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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsWhat is your favorite Beatle's song. Mine is "Hear Comes the Sun"
Thank you AllaNO1 Bear for giving me the idea.Mister Ed
(6,266 posts)debm55
(30,910 posts)brewens
(14,997 posts)The into was And My Bird Can Sing if I remember right.
Mister Ed
(6,266 posts)That's where I first heard it. Sadly, I think the reason for that was that Lennon, who wrote the song, just hated the finished work. I've read that he declared it "a horror".
I think that's what kept the song off of the U.S. release of the Revolver album. It became kind of a cast-off, and was relegated to accompanying the opening credits of a Saturday-morning kiddie cartoon show, or added to the collection of odds and ends that was released in the U.S. as "Yesterday...and Today".
I'm sure sorry to know that the author of the song was so dissatisfied with it. Each time I listen to it, I'm filled with a euphoria that I can scarcely describe.
brewens
(14,997 posts)Looking at some of the early season, I don't think I remember it that way. They improved the production quite a bit, I think.
Mister Ed
(6,266 posts)if..fish..had..wings
(748 posts)and then every single other Beatles song
debm55
(30,910 posts)rurallib
(62,943 posts)I just love the imagery of the words
debm55
(30,910 posts)Ocelot II
(119,260 posts)debm55
(30,910 posts)displacedvermoter
(2,373 posts)White Album pretty much perfect album.
debm55
(30,910 posts)good song.
claudette
(4,234 posts)"Yesterday" - always loved it and still listen to it on my Beatles #1 Hits CD.
debm55
(30,910 posts)😢 But it has a very special meaning to me. I actually love almost all of the Beatles songs and have a collection of their hits! "Yesterday" will always be my favorite.
randr
(12,457 posts)Final song on "Yellow Submarine"
debm55
(30,910 posts)ArkansasDemocrat1
(2,615 posts)debm55
(30,910 posts)ArkansasDemocrat1
(2,615 posts)My favorite songs changed as I grew, matured, endured bad & good times and so on. I've been preferring George songs for awhile, been stuck on this one for years.
justaprogressive
(2,335 posts)followed by I Want You (She's So Heavy)
debm55
(30,910 posts)walkingman
(8,111 posts)debm55
(30,910 posts)flying_wahini
(7,717 posts)debm55
(30,910 posts)thomski64
(546 posts)..from the show Music Man..
LakeArenal
(29,549 posts)Having said that
.Seeing Sir Paul sing Let It Be in person is something to experience and unforgettable.
So many not so famous beauties like:
Blackbird, Norwegian Wood, Run For Your Life
..
Each stage of our life has a BeatleSong.
For this stage of our life, this one::.
debm55
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OLDMDDEM
(1,864 posts)debm55
(30,910 posts)hlthe2b
(105,005 posts)'Lots of good covers too. I always liked this one from Chantel Kreviazuk
debm55
(30,910 posts)Polly Hennessey
(7,209 posts)The long and winding road
That leads to your door
Will never disappear
I've seen that road before
It always leads me here
Lead me to your door
The wild and windy night
That the rain washed away
Has left a pool of tears
Crying for the day
Why leave me standing here?
Let me know the way
Many times I've been alone
And many times I've cried
Anyway, you'll never know
The many ways I've tried
debm55
(30,910 posts)Mad_Dem_X
(9,720 posts)My all-time favorite song. Second place is A Day In The Life.
debm55
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my funeral in the chapel
Gaytano70
(780 posts)Holds a special place in my 💙 and love to sing along with it 🎤
ms liberty
(9,563 posts)They're one of the most important influences in my musical life. I think of one favorite song, and another pops in my head that I love just as much. They and their music always gets excluded when I'm listing favorites, because they are the model for it all, they are the OG.
debm55
(30,910 posts)ArkansasDemocrat1
(2,615 posts)He's been diagnosed with dementia 😩
debm55
(30,910 posts)ArkansasDemocrat1
(2,615 posts)No words. Terry Pratchett went the same way.
patphil
(6,757 posts)Off the top of my head:
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The fact is that it would be hard to narrow it down to a top 100. Never in the history of rock and roll has a group produced such uniformly great music. They were able to recreate themselves again and again with an amazing variety of music.
They were simply the best.
debm55
(30,910 posts)debm55
(30,910 posts)ArkansasDemocrat1
(2,615 posts)I've read tales of it in some Beatles stuff. Lucky fans and some Apple Scruffs. 4x in a row and it was hot.
Has there ever been a documentary about the people who took part? I think I saw Eric Burden from The Animals and who was the flower man who was acting so flamboyantly? Wouldn't that be a good project?
Imalittleteapot
(3,383 posts)debm55
(30,910 posts)mjvpi
(1,520 posts)George Martin was the 5th Beatle. He help take great songs stratospheric. Can you image Penny Lane without the trumpet solo? "A Day In the life without the Strings? They had it all including the creative friction that at times proved synergetic but then became too much.
ProfessorGAC
(68,460 posts)...that George Martin was the THIRD Beatle.
Not that George & Ringo weren't terrific, but Martin's ability to actually create the sounds those guts heard in the head was almost as important as the songwriting.
We didn't mean that as a knock of George & Ringo, just meant it as the highest compliment to Martin.
debm55
(30,910 posts)DBoon
(22,900 posts)Last edited Mon Aug 26, 2024, 07:06 PM - Edit history (2)
An amusing pop song with a deeper meaning going only to the depth that the Corsican octopus collects bright colored objects. Does not refer to matters of war/peace (Lennon), love (McCartney) or things of the spiritual world (Harrison).
This song just wants to make you sing along. I could see a class of elementary school kids singing this and having a great time. It is a very happy song, unlike some other Beatles tunes which have a darker more melancholy side despite seeming equally nonsensical.
The Beatles were masters of well crafted pop and I believe this is their finest example.
Ringo is GOD!
THERE. I FIXED IT.
debm55
(30,910 posts)ArkansasDemocrat1
(2,615 posts)Obla-di, Obla-da
Rocky Raccoon
Maxwell's Silver Hammer
Her Majesty
Dig A Pony
Good Morning, Good Morning
#9...9...9..9......
Mr.Bill
(24,595 posts)When Ringo was filming The Magic Christion with Peter Sellars, Sellars invited him out for a weekend on his yacht, to the Island of Corsica near Italy. When they were docked Ringo looked down into the clear waters and noticed quite a large gathering of multi colored glass, shells and whatever made the area quite visible. He asked the Captain what that was and he told him there was a certain breed of Octopus who gathered those brightly colored objects to attract a mate.
Another bit of trivia is that Octopus's Garden was one of the two Beatles songs written by Ringo. The other was Don't Pass Me By.
whathehell
(29,526 posts)Just sayin'.
DBoon
(22,900 posts)I was relying on memory. Abbey Road came out a long time ago.
but then it might be best if you correct it.
ProfessorGAC
(68,460 posts)But, I can't do one. I need to do it by era.
Early: Please Please Me
Mid: Penny Lane
Late: A Day In The Life
And, even that was tough!
debm55
(30,910 posts)TommieMommy
(639 posts)debm55
(30,910 posts)lpbk2713
(43,097 posts)But here are two others.
... and Help!
debm55
(30,910 posts)the memories that their songs hold for us. Thank you.
beaglelover
(3,899 posts)debm55
(30,910 posts)Onthefly
(397 posts)It is melancholic but one of my favorites. On the 45s it was on the b side of yellow submarine. Lived in Germany listening to Beatles with local folk.
Brother Buzz
(37,105 posts)I can count on one hand my least favorite Beatles' songs and have enough fingers left over to order three martinis.
It suffices to say, every Beatles' song is special to me at the right time and place
debm55
(30,910 posts)maccafan
(77 posts)Too many favorites over 60 years but my current favorite is Here, There, and Everywhere. It also happens to be one of Paul's favorites when he is asked.
debm55
(30,910 posts)bif
(23,576 posts)debm55
(30,910 posts)nikatnyte
(304 posts)N/T
debm55
(30,910 posts)Different Drummer
(8,236 posts)Glass Onion
I Am The Walrus
debm55
(30,910 posts)Glorfindel
(9,874 posts)"The Walrus was Paul."
debm55
(30,910 posts)Koz
debm55
(30,910 posts)kozar
(2,550 posts)So is life
Koz
darkstar
(5,619 posts)by I Will, Shes Leaving Home, Hello Goodbye and Its All to Much.
debm55
(30,910 posts)Stargleamer
(2,089 posts)debm55
(30,910 posts)rsdsharp
(9,836 posts)My favorite if their first US number 1 I Want To Hold Your Hand.
debm55
(30,910 posts)them all.
johnp3907
(3,817 posts)Tomorow it could be Glass Onion or whatever.
debm55
(30,910 posts)Gaytano70
(780 posts)Well we all wanna change the world!
debm55
(30,910 posts)Texasgal
(17,136 posts)I guess I'd go with Black Bird.
debm55
(30,910 posts)JoeOtterbein
(7,759 posts)debm55
(30,910 posts)Demobrat
(9,609 posts)The song that made me fall in love with rock and roll when I was a lonely child listening to records in my bedroom.
debm55
(30,910 posts)Diamond_Dog
(33,812 posts)One that no one has mentioned is Imagine. So simple, so beautiful in its sentiment. John is just brilliant.
debm55
(30,910 posts)that it was put out after the Beatles broke up and was on John's solo album. Anyone know for certain?
Diamond_Dog
(33,812 posts)EarnestPutz
(2,513 posts)debm55
(30,910 posts)Mike Nelson
(10,209 posts)Yes!
debm55
(30,910 posts)Mike Nelson
(10,209 posts)... he was Beatles drummer on this track, "Besame Mucho!" Ringo replaced Pete mid-to late 1962.
debm55
(30,910 posts)FalloutShelter
(12,478 posts)Checking in and reading everyones faves
I really cant choose one.
Im all
oohhh maybe that one
no wait this one
debm55
(30,910 posts)most or has special meaning for you.
FalloutShelter
(12,478 posts)A Day in The Life.
At a certain time in my life it just blew my mind.
debm55
(30,910 posts)FalloutShelter
(12,478 posts)debm55
(30,910 posts)surfered
(1,953 posts)debm55
(30,910 posts)chicoescuela
(1,369 posts)debm55
(30,910 posts)rampartd
(162 posts)debm55
(30,910 posts)I always thought that Norwegian Wood would be on the Blue . You can hear George on the sitar and it not a pop song. It was not a dance song but a listening song (for various reasons) I loved this song too. It was a tie between NW and the Sun song. It shows they were moving music wise and lyric wise. Just my opinion of course. .
skylucy
(3,818 posts)to my eyes. Things We Said Today, Help, I'm Looking Through You...Oh heck, I just love them all. And of course...
The End. And in the end the love you take is equal to the love you make.
debm55
(30,910 posts)artistically gifted.
Siwsan
(27,011 posts)debm55
(30,910 posts)Mme. Defarge
(8,412 posts)debm55
(30,910 posts)CanonRay
(14,687 posts)or Got to Get You Into My Life. Ever since high school.
debm55
(30,910 posts)OldBaldy1701E
(5,810 posts)A very tough question. I have played several of them over the years. I used to do acoustic renditions of 'Rocky Raccoon', 'A Day In The Life', 'Blackbird', and I did a full version of 'Hey Jude'. A tough question, as they were SO influential.
debm55
(30,910 posts)karynnj
(59,802 posts)debm55
(30,910 posts)Clouds Passing
(1,058 posts)Here Comes The Sun
debm55
(30,910 posts)sweetness. PS And George was my favorite.
OAITW r.2.0
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Has always stuck with me. I remember the night Howard Kossel and Monday Night Football cut in to announce John Lennon's assassination....they played this song. So appropriate.
https://music.
debm55
(30,910 posts)and frankly I needed a good cry so thank you. Love, Deb.
OAITW r.2.0
(27,117 posts)I know it's a rough time for you, and I'm glad I posted something that you liked.
moniss
(5,023 posts)all of the early stuff that was big to dance to. I would say "Any Time At All" and "Tell Me Why" are two of the best to just get out there and dance to. The whole "Hard Day's Night" album is good for me. "Rubber Soul" and "Revolver" were maybe less about dancing and by the time we hit "Sgt. Pepper" of course dancing to the Beatles was pretty much done although the songs were fine. I'm just a '50's kid who started on Ricky Nelson, Danny and the Juniors and Doo Wop songs. So when the Beatles hit we were still about going to dances and riding around in cars.
debm55
(30,910 posts)the second half was music to listen and reflect on.
Figarosmom
(732 posts)And In my life
you know as I went back and started reading the responses I started.singing each one in my head and thinking about personal memories relating to every song and smiling
It's hard to pick a favorite when their whole volume of works means something.
debm55
(30,910 posts)Doc_Technical
(3,576 posts)debm55
(30,910 posts)tetedur
(955 posts)debm55
(30,910 posts)Glorfindel
(9,874 posts)But if there were a gun to my head, probably "All You Need Is Love."
debm55
(30,910 posts)lisa58
(5,774 posts)I cant decide
debm55
(30,910 posts)Jeebo
(2,177 posts)That song is eff-ing brilliant. Somebody on the Beatles channel on Sirius satellite radio revealed something I never knew about the lyrics. He said that in the early 1960s people were trying to read profound meanings into Beatles lyrics and John Lennon wrote those weird lyrics to that song in an attempt to mess with those people. But if that was his purpose, he failed. I thought back to my first few hearings of that song, and as weird as those lyrics seemed at first, after perhaps a dozen times hearing the song, those weird lyrics started making a strange sort of sense to me. Now, I think those brilliant lyrics fit the tone of that song perfectly. And it's a song that I will NEVER get tired of. If I had ever been father to a girl, and I got to name her, I would have named her (first and middle names) Semolina Pilchard.
My other two favorite Beatles songs: When I'm 64 and Eleanor Rigby. Not that I'm confining it to just those three songs; the Beatles are the best band EVER and they wrote a gazillion great songs.
-- Ron
debm55
(30,910 posts)the song? That had the rumor mill going back in the day.
Mike Nelson
(10,209 posts)... to have been said near the end of "Strawberry Fields Forever" (1967). John said he really says, "cranberry sauce," but it sounds like he says, "I'm very bored," to me. Still, I think when you play around with the mix, it's clears up to "cranberry sauce."
debm55
(30,910 posts)John was right --the Beatles were more popular in their time then Jesus was in his time. There was no cut intended, it was true. then came the record trashing by a bunch of religious nuts.
Mr.Bill
(24,595 posts)Actuall the only Beatle on this track was George.
It will be played at my funeral. Google the lyrics and you will understand. It's a very peaceful song and will lift the mood of all those present.
debm55
(30,910 posts)Charlie Chapulin
(273 posts)debm55
(30,910 posts)RandySF
(66,542 posts)debm55
(30,910 posts)has the answer.
Rustynaerduwell
(715 posts)in the listening of it.
But Here Comes the Sun. I read that and thought, yeah. If I had to give up every Beatles song but one, That'd be the keeper.
debm55
(30,910 posts)RandySF
(66,542 posts)debm55
(30,910 posts)madamesilverspurs
(15,979 posts)Mostly because those songs take me back to the time before our innocence was so bloodily shredded. The rest of the '60s had good music along with events we would rather not have experienced.
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debm55
(30,910 posts)catbyte
(35,333 posts)I love it so much. It's actually one of my 3 favorite songs of all time, right behind "Tunnel of Love" (Dire Straits not Springsteen) and my all-time favorite "Wish You Were Here" (Pink Floyd)
debm55
(30,910 posts)whathehell
(29,526 posts)debm55
(30,910 posts)calguy
(5,691 posts)Can't I just pick all of them? They're all that good.
debm55
(30,910 posts)a couple of songs posters shared that make me cry when I hear them. And there are songs that make me get up and dance.
Ferryboat
(989 posts)Every song they released has a outstanding alternative version that can stand on its own.
MGGW has Paul on bass
George on acoustic
with additional verse.
debm55
(30,910 posts)OldBaldy1701E
(5,810 posts)So, his 'entity' may not own them anymore.
debm55
(30,910 posts)For some reason, I like "Two of Us" quite a bit these days. I find it pretty whimsical.
debm55
(30,910 posts)Basso8vb
(84 posts)Revolver regularly occupied the turntable in my house growing up. I always liked Taxman and El
Basso8vb
(84 posts)However, Revolver regularly occupied the turntable in my house growing up. I always liked Taxman and Eleanor Rigby.
But my favorite is a toss up between Hey Jude and Let it Be.
I really had to ponder this one. Great topic!
debm55
(30,910 posts)a sad song. The one I picked was more positive. Both are classics, though. PS Welcome to DU
Ive Just Seen A Face.
debm55
(30,910 posts)Jeebo
(2,177 posts)What would be your favorite relatively obscure Beatles song? The Beatles are such a great band that even their less well known songs, and songs that are usually not included in lists of their best songs, are great songs. There are not many groups that are THAT good. Among potential nominees for this honor would be songs that are NOT among the ones that posters have mentioned in this thread. I have two nominees for Beatles songs that fit in this category: Piggies from the White Album and Being For The Benefit of Mr. Kite from the Sgt. Pepper's album. Mr. Kite's lyrics are truly brilliant, the imagery is fantastic, and the tune is wonderful too. It is as good a song as any on that classic album, in my humble opinion.
Another interesting sub-category is one that I think might have been posted on this forum in the past two or three years: Beatles songs that everybody else loves, but you HATE. I have one nominee for that dubious distinction: Hey Jude. That song is SO monotonous, the na-na-na's go on and on and on for WAY too long, and even that part of the song that comes before the monotony begins doesn't particularly resonate with me. I listen often to the Beatles Channel on Sirius satellite radio, but when Hey Jude comes on, I immediately change the channel.
-- Ron