April 11, 20241 yr Poor Jade with 5 in a row dropping out though! :o Oops :cry: :lol: 'Girl' is definitely one of my favourites from Rubber Soul so I'm glad it was included on the compilation - a pre-cursor of interesting soundscapes that would be more prominent on future albums.
April 11, 20241 yr Girl was probably the closest to making my votes out of those that have dropped out recently. Siouxsie's version of Dear Prudence is vastly superior to the original imo and it's not often you can say that about a Beatles cover.
April 11, 20241 yr Fully on board with the love of Siouxsie's take on Prudence, which is one of my favourite covers ever.
April 12, 20241 yr Author 66th: 104 points Oh! Darling erMgpfiOMSU Voters: Notorious D.O.T. 34 Brer 26 Chez Wombat 22 jimwatts 8 …ready for it 6 gooddelta 4 WhoOdyssey 4 A song written and led vocally by Paul, included on “Abbey Road”. It was a single in some countries but not the UK or US. It has more of a bluesy New Orleans inspired feel to it than most Beatles songs. Paul said he actually wanted the vocals on this to sound hoarse, and so he came into the studio every day for a week until his voice was tired. I think the end result works well - I like the contrast between his gruff style in the chorus and his smoother style in the verses.
April 12, 20241 yr Author 65th: 107 points Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da _Paqe2-BCYM Voters: jimwatts 37 WhoOdyssey 26 popchartfreak 16 Severin 16 …ready for it 9 ben08 2 Roba. 1 Another “White Album” song, which was a chart topping single in some countries but not the UK or US. A cover by Scottish band (The) Marmalade reached #1 in the UK. The Paul penned track has a Jamaican ska flavour. John reportedly disliked it, and it has been dismissed as a rather lightweight Beatles song. I loved this as a child and I still think it’s good fun although it didn’t make my votes.
April 12, 20241 yr Dear Prudence is a big loss Agree siouxsie did improve it but the original is still great
April 12, 20241 yr Author 64th: 125 points Got To Get You Into My Life r95-7zfgtLw Voters: WhoOdyssey 44 dandy* 43 popchartfreak 34 steve201 4 Another Paul track here, from 1966 included on “Revolver”. It’s a homage to the Motown sound with horn accompaniment. A cover by Cliff Bennett And The Rebel Rousers reached #6 in the UK. It’s certainly a very soulful song, and I like the contrast between the warm and lyrical verses and the agitated chorus. It had 3 very big fans here but very little else.
April 12, 20241 yr I quite like Oh Darling, even if not one of the best tracks on Abbey Road. Got a great doo-wop sound, Oblah-Dee Oblah-Dah isn't quite as bad as it's reputation suggests but definitely not an essential from them x
April 12, 20241 yr Ob la di a childhood fave and still fun. Got To Get You Into my life a resl loss though. A usa hit in 1976 while the uk opted for back in the ussr and the Motown vibes made it sound pretty cool even in the mid 70s
April 13, 20241 yr Author 63rd: 136 points Michelle T05jx2aA-1Q Voters: Bjork 46 popchartfreak 25 ben08 21 Notorious D.O.T. 17 JulianT 13 …ready for it 7 DanG 5 King Rollo 2 Yet another Paul song here, although John helped with the middle 8. It was included on “Rubber Soul” in December 1965, and The Overlanders reached #1 in the UK with a cover in early 1966. I was fascinated by the French lyrics as a child, and I still think it’s a lovely wistful ballad with bursts of emotion in the “I love you…” sections.
April 13, 20241 yr NO WAY did Got To Get You Into My Life do so badly :cry: It's so long since I voted that I couldn't remember whether some tracks were in this rate or not, so I was thinking 'When I'm 64' would have been a more appropriate song to leave at that point
April 13, 20241 yr Author 62nd: 141 points Drive My Car kfSQkZuIx84 Voters: WhoOdyssey 28 …ready for it 20 jimwatts 17 Severin 15 Bjork 13 ben08 13 Roba. 12 Notorious D.O.T. 10 Brer 8 steve201 5 Another predominantly Paul song from “Rubber Soul” here, included as the album’s opening track. On hearing the original lyrics Paul had written for the tune John dismissed them as “too soft” and they came up with the quirky car themed tale. The track combines a hard rock style vocal in the verses with an otherwise quite jazzy track. This is the first song to receive votes from more than half the participants, but didn’t make anyone’s top 20.
April 14, 20241 yr Michelle so low :o thought it was in the 10 most loved Beatles songs but alas... :D
April 14, 20241 yr Author 61st: 143 points Don’t Let Me Down NCtzkaL2t_Y Voters: DanG 47 WhoOdyssey 42 Brer 22 …ready for it 14 dandy* 12 Severin 6 This was recorded in 1969 during the “Let It Be” sessions, but was left off the album and instead included as the B side to “Get Back”. Like the accompanying A side it features Billy Preston on keyboard. The lyrics are a direct plea from John to Yoko Ono. The instrumental sections, which I think are the strongest feature of the track, are inspired by Fleetwood Mac’s “Albatross”. They certainly have a similar warm and luxurious feel to them.
April 14, 20241 yr Author The state of play: (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 Blue album disc 1 intact :o
April 14, 20241 yr don’t let me down being that low is ridiculous probably would be fair bit higher if it were more well known as it has grown on me from being one of my piano teacher’s favourite songs to play at events
April 14, 20241 yr Author And now the league table of whose taste is the most representative / generic and whose is the most out there :) : Points left to give /1,275: 1 gooddelta 1,271 2 King Rollo 1,267 3 JulianT 1,259 4 Roba. 1,238 5 ben08 1,235 6 steve201 1,230 7 Severin 1,227 8 danG 1,223 9 Chez Wombat 1,210 10 Notorious D.O.T. 1,201 11 popchartfreak 1,200 12 Jade 1,192 13 Brer 1,188 14 dandy* 1,174 15 jimwatts 1,169 16 Bjork 1,156 17 …ready for it 1,114 18 WhoOdyssey 1,099
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