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Merry Christmas all! I was going to wait until New Year to post this but I had a bit of time today so I thought why not make it my Christmas pressie to Buzzjack. :)

 

I wasn’t sure which songs to include but in the end I’ve decided to keep it fairly simple and just include the blue and red album track lists plus their 3 Top 10 hits from the 1990s. I thought about adding their 22 most Spotify streamed others to bring it up to 100 but I think we’ve got enough.

 

I’m leaving out the “Movie Medley” and their covers of “Ain’t She Sweet” and “ My Bonnie” which don’t feel like they bring anything much anyway, and the other tracks from the “Magical Mystery Tour EP” which are good but don’t feel especially notable in the canon.

 

I’ll set a deadline of Wednesday 31 January 2024 at 23:59.

 

Please vote for your favourite 50 of the 78 tracks, giving +50 to your favourite, +49 to your second favourite and so on down to +1 for your 50th favourite. Please endeavour to listen to any songs you don’t know, and to that end there will be a listen-through from 16:00 on Sunday 14 January. There is around 4 hours of material but feel free to only join for part - the order will be as below.

 

I’m not going to make any distinction between the 2023 re-mastered versions of the songs and the originals - feel free to score up any where you think the edits have improved them or not as you see fit.

 

Happy Beatling! B-)

 

The tracks

 

(1962-1966 Disc 1)

1. Love Me Do

2. Please Please Me

3. I Saw Her Standing There

4. Twist And Shout

5. From Me To You

6. She Loves You

7. I Want To Hold Your Hand

8. This Boy

9. All My Loving

10. Roll Over Beethoven

11. You Really Got A Hold On Me

12. Can’t Buy Me Love

13. You Can’t Do That

14. A Hard Day’s Night

15. And I Love Her

16. Eight Days A Week

17. I Feel Fine

18. Ticket To Ride

19. Yesterday

 

(1962-1966 Disc 2)

20. Help!

21. You’ve Got To Hide Your Love Away

22. We Can Work It Out

23. Day Tripper

24. Drive My Car

25. Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)

26. Nowhere Man

27. Michelle

28. In My Life

29. If I Needed Someone

30. Girl

31. Paperback Writer

32. Eleanor Rigby

33. Yellow Submarine

34. Taxman

35. Got To Get You Into My Life

36. I’m Only Sleeping

37. Here, There And Everywhere

38. Tomorrow Never Knows

 

(1967-1970 Disc 1)

39. Strawberry Fields Forever

40. Penny Lane

41. Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band

42. With A Little Help From My Friends

43. Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds

44. Within You Without You

45. A Day In The Life

46. All You Need Is Love

47. I Am The Walrus

48. Hello, Goodbye

49. The Fool On The Hill

50. Magical Mystery Tour

51. Lady Madonna

52. Hey Jude

53. Revolution

 

(1967-1970 Disc 2)

54. Back In The U.S.S.R.

55. Dear Prudence

56. While My Guitar Gently Weeps

57. Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da

58. Glass Onion

59. Blackbird

60. Hey Bulldog

61. Get Back

62. Don’t Let Me Down

63. The Ballad of John and Yoko

64. Old Brown Shoe

65. Here Comes The Sun

66. Come Together

67. Something

68. Octopus’s Garden

69. Oh! Darling

70. I Want You (She’s So Heavy)

71. Let It Be

72. Across The Universe

73. I Me Mine

74. The Long And Winding Road

75. Now And Then

 

90s Top 10 hits:

76. Baby It’s You

77. Free As A Bird

78. Real Love

 

Spotify playlist

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Looking forward to doing this - Now and Then not allowed!?
I think I will need to play all of these! (Except the covers, bar Twist & Shout, and Old Brown Shoe, Octopus' garden, Glass Onion, I Me Mine which have no chance of making my 50). Oddly, my fave version of While My Guitar Gently Weeps is the "Love" Album revamp of an earlier non-Clapton version.
:wub: their discography is pretty embedded in my brain by this point so I'll aim to rate sooner rather than later. Intrigued to see how the forum's taste pans out!

OK I played the entire Red & Blue albums and the extras, and tried to eliminate nostalgia and rate them according to what I'm listening to - not entirely easy to do that, and mood at any given time will affect how I feel about any given record - that's always been the case - so this is just a snapshot of the remixes really. F'rinstance, some come out of it really well, and some sound worse than the original mono single release (Hi Love Me Do, this really did you no favours at all). Of course in 6 months time the order will be different, music is fluid and up and down according to your life.

 

In reverse order:

 

78. Old Brown Shoe

77. I Want You

76. Roll Over Beethoven

75. You Really Got A Hold On Me

74. Baby It's You

73. I Saw Her Standing There

72. Glass Onion

71. Drive My Car

 

70. Don't Let Me Down

69. Taxman

68. You Can't Do That

67. Come Together (yes, I know...meh, over-rated :lol: )

66. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

65. Octopus' Garden

64. I Me Mine

63. Love Me Do

62. Please Please Me

61. Blackbird (yes I know...etc.)

 

60. From Me To You

59. With A Little Help From My Friends

58. This Boy

57. In My Life

56. If I Needed Someone

55. Oh! Darling

54. Within You Without You

53. Hey Bulldog

52. Dear Prudence

51. Girl

 

And that's the non-pointers, but some of the above are in my current chart having never charted before, so it's not as if I don't like them! Just not quite as much...

 

50. Paperback Writer

49. A Day In The Life

48. And I Love Her

47. I'm Only Sleeping

46. She Loves You

45. Get Back

44. Eight Days A Week

43. All My Loving

42. Day Tripper

41. I Want To Hold Your Hand

 

40. Yellow Submarine

39. Here There And Everywhere

38. Real Love

37. Something

36. Can't Buy Me Love

35. Ob La Di Ob La Da

34. Lady Madonna

33. Here Comes The Sun (yes I know...etc)

32. A Hard Day's Night

31. While My Guitar Gently Weeps

 

30. I Feel Fine

29. Free As A Bird

28. Revolution

27. Twist & Shout

26. Michelle

25. We Can Work It Out

24. Across The Universe

23. Ticket To Ride

22. Norwegian Wood

21. Yesterday

 

20. Back In The USSR

19. Nowhere Man

18. Now And Then

17. Got To Get You Into My Life

16. Ballad Of John & Yoko

15. Help!

14. You've Got To Hide Your Love Away

13. Strawberry Fields Forever

12. Tomorrow Never Knows

11. Magical Mystery Tour

 

10. I Am The Walrus

9. Let It Be

8. Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds

7. All You Need Is Love

6. The Long & Winding Road

5. Penny Lane

4. Hello Goodbye

3. The Fool On The Hill

2. Hey Jude

1. Eleanor Rigby

 

Note Paul grabs the top 6, his tunes hit the spot better to give them the edge at the top end, but John's are mostly more interesting and raw, so he dominates from 7 to 19 for the most part. The 3 post-Beatles tracks all did better than I expected.

 

Missing, total faves like When I'm 64, I Need You, I Should Have Known Better, Rain, Two Of Us, No reply, She's Leaving Home, Golden Slumbers, Because, Good Night, my picks among many other songs that should have been on the Red & Blue albums instead of the filler listed here 68 to 78. Others, of course, will have different views :D

 

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Apologies - due to now being busy this weekend I’ve decided to move the listening session for this one week back to Sunday 14 January at 4pm. The deadline will now be the end of the month, so Wednesday 31 January.

Following in the reverse order theme...

 

 

Worst

50. And I Love Her

49. Hello Goodbye

48. Tomorrow Never Knows

47. Blackbird

46. Get Back

45. Don't Let Me Down

44. We Can Work It Out

43. Eight Days A Week

42. Yesterday

41. Let It Be

 

40. Roll Over Beethoven

39. Yellow Submarine

38. All My Loving

37. In My Life

36. Drive My Car

35. Ob La Di Ob La Da

34. You've Got To Hide Your Love Away

33. From Me To You

32. With A Little Help From My Friends

31. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

 

30. Love Me Do

29. Come Together

28. While My Guitar Gently Weeps

27. Lady Madonna

26. Nowhere Man

25. Paperback Writer

24. Can't Buy Me Love

23. Day Tripper

22. I Am The Walrus

21. Please Please Me

 

20. Twist & Shout

19. Penny Lane

18. All You Need Is Love

17. Eleanor Rigby

16. Help!

15. I Feel Fine

14. I Want To Hold Your Hand

13. Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds

12. Here Comes The Sun

11. Revolution

 

10. Back In The USSR

9. Strawberry Fields Forever

8. A Hard Day's Night

7. She Loves You

6. I Saw Her Standing There

5. Hey Jude

4. Ticket To Ride

3. Ballad Of John & Yoko

2. Norwegian Wood

1. A Day In The Life

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Edited by Severin

+50 Here Comes The Sun

+49 Tomorrow Never Knows

+48 Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)

+47 Eleanor Rigby

+46 I Want You (She’s So Heavy)

+45 Strawberry Fields Forever

+44 Something

+43 A Day In The Life

+42 Hey Jude

+41 Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds

 

+40 Across The Universe

+39 You’ve Got To Hide Your Love Away

+38 I Am The Walrus

+37 While My Guitar Gently Weeps

+36 Ticket To Ride

+35 Come Together

+34 Revolution

+33 Yesterday

+32 Day Tripper

+31 Within You Without You

 

+30 In My Life

+29 I’m Only Sleeping

+28 Paperback Writer

+27 Penny Lane

+26 Hello, Goodbye

+25 Help!

+24 Taxman

+23 Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band

+22 Girl

+21 With A Little Help From My Friends

 

+20 I Me Mine

+19 Hey Bulldog

+18 Blackbird

+17 The Fool On The Hill

+16 A Hard Day’s Night

+15 I Saw Her Standing There

+14 Here, There And Everywhere

+13 I Feel Fine

+12 We Can Work It Out

+11 You Can’t Do That

 

+10 And I Love Her

+09 Back In The U.S.S.R.

+08 Dear Prudence

+07 Free As A Bird

+06 Love Me Do

+05 Let It Be

+04 Can’t Buy Me Love

+03 Glass Onion

+02 Magical Mystery Tour

+01 Yellow Submarine

 

:heart: top 5 that aren't on these compilations: Rain, Love You To, Happiness Is A Warm Gun, And Your Bird Can Sing + She's Leaving Home

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Regarding the listening session, let me know if you think it would be better as 2x2 hours instead of all in 1.
  • 2 weeks later...

Was impossible separating my top 2, but I think Eleanor Rigby's crushing sadness just gets me every time </3

 

50; Eleanor Rigby

49; Tomorrow Never Knows

48; Strawberry Fields Forever

47; Yesterday

46; Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds

45; I Want You (She’s So Heavy)

44; Something

43; A Day In The Life

42; Let It Be

41; Here Comes The Sun

40; Ticket To Ride

39; While My Guitar Gently Weeps

38; Come Together

37; Across The Universe

36; Within You Without You (My favourite song I didn't already know <3)

35; We Can Work It Out

34; Day Tripper

33; Hey Jude

32; In My Life

31; I Am The Walrus

30; The Fool On The Hill

29; I Want To Hold Your Hand

28; Help!

27; Hello, Goodbye

26; I’m Only Sleeping

25; I Feel Fine

24; Hey Bulldog

23; Yellow Submarine

22; Oh! Darling

21; Blackbird

20; Octopus’s Garden

19; Dear Prudence

18; Back In The U.S.S.R.

17; Paperback Writer

16; Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)

15; The Long And Winding Road

14; Penny Lane

13; All You Need Is Love

12; Revolution

11; I Saw Her Standing There

10; Taxman

09; Now And Then

08; With A Little Help From My Friends

07; A Hard Day’s Night

06; Lady Madonna

05; Magical Mystery Tour

04; Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band

03; Nowhere Man

02; Here, There And Everywhere

01; And I Love Her

 

Think there was only 5 that I couldn't say I really liked much, quite the beast to rank x

+50 Hey Bulldog

+49 Help!

+48 Eight Days A Week

+47 Let It Be

+46 In My Life

+45 A Hard Day's Night

+44 Can't Buy Me Love

+43 I Want to Hold Your Hand

+42 Ticket to Ride

+41 Day Tripper

+40 Please Please Me

+39 Yellow Submarine

+38 Twist and Shout

+37 I Feel Fine

+36 I Saw Her Standing There

+35 She Loves You

+34 Paperback Writer

+33 If I Needed Someone

+32 All My Loving

+31 From Me to You

+30 Love Me Do

+29 You've Got To Hide Your Love Away

+28 You Can't Do That

+27 Taxman

+26 Lady Madonna

+25 Get Back

+24 Hey Jude

+23 And I Love Her

+22 Yesterday

+21 We Can Work It Out

+20 Drive My Car

+19 Come Together

+18 Penny Lane

+17 Now and Then

+16 Eleanor Rigby

+15 All You Need Is Love

+14 Don't Let Me Down

+13 The Fool On the Hill

+12 Strawberry Fields Forever

+11 Nowhere Man

+10 I Am the Walrus

+09 Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da

+08 Magical Mystery Tour

+07 Michelle

+06 Oh! Darling

+05 Across the Universe

+04 Old Brown Shoe

+03 Something

+02 Octopus's Garden

+01 Here Comes The Sun

+50 Eleanor Rigby

+49 A Day In The Life

+48 Hey Jude

+47 I’m Only Sleeping

+46 All My Loving

+45 She Loves You

+44 Girl

+43 Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds

+42 Strawberry Fields Forever

+41 Yesterday

+40 In My Life

+39 Let It Be

+38 Taxman

+37 Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da

+36 I Saw Her Standing There

+35 Octopus’s Garden

+34 Back In The U.S.S.R.

+33 Twist And Shout

+32 Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)

+31 Tomorrow Never Knows

+30 Revolution

+29 From Me To You

+28 Come Together

+27 Something

+26 I Want To Hold Your Hand

+25 Nowhere Man

+24 You’ve Got To Hide Your Love Away

+23 I Am The Walrus

+22 Paperback Writer

+21 Here Comes The Sun

+20 Now And Then

+19 We Can Work It Out

+18 While My Guitar Gently Weeps

+17 Drive My Car

+16 Here, There And Everywhere

+15 Yellow Submarine

+14 Penny Lane

+13 All You Need Is Love

+12 Please Please Me

+11 Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band

+10 With A Little Help From My Friends

+9 Ticket To Ride

+8 Oh! Darling

+7 Lady Madonna

+6 Real Love

+5 I Feel Fine

+4 The Fool On The Hill

+3 Across The Universe

+2 I Want You (She’s So Heavy)

+1 Help!

 

[honorary +51 And Your Bird Can Sing]

Edited by jimwatts

+50 / 45. A Day In The Life

49 / 65. Here Comes The Sun

48 / 32. Eleanor Rigby

47 / 62. Don’t Let Me Down

46 / 39. Strawberry Fields Forever

45 / 38. Tomorrow Never Knows

44 / 66. Come Together

43 / 18. Ticket To Ride

42 / 4. Twist And Shout

41 / 15. And I Love Her

40 / 25. Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)

39 / 56. While My Guitar Gently Weeps

38 / 67. Something

37 / 61. Get Back

36 / 20. Help!

35 / 43. Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds

34 / 28. In My Life

33 / 70. I Want You (She’s So Heavy)

32 / 71. Let It Be

31 / 19. Yesterday

30 / 22. We Can Work It Out

29 / 23. Day Tripper

28 / 40. Penny Lane

27 / 72. Across The Universe

26 / 75. Now And Then

25 / 59. Blackbird

24 / 51. Lady Madonna

23 / 78. Real Love

22 / 14. A Hard Day’s Night

21 / 17. I Feel Fine

20 / 53. Revolution

19 / 34. Taxman

18 / 47. I Am The Walrus

17 / 63. The Ballad of John and Yoko

16 / 48. Hello, Goodbye

15 / 52. Hey Jude

14 / 2. Please Please Me

13 / 74. The Long And Winding Road

12 / 9. All My Loving

11 / 54. Back In The U.S.S.R.

10 / 21. You’ve Got To Hide Your Love Away

9 / 1. Love Me Do

8 / 31. Paperback Writer

7 / 12. Can’t Buy Me Love

6 / 77. Free As A Bird

5 / 27. Michelle

4 / 37. Here, There And Everywhere

3 / 3. I Saw Her Standing There

2 / 6. She Loves You

1 / 49. The Fool On The Hill

50 Yesterday

49 Strawberry fields

48 Penny Lane

47 Help

46 Michelle

45 Hey Jude

44 Let it be

43 All you need is love

42 Eleanor Rigby

41 Here comes the sun

40 All my Loving

39 I Wanna Hold your hand

38 Come together

37 With a little help

36 Revolution

35 The Long and winding

34 Tomorrow never knows

33 Girl

32 Something

31 Sgt Pepper

30 Ticket to ride

29 Can’t buy me love

28 Nowhere Man

27 Dear Prudence

26 A hard day’s night

25 I saw her standing there

24 From me to you

23 Twist and shout

22 Love me do

21 In my life

20 She loves you

19 Here there

18 While my guitar

17 Across the universe

16 Back USSR

15 Hello Goodbye

14 Get back

13 Drive my car

12 We can work it out

11 Day tripper

10 The ballad of John & Yoko

9 I Feel Fine

8 Norwegian Wood

7 Blackbird

6 Please please me

5 Real Love

4 8 days a week

3 And I Love her

2 Yellow submarine

1 Free as a bird

 

 

 

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