Your favorite Beatles songs?

[WillyBrandt]

My top four. They all evoke memories of girls, so there you go.

1. Rain
2. Hey Jude
3. Two of Us
4. Don't Ever Change (which is a cheezy cover they did for the BBC)

OK, I'll say a bit more. I was told that the girl who became my first g/f like me, and that day heard Hey Jude for the first time. Which kind of fit.

Don't ever Change was a song I sent to an artist I went out with. And she gave me as a gift a Flask with "Whether it rains or shines, it's just a state of mind" enscribed on it.

[CanuckAmok]

1. As soon as you posted, I immediately thought "Penny Lane"

Just innocent, catchy, and, as usual, produced to perfection.

[izzie]

2. All the lonely people and Yesterday

We do this every month but it is OK with me.

[jpgray]

3. I really, really like "Fixin' A Hole" and "Oh! Darling"

Great pop, the both of 'em.

[lyrical di]

4. Help!

How could you forget Help?!
I only wish I could get it as a "ringtone" to have on demand. Then whenever I am in an argument with a R, I could play my tone!

[Skittles]

5. A Day in the Life

with its reference to going upstairs on the doubledecker bus to smoke -always reminds me of my beloved English grandfather.

I've always loved HELP too - those words are just timeless.

[Whitacre D_WI]

6. 1. And Your Bird Can Sing (dueling guitars rule)

2. Rain (great minds think alike on this one)
3. Girl (tit-tit-tit-tit-tit-tit-tit-tit)
4. I'm So Tired (I am often tired)
5. Think For Yourself (George's best, with some KILLER fuzz bass)
6. Wild Honey Pie (this is what rock & roll means to me)
7. I'm Down (Paul was best when ripping off Little Richard)
8. I Wanna Hold Your Hand (seriously mad guitar riff)
9. Ticket to Ride (proof that Ringo was NOT a "bad drummer")
10. I've Just Seen a Face (probably the only sappy McCartney song I like)

[Ysabel]

7. all of them...

...

[kodi]

8. Here Comes the Sun

the opening is still a sweet, exilarating experience 3 decades later.

lennon/mccartney were the best, but george harrison made the perfect beatle song.

[arwalden]

9. Sunday Monkey Won't Play Piano Song

[Whitacre D_WI]

10. I also like this one from John:

http://www.apple-scruff.com/johndoyouwanttoknowasecret.au

[NightTrain]

11. So many....

Here are some, off the top of my head (listed alphabetically):

THE BALLAD OF JOHN AND YOKO
CAN'T BUY ME LOVE
A HARD DAY'S NIGHT
HELP!
HELTER SKELTER
I FEEL FINE
I SAW HER STANDING THERE
I WANT TO HOLD YOUR HAND
I'M DOWN
PAPERBACK WRITER
PLEASE PLEASE ME
REVOLUTION
SHE LOVES YOU
TICKET TO RIDE
TWIST AND SHOUT (Even better than the Isley Brothers, IMHO!)
YOU CAN'T DO THAT

I definitely prefer the earlier Beatles to that later psychedelic stUFF. And no matter what group of Beatles fans I encounter, that always seems to put me in the minority. :shrug:

[Deja Q]

12. Paperback writer...

Nice to listen to.

"We Can Work It Out" is one of their more sexist tracks I like, as is "Day Tripper", but the chick-blaming gets on my nerves though...

[mac56]

28. "Chick" blaiming? In "We Can Work It Out"?

I don't see it.

[mlawson]

13. My favorite song for 37 years now: "A Day in the Life". Plus

I Am the Walrus, of course, plus about 80% of all Beatles' songs.

I do NOT like "Taxman", and it is overplayed, as well.

[The Democratic Kid]

14. rule

I am the Walrus, all the lonely people, alls you need is love, Hey bull dog, glass onion, While my guitar gently weeps, a day in the life, The Democratic Kid

[Whitacre D_WI]

15. "Hey Bulldog" has a great riff, man.

[asthmaticeog]

16. Rain

First song that came to my mind when I saw the thread title, before I even clicked and saw it at the top of your list. Great tune. Also big on "She's a Woman" - love that feedback intro segueing into that really admirable guitar lick

[Kathleen04]

17. Here's some that just came to mind...

but I love almost all of them. :)

1. While My Guitar Gently Weeps
2. I'm Only Sleeping
3. Hello Goodbye
4. You Never Give Me Your Money
5. Don't Let Me Down

[Skip Intro]

18. I was singing "two of us" to myself today

(Robin Leach) and I don't know why.

I was alone, and I've no s/o. But I was singing it today for some reason???


That one, I dig a pony, Helter Skelter, Here comes the sun, My guitar gently weeps, I want you, Day tripper, LSD, man, this band is really just the gold standard, aren't they? I could name ten more songs and still not be done.

Help.

[populistmom]

19. Tonight I slow danced with a handsome gent to "Til There was You"

From Live at the BBC. The handsome gent has blue eyes, the softest golden brown hair, a killer smile, and is all of 2 ft 10 inches tall.

My other favorites:
She Loves You
If I Fell
Hello, Goodbye
Paperback Writer
Please, Please me
In My Life
Here Comes the Sun
Octopus's Garden
Revolution
Penny Lane
We Can Work it Out
P.S. I Love You

[mvd]

20. Mine

"Norweigan Wood"
"Julia"
"Here Comes The Sun"
"I Wanna Hold Your Hand"
"Hey Jude"
"Nowhere Man"
"Hard Day's Night"
"In My Life"
"She Loves You"
"Eleanor Rigby"
"Across The Universe"

So many greats that it's hard to choose.

[Borgnine]

21. Mine...

1. Strawberry Fields Forever
2. Hello, Goodbye
3. I Am The Walrus
4. A Day in the Life
5. The Abbey Road Medley
6. Something
7. Savory Truffle
8. Hey Jude
9. Eleanor Rigby
10. Magical Mystery Tour





Paul is dead... miss him, miss him.

[Kickin_Donkey]

22. Tomorrow Never Knows

.

[ComerPerro]

23. It's All Too Much

[Gildor Inglorion]

24. "Within You and Without You"

n/t

[Dogmudgeon]

25. Most of the Rubber Soul/Revolver stuff

Also Please Please Me, Yes It Is, Goodnight, I Wanna Hold Your Hand. There's a lot of them. It's probably easier for me to pick a least-favorite Beatles song.

I also like one of the "re-discovered" songs -- Free As A Bird.

--bkl

[jeffsurfus]

26. HEY, you've got to Hide Your Love Away....

still gives me chills.

[mac56]

27. "She Loves You" is my favorite song of all time.

Where to start, where to start..
"Not A Second Time"
"From Me To You"
"Thank You Girl"
"Money"
Everything from "A Hard Day's Night"
"Eight Days A Week"
"You're Going To Lose That Girl"
"I'm Down"
"In My Life"
"I'm Only Sleeping"
"And Your Bird Can Sing"

Mostly John songs, it seems.

[ArkDem]

29. I couldn't pick a top 4.

.

[Red_Storm]

30. In My Life

If I Fell
And Your Bird Can Sing
Something

[MissMillie]

31. Here, There and Everywhere

But I also like Here Comes the Sun and Tomorrow Never Knows.

[grannylib]

32. Dear Prudence comes to mind for some reason...

[noonwitch]

33. "I'm Only Sleeping", "In My Life", "A Little Help From My Friends"

I love all their songs.

[ALago1]

34. My Top Four (at the moment)

1. Hey Jude
2. Tomorrow Never Knows
3. Strawberry Fields Forever
4. In My Life