My parents are huge Beatles fans and I became one eventually also. I'm not too crazy about a lot of their hits but it amazes me how many quality songs were recorded in such a relatively short period. I can listen to Abbey Road from beginning to end without skipping over any songs. Just to pick a favorite, I always turn up the dial for "I've Got a Feeling". I also really like that song "For you Blue" (I think that's the name) that is a couple of songs later on Let it Be. I play the piano a little and learned "You Never Give Me Your Money" with my favorite section starting with the verse 'Out of college, money spent, see no future, pay no rent". I was telling my friend the other day that I often have no idea what my favorite songs are about. My ears just decide whether I like the song or not.
I love In My Life. Also, here is a cool video of Get Back performed on a rooftop in London (even shows all the stunned people in the streets like WTF?). And here is a good video of A Day in the Life In My Life (Rolling Stone magazine ranked it the #23 best song of all-time) [MEDIA]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2d2llB4oIQ[/MEDIA] Get Back (hit #1 on charts across the world in 1968) [MEDIA]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JlWFpdPX45g[/MEDIA] A Day in the Life (Rolling Stone magazine ranked it the #26 best song of all-time) [MEDIA]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AiFYOn1AFms[/MEDIA]
The off-the-wall Beatles song I like is Maxwell's Silver Hammer [MEDIA]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESwtizE0l5U[/MEDIA]
Very beautiful song. Even more sad, it became The Beatles' last number-one song in the United State in 1970 and was the last single released by the band. [MEDIA]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9QZw3flWCck[/MEDIA]
Nice selections!!! Let It Be (hit #1 on charts across the world and Rolling Stone magazine ranked it the #20 best song of all-time. [MEDIA]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDlCcGBtGd0[/MEDIA] Eight Days a Week (#1 on the charts in the US and Canada) [MEDIA]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vs5qsk0pc6Y[/MEDIA] Here Comes the Sun (might be my favorite Beatles song) [MEDIA]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZtQh5EIgWQ[/MEDIA] Yesterday (according to the Guinness Book of Records, "Yesterday" has the most cover versions of any song ever written. Voted best song of the century by the BBC. Voted the #1 Pop song of all time by MTV and Rolling Stone magazine) [MEDIA]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONXp-vpE9eU[/MEDIA] Day Tripper (hit #5 on the charts in the US, #1 in the UK) [MEDIA]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwmtNk_Yb2Q[/MEDIA] Hey Jude (Hit #1 on the charts across the world. Ranked #8 song of all-time by Rolling Stone magazine) [MEDIA]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BD3ovfZXO5Q[/MEDIA]
Tons of good ones, but my favorite is Hey Jude for a special reason. My user name is my initials...........see the "J"
JL solo only. Imagine you enjoying a song that Lennon himself said was an "anti-religious, anti-nationalistic, anti-conventional, anti-capitalistic [song], but because it's sugar-coated, it's accepted." :yelwink2: PS yes I think it's a great song too. The only other JL song that comes close is Instant Karma.
