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In my opinion, The Beatles had good songs, great
songs and outstanding songs (exluding Revolution 9).
Here, I have listed 20 of The Beatles' outstanding songs.
The songs are in no partticular order. |
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1)
A Day In The Life |
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This song, for its time, was
unbelieveably creative. It was one of the first songs to
feature a lot of different stages. Great songs like Led
Zepplin's "Stairway To Heaven" and Queen's
"Bohemian Rhapsody" have followed in its
footsteps. It was the most creative Beatles song of 1967
- an extremely creative year. |
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2)
If I Fell |
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Along with Because, Yes It Is,
and This Boy, If I Fell was one of The Beatles great
harmony songs. The harmonic display of John and Paul is
absolutely stunning, and is, in my opinion, the best song
on A Hard Day's Night. |
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3)
In My Life |
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This song is in the Beatles
"great songs" category, until it hits the
magnificent beroche style piano riff, which creates an
unprecedented atmosphere in rock and roll. |
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4)
The Abbey Road Medly |
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The Beatles decided to make the
B-Side of their last album to be a medly of unfinished
songs, and it turned out perfectly. The repeat of
"You Never Give Me Your Money" after
"Carry That Weight" is a brilliant touch, and a
stunning ending featuring a brilliantly precise drum
solo, and the best Beatles guitar solo according to our
poll, really demonstrates The Beatles' genius. |
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5)
Hey Jude |
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The first of many of Paul's
beautiful ballads that you will see on this list. Written
for Julian, this is probably The Beatles' most famous
song after "Yesterday". |
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6)
She Loves You |
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This was the first Beatles song
that absolutely blew its audience away. It flew straight
to the top of the charts, and rightly so. It showed John
and Paul's fabulous ability to write great songs
together. |
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7)
Here, There and Everywhere |
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This song is Paul at his
ballading best. It is a beautiful melody. It has a soft
and silky quality that no other Beatles song succeeds in
developing. I believe this is probably Paul's best song. |
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8)
I Am The Walrus |
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John's only song on Magical
Mystery Tour is a gem. It shows John's creativity and
gives us a sample of his ability to make poetic nonsense
sound good. |
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9)
The Long And Winding Road |
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Another one of Paul's great
ballads. The orchestra in the backgroung gives a
brilliant touch, and demonstrates The Beatles'
versitility and flexibility. |
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10)
Yesterday |
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The Beatles' most famous, most
redone, and most familiar tune is Yesterday. It is loved
all around the world by everyone who has heard it. Even
Paul loved it - so much in fact, that he didn't even
think nit was his own! |
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11)
For No One |
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Another one of those Beatles
songs that start off as "great songs" and then
are interupted by a magical instrumental riff, in this
case the french horn, and not once, but twice. |
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12)
Blackbird |
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This song creates a beautiful accoustic
astmosphere which is topped off by a beautiful melody
from Paul's sweet, mellow voice. The blackbird sound
efffects cap off an outstanding song. |
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13)
Penny Lane |
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Here, Paul describes the merry
"Penny Lane" with a beatutiful melody. The
modulation which leads to the piccalo trumpet riff is
absolutely magnificent. |
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14)
Strawberry Fields Forever |
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A typical 1967 John composition,
which outlines his true sense of creativity and his
poetic ability. It's no wonder this one was named best
single ever released. |
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15)
I'll Follow The Sun |
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In this melodically beautiful
song, Paul shows early signs of what is to come, with
songs like Yesterday and Mother Nature's Son. This great
song is capped off by an effective sliding guitar solo in
the middle. Typical Paul. |
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