Worst Beatles song
Mike Penney
Number", which is the "B" to "Let It Be". The Beatles were obviously having
fun putting together this farce and placing on the opposite side of one their
most popular songs.
SCharak
before "Let It Be" was even written.
I would vote for "Run For Your Life" as the Beatles's worst song. I know
John disavowed it later. Its attitude has not held up well.
Richard Hanson
Paul McCartney comments (in Lewisohn's "Recording Sessions") about
this track:
"'You Know My Name (Look Up The Number)' - probably my favourite
Beatles track!"
Er, well, it's not my favourite Beatles track. ;-)
Beat17
"Goodnight which was the last song on the Beatles' White Album,BLEECH!
OtisReddin
"When I Get Home"
This one ANNOYS me. Some of the other songs previously mentioned I don't
care for, but I despise this one . . .
Michael Murray J
Mike (mf...@uxa.ecn.bgu.edu)
David Garcia
John Blythe
: They began recording the song "You Know My Name, Look Up the Number" long
: before "Let It Be" was even written.
: I would vote for "Run For Your Life" as the Beatles's worst song. I know
: John disavowed it later. Its attitude has not held up well.
My vote for worst song would be 'Savoy Truffle' from the White Album. And
also I would include 'Wild Honey Pie' from the same album.
Jesus Garcia
>Clearly, the worst Beatles song of all time was "You Know My Name, Look Up My
>Number", which is the "B" to "Let It Be". The Beatles were obviously having
>fun putting together this farce and placing on the opposite side of one their
For me, the worst Beatles song was " Revolution 9 and Wild Honey Pie."
That songs suck man.
-JESS-
GrapeApe
Ah this is all wrong, cause lots of people are going to appreciate greatly
the top ten Worst. In fact some of these "worst" songs appear on many
peoples lists of favorites.
So what might be a more proper manner to find the worst song? Maybe it
should be the song from their officially released repetoire that one has
most trouble recalling by its title. So actually the most mediocre and
forgettable song ends up being the worst. You might hate a certain song,
but I damn well bet you can remember its hook.
Of course this doesn't really equate to worst but it is a different take
on the matter. One would hate to call Achey Breaky Heart a good song just
because its memorable, and in fact it might not be hated so much if Billy
Ray Cyrus wasn't having to milk a career out of it.
How about the second half of the Kansas City medley, hey hey hey. Can you
hum that one? well its not by the boys anyway.
Quick, hum "You Like Me Too Much". This probably suffers from the same
syndrome of "Ask Me Why" and "I'll be Back" in that the melody in other
parts of the song overide the hook phrase. I alway used to confuse "Ask Me
Why" and "Tell Me Why" because of the similar titles.
David Jeffrey Coyle
wondering if the Searchers covered this. There is a track on "The
Searchers Greatest Hits" (Rhino) by the same name, and I was wondering if
it's the same one.
Hmmmm....they also did "Farmer John." "Mmmmm, Farmer John, I'm in love
with your daughter..." "...I'm gonna love her til the cows come home."
There's got to be a connection there somewhere.
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David Lohmeyer
>I would vote for "Run For Your Life" as the Beatles's worst song. I
know
>John disavowed it later. Its attitude has not held up well.
"Run For Your Life" is a *good* song. But it's just that, a
*song*. The lyrics don't mean the writer(s) actually feel that way.
You can't hold everyone's hand, can you? :)
...Dave
joe murphy
But, how could you? The horns on that song are just spectacular, and it
might even be George's best song as a Beatle. I'm stunned at this one,
truly!
yours,
joe
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GrapeApe
>might even be George's best song as a Beatle. I'm stunned at this one,
>truly!
I've always been impressed by that horn sound myself. I even know
professional engineers that are a bit puzzled exactly how it was done.
Close Miking and loads of compression? Any one know more of the technical
info behind this Sax sound?
Simon Tobias
According to Lewisohn's book, the Sax's were distorted (at
George's request). Not sure why someone felt this was the
worst Beatles song. IMHO, Revolution #9 is by the far the most
unlistenable song they've released - I always skip past this
when listening to the White Album....
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Seltaeb225
<frc...@hhpo4.frc.mass.edu> writes:
>>My vote for worst song would be 'Savoy Truffle' from the White Album.
>
>But, how could you? The horns on that song are just spectacular, and it
>might even be George's best song as a Beatle. I'm stunned at this one,
>truly!
Well, the horns do sound great, but the song itself (music) doesn't really
appeal to ME. Songs I like better are: Love You To, Taxman, Long Long
Long, While My Guitar, Something, I Me Mine, For You Blue, Old Brown Shoe,
Here Comes the Sun, It's All Too Much, Only a Northern Song, All Things
Must Pass, Wah-Wah, and so on and so forth...
De Repentigny Yves
>>My vote for worst song would be 'Savoy Truffle' from the White Album.
>But, how could you? The horns on that song are just spectacular, and it
>might even be George's best song as a Beatle. I'm stunned at this one,
>truly!
I whole-heartedly agree! Savoy Truffle is one of George's best! The
"beef horns" are fantastic, the guitar solo is amazing and the lyrics are
funny!
--
Yves de Repentigny
J. Robinson Wheeler
one which I did not realize was a result in and of itself until I was having
breakfast today.
It is that there is no definitive "Worst Beatles song"... which is a good
thing to settle! For, as we have seen (and said) over and over again, for
every song someone says is not worth the plastic it's encoded on, someone
else will step forward to say that they like that song, indeed, it is one
of their favorites.
The Beatles managed to make every song they created pleasing to someone,
which is quite an accomplishment. Now, I suppose one could argue that
EVERYthing is pleasing to SOMEone; however, the resolution that "The Beatles
made no songs which disappointed their audience" is worth carving into
stone by this scholarly body.
At least, in my scholarly opinion.
Rob Wheeler "You say 'why,' and I say
whe...@moontower.com 'I don't know!'" ---etc.
Mike Stufflake
>
> grap...@aol.com (GrapeApe) wrote:
> >>But, how could you? The horns on that song are just spectacular, and it
> >>might even be George's best song as a Beatle. I'm stunned at this one,
> >>truly!
> >
> >professional engineers that are a bit puzzled exactly how it was done.
> >Close Miking and loads of compression? Any one know more of the technical
> >info behind this Sax sound?
>
> According to Lewisohn's book, the Sax's were distorted (at
> George's request). Not sure why someone felt this was the
> worst Beatles song. IMHO, Revolution #9 is by the far the most
> unlistenable song they've released - I always skip past this
> when listening to the White Album....
>
>
> --
feeling.
Fernando Luna
> I think the worst beatles song is 'Act Naturally' -Help! Why did the
> Beatles go country all of the sudden?
> dOuGt 1 6
>
Sure To Fall (Decca Auditions, Hamburg Tapes both circa 1962)
Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby (Hamburg Tapes 1962, Beatles For Sale
1964 - pre-Help!)
And check out that solo on All My Loving... Chet Atkins with a Liverpool
accent?
The Beatles, in 1965, didn't go country "all of a sudden"... They went
EVERYTHING... (Like John Lennon said in a letter to Todd Runtgren
"...that covers a lot of style, man... including yours... TO DATE!")
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Kent, WA HomePage: http://www.aa.net/~fern/
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Fred Gurzeler
Luna <fe...@aa.net> wrote:
> On 10 Aug 1995, DougT16 wrote:
>
> > I think the worst beatles song is 'Act Naturally' -Help! Why did the
> > Beatles go country all of the sudden?
> > dOuGt 1 6
> >
> Sure To Fall (Decca Auditions, Hamburg Tapes both circa 1962)
> Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby (Hamburg Tapes 1962, Beatles For Sale
> 1964 - pre-Help!)
> And check out that solo on All My Loving... Chet Atkins with a Liverpool
> accent?
>
> The Beatles, in 1965, didn't go country "all of a sudden"... They went
> EVERYTHING... (Like John Lennon said in a letter to Todd Runtgren
> "...that covers a lot of style, man... including yours... TO DATE!")
The Hard Day's Night album tested the country waters ("I'll Cry Instead")
and Beatles For Sale explored the genre even further.
Fred
GrapeApe
>Beatles go country all of the sudden?
> dOuGt 1 6
Act Naturally was a song recorded by Buck Owens. Without Buck Owens there
more than likely never would have been the Beatles Song "I Feel Fine",
which is a direct descendant of another Buck Owens tune whose name I can't
recall at the moment.
Most of the Beatles early Lead guitar technique came from fifties country
artists. Perhaps more than the beatles leads could be attributed to Chuck
Berry, they can be attributed to Scotty Moore (elvis), Chet Atkins,
etc....
DougT16
Infrasupra
Eric & Pamela Granger
I really could never think of the beatles putting a sour tune
together, but if you wanna get down to brass tacks, that "Dirty
Maggie May" thing kinda reminded me of a pub somewhere out of reach
with all the "BOYS" hangin out drinkin & carrying on.....
Brett Pasternack
Coyle <dc33...@oak.cats.ohiou.edu>
dc>Subject: Re: Worst Beatles song
dc>Speaking of "When I Get Home," which is one of my _favorites_, I was
dc>wondering if the Searchers covered this. There is a track on "The
dc>Searchers Greatest Hits" (Rhino) by the same name, and I was wondering
dc>it's the same one.
Nope. The Searchers' song is a lot more mellow and, while it has a
Beatlesque tinge to it, it is definitely a different song. It is credited
to Darin/Alquist (is that Bobby Darin?).
dc>Hmmmm....they also did "Farmer John." "Mmmmm, Farmer John, I'm in love
dc>with your daughter..." "...I'm gonna love her til the cows come home."
dc>There's got to be a connection there somewhere.
Well, at least in the context of a song about a farmer, the line is
*funny*> B^)
... I can feel a new expression on my face...
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Alan V. Karr
sings "I love you woo-woo-woo-woo". Probably the weakest released track from the early yrs.
Regards, Alan (a...@vnet.ibm.com)
David Jeffrey Coyle
but "Ask Me Why" is one of the earliest examples of the three part
harmony that culminated in "Yes It Is," "This Boy" and even "Because."
What about the part in "Do You Want To Know A Secret?," the "Whoa-oh-oh,
closer..."? Does that sound dippy?
Alan V. Karr
as "This Boy", "Yes It Is" etc. Not that I don't think it has any redeeming value, or
better or worse than Gerry et al. or whatever, just more trite and june-spoony than other L-M
songs of that period. Maybe if they sang "I love you-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh" instead. I dont think
"whoa-oh-oh closer" is dippy at all. I like Billy J.s version of DYWTKAS? too. Regards, Al
(a...@vnet.ibm.com)
Jpk777
Let me do a new poll:
1) What are your top 5 favorite Beatles songs?
2) What are your 5 worst beatles songs?
3) What is your favorite album?
4) Who is your favorite beatle?
Robbie2595
hey jude
strawberry fields
day in the life
old brown shoe (how's that for a surprise)
hey bulldog (hey i like hey songs)
2) What are your 5 worst beatles songs?
wild honey pie
mr moonlite
she's leaving home
run for your life (terrible message)
good nite
3) What is your favorite album?
revolver
4) Who is your favorite beatle?
mr. lennon
FifthBetle
Yes It Is (shock?)
She Loves You
Within You Without You
Yellow Submarine
Hey Jude
2. And the worst five (original Beatle compositions):
Every Little Thing
It's Only Love
Wild Honey Pie
Everybody's Got Something To Hide...
Bad Boy
3. Fave album:
tie between A Hard Day's Night/Sgt. Pepper's/Magical Mystery Tour/
White Album (esp. disc 1)
4. Fave Beatle:
Ringo
-Kirk
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"He made us do (Maxwell's Silver Hammer) a hundred million times."
-John on Paul
"John is now the nice guy, and I'm the bastard."
-Paul
"I find it heavy to listen to myself...in fact, I don't, really."
-George on "Revolution 9"
"I'd write tunes...and the other three would have hysterics just tellin'
me what
I'd rewritten."
-Ringo
Ashley Chance
1. Wild Honey Pie
2. Dig a Pony
3. Act Naturally
4. Get Back
5. Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds
Best five in order by the Fab Four:
1. Hey Jude
2. The Long and Winding Road
3. Let It Be
4. She Loves You
5. Yesterday
Best five albums in order by the Fab Four
1. Magical Mystery Tour
2. Sgt. Pepper's
3. Hard Day's Night
4. Introducing the Beatles
5. Help!
6. Live at the BBC (since it was only sort of a Beatles album)
The very worst album by far that the Beatles made:
The White Album
Favorite beatle:
George
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ashley
Allan Hedlund
>
>
>
> 2. And the worst five (original Beatle compositions):
> Every Little Thing
> It's Only Love
> Wild Honey Pie
> Everybody's Got Something To Hide...
> Bad Boy
Bad Boy is composed by Larry Williams
Seltaeb225
writes:
>
>1) What are your top 5 favorite Beatles songs?
In no particular order:
That Means A Lot
I've Got A Feeling
Besame Mucho
I Me Mine
Cry Baby Cry
>
>2) What are your 5 worst beatles songs?
Not that they're bad songs, they're just not as catchy as others:
The Decca version of Money
Some Other Guy
Those are all I can think of now
>
>3) What is your favorite album?
My favorite Beatles album changes every once in a while, so I can't answer
that
>
>4) Who is your favorite beatle?
My favorite ex-Beatle is Paul, I don't have a favorite Beatle. I like each
one for different reasons.
Seltaeb225
(FifthBetle) writes:
>2. And the worst five (original Beatle compositions):
>Every Little Thing
>It's Only Love
>Wild Honey Pie
>Everybody's Got Something To Hide...
>Bad Boy
>
>
Bad Boy isn't an orginal Beatle composition. It's a Larry Williams cover.
Marietta Lawson
: I agree totally. Revolution 9 is by far the worst song by the Beatles.
Please try not to loose sleep over this.
: Let me do a new poll:
: 1) What are your top 5 favorite Beatles songs?
Either the next 5 I will hear, or the last 5 I heard.
: 2) What are your 5 worst beatles songs?
I've never heard them.
: 3) What is your favorite album?(s)
The ones made by the Beatles.
: 4) Who is your favorite beatle?
All of them. Like family, no favorites.
Robert Roman
I Saw Her Standing There
Money
Ticket to Ride
A Day in the Life
Why Don't We Do It In The Road
>2) What are your 5 worst beatles songs?
Roll Over Beethoven (George even messes up the solo)
Run For Your Life
Hello Goodbye
What Goes On (Act Naturally at least has some charm)
Matchbox
>3) What is your favorite album?
Usually Revolver. White Album depending on my mood.
With the Beatles for rockers.
>4) Who is your favorite beatle?
Pete Best. No, actually John.
Bob
Michael Weigand
- Strawberry Fields Forever
- A Day In The Life
- Sexie Dadie
- Happiness Is A Warm Gun
- Norwegian Wood
>2) What are your 5 worst beatles songs?
- Obladi-Oblada (it's soo terrible!!!)
- Wild Honey Pie
- Revolution 9
- Two of these (I can't decide): - Within You, Without You
- Love You To
- Only a Northern Song
- Long long long
>3) What is your favorite album?
- Revolver
>4) Who is your favorite beatle?
Lennon/McCartney
M!chael
Eric Fleming -
I am the Walrus
A Day in the Life
Dear Prudence (!!)
Not sure. For No one's pretty great...
2. Their worst tunes:
Honey Don't
What Goes On
One After 909
The Long and Winding Road (surprised? I just have always
hated it...)
Don't Pass me By (sorry, Ringo! I couldn't think of a
fifth...)
3. Fave album:
tie between Revolver and the White Album
4. Fave Beatle:
Probably John
Note: these opinions are liable to have changed by
tomorrow...
Eric.
John Winn
Just a quick comment... I find it interesting that so many people
are choosing "Revolver" as their faveravefab LP (it's mine too),
yet nobody's picking songs from it in their top 5 songs. This reinforces
to me what a strong overall ALBUM it is, rather than a mixed bag with some
outstanding songs.
- John
Steve Fletcher
Had potential to be a fairly decent number but Phil Specter
really buchered the piece. Matter of fact if George Martin had
more to do with the "Let it Be" album the whole work may have
turned out much better.
my $0.02 ... steve
Steve Fletcher
|>
|>
Difficult ... however this month it's
1. In My Life
2. HELP
3. She Said She Said
4. Nowhere Man
5. Ticket To Ride / Tommorow Never Knows ( "Is it not shining? TBD )
|> 2) What are your 5 worst beatles songs?
1. The Long and Winding Road
2. Revolution #9
3. Martha My Dear
4. Honey Pie
5. Her Majesty ( also shortest ? )
|>
|> 3) What is your favorite album?
Tie between Revolver and A Hard Day's Night ( Parlaphone on both )
|>
|> 4) Who is your favorite beatle?
John Lennon
Robert J Feller
>Let me do a new poll:
>
>1) What are your top 5 favorite Beatles songs?
I Am The Walrus
Things We Said Today
Cry Baby Cry
A Day in the Life
Strawberry Fields Forever
>2) What are your 5 worst beatles songs?
Sorry - cant get myself to utter any songs that I dont like.
Even "You Know My Name" has neat parts in it.
>3) What is your favorite album?
The White Album
>4) Who is your favorite beatle?
Tie between John and Paul (how can I choose between these musical gods?)
bt
frogfeet
sfl...@page.mmc.com says...
>
>In article <416efb$b...@newsbf02.news.aol.com>, jpk...@aol.com (Jpk777)
writes:
>|> I agree totally. Revolution 9 is by far the worst song by the
Beatles.
>|>
>|>
>|> 1) What are your top 5 favorite Beatles songs?
>
>
>1. In My Life
>2. HELP
>3. She Said She Said
>4. Nowhere Man
>5. Ticket To Ride / Tommorow Never Knows ( "Is it not shining? TBD )
>
>
>
>2. Revolution #9
>3. Martha My Dear
>4. Honey Pie
>5. Her Majesty ( also shortest ? )
>
>|>
>
>
>|>
>
Worst Beatle song...that's easy. "Don't Pass Me By" (sorry Ringo!)
"Mr. Moonlight" and "Wild Honey Pie" are close seconds.
Favorites Songs? They're are too many to count. This moment - "In My
Life" is a classic.
Favorite Beatle? It's a tie - John & Paul.
Jeff (frogfeet)
jdemarch
: >1) What are your top 5 favorite Beatles songs?
: - Strawberry Fields Forever
: - A Day In The Life
: - Sexie Dadie
: - Happiness Is A Warm Gun
: - Norwegian Wood
What ever happened to Hey Jude?
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