THE BEATLES: Favorite Songs
Submitted by flfrleta on Sun, 11/26/2006 - 06:22
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- The Beatles
- My top 33% of their output... the cream of the crop.
- Songs are listed in album order and not in order of preference. Songs considered for this list are all songs released as singles and on albums from 1963-1970. Songs are put into two groups... original compositions and cover versions... and from both of these groups the top 33% are picked.
THE ORIGINALS.
62 songs picked from 185.PLEASE PLEASE ME (1963)
- I SAW HER STANDING THERE
- PLEASE PLEASE ME
- THERE'S A PLACE
WITH THE BEATLES (1963)
- IT WON'T BE LONG
- ALL MY LOVING
A HARD DAY'S NIGHT (1964)
- A HARD DAY'S NIGHT
- IF I FELL
- AND I LOVE HER
- ANY TIME AT ALL
- WHEN I GET HOME
BEATLES FOR SALE (1964)
- (no picks)
HELP! (1965)
- TICKET TO RIDE
- IT'S ONLY LOVE
- I'VE JUST SEEN A FACE
- YESTERDAY
RUBBER SOUL (1965)
- DRIVE MY CAR
- NOWHERE MAN
- I'M LOOKING THROUGH YOU
REVOLVER (1966)
- GOOD DAY SUNSHINE
- AND YOUR BIRD CAN SING
- GOT TO GET YOU INTO MY LIFE
- TOMORROW NEVER KNOWS
SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND (1967)
- LUCY IN THE SKY WITH DIAMONDS
- WHEN I'M SIXTY-FOUR
- A DAY IN THE LIFE
MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR (1967)
- THE FOOL ON THE HILL
- I AM THE WALRUS
- HELLO GOODBYE
- STRAWBERRY FIELDS FOREVER
- ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE
THE BEATLES [WHITE ALBUM] (1968)
- DEAR PRUDENCE
- WHILE MY GUITAR GENTLY WEEPS
- HAPPINESS IS A WARM GUN
- DON'T PASS ME BY
- WHY DON'T WE DO IT IN THE ROAD?
- YER BLUES
- EVERYBODY'S GOT SOMETHING TO HIDE EXCEPT ME AND MY MONKEY
- SEXY SADIE
- HELTER SKELTER
- LONG, LONG, LONG
YELLOW SUBMARINE (1969)
- This album has only four new Beatles songs.
- (no picks)
ABBEY ROAD (1969)
- COME TOGETHER
- SOMETHING
- OH! DARLING
- I WANT YOU (SHE'S SO HEAVY)
- HERE COMES THE SUN
- BECAUSE
LET IT BE (1970)
- The Let It Be... Naked versions except... *(original version).
- GET BACK *
- THE LONG AND WINDING ROAD *
- TWO OF US
- ONE AFTER 909
- LET IT BE
PAST MASTERS, VOLS. 1 & 2 (1988)
- This is a compilation of all non-album tracks.
- THANK YOU GIRL (1963)
- SHE LOVES YOU (1963)
- I WANT TO HOLD YOUR HAND (1964)
- DAY TRIPPER (1965)
- WE CAN WORK IT OUT (1965)
- RAIN (1966)
- LADY MADONNA (1968)
- THE INNER LIGHT (1968)
- HEY JUDE (1968)
- REVOLUTION (1968)
- THE BALLAD OF JOHN AND YOKO (1969)
- OLD BROWN SHOE (1969)
COVER VERSIONS.
8 songs picked from 25. Cover versions were on all albums through Help with the exception of A Hard Day's Night. Some were also released as singles.PLEASE PLEASE ME (1963)
- BABY IT'S YOU
- A TASTE OF HONEY
- TWIST AND SHOUT
WITH THE BEATLES (1963)
- MONEY (THAT'S WHAT I WANT)
BEATLES FOR SALE (1964)
- ROCK & ROLL MUSIC
- MR. MOONLIGHT
HELP! (1965)
- DIZZY MISS LIZZY
PAST MASTERS VOL. 1 (1988)
- SLOW DOWN (1964)
- "My big love was the Beatles." --
Gary Oldman
No picks were from memory... For a fresh 2006 perspective, all songs were listened to prior to making selections.