What is your favorite Beatles song?

[CTyankee]

My vote goes to "Something." I think it is gorgeous...

[Eugene]

1. Hey Jude

I am the Walrus comes a close second.

[yallerdawg]

2. "A Day in the Life"

"I read the news today, oh boy..."

[ailsagirl]

14. Ditto here

But so many to choose from!

[yallerdawg]

17. I think this one best demonstrates...

the bi-polar nature of Lennon/McCartney.

And the awesome originality, and the sublime, perfect end of their greatest album.

[mr_lebowski]

64. That one's definitely in the running for my fave song as well ...

I do think Abbey Road is their Greatest Album, though, honestly.

After that though for me it's a 3 way tie ... Revolver, Sgt. Pepper's, and White Album.

All of these 4 I believe represent the pinnacle of rock & roll music. Any band would be proud to have 1 album as great as any of them.

Then they also made 5 other bona-fide great albums in Help, Hard Days Night, Rubber Soul, Magical Mystery Tour, and Let It Be ... and they created all 9 in just 6 years.

Freaking incredible what they accomplished overall, esp. considering how quickly it all happened.

[Skittles]

42. same

it reminds me of my beloved English grandfather

"found my way upstairs and 'ad a smoke"

you had to go upstairs on the double-deckers to smoke

[femmocrat]

3. "In My Life"

So many great ones, though!

[PennyK]

9. Mine too

Have you ever seen Bette Midler perform it in "For The Boys?" She's singing on a USO tour in Vietnam, and it's absolutely heartbreaking. I should mention that right before she starts singing, a guy in the audience yells "show us your tits!" and she replies, "you couldn't handle it!"

[femmocrat]

28. No.. didn't see that.

I remember it from "The Wonder Years" though.

[HopeAgain]

56. If I had to pick just one,

that would probably be it.

[samnsara]

4. She Loves You...

...followed very closely by Twist and Shout

[DonaldsRump]

5. All of them....

[unblock]

6. geez, which one hasn't been my favorite at some point? so many good ones.

i keep coming back to "if i fell", that's probably been my favorite most of the time.
complex song, yet it seems so simple. brilliant harmony. i love singing along to john's part, going from harmony under paul, jumping up to solo and back down to harmony.

but others are awesome, too...

i am the walrus
let it be

and others, maybe not ever my "favorite" but so much fun to hear or sing along with

helter skelter
help!
i'm down
i saw her standing there

jeez, just about the whole catalog.

only a few songs i rather don't care for...

taxman -- i can definitely appreciate it musically, but i have a pet peeve about rich people whining about taxes
run for your life -- sorry, just a tad too misogynistic
you know my name (look up the number) -- just not my cup of tea

[PennyK]

10. A work of art, that harmony

I used to sing it with my sister, and it took me forever to figure out John's part.

[unblock]

13. indeed, something so simple-sounding yet hard to figure out about their harmonies

they're often not the generic third-above harmonies, but they're also not completely independent counter melodies.
or at least, they're lame melodies that don't work alone, but together they're magic.

john's harmony part i remember learning, a music major friend of mine showed it to me on a piano. he really liked the way john's harmony walks up ("give my heart&quot and then "falls" back down ("to you&quot , he found it to be a musical joke of sorts, in a song called if i "fell".

[TexasBushwhacker]

23. Re: Taxman

I get aggravated at wealthy AMERICANS bitching about taxes because our tax rates are low compared to most countries in the developed world. But taxes in the UK have always been higher and until 1985 they actually had a surcharge on investment income, with a net tax rate on investments of up to 95%.

[unblock]

25. it's still unseemly for them to whine about it.

the people in the top tax bracket still end up with more than anyone else, so it's obnoxious for them to publicly complain.

one can have the argument as to what the appropriate level may be, and arguably 95% is too high, fine.

that doesn't make the public whining any less annoying, at least not to me.


as for the song, i'd venture to say the vast majority of people don't hear it think, gee, 95% is too high (one for you nineteen for me), but 70% is entirely fair. such things inevitably encourage everyone to resent all taxes at any level.

the people at the top who are ending up with the most should set a good example and express pride in contributing the most to society.

[50 Shades Of Blue]

7. You've Got to Hide Your Love Away

[MuseRider]

8. The song I happen to be listening

to at that time. That is my favorite until I listen to the next one .

[CatMor]

11. When I'm 64......

actually I love all their somgs.

[FM123]

12. My favorite is also Something

But after that it's a tie with While My Guitar Gently Weeps & Norwegian Wood

[Chipper Chat]

15. She's Leaving Home.

The lyrics are heartbreaking, the 6/8 time signature, and the plagal cadence (subdominant to tonic chord)at the end really exposed the legitimacy of the group.

[PJMcK]

16. Revolution 9

It's weird and creative. I think it's the longest track recorded by the Beatles.

[Hayduke Bomgarte]

18. Get Back

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[Dr Hobbitstein]

19. The guitar work on Something is incredible.

I love the tones George eeks out, so tasty (and tasteful).

My favorite Beatles song, however, is either "Norwegian Wood" or "Glass Onion". As a guitarist, neither are very significant, but the lyrics and vocal harmonies are what do it for me.

[BlueTsunami2018]

20. Pretty much impossible to answer.

How can there be only one?

I’ll give you one from each album.

I saw her standing there
Eight days a week
And I love her
All my loving
You’ve got to hide your love away
Run for your life
Tomorrow never knows
I am the walrus
Being for the benefit of Mr. Kite
Yer Blues
Come Together
Hey Bulldog
Across the universe

[Generic Brad]

21. This is like asking which Lay's potato chip is my favorite!

No one can pick just one!!

[mvd]

22. Same here

Today I guess it's "Hey Jude".

[lark]

62. So many great choices.

At this moment -

Back in the USSR
Blackbirds
Michelle
Paperback writer
Get Back
I am the Walrus
Twist and shout - just for the sheer joy of rock and rolling

[TexasBushwhacker]

24. Just for good ol' rock and roll I like Paperback Writer

But like others have said, choosing a favorite is impossible.

[chelsea0011]

26. Wow. Today, how about this one..

[catbyte]

27. Tossup between "In My Life" & "A Day in the Life" depending on my mood

[bronxiteforever]

29. While my guitar gently weeps

Although there are so many greats!

[Me.]

61. That & Blackbird

[mainstreetonce]

30. Yesterday

...

[still_one]

52. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

[lunamagica]

31. I could never pick just one. For now I'd say it's the Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight/The End

medley.

No matter how many times I listen to it, it still gives me chills.

[mr_lebowski]

63. Agreed ... but that's kinda cheating though ;)

Do we get to count the other medley that comes right before it?

So, our favorite Beatles Song Is:
You Never Give Me Your Money/Mean Mr. Mustard/She Came in Through The Bathroom Window/Polythene Pam/Carry That Weight/Golden Slumbers/The End ... cause they're all run together with only 1 tiny gap so they're basically one song ... works for me!

That was one friggin' EPIC last song on their last ever album ... hell of a sendoff to their career. The Exclamation Point, one might say.

Well, last to be made, not last to be released ... Abbey Road actually came out before Let It Be & Hey Jude (which was 'posthumously' released) though it was recorded last.

[JDC]

32. Too many. Norwegian Wood, Blackbird

Way too many songs that are awesome.

[SummerSnow]

33. Here comes the sun

[CTyankee]

38. When George died, I wrote a poem entitlled "And I say" in a Creative Writiing course in

grad school at that time. I was devastated.

[C_U_L8R]

34. I Want You (She's So Heavy)

of course there are so many classics... this unique one's stayed on my mixtapes.
Lovely dirge on the backside through headphones.

http://vimeo.com/200574297

[rurallib]

35. It often changes, but "Across the Universe" is always at or near the top

Just love the imagery.

[hurl]

40. I was going to pick Penny Lane but

I had forgotten about Across The Universe until you mentioned it. So many choices! Eleanor Rigby... Flying is a great instrumental.

[Docreed2003]

36. Blackbird...

But “Across the Universe” is a very close second

[lpbk2713]

37. Revolver and Sgt Pepper's

I can't narrow it down to just one.

[Boomerproud]

39. Rain

Among about 100 others.

[Danmel]

41. If I needed someone- love the 12 string guitar.

Followed by While my guitar gently weeps and across the universe.
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[pressbox69]

43. Misses Slowhand.

[pressbox69]

44. In My Life will echo in peoples hearts forever.

[fNord]

45. Any as long as its a Joe Cocker cover

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[Doc_Technical]

46. Because

[jalan48]

47. Many but right now it's, "No Reply"

[lastlib]

48. "The Long And Winding Road"

"Let It Be" and "Revolution 9" are close behind. SO. MANY. to love! Their entire collection is awesome!

Read somewhere that "Hey Jude" is STILL the third biggest-selling recording in music history! Behind "Goodbye English Rose" (Elton John) and "White Christmas" (Bing Crosby).

[mr_lebowski]

66. I love the 'naked' version of that song ... Spector kinda ruined the studio one for me

I mean I don't HATE the stringy one but it's nowhere near as great to me as the stripped down version with just Paul and the piano.

[DFW]

49. Fixing a Hole

Just the right combination of jazzy chords, wistful lyrics, just an inspired piece.

The trouble is, they recorded SO many inspired pieces. If you ask me in an hour, I might say something else entirely.

How can you pick out of Rubber Soul, Revolver, Sgt. Pepper, Abbey Road, etc, and say there's ONE song that stands out among the rest?

[malthaussen]

50. All of them.

If they ever had a bad cut, I haven't heard it.

I'll go with "Please Please Me," for the purposes of this thread. It's a great piece of straight-ahead rock and roll.

-- Mal

[malthaussen]

51. Frank Sinatra thought so too...

... he called it his "Favorite Lennon-McCartney song."

-- Mal

[brewens]

53. And Your Bird Can Sing. Such a great sounding tune. My favorite could be different about any day

you ask though.

[mr_lebowski]

65. I love that one too ... a somewhat overlooked Revolver gem ...

Love me a bunch of the tracks from that era when John first started splattering Beatles songs with distorted guitar goodness like this one and Paperback Writer ... later culminating into the pure awesome that were Revolution and Helter Skelter on the White Album, and She So Heavy on Abbey.

[brewens]

67. I always think of that song as huge. I think it's because, if I'm not mistaken, it was

the intro song for The Beatles cartoon.

[still_one]

54. I would say Imagine, but that was exclusively John Lennon's not the Beatles

[malchickiwick]

55. Impossible to choose!! But: Tomorrow Never Knows

Musically WAY ahead of its time, and John's lyric was inspired by the Tibetan Book of the Dead.
(not sure where the video comes from.)

[ghostsinthemachine]

57. Hey Bulldog!

I love it. So much fun to play. That opening bass line is unforgettable. It also shows The Beatles funning it up, during what was a stressful time for them..

[marble falls]

58. Anything on Rubber Soul, most of Abbey Road, Help!, Hard Days Night, Meet the Beatles, Beatles '65..

Magical Mystery Tour, Sgt Pepper ...... any Beatles album has songs that were the soundtrack to my life.

[CanonRay]

59. Here, There, and Everywhere

[Guilded Lilly]

60. Impossible to pick just one :). I couldnt even...

Pick a favorite off of each album!

Beatle songs have saved my sanity so many times.