lennon's gentle voice. Very unsettling, really caught my attention. Everybody's Got Something To Hide I've Got A Feeling In My Life Come Together Revolution 9 Tomorrow Never Knows Back In The USSR Why Don't We Do it In The Road A Day In The Life
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Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: April 18 2013 at 10:42
Once voted the worst Beatles song ever, just ahead of Mr Moonlight.
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Posted By: Argonaught
Date Posted: April 19 2013 at 17:48
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Nobody has mentioned Dirty Maggie Mae, sung in the proper Liverpudlian fashion! Dehty Maggie May They have taken 'ehr away She will never walk down Lime Street anymowah I like practically all of the Beatles's songs between 1965 and 1968. By that time, I think they had done so much that some "over-saturation" had to ensue. The Mean Mister Mustard, the Polythene Pam and the rest of the potpourri on Abbey Road is "something else", and is great. Bottom line being: The Beatles are an unmatched and still largely inscrutable phenomenon and the greatest band of all time. They birthed the proto-version of pretty much every genre that's is known as the modern day "popular music". Yes, including "prog", "psychedelic", "symphonic", "metal" and "art". And by the way, Paul is one of the best composers in the history of the humankind. |
Posted By: DisgruntledPorcupine
Date Posted: April 19 2013 at 20:53
| I can't really make a Beatles list. Not sure why as I don't totally love them. My favourite song is Tomorrow Never Knows though. Perfect tune. |
Posted By: maani
Date Posted: April 25 2013 at 01:07
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The Top 50 Beatles
Songs by Ian Alterman (published on Culture Catch) Obviously, the entire idea of picking the 10, 20, 50, or -- as Rolling Stone recently did -- 100 "best" Beatles songs is not simply an exercise in futility, it is as stupid as every other "top" list that has been generated by radio stations, TV stations, and magazines. Even if the primary criterion is not sheer "popularity" (as with many of these types of lists), there are still quite a number of factors to consider. Are we talking about historic importance? The influence a song had? Songwriting? Musicianship? Giving some serious thought to this, I decided to do the "stupid" thing and compile my own top 50 list of Beatles songs, based on a variety (or combination) of these various criteria. However, rather than rank the songs (probably the stupidest aspect of creating this kind of stupid list), I provide them alphabetically, with my comments on why each was chosen. That said, if I had to choose a single "greatest" Beatles song, it would be "All You Need Is Love." It not only has every element of a great Beatles song (writing, musicianship, harmonies, etc.), but it includes an orchestra and chorus. But perhaps the single most important aspect of the song is its message: it is the distillation of what "The Beatles" were about. In my opinion, there is simply no song that comes even close to its historic importance vis-a-vis The Beatles. So, without any further ado, my list of the top 50 Beatles songs: http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=g1UnrUS5W4M&offerid=146261&type=3&subid=0&tmpid=1826&RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fitunes.apple.com%252Fus%252Falbum%252Facross-the-universe%252Fid401151866%253Fi%253D401151893%2526uo%253D4%2526partnerId%253D30%20target=itunes_store" rel="nofollow - "Across the Universe" Unquestionably Lennon's best "late period" song. The combination of thoughtfulness, wistfulness and spirit (as well as the music and lyrics) make this a no-brainer. Stands alongside "Two of Us" as the best songs on Let It Be. http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=g1UnrUS5W4M&offerid=146261&type=3&subid=0&tmpid=1826&RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fitunes.apple.com%252Fus%252Falbum%252Fa-day-in-the-life%252Fid401141921%253Fi%253D401147266%2526uo%253D4%2526partnerId%253D30%20target=itunes_store" rel="nofollow - "A Day in the Life" I would probably choose this as runner-up to "All You Need Is Love" as their second greatest song overall. (It was #1 on the Rolling Stone list.) If you don't understand the many reasons -- musical, lyrical, production, socio-cultural, etc. -- you can hardly be said to understand The Beatles. http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=g1UnrUS5W4M&offerid=146261&type=3&subid=0&tmpid=1826&RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fitunes.apple.com%252Fus%252Falbum%252Fall-you-need-is-love%252Fid402060584%253Fi%253D402094704%2526uo%253D4%2526partnerId%253D30%20target=itunes_store" rel="nofollow - "All You Need Is Love" In addition to my comments above, it pretty much defined the rock "anthem." http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=g1UnrUS5W4M&offerid=146261&type=3&subid=0&tmpid=1826&RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fitunes.apple.com%252Fus%252Falbum%252Fand-your-bird-can-sing%252Fid402060584%253Fi%253D402079603%2526uo%253D4%2526partnerId%253D30%20target=itunes_store" rel="nofollow - "And Your Bird Can Sing" This one gets included both for its musicianship (ignore everything else and just listen to Lennon and Harrison!) and because it represented the segue between Rubber Soul and Revolver -- arguably the most important segue they would ever have. http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=g1UnrUS5W4M&offerid=146261&type=3&subid=0&tmpid=1826&RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fitunes.apple.com%252Fus%252Falbum%252Fbecause%252Fid401186200%253Fi%253D401187155%2526uo%253D4%2526partnerId%253D30%20target=itunes_store" rel="nofollow - "Because" Among their most underrated songs. Not only are the harmonies among the best they ever accomplished (if you have never heard the a cappella version of this song, you are missing something truly spine-tingling), the quasi-classical musical approach is wonderful, and the "mood" is all but unique in their canon. An astounding piece of writing. http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=g1UnrUS5W4M&offerid=146261&type=3&subid=0&tmpid=1826&RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fitunes.apple.com%252Fus%252Falbum%252Fbeing-for-benefit-mr.-kite!%252Fid402060584%253Fi%253D402079783%2526uo%253D4%2526partnerId%253D30%20target=itunes_store" rel="nofollow - "Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite" From virtually every standpoint -- music, lyrics, effects, production, atmosphere, and sheer chutzpah -- this song may well belong in their top 10 greatest. http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=g1UnrUS5W4M&offerid=146261&type=3&subid=0&tmpid=1826&RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fitunes.apple.com%252Fus%252Falbum%252Fcome-together%252Fid401186200%253Fi%253D401186260%2526uo%253D4%2526partnerId%253D30%20target=itunes_store" rel="nofollow - "Come Together" They really did, didn't they? Simply one of their best, most important and, arguably, most influential songs they ever wrote. A polished gem. http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=g1UnrUS5W4M&offerid=146261&type=3&subid=0&tmpid=1826&RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fitunes.apple.com%252Fus%252Falbum%252Fthe-continuing-story-bungalow%252Fid401126224%253Fi%253D401126271%2526uo%253D4%2526partnerId%253D30%20target=itunes_store" rel="nofollow - "Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill" Huh?! I'm kidding, right? Nope. Unquestionably the single most underappreciated, misunderstood Beatles composition ever. Although "Yellow Submarine" preceded it, this is The Beatles' truest "children's" song. The songwriting and storytelling are deceptively brilliant, the change in tempo between the verses and chorus (and the inspired "all the children sing" used as the segue) is great, and more than any other song on the album you can tell that the group is having a great deal of fun. As an aside, the title has always been among their most clever. ("Continuing" from where?) http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=g1UnrUS5W4M&offerid=146261&type=3&subid=0&tmpid=1826&RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fitunes.apple.com%252Fus%252Falbum%252Fdear-prudence%252Fid401126224%253Fi%253D401126240%2526uo%253D4%2526partnerId%253D30%20target=itunes_store" rel="nofollow - "Dear Prudence" Simply among the most superbly constructed songs John ever wrote. And the guitar part is among the most copied of any of their songs. http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=g1UnrUS5W4M&offerid=146261&type=3&subid=0&tmpid=1826&RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fitunes.apple.com%252Fus%252Falbum%252Feleanor-rigby%252Fid402060584%253Fi%253D402079146%2526uo%253D4%2526partnerId%253D30%20target=itunes_store" rel="nofollow - "Eleanor Rigby" What need be said? This broke as much ground as any song they ever wrote and produced. And the fact that the entire song is about death makes it all the more eerily brilliant. http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=g1UnrUS5W4M&offerid=146261&type=3&subid=0&tmpid=1826&RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fitunes.apple.com%252Fus%252Falbum%252Fthe-fool-on-the-hill%252Fid402060584%253Fi%253D402094386%2526uo%253D4%2526partnerId%253D30%20target=itunes_store" rel="nofollow - "Fool on the Hill" Another dangerously underrated song, and possibly Paul's greatest ballad. Another great use of alternating time signatures. http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=g1UnrUS5W4M&offerid=146261&type=3&subid=0&tmpid=1826&RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fitunes.apple.com%252Fus%252Falbum%252Ffor-no-one%252Fid402060584%253Fi%253D402079605%2526uo%253D4%2526partnerId%253D30%20target=itunes_store" rel="nofollow - "For No One" Another sadly underrated Paul composition, second only to "Eleanor Rigby" in its superb use of classical elements and approach. http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=g1UnrUS5W4M&offerid=146261&type=3&subid=0&tmpid=1826&RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fitunes.apple.com%252Fus%252Falbum%252Fgood-day-sunshine%252Fid402060584%253Fi%253D402079253%2526uo%253D4%2526partnerId%253D30%20target=itunes_store" rel="nofollow - "Good Day Sunshine" The most deceptively complicated song on Revolver, and tied with "She Said She Said" for best song on the album. Three different time signatures, amazing chord progressions, fabulous harmonies -- all done in what seems on its face a very simple way. And truly fun to listen to. http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=g1UnrUS5W4M&offerid=146261&type=3&subid=0&tmpid=1826&RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fitunes.apple.com%252Fus%252Falbum%252Fgood-morning-good-morning%252Fid402060584%253Fi%253D402079819%2526uo%253D4%2526partnerId%253D30%20target=itunes_store" rel="nofollow - "Good Morning Good Morning" Perfect in every way, including (again) alternating time signatures, great lyrics, superb musicianship, and one of Harrison's most aggressive guitar performances. As well, the "raw" production really does give an "outdoor" feeling to it. http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=g1UnrUS5W4M&offerid=146261&type=3&subid=0&tmpid=1826&RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fitunes.apple.com%252Fus%252Falbum%252Fhappiness-is-a-warm-gun%252Fid401126224%253Fi%253D401126349%2526uo%253D4%2526partnerId%253D30%20target=itunes_store" rel="nofollow - "Happiness is a Warm Gun" Along with "All You Need Is Love" and "A Day in the Life," the top three Beatles songs of all time. Again, if you don't know why, you simply don't "get" The Beatles and what they were about, or what they were doing or accomplished. This one simply hits it so far out of the park that they ran the bases twice! LOL. http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=g1UnrUS5W4M&offerid=146261&type=3&subid=0&tmpid=1826&RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fitunes.apple.com%252Fus%252Falbum%252Fa-hard-days-night%252Fid402060584%253Fi%253D402060914%2526uo%253D4%2526partnerId%253D30%20target=itunes_store" rel="nofollow - "A Hard Day's Night" Even without the film, this would probably make the list as one of their most representative early period songs. But add the film connection, and this becomes the very definition of Beatlemania. http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=g1UnrUS5W4M&offerid=146261&type=3&subid=0&tmpid=1826&RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fitunes.apple.com%252Fus%252Falbum%252Fhelp!%252Fid402060584%253Fi%253D402078054%2526uo%253D4%2526partnerId%253D30%20target=itunes_store" rel="nofollow - "Help" That immediately recognizable opening "open strum" chord, John's vocal, the harmonies, the chord progression, the melody -- what's not to like? And it doesn't hurt that it is unarguably among the greatest movie themes ever written. http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=g1UnrUS5W4M&offerid=146261&type=3&subid=0&tmpid=1826&RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fitunes.apple.com%252Fus%252Falbum%252Fhelter-skelter%252Fid401126224%253Fi%253D401126439%2526uo%253D4%2526partnerId%253D30%20target=itunes_store" rel="nofollow - "Helter Skelter" I was shocked not to see this on Rolling Stone’s list. If there were ever a historical, influential composition, this is it. The most aggressive (and wild) song they ever wrote, and its historic importance cannot be overstated. http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=g1UnrUS5W4M&offerid=146261&type=3&subid=0&tmpid=1826&RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fitunes.apple.com%252Fus%252Falbum%252Fhere-comes-the-sun%252Fid401186200%253Fi%253D401187150%2526uo%253D4%2526partnerId%253D30%20target=itunes_store" rel="nofollow - "Here Comes the Sun" http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=g1UnrUS5W4M&offerid=146261&type=3&subid=0&tmpid=1826&RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fitunes.apple.com%252Fus%252Falbum%252Fhey-jude%252Fid400835735%253Fi%253D400835962%2526uo%253D4%2526partnerId%253D30%20target=itunes_store" rel="nofollow - "Hey Jude" Along with "All You Need Is Love," this helped define "anthem rock." And it doesn't hurt that it is among Paul's most inspired, catchy, and emotionally expressive songs. http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=g1UnrUS5W4M&offerid=146261&type=3&subid=0&tmpid=1826&RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fitunes.apple.com%252Fus%252Falbum%252Fi-am-the-walrus%252Fid402060584%253Fi%253D402094413%2526uo%253D4%2526partnerId%253D30%20target=itunes_store" rel="nofollow - "I Am the Walrus" This could be #4 or #5 overall. (Although "Strawberry Fields Forever" gives it a run for its money.) Very little prepared even Beatles fans for this lyrically esoteric, musically brilliant, and overall eerie/spooky production. Never duplicated -- or even approached -- by anyone. (Well, maybe Zappa...LOL.) http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=g1UnrUS5W4M&offerid=146261&type=3&subid=0&tmpid=1826&RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fitunes.apple.com%252Fus%252Falbum%252Fi-want-to-hold-your-hand%252Fid400833614%253Fi%253D400833652%2526uo%253D4%2526partnerId%253D30%20target=itunes_store" rel="nofollow - "I Want to Hold Your Hand" Although "She Loves You" preceded it (and was better and more "important"), historically, no list is complete without this. Their second American single, and their first to top the Billboard chart. After the success of "She Loves You," this absolutely cemented both their musicality and success -- and their appeal not simply to the screaming teenagers, but even to some of their parents. http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=g1UnrUS5W4M&offerid=146261&type=3&subid=0&tmpid=1826&RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fitunes.apple.com%252Fus%252Falbum%252Fif-i-fell%252Fid402060584%253Fi%253D402060918%2526uo%253D4%2526partnerId%253D30%20target=itunes_store" rel="nofollow - "If I Fell" Yikes! That opening series of key-defying chords, and the best two-part harmony ever written. Period. Doesn't need anything else. http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=g1UnrUS5W4M&offerid=146261&type=3&subid=0&tmpid=1826&RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fitunes.apple.com%252Fus%252Falbum%252Flady-madonna%252Fid400835735%253Fi%253D400835961%2526uo%253D4%2526partnerId%253D30%20target=itunes_store" rel="nofollow - "Lady Madonna" I'm allowed one or two simply for fun. The piano part has always given me goose bumps, as has Paul's vocal. And the "ha ha ha"s are just plain great. http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=g1UnrUS5W4M&offerid=146261&type=3&subid=0&tmpid=1826&RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fitunes.apple.com%252Fus%252Falbum%252Flet-it-be%252Fid401151866%253Fi%253D401151904%2526uo%253D4%2526partnerId%253D30%20target=itunes_store" rel="nofollow - "Let It Be" Yes, please do. Among Paul's best, and certainly among the best of their late period. http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=g1UnrUS5W4M&offerid=146261&type=3&subid=0&tmpid=1826&RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fitunes.apple.com%252Fus%252Falbum%252Fsgt.-peppers-lonely-hearts%252Fid401141921%253Fuo%253D4%2526partnerId%253D30%20target=itunes_store" rel="nofollow - "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" #5? #6? Simply defines the term "psychedelia." The best song on Pepper? Hmmm...here's an interesting thought. If Pepper "defined" psychedelia, and "Lucy" defines Pepper, and Pepper is their greatest, most important and influential album, then "Lucy" is, if not the "greatest" song they ever wrote, arguably the most important and/or historic. http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=g1UnrUS5W4M&offerid=146261&type=3&subid=0&tmpid=1826&RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fitunes.apple.com%252Fus%252Falbum%252Fmagical-mystery-tour%252Fid401144331%253Fi%253D401144467%2526uo%253D4%2526partnerId%253D30%20target=itunes_store" rel="nofollow - "Magical Mystery Tour" This may be more "acid-ic" even than Lucy. Indeed, Lucy may say, "Hey, we take acid," but this one says, "Hey, come with us on one of our acid trips!" LOL. Those phased vocals, that middle eight, and of course the impossibly gorgeous production all help us do that. http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=g1UnrUS5W4M&offerid=146261&type=3&subid=0&tmpid=1826&RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fitunes.apple.com%252Fus%252Falbum%252Fthe-night-before%252Fid402060584%253Fi%253D402078278%2526uo%253D4%2526partnerId%253D30%20target=itunes_store" rel="nofollow - "The Night Before" Along with "Lady Madonna," my other "personal" choice. In addition to being beautifully constructed and performed, I have always felt that there is something really eerie about this superficially non-eerie song. (That eeriness was enhanced even further by how it was placed in the film: they were playing in an open field, for no audience, surrounded by tanks and military personnel!!!) http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=g1UnrUS5W4M&offerid=146261&type=3&subid=0&tmpid=1826&RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fitunes.apple.com%252Fus%252Falbum%252Fnorwegian-wood-this-bird-has%252Fid402060584%253Fi%253D402078872%2526uo%253D4%2526partnerId%253D30%20target=itunes_store" rel="nofollow - "Norwegian Wood" Dylan's influence, George's first sitar use, opaque lyrics, wonderful acoustic guitar -- all help make this a "signature" Lennon composition. And along with "Yesterday" and "Something," one of the most-covered Beatles songs. http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=g1UnrUS5W4M&offerid=146261&type=3&subid=0&tmpid=1826&RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fitunes.apple.com%252Fus%252Falbum%252Fnowhere-man%252Fid402060584%253Fi%253D402078946%2526uo%253D4%2526partnerId%253D30%20target=itunes_store" rel="nofollow - "Nowhere Man" Definitely a "bridge" song, it certainly offered many new elements in their songwriting, both musically and lyrically. (Wikipedia claims it to be their first song "not about romance or love" and John's first "philosophical" song.) Indeed, it is almost unbelievable that this was written and recorded while they were still a touring band! http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=g1UnrUS5W4M&offerid=146261&type=3&subid=0&tmpid=1826&RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fitunes.apple.com%252Fus%252Falbum%252Foh!-darling%252Fid401186200%253Fi%253D401186505%2526uo%253D4%2526partnerId%253D30%20target=itunes_store" rel="nofollow - "Oh Darling" The Beatles do hard blues -- and nail it in a way that only they could. Paul's voice is at its absolute strongest, Lennon's "sharp" rhythm guitar part is masterful, and that middle eight is simply spine-tingling. Truly one song that simply never gets old or boring. http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=g1UnrUS5W4M&offerid=146261&type=3&subid=0&tmpid=1826&RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fitunes.apple.com%252Fus%252Falbum%252Fonly-a-northern-song%252Fid402060584%253Fi%253D402095685%2526uo%253D4%2526partnerId%253D30%20target=itunes_store" rel="nofollow - "Only a Northern Song" Originally meant for Pepper (!), this superb piece of trippy esoteric existentialism was the best song on Yellow Submarine. (And George's other, "It's All Too Much," was second best.) http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=g1UnrUS5W4M&offerid=146261&type=3&subid=0&tmpid=1826&RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fitunes.apple.com%252Fus%252Falbum%252Fpenny-lane%252Fid402060584%253Fi%253D402094492%2526uo%253D4%2526partnerId%253D30%20target=itunes_store" rel="nofollow - "Penny Lane" The jaunty nostalgia, interesting chord progression, Paul's delivery, and those infectious horns make this a perfect counterpart to John's "Strawberry Fields Forever." Never has there been such an extraordinary double-A-sided single. http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=g1UnrUS5W4M&offerid=146261&type=3&subid=0&tmpid=1826&RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fitunes.apple.com%252Fus%252Falbum%252Frevolution%252Fid400835735%253Fi%253D400835964%2526uo%253D4%2526partnerId%253D30%20target=itunes_store" rel="nofollow - "Revolution" No more fooling around. John gets serious with his politics -- and his fuzz guitar. As catchy as it is socio-politically astute (and brave); if "All You Need Is Love" is, as I posit, "what The Beatles are about," then "Revolution" is what John was going to be about from that point forward. http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=g1UnrUS5W4M&offerid=146261&type=3&subid=0&tmpid=1826&RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fitunes.apple.com%252Fus%252Falbum%252Frocky-raccoon%252Fid401126224%253Fi%253D401126405%2526uo%253D4%2526partnerId%253D30%20target=itunes_store" rel="nofollow - "Rocky Raccoon" Like "Bungalow Bill," a dangerously underrated piece of writing and performance. With utterly brilliant storytelling (and Paul's wonderfully off-key opening line), The Beatles’ homage to the American West is done in metaphorical style. And if this is another "children's" song (like "Bungalow Bill" and "Ob-la-di Ob-la-da"), it is an awfully edgy one. http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=g1UnrUS5W4M&offerid=146261&type=3&subid=0&tmpid=1826&RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fitunes.apple.com%252Fus%252Falbum%252Fsgt.-peppers-lonely-hearts%252Fid401141921%253Fi%253D401142264%2526uo%253D4%2526partnerId%253D30%20target=itunes_store" rel="nofollow - "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" Although the reprise is actually edgier and more powerful, this thumping rock tribute to a fictional band is the ultimate come-on: "We'd like to take you home with us, we'd love to take you home." Given that the band had stopped performing over a year earlier, the irony of this sentiment could not have been lost on their fans. Simply one of the best straight-ahead rock songs ever written or produced. http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=g1UnrUS5W4M&offerid=146261&type=3&subid=0&tmpid=1826&RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fitunes.apple.com%252Fus%252Falbum%252Fshe-loves-you%252Fid402060584%253Fi%253D402155068%2526uo%253D4%2526partnerId%253D30%20target=itunes_store" rel="nofollow - "She Loves You" Like "Yesterday" -- but even moreso -- the number
of ways that this song broke ground musically and socio-culturally cannot be
overstated. As much as any song before it (by http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=g1UnrUS5W4M&offerid=146261&type=3&subid=0&tmpid=1826&RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fitunes.apple.com%252Fus%252Falbum%252Fshe-said-she-said%252Fid402060584%253Fi%253D402079243%2526uo%253D4%2526partnerId%253D30%20target=itunes_store" rel="nofollow - "She Said She Said" Although Rubber Soul had its quasi-trippy moments, Revolver cemented them. And as I noted in http://culturecatch.com/literary/magic-circles-beatles" rel="nofollow - my review of Devin McKinney's Beatles book , it was the first album on which the lads started thinking, and writing, about death (no less than eight of the songs mention it). The opening line, "She said, I know what it's like to be dead," reflects this new obsession, and the obvious trippy quality of the lyrics and writing make it abundantly clear that the band was no longer "hiding" anything. As with Pepper and "Lucy," if Revolver defined their new image, "She Said She Said" defined Revolver. http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=g1UnrUS5W4M&offerid=146261&type=3&subid=0&tmpid=1826&RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fitunes.apple.com%252Fus%252Falbum%252Fshes-leaving-home%252Fid402060584%253Fi%253D402079750%2526uo%253D4%2526partnerId%253D30%20target=itunes_store" rel="nofollow - "She's Leaving Home" I might even put this in a top ten. An astounding composition, with that harp, strings, superb harmonies, classical elements, etc. No list of truly important Beatles songs is complete without it. http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=g1UnrUS5W4M&offerid=146261&type=3&subid=0&tmpid=1826&RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fitunes.apple.com%252Fus%252Falbum%252Fsomething%252Fid401186200%253Fi%253D401186387%2526uo%253D4%2526partnerId%253D30%20target=itunes_store" rel="nofollow - "Something" Frank Sinatra covered it. What more need be said? And no, I'm not kidding. Along with "Here Comes the Sun," George's masterwork. Even Paul and John called it the best Beatle song of their later period. Oh, and many others covered it as well. (As an aside, you are probably aware that it also holds an interesting distinction: it is one of three #1 songs -- along with "Layla" and Clapton's "Wonderful Tonight" -- that were all written about the same woman.) http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=g1UnrUS5W4M&offerid=146261&type=3&subid=0&tmpid=1826&RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fitunes.apple.com%252Fus%252Falbum%252Fstrawberry-fields-forever%252Fid402060584%253Fi%253D402094452%2526uo%253D4%2526partnerId%253D30%20target=itunes_store" rel="nofollow - "Strawberry Fields Forever" Definitely top ten. This was the segue between Revolver and Pepper. (It was actually the first song recorded for the Pepper sessions.) This was a serious breakthrough for the Beatles, even given some of the stuff on Revolver. And nothing would ever be the same. http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=g1UnrUS5W4M&offerid=146261&type=3&subid=0&tmpid=1826&RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fitunes.apple.com%252Fus%252Falbum%252Ftaxman%252Fid402060584%253Fi%253D402079135%2526uo%253D4%2526partnerId%253D30%20target=itunes_store" rel="nofollow - "Taxman" It took John over another year to openly express his politics ("Revolution"), but George got there first. And although Rubber Soul started the band writing things other than "love and romance" songs, Revolver virtually put the nail in the love song coffin. (There are only two love songs on the whole album.) It also shows George's growing "power" that both John and Paul agreed to open the album with this vicious anti-tax screed. Unquestionably George's greatest middle-period work. http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=g1UnrUS5W4M&offerid=146261&type=3&subid=0&tmpid=1826&RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fitunes.apple.com%252Fus%252Falbum%252Fthings-we-said-today%252Fid402060584%253Fi%253D402060935%2526uo%253D4%2526partnerId%253D30%20target=itunes_store" rel="nofollow - "Things We Said Today" An early example of something the Beatles would do at least a few times: alternating between minor and major in the verses (and/or using minor or major verses, and reverse choruses). And the best of them by far. Also the rhythm (and, indeed, entire "feel") change between the first part of the verse and the second. And then that fabulous ending on a major chord after going back to the minor. More radical than anyone caught at the time, and one of their truly great early period songs. http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=g1UnrUS5W4M&offerid=146261&type=3&subid=0&tmpid=1826&RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fitunes.apple.com%252Fus%252Falbum%252Fthis-boy%252Fid402060584%253Fi%253D402155097%2526uo%253D4%2526partnerId%253D30%20target=itunes_store" rel="nofollow - "This Boy" How this could be left off any list like this, I don't know. Unquestionably their best, most complicated early harmonies, and possibly their best-ever ballad. http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=g1UnrUS5W4M&offerid=146261&type=3&subid=0&tmpid=1826&RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fitunes.apple.com%252Fus%252Falbum%252Ftomorrow-never-knows%252Fid402060584%253Fi%253D402079615%2526uo%253D4%2526partnerId%253D30%20target=itunes_store" rel="nofollow - "Tomorrow Never Knows" This is the song for which one can say, "Here comes prog rock." True, there are no shifting time signatures, or even anything other than 4/4. But the overall sound and effect of this song was the most progressive thing that The Beatles had ever done, even given "She Said She Said" and "Good Day Sunshine." http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=g1UnrUS5W4M&offerid=146261&type=3&subid=0&tmpid=1826&RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fitunes.apple.com%252Fus%252Falbum%252Ftwo-of-us%252Fid402060584%253Fi%253D402154121%2526uo%253D4%2526partnerId%253D30%20target=itunes_store" rel="nofollow - "Two of Us" Wistfully, many like to think this was John and Paul singing about themselves. No such luck. Still, it is a phenomenal piece of writing, standing proudly alongside "Across the Universe" as the two best songs on Let It Be, and the only two in which the entire band actually "feels" right. http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=g1UnrUS5W4M&offerid=146261&type=3&subid=0&tmpid=1826&RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fitunes.apple.com%252Fus%252Falbum%252Fwhile-my-guitar-gently-weeps%252Fid401126224%253Fi%253D401126346%2526uo%253D4%2526partnerId%253D30%20target=itunes_store" rel="nofollow - "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" What can be said? Although the Am-G-F-E progression had been used before ("White Room" comes to mind), George all but made it his own with this truly sensational composition and production. According to Rolling Stone, Clapton's presence had an amazing, positive effect on the band, at a time when there was growing tension. George Martin describes this as "the best, most cohesive recording the band made during these sessions." http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=g1UnrUS5W4M&offerid=146261&type=3&subid=0&tmpid=1826&RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fitunes.apple.com%252Fus%252Falbum%252Fwithin-you-without-you%252Fid402060584%253Fi%253D402079796%2526uo%253D4%2526partnerId%253D30%20target=itunes_store" rel="nofollow - "Within You Without You" Number 96? Out of 100? Out of a total of only 220 Beatles'
songs? Rolling Stone must be kidding! If there was ever a groundbreaking and
influential Beatles composition (in this case, of course, virtually solo http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=g1UnrUS5W4M&offerid=146261&type=3&subid=0&tmpid=1826&RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fitunes.apple.com%252Fus%252Falbum%252Fyellow-submarine%252Fid402060584%253Fi%253D402095683%2526uo%253D4%2526partnerId%253D30%20target=itunes_store" rel="nofollow - "Yellow Submarine" The Beatles' first "children's" song (and deliberate sing-along) is simply brilliant. Indeed, every aspect of it is brilliant - from the composition itself, to the effects, to Ringo's perfect delivery, to some of the most deceptively difficult harmonies the group ever composed. Maybe not top ten, but darn close. http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=g1UnrUS5W4M&offerid=146261&type=3&subid=0&tmpid=1826&RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fitunes.apple.com%252Fus%252Falbum%252Fyesterday%252Fid402060584%253Fi%253D402078763%2526uo%253D4%2526partnerId%253D30%20target=itunes_store" rel="nofollow - "Yesterday" Saying anything here is redundant: the number of ways in which this song broke ground -- both for The Beatles and others -- is legion, and has been described by better writers than me. So, if I HAD to do a Top 10: 1. "All You Need Is Love" 2. "A Day in the Life" 3. "Happiness is a Warm Gun" 4. "Strawberry Fields Forever" 5. "I Am the Walrus" 6. "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" 7. "She Loves You" 8. "Yesterday" 9. "Within You Without You" 10. "Nowhere Man"/"And Your Bird Can Sing" |
Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: April 25 2013 at 07:04
| Great list and comments maani, except for the dreadful "Only a Northern Song". There's a reason it was left off Sgt. Pepper and stuck on Yellow Submarine. |
Posted By: someone_else
Date Posted: April 25 2013 at 07:21
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I think this will be a decent top 15:
1. A Day in the Life 2. I Am the Walrus 3. Happiness Is a Warm Gun 4. Eleanor Rigby 5. I Want You (She's So Heavy) 6. Here Comes the Sun 7. Norwegian Wood 8. Love You To 9. Tomorrow Never Knows 10. Dear Prudence 11. Helter Skelter 12. Within You Without You 13. Blue Jay Way 14. Revolution 9 15. Baby You're a Rich Man ------------- 
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Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: April 25 2013 at 07:28
Sorry to be pedantic but it's "Love You To", which prompts me to start a top 10 Beatles songs where the title is not mentioned in the lyric, starting with this and Tomorrow Never Knows. Now I just have to remember the others.
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Posted By: someone_else
Date Posted: April 25 2013 at 07:32
Checked and modified. Thanks for correcting me  .-------------
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Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: April 25 2013 at 09:26
The Ballad of John and Yoko
For You Blue
Tomorrow Never Knows
Yer Blues
and being pedantic again...
The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill
Being for the Benefit of Mr Kite
Revolution 9
Flying
(not counting the last 2 as instrumentals as they have voices).
Have I missed any?
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Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: April 25 2013 at 09:49
| Missed The Inner Light and Wild Honey Pie |
Posted By: maani
Date Posted: April 25 2013 at 18:54
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Chopper: Always loved "Ballad of J&Y." You are aware that the entire recording is just John and Paul? George and Ringo were not around. That's Paul on drums. Cool! BTW, re "Kite," according to George Martin, John DID say "being" before "for the benefit of Mr. Kite" in the first line of the song, but it was accidentally "clipped" when the master was cut. Also, "A Day in the Life" is not said within the song. Others: Within You, Without You (the LYRIC is "within you AND without you") Hello, Goodbye (the LYRIC is "you say hello, and I say goodbye") Wild Honey Pie Peace. |
Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: April 26 2013 at 06:02
Yes, I missed A Day in the Life, thanks.
"Hello Goodbye" is actually sung as part of the backing vocals just before the solo so I have to discount that one, sorry.
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Posted By: Stool Man
Date Posted: April 26 2013 at 06:49
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also "I Want You (She's So Heavy)" - the two phrases appear separately ------------- rotten hound of the burnie crew |
Posted By: humor4u1959
Date Posted: May 09 2013 at 23:28
| I couldn't pick a Top 10 list for the Beatles with a loaded gun to my head! I will say that 'In My Life' is really close to the top as my all-time favorite. |