Favorite Beatles song

[HFWR]

Within You Without You
Paperback Writer
Etc...

Number 9, number 9, number 9...

 

[Midpack]

That's an impossible question, but if I had to choose I'd probably go with Here Comes the Sun too (or Revolution, Twist and Shout not written by the Beatles, All You Need is Love, Nowhere Man, Rocky Raccoon, Come Together, ...).

Lennon penned more of my favorites by far than McCartney.

The Beatles are still my favorite band of all time, but I could start a thread on what's your least favorite Beatles song - I don't care if I ever hear Hey Jude or Yesterday again. Two of many (not just Beatles) truly great songs that just got overplayed...

 

[Bestwifeever]

I could never choose a favorite Beatles' song--so many great ones have been mentioned here--but I would pick Hey Jude as my least favorite from the first time I heard it, for no good reason.

 

[Lsbcal]

Here Comes the Sun, played while enjoying a Shiner, for REW's benefit.

It happens that this is what is playing on my Pandora Radio right now!

There is a "The Beatles Radio" on Pandora. I usually use the "Shuffle" feature with other radio channels on Pandora like:

OK some people might not like Baez's politics but she had a great voice.

 

[Nodak]

There are so many great Beatles tunes that I can't pick one.

 

[MuirWannabe]

The opening guitar lick in Something in the Way She Moves is great.

 

[GrayHare]

Norwegian Wood

 

[HFWR]

Norwegian Wood

Starting around the time of Help through the Rubber Soul and Revolver period is some of my favorite Beatle tunes, but things really got interesting with Sgt. Pepper.

Since they stopped touring in 1966, it's easy to just focus on the their studio prowess (along with George Martin and staff at Abbey Road), but they were actually a pretty damned good rock n roll band.

The Beatles - Rooftop Concert (London Original Version) - Vidéo Dailymotion

 

[steelyman]

If you really want to fix it, make it a Shiner.

I come from Chicago, I have no idea what a Shiner is but I know what a slider is. Make it a twofer.

 

[steelyman]

I come from Chicago, I have no idea what a Shiner is but I know what a slider is. Make it a twofer.

Oh, a black eye? Well, he left it no doubt to help with good Rocky's revival.

 

[HFWR]

I come from Chicago, I have no idea what a Shiner is but I know what a slider is. Make it a twofer.

 

[ERD50]

Here Comes the Sun, played while enjoying a Shiner, for REW's benefit.

Another vote for "Here Comes the Sun". I'm not really a huge Beatles fan, though they have tons of 'lovely tunes'. Lots of great ones to pick from. But there's just something special that connects with that song on the first warm day of Spring.

Now, onto the least favorite thread...

-ERD50

 

[steelyman]

I had no idea. My relatives drank Schlitz.

 

[Tadpole]

The Fool on the Hill

The Beatles - The Fool on the Hill - YouTube

 

[MRG]

Abby Road Medley (songs 3-7), side 2.

MRG

 

[Moemg]

Imagine & Let it be

 

[HFWR]

Abby Road Medley (songs 3-7), side 2.

MRG

Yep, one of the best album sides ever. Best is arguably side one of Dark Side of the Moon.

 

[RunningBum]

Hide Your Love Away and Eleanor Rigby

 

[dtbach]

Abby Road Medley (songs 3-7), side 2.

MRG

Oh yeah, especially "She came in through the bathroom window"! The ringing chiming guitar riff is awesome!

 

[gardenfun]

In My Life

+1

When DS #1 got married a couple years ago, they asked me what song I wanted for our mother-son dance at the reception. I panicked until I thought of In My Life.

 

[dtbach]

Otherwise I love Dig a Pony and Across the Universe from Let it Be.

 

[HFWR]

Hide Your Love Away and Eleanor Rigby

I saw a McCartney tour, circa early nineties. It was the first tour that Eleanor Rigby was played live. Definitely goose bump time!

 

[target2019]

My 2nd favorite Beatles song is everything but 'in my life'

Only related because someone mentioned DSOM, there is a really good documentary about that Pink Floyd album (on Netflix).

Back to the Beatles, I could be persuaded to change my fave to the closing medley on Abbey Road.

Nothing existed before the Beatles...

 

[Kimo]

target.....I agree, nothing did exist before the Beatles......as to trying to answer the question, for me, impossible.....love them all, I grew up with them......I even saw them at the Hollywood Bowl (Couldn't hear anything except a little bit of talking between the songs.....

 

[HFWR]

The Beatles would disagree, as they and the Stones and other British bands were heavily influenced by 50s American rock, and old blues.