Sticksboi05 Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 Inspired by the Rolling Stones thread. What are your five favorite Beatles songs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebluefood Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 My favorites? 1.) Penny Lane 2.) Helter Skelter 3.) In My Life 4.) For No One 5.) Golder Slumbers That is usually my top five, though four and five are subject to change Honorary mentions: Savory Truffle (fun, upbeat song from the White Album), Strawberry Fields (something about the chord progression in the verses...I love this song), Here Comes the Sun (this sometimes finds itself in the top five), Sun King (the harmonizing. My lord, the harmonizing), Day in the Life (need I say more), Tomorrow Never Knows (the end to their best album. I doubt anyone had heard anything like it when the album was released in '66), Within You Without You (The reason why George Harrison is my favorite songwriter of the group), I Wanna Hold Your Hand (it is, to me, the anthem of Beatles-Mania), cover of Roll Over Beethoven (their best cover). So many good songs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinsdomination09 Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 My personal 1. LSD 2. Octopusses garden 3. Here Comes the Sun 4. Eleanor Rigby 5. A day in the life of Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No_Pressure Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 In my life A Day in the Life You Never Give Me Your Money/Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight melody. I Saw Her Standing There While My Guitar Gently Weeps ....Nowhere Man, Norwegian Wood, Hey Jude, Eleanor Rigby, I've Just Seen a Face, Let It Be, Kansas City (HEY HEY HEY)!!! How can you put just 5? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skins4Life6388 Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 In My Life While My Guitar Gently Weeps Let it Be Eleanor Rigby A Day in the Life Like others have said, #4-5 are readily changing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Springfield Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 1. I Want You (She's So Heavy) 2. A Day In the Life 3. Eleanor Rigby 4. Across the Universe 5. Rocky Racoon There are so many others that could fill out #3-5 on my list though. What I am certain of is that She's So Heavy is my favorite Beatles song and I've come to this realization somewhat recently. It's hard for me to quantify how much I like most of their songs better than some of their other songs. I wanted to put Imagine on the list but that was a Lennon solo project. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elkabong82 Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 I Am the Walrus Come Together You've Got to Hide Your Love Away A Day in the Life Hey Jude Picking just 5 was tough, if it was top 10 that would be tough, even a top 20 would be tough, Beatles best ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bang Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 I'm not the biggest beatle fan,, much prefer the Stones. but my favorites are 1. Get Back (WAY out in front. I love that song, one of my all time favorites.) 2. Paperback Writer 3. Let it Be 4. A Day in the Life 5. I Saw her Standing there ~Bang Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sticksboi05 Posted February 21, 2013 Author Share Posted February 21, 2013 Top 5 in no order Strawberry Fields Forever A Day in the Life With A Little Help From My Friends Lovely Rita Eleanor Rigby HM: Come Together, Drive My Car A Day in the Life is probably #1. Just a masterpiece of a song technically. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Springfield Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 Totally forgot about Come Together... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Going Commando Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 - What You're Doing. - Ticket To Ride - I Am The Walrus - Oh Darling - Please Mr. Postman, or maybe Something, or Within You or Without You. Maybe Eleanor Rigby. There are probably 50 that could have made my list. Several on the White Album like While My Guitar Gently Weeps, Honey Pie, Roccy Racoon, Black Bird, I Will, etc. Most of Sgt. Pepper and Abbey Road including the entire medley. A couple on the MMT. Half of Rubber Soul like Nowhere Man, Norwegian Wood, In My Life, Michelle. A lot of Revolver too but not as many as the other "great" later period albums. A ton of the earlier covers like Roll Over Beethoven, Dizzy Miss Lizzy, Twist & Shout. A lot of the fun earlier ones like Eight Days a Week and I Saw Her Standing There. Sooo many. The Beatles were really important to me at one point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skins4Life6388 Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 Totally forgot about Come Together... Me too. I dunno how i managed that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fullnelson9999 Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 1. Lovely Rita 2. For You Blue 3. Maxwell's Silver Hammer 4. You Never Give Me Your Money 5. Got To Get You Into My Life Let It Be, as a collection of individual songs, is my favorite. I could have made a top 5 with all songs coming from that album. But the album itself is a dumpster fire so I couldn't do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henry Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 1. In My Life 2. Blackbird 3. Let It Be 4. Hey Jude 5. Here Comes The Sun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptChaos86 Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 Why don't we do it in the road? My favorite, i can't really think of 5 Beatles songs that i like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartinC Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 1. I am the Walrus 2. A Day in the Life 3. While my Guitar Gently Weeps (Eric Clapton on the lead on this!) 4. Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds (which had NOTHING to do with LSD) 5. Strawberry Fields. There are just loads of other songs that could make a top 5 list though .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibbs Hog Heaven Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 How do you pick a top 5 from the Beatles back catalogue? I'll throw up, but in all honesty there could be numerous other groups of 5 that are MORE than worthy. 1. Let it Be- So simplistic in it's words, yet it always heartens me that peace is not just a dream if we really strived for it. 2. Strwberry Fields Forever/ Penny Lane- Amazing how two sides of a 7 inch vinal can evoke both such nostalgia about my home town, and such poetry and mundanity of English suburban life, that still rings true in a lot of cases today as it did back in '67. 3. She Loves You- This is how you structure a song. Brilliant, manic opening, that doesn't reappear until after the second verse. Keeping you waiting in anticipation to jump back into it. And just because I'm a proud Liverpudlian, I'ma combine two things we've lead the World at, soccer and music; and take you back to one of the best periods and happening City's in history to hear local pride in all it's glory back in 1964 (around the first minute through third) : 4. Paperback Writer- I'm an avid reader. No song has ever inspired me to read or write like this catchy classic. 5. Elanor Rigby- Timeless, touching classic. The innovative use of a string quartet back in 1966 on a pop record just adds to the local pride in 4 lads that changed the face of music for ever. But again, honestly, I could of thrown up a multitude of 'top 5's' and been more than happy with every one. Hail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USS Redskins Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 I go through Beatles phases, early stuff, mid-stuff and later... i am in the midst of an early phase: I Feel Fine Day Tripper You're Going to Lose that Girl Taxman Paperback Writer Very tough just to pick 5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjfootballer Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 In no particular order Hey Jude While My Guitar Gently Weeps Elenor Rigby Strawberry Fields A Day in the Life Hon Mention- Come Together, Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds, Got to get you into my life, Here Comes the Sun and I saw her standing there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bliz Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 Top 5 so difficult. And very much subject to change. In no particular order: Glass Onion I Want You (She's So Heavy) Eleanor Rigby A Day in the Life Get Back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Predicto Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 The Beatles are not my "favorite" rock band (my personal favorite is Talking Heads) but trying to look at them objectively, they were so far above any other band in the modern era in quality, creativity and influence that it is almost comical to try to compare them to anyone else. Eight years of sustained brilliance and never resting on their laurels. Every single one of their albums is 5 stars (except maybe Let it Be) and there is almost no filler. I love the Stones, but they made album after album with 20 percent good songs and 80 percent meh. The Beatles absolutely refused to do that. Their few songs that fall flat do so because the Beatles were trying to push the musical envelope, which is something that they did better than anyone. My 5: Ticket to Ride - the archetype of the happy early Beatles sound. Strawberry Fields Forever/Penny Lane - a songwriting contest between Lennon and McCartney where both won. A Day In the Life - experimental and groundbreaking, yet an awesome enjoyable song at the same time Back in the USSR - Beatles proving they could do the Beach Boys sound better than the Beach Boys themselves, and funnier too. Something - one of the most beautiful love songs ever written These 5 were chosen because they were representative of the range of quality music that the Beatles could do. At the same time, leaving out quality songs like Revolution, Hey Jude, I Saw Her Standing There, the Abbey Road Melody, Let it Be, While My Guitar Gently Weeps, Norwegian Wood, Girl, Come Together, Paperback Writer, Yesterday, I Want You (She's So Heavy), A Hard Days Night, Help, Lucy In the Sky With Diamonds, Please Please Me, GlassOnion, Eleanor Rigby, Day Tripper, With a Little Help from My Friends, Here Comes the Sun, We Can Work It Out, I am the Walrus, Girl, Taxman, Hey Bulldog, Drive My Car, Everybody's Got Something to Hide (except for me and my Monkey), Eight Days a Week.... Jeez, it's almost ridiculous how much quality there is and how varied it is. Get Back ... how did Get Back not make the list? It's an awesome song. On almost any other band it would make the top 5, for the Beatles it's basically an afterthought. Got to Get You Into My Life - forget it. Nowhere Man, Birthday, She's Leaving Home, Hey Bulldog, Lady Madonna, Long and Winding Road... all of them strong songs, all of them different, none of them even come close to making the top 50 Beatles songs. Rolling Stone did a top 100 Beatles songs list, and number 100, dead last on the list, was Hello, Goodbye. That simple catchy pop song may not be your favorite, but for it to be dead last on the list of 100 songs in only eight years... that's just nuts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rictus58 Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 I know I cannot list a top 5. Too difficult. Really depends on my mood at the moment. But i think #1 will always be "Here Comes the Sun". If this song can't make you smile or feel happy, I think you're dead inside. I was talking about the Beatles a few weeks ago with some buddies. They are widely considered the best band ever. If not the best, top 3. However, individually, none of them would be considered a top 10 talent (out side of lyricists anyway). But together they were magical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lombardi's_kid_brother Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 The Beatles are the most over-exposed band in history, though deservedly so. So, it's kind of hard to have real emotional connections with their songs at this point. I mean, the 50th most popular Beatles song has probably been heard more often on the radio than every Kinks song combined. And the Kinks were really popular for a really long time. And I'm going to forget stuff. Off the top of my head: 1. Penny Lane - just an unbelievable gorgeous, happy, nostaligic, sad, weird song that pretty exemplifies everything the Beatles did. I particularly love how McCartney uses the cheapest songwriters tactic in the world towards the end and suddenly changes key to pull out even more emotion from the song. God only knows how long it took to put this song together, but the most powerful moment is something that a guy sitting around a camp fire in Tudor England could have done. 2. Here Comes the Sun - I love this song, because it still makes me happy and still surprises me when I hear it. It's the one Beatles song I don't think I could ever get sick of hearing. I have no idea why. 3. A Day in the Life - Christ, this song is amazing. 4. Help! - There has been this late period desire to divide the Beatles into four distinct bands, depending on who wrote the song. We divide songs into McCartney songs or Lennon songs and then into Harrison songs. And then there are the Ringo songs. This turns the Beatles into three distinct bands and a Karaoke machine. They weren't. They were a band that just happened to have two transcendent songwriters, a good songwriter, and a quirky, weird drummer. I like Help! because it feels like a song where you don't have to go out of your way to find everyone's contributions and why it was important that these four people formed a band. 5. Helter Skelter - Not overplayed and I love the fact that the Beatles of all people more or less invented heavy metal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Predicto Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 I was talking about the Beatles a few weeks ago with some buddies. They are widely considered the best band ever. If not the best, top 3. However, individually, none of them would be considered a top 10 talent (out side of lyricists anyway). But together they were magical. You mean as songwriters, not just as lyricists, right? Because McCartney and Lennon wrote more great musical hooks and coherent songs than pretty much anyone else ever. Also, I would posit that George Harrison was one of the top ten guitarists of all time. If your definition is who can pick the fastest solo or play the heaviest blues riff or show off solo for 7 minutes straight, then he isn't on your list. But if you look at all the Beatles songs, you will find a tremendous amount of perfect guitar playing, exactly what the song needed and no more. That's was one of the great things about the Beatles - they never let the individuals overshadow the song. I'm going to quote myself from about half a year ago (I'm shameless like that....) George Harrison might be the most underrated musician in rock history. In song after song after song, he added one perfect riff or one ten second piece of playing, using multiple styles, in ways that fit the song perfectly. Listen to Day Tripper, or Something, or Her Comes the Sun, or Norwegian Wood, or Birthday, or Let It Be, or Paperback Writer, or I Saw Her Standing There, or I Want You (She's so Heavy), or A Hard Day's Night, or Octopus' Garden, or Come Together, etc. All very different songs, all very different guitar pieces but all perfect for the song they were in. Paul McCartney was also an amazing bass player, but he pretty much could play anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rictus58 Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 Don't get me wrong. Harrison is a fantastic guitar player. I don't dispute that. But he's not IMO in the top 10 range. top 20 possibly. top 25 for certain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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