Music: Beatles Survey- Favorite and Least Favorite Song from Each Album

[Strawberry Fields]

Well done Strawberry Fields! I'm in if you do another one.

I was thinking one of the other big British rock bands if I did another. Probably one of Zeppelin, The Who, or the Stones. Zeppelin and The Who have a more optimal studio album count, and one more comparable to the Beatles (in terms of numbers), than the Stones. But I would be up for any suggestions.

 

[plank]

I was thinking one of the other big British rock bands if I did another. Probably one of Zeppelin, The Who, or the Stones. Zeppelin and The Who have a more optimal studio album count, and one more comparable to the Beatles (in terms of numbers), than the Stones. But I would be up for any suggestions.

Well, The Who are my all-time favorite but I also love the Stones and Zep. So, I'm in!

 

[Shareefruck]

I think Pink Floyd would work well with this type of thread, in terms of there being strong opinions in both directions.

 

[Pranzo Oltranzista]

@Violenza Domestica is right, There's a Place got 5 votes for favorite off of Please Please Me. I completely glossed over it and it's been added to the post. My apologies.

Oh no need to apologize! That was lots of fun and your own work, you have every right to skip over any of my songs

I was thinking one of the other big British rock bands if I did another. Probably one of Zeppelin, The Who, or the Stones. Zeppelin and The Who have a more optimal studio album count, and one more comparable to the Beatles (in terms of numbers), than the Stones. But I would be up for any suggestions.

And I was hoping you'd go for Suicidal Tendencies!! ;-)

Or Alice Cooper? But I'll go for anything.

 

[Pranzo Oltranzista]

Oh and I said I'd post a top-20. I think it's not optimal, but for the sake of discussion, there:

1) Tomorrow Never Knows
2) While My Guitar Gently Weeps
3) Norwegian Wood
4) I Want You (She's So Heavy)
5) Old Brown Shoe
6) Strawberry Fields Forever
7) Dig A Pony
8) Something
9) For No One
10) Julia
11) Come Together
12) All You Need Is Love
13) I Am the Walrus
14) A Day In the Life
15) Hey Bulldog
16) Happiness is A Warm Gun
17) Across the Universe
18) Helter Skelter
19) You've Got to Hide Your Love Away
20) Blue Jay Way

 

[kihei]

Thanks for putting in all the hard work, Strawberry Field. That was a blast.

It's amazing. Out of all that output, I only had to replay about half a dozen songs to remember what they sounded like. I think that is only going to happen with The Beatles, though.

 

[kihei]

I'll post a top twenty, too:

A Day in the Life
Strawberry Fields Forever
Tell Me Why
Yes, It Is
Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds
If I Needed Someone
I'll Be Back
Eight Days a Week
If I Fell
And I Love Her
And Your Bird Can Sing
You're Gonna Lose That Girl
She Loves You
Things We Said Today
You Got to Hide Your Love Away
I Am the Walrus
In My Life
I'm a Loser
Girl
Penny Lane

 

[Pranzo Oltranzista]

Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds
In My Life

Oh shit,.... now I'll have to go back over mine....

 

[Lshap]

@Strawberry Fields - Thanks for doing this and for all your work!

It's amazing. Out of all that output, I only had to replay about half a dozen songs to remember what they sounded like. I think that is only going to happen with The Beatles, though.

Yeah, same here, except there were more forgotten songs than I realized! In fact, I didn't pick a "Least Favourite" for two or three records because some of the song titles left me blank. Imagine discovering unknown Beatles songs at my age...

 

[Strawberry Fields]

I have a second survey narrowed down to three bands. Would you guys prefer if I just chose one of them myself or made a new thread with a poll for you to choose? If the latter, I can have a new thread up after work. I probably wouldn't make and post the new survey until this weekend regardless.

 

[Pranzo Oltranzista]

I have a second survey narrowed down to three bands. Would you guys prefer if I just chose one of them myself or made a new thread with a poll for you to choose? If the latter, I can have a new thread up after work. I probably wouldn't make and post the new survey until this weekend regardless.

Make it fun for you

 

[montreal]

I couldn't list just 20 so I broke mine down into top 20ish and then my favorite white album songs.

top 20

Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds
A Day in the Life
Strawberry Fields Forever
Within You and Without You
Don't Let Me Down
Here Comes the Sun
This Boy
In My Life
Norwegian Wood
The Fool on the Hill
Something
She's Leaving Home
And I Love Her
Eleanor Rigby
Rain
Fixing A Hole
The Long and Winding Road
Oh Darling
Yesterday
Across the Universe
Penny Lane
When I'm 64
You've Got to Hide Your Love Away
If I Fell


White Album

While My Guitar Gently Weeps
Dear Prudence
Julia
I'm So Tired
I Will
Blackbird
Rocky Raccon
Goodnight
Happiness Is A Warm Gun
Martha My Dear
Mother Natures Son
Cry Baby Cry
Don't Pass Me By
Sexy Sadie

 

[Pranzo Oltranzista]

Within You and Without You

I crapped the bed once again... Now I really need to go back. Put A Day In the Life a bit higher too.

1) Tomorrow Never Knows
2) While My Guitar Gently Weeps
3) Norwegian Wood
4) I Want You (She's So Heavy)
5) Old Brown Shoe
6) Strawberry Fields Forever
7) Dig A Pony
8) Something
9) For No One
10) Julia
11) A Day In the Life
12) Come Together
13) All You Need Is Love
14) Lucy In the Sky With Diamonds
15) I Am the Walrus
16) Within You Without You
17) Happiness is A Warm Gun
18) In My Life
19) Helter Skelter
20) You've Got to Hide Your Love Away

I think it makes sense now.

 

[kihei]

I crapped the bed once again... Now I really need to go back. Put A Day In the Life a bit higher too.

I think it makes sense now.

Give it two days. I can only speak for myself, but this is a game I never can win with these guys.

 

[montreal]

1) Tomorrow Never Knows

I should of had that one on my list as well but since it's your favorite, what do you think of this cover, it's not their best beatles cover as they do a much better Lucy in the Sky and Dear Prudence.

 

[Strawberry Fields]

Give it two days. I can only speak for myself, but this is a game I never can win with these guys.

It's too true

I've probably had at least 50 or 60 "favorite" Beatles songs at some point

 

[Pranzo Oltranzista]

I should of had that one on my list as well but since it's your favorite, what do you think of this cover, it's not their best beatles cover as they do a much better Lucy in the Sky and Dear Prudence.

I think it sucks ass! It's a monotonous song, but you still need to be able to sing to convey the hypnotic feel to it.

You have to admire the attempt though, it's the perfect song to break your teeth/neck on. Most either stay too close to the original (and are just not The Beatles) or try to bring it in a different direction and lose it entirely.

This to me is an interesting cover:

 

[Shareefruck]

1. Tomorrow Never Knows
2. She Said She Said
3. I'm Only Sleeping
4. Nowhere Man
5. While My Guitar Gently Weeps
6. Strawberry Fields Forever
7. In My Life
8. Because
9. Dear Prudence
10. Norwegian Wood
11. Here There and Everywhere
12. Long, Long, Long
13. Julia
14. Girl
15. Within You Without You
16. Being For the Benefit of Mr. Kite
17. Revolution 1
18. A Day in the Life
19. Happiness is a Warm Gun
20. Golden Slumbers, Carry That Weight, The End

 

[WetcoastOrca]

In no order except for a Day in the Life which is one of my top two songs overall (the other being the Weight by the Band):

A Day in the Life
Something
Help
Tomorrow Never Knows
I am the Walrus
You’ve Got to Hide Your Love Away
While My Guitar Gently Weeps
Here Comes the Sun
Yesterday
Eleanor Rigby
Strawberry Fields Forever
Paperback Writer
I Want to Hold Your Hand
Back in the U.S.S.R.
For No One
I’m Only Sleeping
Come Together
I Saw Her Standing There
The Medley of Songs at the end of Abbey Road: She Came in Through the Bathroom Window, Golden Slumbers, Carry That Weight, the End and Her Majesty.
Got to Get You in My Life (edit)

 

[Sentinel]

Please Please Me:
F: A Taste of Honey
LF: Love Me Do

With the Beatles
F: All My Loving
LF: Little Child

A Hard Day's Night
F: I'm Happy Just to Dance with You
LF: I'll Cry Instead

Beatles for Sale
F: I'll Follow the Sun
LF: Honey Don't

Help!
F: Yesterday or I've Just Seen a Face
LF: Dizzy Miss Lizzy

Rubber Soul
F: Girl
LF: What Goes On

Revolver
F: Eleanor Rigby
LF: Dr. Robert

Sgt. Pepper
F: A Day In the Life
LF: Within You Without You

Magical Mystery Tour
F: Penny Lane
LF: Flying

White Album
F: While My Guitar Gently Weeps
LF: Why Don't We Do It in the Road

Yellow Submarine:
F: Hey Bulldog
LF: All Together Now

Abbey Road
F: Maxwell's Silver Hammer
LF: Something

Let It Be
F: Let It Be
LF: Dig It

Non-album:
Ballad of John and Yoko

Favorite album: Revolver
Favorite song: ER
Least Favourite: Most of the first two albums

 

[Langdon Alger]

Please Please Me:
F: A Taste of Honey
LF: Love Me Do

With the Beatles
F: All My Loving
LF: Little Child

A Hard Day's Night
F: I'm Happy Just to Dance with You
LF: I'll Cry Instead

Beatles for Sale
F: I'll Follow the Sun
LF: Honey Don't

Help!
F: Yesterday or I've Just Seen a Face
LF: Dizzy Miss Lizzy

Rubber Soul
F: Girl
LF: What Goes On

Revolver
F: Eleanor Rigby
LF: Dr. Robert

Sgt. Pepper
F: A Day In the Life
LF: Within You Without You

Magical Mystery Tour
F: Penny Lane
LF: Flying

White Album
F: While My Guitar Gently Weeps
LF: Why Don't We Do It in the Road

Yellow Submarine:
F: Hey Bulldog
LF: All Together Now

Abbey Road
F: Maxwell's Silver Hammer
LF: Something

Let It Be
F: Let It Be
LF: Dig It

Non-album:
Ballad of John and Yoko

Favorite album: Revolver
Favorite song: ER
Least Favourite: Most of the first two albums

I am shocked at both of your choices for Abbey Road. Unless of course you meant to say Something was your favourite and Maxwell’s silver hammer was your least favourite.

 

[Sentinel]

I am shocked at both of your choices for Abbey Road. Unless of course you meant to say Something was your favourite and Maxwell’s silver hammer was your least favourite.

No. "MSH" is my favorite song on AR and probably one of my top ten favorite Beatles songs overall. "Something" sucks.

 

[Langdon Alger]

No. "MSH" is my favorite song on AR and probably one of my top ten favorite Beatles songs overall. "Something" sucks.

Haha, wow! Well, to each their own. I’d take any song off abbey road over MSH.

 

[Eisen]

It's too true

I've probably had at least 50 or 60 "favorite" Beatles songs at some point

I often have issues picking favourites. I like different things for different reasons and it's hard for me to weigh them.

 

[Sentinel]

Haha, wow! Well, to each their own. I’d take any song off abbey road over MSH.

Well, most of that album is pretty overrated ("Octopus Garden," "Something," "You Never Give Me My Money," etc. are all pretty mediocre). The only real masterpieces IMO are "Come Together," "MSH" (has the bite that one normally does not associate with the Beatles), "Golden Slumbers," and "Carry That Weight."

Although, TBH, The Beatles don't have too many albums that are consistent throughout, without any clankers. Their best are as good as they get, but their bad are just... bad. Their most consistent albums, for my money, are "Help" and "Revolver." The latter is one of the best albums ever made.