What is/are your favorite Beatles song/songs? Please try to limit to ten if possible. Mine are

[debm55]

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Hard Days Night, Norwegian Wood, Here Comes the Sun. Get By With a Little Help from My Friends, I love You. Let It Be, Help
Edited to add I changed to ten.

[claudette]

1. Mine are

Yesterday
Hey, Jude!
Yellow Submarine
Eleanor Rigby

Actually, I love ALL the Beatle songs.

[notemason]

3. Rocky Raccoon

Long and Winding Road

[claudette]

5. Actually

I don't remember Rocky Raccoon at all!

[notemason]

9. I trust you will

give it a listen; it's on the light side

[debm55]

29. Rocky Raccoon is sort of funny and a departure from other songs.

[debm55]

31. I forgot about Yellow Submarine. When I taught Kindergarten, we would dance around to the song. Love

your other choices too.

[Botany]

2. 5

She's Leaving Home
Two of Us
Girl
Something
I want to Hold Your Hand

[debm55]

32. I remember the song on the Ed Sullivan Show. Even though I had strep throat we were dancing in the

Living Room. Love your choices.

[Botany]

37. I was a little too young for the Ed Sullivan show beatles but it is amazing at how tight they were .

... and how well their songs and shows have held up.

The harp in "She's Leaving Home" still touches my heart.

[BOSSHOG]

4. Day Tripper

And Sgt Peppers cause that song really pissed my Dad off the summer of 67

Hard to dislike any of them and they were only around for short while.

[debm55]

33. Love the sound, look of the group. Yes, so many to remember.

[Hugh_Lebowski]

6. You say limit to 4 and then you post 6 lol

Picking just 4 is nigh on impossible

So here's 10 faves in no particular order:

Paperback Writer
A Day in the Life
I Am The Walrus
Strawberry Fields Forever
Something
LSD
Rocky Raccoon
Across the Universe
Come Together
Let It Be

[debm55]

11. What can I say? I got carried away. Could have posted more.

[Zambero]

7. Fab Four

If I Needed Someone
Tomorrow Never Knows
Things We Said Today
Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds

[consider_this]

17. OH - If I Needed Someone!

how did I forget about that one - excellent!

[debm55]

35. Love your selection.

[debm55]

53. Great choices and not the ones you typically hear from Beatle shows or stations.

[malthaussen]

8. Cannot be done.

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In general, I find that the Beatle fans who prefer the later Beatles tend to be scornful of the earlier Beatles, which I consider to be outright snobbery. (This is often true of Rock fans in general, especially of the FM crowd: pop-rock is schlock to them, but stuff that nobody bought and didn't make the Top 40 is great).

I think "Please Please Me" is about as perfect a two-minute rock-and-roller as one could ever hear, one of many such the boys recorded. After they achieved financial security and stopped touring, they did some of the most creative and ground-breaking music in the genre. And they almost (but not quite) invented the genre of three guitars and a drummer, a template followed by countless other groups once they showed it could be done; similarly, they almost (but not quite) invented the standard of bands writing their own music and playing their own instruments. (One of the reasons why I believe the Decca exec who says he never said the oft-quoted "groups of guitars are on the way out" when rejecting the Beatles is that, at the time, there were virtually no "groups of guitars" in existence yet)

I see similarities with Beethoven, who first showed that he was the final master of the old forms, and then went on to create an entire new direction for music, and became the first master of it. Some of Beethoven's later work is not very accessible, though, whereas everything the Beatles did is.

-- Mal

[debm55]

38. There were two composite albums brought out. One was red and the other blue. I believe the red album

had their earlier songs and the blue had the later songs. I found myself playing the earlier songs more.

[lpbk2713]

10. Difficult to bring it down to four.

But ...

Help!
Michelle
Get Back
Long and Winding Road
Two of Us


(Tie for fourth)

[debm55]

12. I change it .

[debm55]

16. Changed to 10

[lpbk2713]

80. Addendum.

To make it ten ...

Lovely Rita Meter Maid
Maxwell's Silver Hammer
Paperback Writer
O Bla Di O Bla Da
All You Need is Love

[debm55]

81. Good selection --thank you.

[multigraincracker]

13. One Beatle, one song.

Imagine.

[LakeArenal]

19. Don't want to be a stickler but that was a song post Beatles.

More Plastic Ono Band thing.

[debm55]

39. I was going to post to my list but I remember it was not a Beatles song. Love the song, though.

[LakeArenal]

46. Still amazingly relevant.

[Botany]

28. One Beatle, one song.

Harrison, Give me Love

[consider_this]

14. here are a few

Across the Universe
While My Guitar Gently Weeps
Tomorrow Never Knows
Blackbird

I'm gonna break your rules cuz I feel like it
Rain
Revolution
A Day in Life
Hey Jude
Because
Polythene Pam

[debm55]

40. I changed it to 10. You have very good choices. I think that Blackbird was my favorite in the group.

I very much liked "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" but I am trying to remember if it was Beatles or Post Beatles---the All Things Must Pass Album? by George.

[consider_this]

63. Ah - you prompted me to look it up...

This song by George is on the Beatle's White Album, I don't see it listed on All Things Must Pass, but I did find one version in Spotify from a 2009 compilation album 'Let it Roll - Songs of George Harrison'.

[debm55]

69. Thank you.

[Jrose]

15. First: 'Yesterday'

and...
'Imagine'
'All You Need is Love'
'Let it Be'

Adding 'She Loves You', because it was the first Beatles song I ever heard, on radio.

[debm55]

42. She loves you, Help and I Want to Hold Your Hand. "Yesterday" makes me cry.

[Walleye]

18. All of the ones that I have been previously mentioned here plus, In My Life

[debm55]

43. I love that song too.

[Chainfire]

20. I believe that people like the music that was popular when they are fist discovering estrafamiliar

love. Although I also came to like their harder stuff as it came out, this is a real oldie that comes to mind from time to time: https://video.search.yahoo.com/search/video?fr=mcafee&ei=UTF-8&p=beatles+tell+me+why+you+lied+youtube&type=E211US0G0#id=1&vid=1bb09d5280f89584c766a877e644e79b&action=view

Of course, Beatles music was like Marijuana, (the weed with roots in hell) and led to harder stuff!

[LakeArenal]

23. "(the weed with roots in hell) and led to harder stuff"

What?

[Chainfire]

24. That is what the preachers called it down here. ;)

Harder stuff like Led Zeppelin.

[LakeArenal]

25. Oh. I see. Thanks.

[debm55]

100. Remember when the religious were burning Beatle records after John's remark about the Beatles being

more popular then Jesus. They were nuts back then too.

[LakeArenal]

105. The walrus was Paul.

[Elessar Zappa]

21. Paperback Writer,

Eleanor Rigby, Penny Lane, Strawberry Fields, Here Comes the Sun.

[debm55]

44. Great choices. "Here Comes the Sun" is one of my choices, too

[CTyankee]

78. I love it but it made me sad, remembering George's illness and death from cancer at such a young age

[debm55]

79. Same here.

[LakeArenal]

22. PS I Love You.

Two of Us
Blackbird
Good Day Sunshine
Penny Lane
Here There and Everywhere
Eleanor Rigby
Fool on the Hill
Birthday
No Reply
Things We Said Today.

All being chosen, you haven’t lived til you hear Let It Be in concert!!♥️♥️♥️♥️

[Mad_Dem_X]

30. True, about Let It Be

Whenever I hear Paul perform it live, I get tears in my eyes. My all-time favorite song!

[LakeArenal]

34. I liked the song as all Beatle songs.

But seeing and hearing it live was a spiritual experience. The crowd adds such a magic to the song. It really was an experience of a lifetime. Given as a gift from someone I loved very much and who is gone now. Just a beautiful moment “In My Life”. I loved them all.

[debm55]

45. You remember "birthday" We played that in college when someone in the apartment was having a

birthday.

[LakeArenal]

48. That's why I like it.

I have a good friend with my birthday date. We are also 12 years apart so are the same zodiac sign. So we love that song.

I also like McCartney’s Having A Wonderful Christmas Time. Tho I know some think it’s the worst Celebrity Christmas song. I still like it.

[debm55]

55. Love your choices Lake. Have you been to a Beatles concert?

[LakeArenal]

61. No. Never thought I would ever see a Beatle.

However, in 2018 a friend bought me a ticket to see McCartney. It was ……

The in an unequal return I bought tickets to see Ringo’s All Star Band. So in the same year I saw two Beatles preform live.

My fav Ringo song is Photograph. But that is post Beatles so didn’t make my list.

[debm55]

65. Never went to a concert either. Too young. But we did jump on the beds when we played their songs.

[LakeArenal]

67. Haha. We were still doing the twist.

[EYESORE 9001]

26. Pretty much anything off the Revolver album

which represents a transition from their original style into their later work. Revolver is their best album, and I’ll fight anyone who disagrees.
🤺

[LakeArenal]

36. Like picking a favorite dog.

But for me… Rubber Soul was the album I knew Beatles were more than we thought.

[debm55]

47. I mentioned above the record company put out two composite albums -red one, with earlier songs and a

blue one with the later songs. Both were double albums. You can hear the change in the songs-music and lyrics.

[EYESORE 9001]

66. Yep

I remember when it seemed like everyone had the ‘red album’ and the ‘blue album’.

[retread]

96. Did you forget Rubber Soul?

[EYESORE 9001]

97. I could never forget Rubber Soul

It’s choices like this that make me reluctant to pick favorites. Both albums are great, but subjective preferences play a role in my decision.

[Mad_Dem_X]

27. My Top Three:

Let It Be

A Day In The Life

Oh! Darling

[debm55]

49. I don't remember "Oh , Darling" Loved the other two.

[Mad_Dem_X]

76. It's on Abbey Road

Just before "Octopus' Garden."

[debm55]

77. Thank you

[Dave in VA]

41. ALL OF THEM!!!!

Sorry Deb, but I refuse to choose.

That was my coming of age music and all of them have a date/time stamp in my psyche.

[LakeArenal]

50. I say it's in my DNA.

[Dave in VA]

52. ..

[debm55]

59. Me too

[debm55]

51. Yes, I agree, but I felt I had to put a limit. Started listening when I was in 3rd grade. Kennedy

was shot in November. The country was morning. Beatles came on Ed Sullivan in February.

[Dave in VA]

54. I was in 6th grade when Kennedy was killed.

The Beatles on Ed Sullivan was an emotional turning point for many. BTW, I love your polls! Gives incite to what provided many on this site their roots in our society and culture.

Keep 'em coming!

[LakeArenal]

60. I think we are the same age.

6th grade Home Room. Mr Vandenberg’s class. He has no sense of smell.

Mr. Vandenberg doesn’t smell good.

He heard that every day.

Memory milestones etched by history.

[ailsagirl]

103. Same here

[Sky Jewels]

56. I've always been a George Harrison girl.

My two favorites are Here Comes the Sun and Something. While my Guitar ... is up there too.

I also like I've Just Seen a Face. It's simple and catchy.

I've Got a Feeling.

Basically all of side 2 of Abbey Road.

Lots of others.

[debm55]

58. George was my favorite Beatle.

[Jrose]

57. Must also add: 'The End'

...And in the end
The love you take
Is equal to the love you make
--- Lennon / McCartney

[LakeArenal]

62. 🎶♥️🎶

[Rustynaerduwell]

64. Not including a very few of them, it's usually any Beatles song I may be listening to at the moment.

Can't say that about any other group or artist.

But.. if I had to pick, it would be 'Here Comes the Sun'.

[debm55]

68. Love that song and Something

[Redleg]

70. Wrong

Just kidding. To each his or her own.

Mine, in no particular order:
1. While my guitar gently weeps
2. Yesterday
3. Eleanor Rigby
4. A day in the life
5. Something
6. Come together
7. Taxman
8. With a little help from my friends
9. Here comes the sun
10. Let it be

[debm55]

72. Great list. You are the first one to bring up, Taxman.

[Zambero]

84. George's song. However...

Paul plays the wicked guitar solo on it.

[Emile]

71. When I'm Sixty Four

[debm55]

73. I remember When I'm 64. Great song. I am 4 years passed that year.

[Stargleamer]

74. Here's my top 10

She Loves You
Please Please Me
Tell Me Why
Help!
A Hard Day's Night
That Means a Lot
Here Comes the Sun
Eleanor Rigby
The Word
From Me to You

[debm55]

75. Wonderful list Stargleamer. I see you have the early Beatles songs and the later mixed. I think all

of us from a certain age does the same.

[Stargleamer]

111. Thanks debm55

Some seem to eschew the early Beatles, but like you I cover the whole gamut. You have a splendid list too.

[Doc_Technical]

82. Because

Savoy Truffle
Got to get you into my life
Flying
Think for yourself
Here comes the sun
Tomorrow never knows
Paperback writer
Rain

[debm55]

83. Great list Here Comes the Sun is one of my favorites

[MichaelSoE]

85. I've got a feeling

[debm55]

88. I don't remember that one

[MichaelSoE]

110. On the 'Let It Be' album

It is 2 songs - one by McCartney, the other by Lennon, combined into 1.

I just love it when they sing both songs at the same time.

[Paladin]

86. Norwegian Wood, Hey Jude, In My Life

[debm55]

87. Paladin, good choices,

[Paladin]

89. Thanks. It was tough, narrowing things down to 3 choices. (nt)

[debm55]

90. Oh, that's what posters were saying so I changed it to 10. You can add more.

[Paladin]

91. Those 3 numbers will do me for the time being. Thanks. (nt)

[AnnaLee]

92. The Fool on the Hill

No contest with me. Always has been; always will be.

[debm55]

93. I think you are first one to bring that song up. I agree with you.

[Upthevibe]

94. debm55..

Great post! (Not necessarily in order)

1. A Day in the Life
2. Strawberry Fields
3. Help
4. I Wanna Hold Your Hand
5. Yesterday
6. The Long and Winding Road
7. Across the Universe
8. While My Guitar Gently Weeps
9. I want you (She's So Heavy)
10. She Came In Through the Bathroom Window

There are more but these are off the top of me head.

[debm55]

95. Thank you Upthevibes. Love the selections--a little bit of early and later songs.

[LeftishBrit]

98. Mine

She Loves You; I Want to Hold Your Hand; From Me to You; Help; With a Little Help from my Friends; Ticket to Ride; I'm a Loser; Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da; Nowhere Man; Paperback Writer

[debm55]

99. Great songs. Songs to get you moving and dancing. Love your list. TY

[ProfessorGAC]

101. Here's My List

1. Eight Days A Week - That walking bass line under the jangly guitars with the cool harmonies dropping on & out....
2. If I Needed Someone - an upbeat song sung in a minor mode. Happy & sad at the same time.
3. Lady Madonna - Love the way it just chugs along with the piano as the engine.
4. Penny Lane - Paints a great picture & how cool is that Bach Trumpet solo.
5. She's Leaving Home - Just love the whole mood it creates
6. Somewhere - Great flowing melody over cool chord changes
7. The Sun King Medley - Brilliant use of taking pieces of songs that they couldn't finish & making a suite of it.
There's many more, but I'll stop at 7.

[debm55]

102. Thank you Professor. Great list and explanations. I can't believe I forgot Lady Madonna. Love it.

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but there are so many great songs it's hard to stop. Maybe we can say all were great?

[ProfessorGAC]

106. There Were A Few...

...that were clearly filler.
There are maybe 8 to 10 I'd never call great. But, the huge majority of songs were.

[NNadir]

104. OK, I'll try.

1) A Day in the Life.

2) Fixing a hole.

3) While my Guitar Gently Weeps

4) Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds.

5) Something.

6) Norwegian Wood.

7) Because.

8) Eleanor Rigby.

9) I'll follow the Sun.

10) Good morning, Good morning.

[debm55]

107. Great selection, . Don't remember #10 or 2

[rurallib]

108. well

Across the Universe is always my favorite for the imagery
Then:

Julia
Mother Nature's Son
She Said
Tomorrow Never Knows

That is good until midnight.

[debm55]

109. Great choices, ruralib