beatles songs which are actually quite good

[isitme]

The story of the end of the Harrisons' marriage is quite a shocker, really.

According to one account, Clapton simply went up to Harrison at a party and said:

'George, I'm in love with your wife. What are you going to do about it?'

To which Harrison, with his then-wife standing right there next to him, is said to have replied:

'Whatever you like, man. You can have her and I'll have your girlfriend.'

In eric claptons autobiography it sounds pretty complicated

but he also keeps going 'it was the 60s and everyone was banging each other anyway'

 

[harpo]

do fuck off there.

Awww...knew I'd touched a nerve.

 

[Dillinger4]

I used to love The Beatles but I'm no great fan any more. I like 'You've Got To Hide Your Love Away,' 'Penny Lane,' 'Eleanor Rigby' and 'A Day in the Life' a lot, and I still think Abbey Road is a great album, but that's about it.

Abbey Road is probably my favourite, I think.

 

[electrogirl]

Me too.

I like Golden Slumbers alot.

 

[moomoo]

My favourite Beatles song is 'here comes the sun'.

For sentimental reasons.

We had that at my husbands funeral.

 

[Dillinger4]

Me too.

I like Golden Slumbers alot.

Yes! I like that one as well.

 

[Dillinger4]

We had that at my husbands funeral.

It brings a little tear to my eye when I hear it.

 

[harpo]

Polythene Pam. Reminds me of myself. I shall have it played at my funeral.

 

[moomoo]

It brings a little tear to my eye when I hear it.

Me too.

 

[killer b]

i was going to suggest 'revolution 9', but it's not actually that good, is it?

 

[Wolveryeti]

For me: Strawberry Fields Forever, I am the Walrus, She's Leaving Home, Rocky Raccoon, Sgt Peppers, A Day in The Life

 

[Wolveryeti]

All 'right thinking people'? Why? I mean, some songs are good, some bad, but is there some kind of arse licking cult going on here?

I agree, snobbish bullshit. The Beatles were a great band.

 

[electrogirl]

i was going to suggest 'revolution 9', but it's not actually that good, is it?

no, it's silly

 

[Detroit City]

Polythene Pam. Reminds me of myself. I shall have it played at my funeral.

i'm going to have that song by lennon played at mine....whats it called, um.

Imagine?

either that or something of the floyd's Wish You Were Here

 

[Dillinger4]

i'm going to have that song by lennon played at mine....whats it called, um.

Imagine?

either that or something of the floyd's Wish You Were Here

Your funeral is going to be shit.

 

[MightyAphrodite]

Rocky Raccoon

awesome song.

forgot that one too...

 

[killer b]

i'm having 'jesus built my hotrod'

 

[MightyAphrodite]

i'm going to have that song by lennon played at mine....whats it called, um.

Imagine?

either that or something of the floyd's Wish You Were Here

i want 'wake me up before you go-go' by wham!

 

[harpo]

i was going to suggest 'revolution 9', but it's not actually that good, is it?

No. It was experimental at the time but it's not 'good'. Not i the same way that 'I saw her standing there' is. That was experimental at the time too.

 

[harpo]

i'm going to have that song by lennon played at mine....whats it called, um.

Imagine?

either that or something of the floyd's Wish You Were Here



That'll be entertaining for your relatives. I bet they'll love it.

 

[Dillinger4]

I am going to have a 40 minute drum solo at my funeral.

 

[Detroit City]

That'll be entertaining for your relatives. I bet they'll love it.

fuck them!

 

[killer b]

i guess we've run out of good beatles songs then. sounds about right...

 

[MightyAphrodite]

I am going to have a 40 minute drum solo at my funeral.

'wipeout' on repeat would be ace.

 

[killer b]

'across the universe' is ok, actually. the laibach version is better though.

 

[scifisam]

fail.

There are only a couple of songs on that album that I don't think are top-rate. Oddly, one of the ones I don't rate, With a Little Help From My Friends, has been covered by lots of people and has always remained mediocre.

Hey Jude


I like those.

I really do like Hey Jude, but, even if I didn't, I could never list it among Beatles songs I dislike - it's a song to both his baby son and his Mum who died young; it'd be a bit heartless to express the thought that it was crap, even if it were crap.

Besides, I have good memories of a friend singing that at karaoke. He'd never heard the song before, so when it came to the 'na na na na' bit, he just read them out in a very serious speaking voice, with significant pauses.

 

[electrogirl]

I really do like Hey Jude, but, even if I didn't, I could never list it among Beatles songs I dislike - it's a song to both his baby son and his Mum who died young; it'd be a bit heartless to express the thought that it was crap, even if it were crap.

I think McCartney wrote Hey Jude, about Lennon's son. But Lennon didn't have much to do with it tbh.

 

[Dillinger4]

There are only a couple of songs on that album that I don't think are top-rate. Oddly, one of the ones I don't rate, With a Little Help From My Friends, has been covered by lots of people and has always remained mediocre.



I really do like Hey Jude, but, even if I didn't, I could never list it among Beatles songs I dislike - it's a song to both his baby son and his Mum who died young; it'd be a bit heartless to express the thought that it was crap, even if it were crap.

Besides, I have good memories of a friend singing that at karaoke. He'd never heard the song before, so when it came to the 'na na na na' bit, he just read them out in a very serious speaking voice, with significant pauses.

Oh yes.

I have done Hey Jude on Karageoke as well.

 

[isitme]

twist and shout is a fucking great karaoke song!

 

[MightyAphrodite]

I really do like Hey Jude, but, even if I didn't, I could never list it among Beatles songs I dislike - it's a song to both his baby son and his Mum who died young; it'd be a bit heartless to express the thought that it was crap, even if it were crap.

i never knew that. even though i like the song, i like it more now because it means something. thanks for posting that.

Besides, I have good memories of a friend singing that at karaoke. He'd never heard the song before, so when it came to the 'na na na na' bit, he just read them out in a very serious speaking voice, with significant pauses.

thats a great post. what a wonderful memory