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In this thread I rank my favorite post-Beatles Beatles songs: 291-1. (3 Viewers)

krista4

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We're back!  I'm not quite ready to start, but thought I'd start the thread so we can all organize ourselves, block out time on our calendars, buy lots of booze, let our families and friends know we'll be unavailable for a few months, etc.  I'll let the regulars check in here for a couple of days and then @ anyone from the earlier thread that I want to make sure sees this thread!

I'm actually more excited for this thread than I had been for the first.  Maybe it's a little bit of confidence gained from the nice reactions to that one, but largely I'm stoked because I suspect that most people don't know the post-Beatles stuff nearly as well as they do the Beatles songs.  I know I didn't.  Unlike the first thread where many people already had their favorite and most-hated selections, that's not so much the case here, and I'm positively giddy at the idea of introducing some folks to songs they might not even have heard before but find they love.

Unfortunately it's going to take a while to get to the ones I'm most excited about, since I've ended up with...checks notes...290 selections!  That is after a ton on winnowing down - I could easily have had 50% more than that.  Which brings me, as with the first thread, to a little about...

The Process:

Like the initial thread, this is not a list of the Beatles songs I think are “best”; it is a rank order of which songs I like the most.   But unlike the first thread, this *is* a limited selection of only those songs I really like.  There are others that were in my first cut that I also enjoy, but these made some arbitrary cut line in my head that makes them worthy of being shared with all of you.  In that way, this is a little more fun for me as I don't have to talk about something that hurts my ears at all (I'm looking at you, "Taste of Honey").

Much like before, to put together the list, I started by, over the course of months, sitting - first with ex-Mr. krista and then later on my own - and listening to all of the albums by each former Beatle, with the exceptions I'll note in a second.  I started with Paul and Flowers in the Dirt, because it's an album that had fascinated me.  Then I went back to the beginning and did the rest of his albums in order.  In contrast to the earlier project, this time I was smart enough to mix the non-album singles in to correspond chronologically with the albums, so as not to be jarring.  Then I covered George's records, then Ringo's, then John's. 

To be clear on what was evaluated, I included all studio albums for each of the lads, minus Paul's classical records as I didn't see how I could compare those.  I omitted all live albums, compilations, etc., but did include any live tracks that were released as singles (not many).  I also excluded any songs where a Beatle was covering a Beatles song, as Ringo has a tendency to do or as Paul did in most of Give My Regards to Broad Street.  I did include any significant collaborations such as the Traveling Wilburys, the fireman, etc., and any one-off collaborative singles that weren't on the relevant Beatle's albums.  I also included any less significant collaborations or songs that weren't released as singles in situations where I damn well wanted to.  Arbitrary and final.

I made separate notes and initial lists for each of the Beatles, then listened to their individual playlists an embarrassing number of times, continuing to delete and add and re-order.  Recently I found a song on my George list that didn't exist, apparently, as I couldn't find any record of it anywhere.  What's worse is that it was ranked over about a dozen other songs.  So I corrected any weird crap on the lists and, once I felt reasonably comfortable, melded them together, first Paul/George, then added a sprinkle of Ringo, then a smattering of John. 

As before, what I’ll be posting is not an argument that a particular song is objectively better than another; it’s just what I like best.  And also as before, when I couldn’t decide on an order, I’d ask myself which song I’d rather hear if I could only hear one of them again for the rest of my life. 

The Result:

The final list of 290 comprises 141 Paul songs, 71 from George, 49.5 John, and 29 Ringo.  Two albums have each of their songs represented on my list, if you consider All Things Must Pass to include just the "real" songs on the first two records and not the jams and stuff on the third.  Since I've essentially given one of them away, you can feel free to guess which album is the other lucky winner.  :)  

As usual, the caveats:

1.  A note about fan favorite ex-Mr. krista:  as most of you know, we were divorced in June.  However, before that, he had participated in the listening of most of Paul's albums, so I have extensive notes and will still be including him in many write-ups, or in interludes where I post some of his best reactions.  In addition, on a trip in late July I made him listen to my George selections as a little sanity check for me, and I have some milder input from that.  To avoid the awkward "ex-Mr. krista" designation, I'll refer to him in the thread as "OH" for his screenname Oliver Humanzee.

2.   Ringo has few songs represented, and those that he has are verrrrrry bottom-heavy, with only four selections in the top 100.  Despite that, this remains a very Ringo-friendly environment, and bouncers will be waiting at the door not only to ensure you're wearing your masks, but to remove forcibly anyone who doesn't adhere to our pro-Ringo sentiment.

LET'S DO THIS THING!

ETA:  Spotify playlist in order, with 14 non-Spotify songs missing.

 
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Fine, I'll spoiler the list.

 290 (141PM)  Nothing For Free (bonus track on Deluxe Edition of Egypt Station, 2018):  Spotify  YouTube

289 (29RS)  R U Ready? (Liverpool 8, 2008):  Spotify YouTube

288 (71GH)  Maya Love (Dark Horse, 1974):  Spotify  YouTube

287 (49JL)  John Lennon and Yoko Ono/Plastic Ono Band - Sunday Bloody Sunday / The Luck of the Irish  (Some Time in New York City, 1972) Spotify  YouTube  Spotify  YouTube

286 (140PM)  Cut Me Some Slack  (Sound City album/soundtrack, 2013)  Spotify  YouTube

285 (139PM)  Kanye West - Only One (ft. Paul McCartney)  (single, 2014) Spotify  YouTube

284 (138PM) The Justice Collective - He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother (single, 2012)  YouTube (not on Spotify)

283 (70GH)  The Traveling Wilburys - Where Were You Last Night?  (The Traveling Wilburys Vol. 3, 2000)  Spotify  YouTube

282 (69GH)  The Traveling Wilburys - Inside Out (The Traveling Wilburys Vol. 3, 2000)  Spotify  YouTube

281 (68GH)  George Harrison, Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton, Tom Petty, Neil Young, and Roger McGuinn - My Back Pages (The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration, 1992)  Spotify  YouTube

280 (137PM)  Roger McGough and Mike McGear - So Much (McGough & McGear, 1968)  Spotify  YouTube

279 (136PM)  Mike McGear - What Do We Really Know? (McGear, 1974)  Spotify  YouTube

278 (28RS)  Fading In Fading Out (Choose Love, 2005)  Spotify  YouTube

277 (27RS)  In Liverpool (Ringo 2012, 2012)  Spotify  YouTube

276 (135PM)  Wings - Girlfriend (London Town, 1978)  Spotify  YouTube

275 (134PM)  The Fireman - Travelling Light (Electric Arguments, 2008)  Spotify  YouTube

274 (26RS)  Shake It Up (Give More Love, 2017)  Spotify  YouTube

273 (48JL)  Ya Ya (Rock 'n' Roll, 1975)  Spotify  YouTube

272 (47JL)  Slippin' and Slidin' (Rock 'n' Roll, 1975)  Spotify  YouTube

271 (133PM)  I've Only Got Two Hands (Chaos and Creation in the Backyard, 2005)  Spotify  YouTube

270 (132PM)  The Country Hams - Walking In The Park With Eloise (single, 1974)  YouTube (not on Spotify)

269 (67GH)  Tired of Midnight Blue (Extra Texture (Read All About It), 1975)  Spotify  YouTube

268 (25RS)  English Garden (Ringo Rama, 2003)  Spotify YouTube

267 (46JL)  Yes, I'm Your Angel (Double Fantasy, 1980)  Spotify  YouTube

266 (131PM)  Eat At Home (Ram, 1971)  Spotify  YouTube

265 (130PM)  Home Tonight (single, 2019)  Spotify  YouTube

264 (129PM)  English Tea (Chaos and Creation in the Backyard, 2005)  Spotify  YouTube

263 (128PM)  Heart Of The Country (Ram, 1971)  Spotify  YouTube

262 (24RS)  No-No Song (Goodnight Vienna, 1975)  Spotify  YouTube

261 (127PM)  The Christmas Song (single, 2012)  Spotify  YouTube

260 (126PM)  The Pound Is Sinking  (Tug of War, 1982)  Spotify  YouTube

259 (125PM)  Paul McCartney and Tony Bennett - The Very Thought Of You (Duets:  An American Classic, 2006)  Spotify  YouTube

258 (23RS)  A Dose Of Rock And Roll (Ringo's Rotogravure, 1976)  Spotify  YouTube

257 (124PM)  Cosmically Conscious (Off The Ground, 1993) YouTube  (not on Spotify)

256 (123PM)  Down To The River (single, 1993)  YouTube  (not on Spotify)

255 (66GH)  Far East Man (Dark Horse, 1974)  Spotify  YouTube

254 (122PM)  Your Way (Driving Rain, 2001)  Spotify  YouTube

253 (121PM)  (I Want To) Come Home  (single, 2010)  YouTube  (not on Spotify)

252 (65GH)  Writing's On The Wall (Somewhere In England, 1981)  Spotify  YouTube

251 (120PM)  The Bloody Beetroots feat. Paul McCartney and Youth - Out Of Sight (Hide, 2013)  Spotify  YouTube

250 (22RS)  La De Da (Vertical Man, 1998)  Spotify  YouTube

249 (21RS)  Standing Still (Give More Love, 2017)  Spotify  YouTube

248 (119PM)  Save Us (NEW, 2013)  Spotify  YouTube

247 (118PM)  On My Way To Work (NEW, 2013)  Spotify  YouTube

246 (117PM)  Hunt You Down/Naked/C-Link (Egypt Station, 2018)  Spotify  YouTube

245 (116PM)  No More Lonely Nights (Give My Regards To Broad Street, 1984)  Spotify  YouTube

244 (115PM)  Not Such A Bad Boy (Give My Regards To Broad Street, 1984)  Spotify  YouTube

243 (114PM)  Wings - I've Had Enough (London Town, 1978)  Spotify  YouTube

242 (45JL)  Plastic Ono Band - Give Peace A Chance (single, 1969)  Spotify  YouTube

241 (64GH)  Wreck Of The Hesperus (Cloud Nine, 1987)  Spotify  YouTube

240 (113PM)  Big Boys Bickering (single, 1993)  YouTube  (not on Spotify)

239 (112PM)  Tug Of War (Tug Of War, 1982)  Spotify  YouTube

238 (63GH)  The Traveling Wilburys - She's My Baby (The Traveling Wilburys Vol. 3, 1990)  Spotify  YouTube

237 (62GH)  The Traveling Wilburys - New Blue Moon (The Traveling Wilburys Vol. 3, 1990)  Spotify  YouTube

236 (111PM)  Wings - My Carnival (single, 1985)  YouTube  (not on Spotify)

235 (44JL)  John Lennon and Yoko Ono - I'm Stepping Out (Milk And Honey, 1984)  Spotify  YouTube

234 (20RS)  Sure To Fall (Stop And Smell The Roses, 1981)  YouTube  (not on Spotify)

233 (110PM)  Average Person (Pipes Of Peace, 1983)  Spotify  YouTube

232 (61GH)  Not Guilty (George Harrison, 1979)  Spotify  YouTube

231 (19RS)  Write One For Me (Ringo Rama, 2003)  Spotify  YouTube

230 (109PM)  Get Yourself Another Fool (Kisses On The Bottom, 2012)  Spotify  YouTube

229 (18RS)  Only You (And You Alone) (Goodnight Vienna, 1974)  Spotify  YouTube

228 (43JL)  Stand By Me (Rock 'n' Roll, 1975)  Spotify  YouTube

227 (108PM)  Just Because (Choba B CCCP, 1988)  Spotify  YouTube

226 (107PM)  Lawdy, Miss Clawdy (Choba B CCCP, 1988)  Spotify  YouTube

225 (106PM)  Lucille (Choba B CCCP, 1988)  Spotify  YouTube

224 (105PM)  Driving Rain (Driving Rain, 2001)  Spotify  YouTube

223 (42JL)  John Lennon and Yoko Ono/Plastic Ono Band – New York City (Some Time In New York City, 1972)  Spotify  YouTube

222 (17RS)  I'm The Greatest (Ringo, 1973)  Spotify  YouTube

221 (104PM)  About You (Driving Rain, 2001)  Spotify  YouTube

220 (16RS)  Waiting (Beaucoups Of Blues, 1970)  Spotify  YouTube

219 (103PM)  Johnny Cash and Paul McCartney – New Moon Over Jamaica (Water From The Wells Of Home, 1988)  Spotify  YouTube

218 (102PM)  The Fireman - Two Magpies (Electric Arguments, 2008)  Spotify  YouTube

217 (15RS)  The Christmas Dance (I Wanna Be Santa Claus, 1999)  Spotify  YouTube

216 (101PM)  Nitin Sawhney (feat. Paul McCartney) - My Soul (London Undersound, 2008)  YouTube  (not on Spotify)

215 (100PM)  Wings - Warm And Beautiful (Wings At The Speed Of Sound, 1976)  Spotify  YouTube

214 (99PM)  My Valentine (Kisses On The Bottom, 2012)  Spotify  YouTube

213 (98PM)  Wings - London Town (London Town, 1978)  Spotify  YouTube

212 (97PM)  Paul McCartney and Wings - Big Barn Bed (Red Rose Speedway, 1973)  Spotify  YouTube

211 (96PM)  George Michael and Paul McCartney – Heal The Pain (single, 2005)  Spotify  YouTube

210 (95PM)  Wings – Little Woman Love (single, 1972)  Spotify  YouTube

209 (94PM)  Nobody Knows (McCartney II, 1980)  Spotify  YouTube

208 (93PM)  Shake A Hand (Run Devil Run, 1999)  Spotify  YouTube

207 (92PM)  Movie Magg (Run Devil Run, 1999)  Spotify  YouTube

206 (60GH)  Jools Holland - Horse To The Water (Small World Big Band, 2001)  Spotify  YouTube

205 (14RS)  Peace Dream (Y Not, 2010)  Spotify  YouTube

204 (13RS)  Never Without You (Ringo Rama, 2008)  Spotify  YouTube

203 (91PM)  Carl Perkins and Paul McCartney - My Old Friend (Go Cat Go!, 1981)  YouTube (not on Spotify)

202 (90PM)  Wings - Mumbo (Wild Life, 1971)  Spotify  YouTube

201 (41JL)  Old Dirt Road (Walls And Bridges, 1974)  Spotify  YouTube

200 (59GH)  The Lord Loves The One (That Loves The Lord) (Living In The Material World, 1973)  Spotify  YouTube

199 (12RS)  Back Off Boogaloo (Goodnight Vienna, 1972)  Spotify  YouTube

198 (58GH)  True Love (Thirty Three & 1/3, 1976)  Spotify  YouTube

197 (40JL)  John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band – Remember (John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band, 1970)  Spotify  YouTube

196 (39JL)  John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band – Look At Me (John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band, 1970)   Spotify  YouTube

195 (11RS)  Oh My My (Ringo, 1973)  Spotify  YouTube

194 (57GH)  Absolutely Sweet Marie (The 30th Anniversary Celebration, 1992)  Spotify  YouTube

193 (56GH)  Paul Simon and George Harrison – Homeward Bound (Nobody’s Child:  Romanian Angel Appeal, 1990)  YouTube  (not on Spotify)

192 (89PM)  Wings - Mull Of Kintyre (single, 1977)  Spotify  YouTube

191 (55GH)  Marwa Blues (Brainwashed, 2002)  Spotify  YouTube

190 (88PM)  Steve Martin and The Steep Canyon Rangers (feat. Paul McCartney) - Best Love (Rare Bird Alert, 2011)  Spotify  YouTube

189 (54GH)  The Traveling Wilburys - Nobody’s Child (Nobody’s Child:  Romanian Angel Appeal, 1990)  YouTube (not on Spotify)

188 (53GH)  Plug Me In (All Things Must Pass, 1970)  Spotify  YouTube

187 (38JL)  John Lennon and Yoko Ono/Plastic Ono Band - John Sinclair (Some Time In New York City, 1972)  Spotify  YouTube

186 (10RS)  Have You Seen My Baby (Hold On) (Ringo, 1973)  Spotify  YouTube

185 (52GH)  Faster (George Harrison, 1979)  Spotify  YouTube

184 (87PM)  Man We Was Lonely (McCartney, 1970)  Spotify  YouTube

183 (86PM)  Rainclouds  (single, 1982)  Spotify  YouTube

182 (85PM)  Only Mama Knows (Memory Almost Full, 2007)  Spotify  YouTube

181 (84PM)  Wings - Magneto And Titanium Man (Venus And Mars, 1975)  Spotify  YouTube

180 (51GH)  That's The Way It Goes (Gone Troppo, 1982)  Spotify  YouTube  

179 (83PM)  Everybody Out There (NEW, 2013)  Spotify  YouTube

178 (37JL)  John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band - Well Well Well (John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band, 1970)  Spotify  YouTube

177 (82PM)  One Of These Days (McCartney II, 1980)  Spotify  YouTube

176 (81PM)  This One (Flowers In The Dirt, 1989)  Spotify  YouTube

175 (80PM)  The Fireman - Light From Your Lighthouse (Electric Arguments, 2008)  Spotify  YouTube

174 (50GH)  You (Extra Texture (Read All About It), 1975)  Spotify  YouTube

173 (79PM)  Get It (Tug Of War, 1982)  Spotify  YouTube

172 (49GH)  Crackerbox Palace (Thirty Three And 1/3, 1976)  Spotify  YouTube

171 (36JL)  Steel And Glass (Walls And Bridges, 1974)  Spotify  YouTube

170 (9RS)  Six O'Clock (Ringo, 1973)  Spotify  YouTube

169 (35JL)  How Do You Sleep? (Imagine, 1971)  Spotify  YouTube

168 (78PM)  Ballroom Dancing (Tug Of War, 1982)  Spotify  YouTube

167 (77PM)  Ram On/Ram On (Reprise) (Ram, 1971)  Side One:  Spotify  YouTube Side Two (Reprise):  Spotify  YouTube

166 (34JL)  John Lennon and Yoko Ono/Plastic Ono Band - Happy Xmas (War Is Over) (single, 1971)  Spotify  YouTube

165 (33JL)  John Lennon and Yoko Ono - I Don't Wanna Face It (Milk And Honey, 1984)  Spotify  YouTube

164 (76PM)  Don’t Be Careless Love (Flowers In The Dirt, 1989)  Spotify  YouTube

163 (75PM)  Paul McCartney and Wings - One More Kiss (Red Rose Speedway, 1973)  Spotify  YouTube

162 (74PM)  The Fireman - Lifelong Passion (Electric Arguments, 2008)  Spotify  YouTube

161 (48GH)  The Traveling Wilburys – End Of The Line (The Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1, 1988)  Spotify  YouTube

160 (73PM)  Paul McCartney and Wings – I Lie Around (single, 1973)  Spotify  YouTube

159 (8RS)  Buck Owens and Ringo Starr - Act Naturally (single, 1989)  Spotify  YouTube

158 (32JL)  Whatever Gets You Thru The Night (Walls And Bridges, 1974)  Spotify  YouTube

157 (72PM)  Wings - Goodnight Tonight (single, 1979)  Spotify  YouTube

156 (31JL)  John Lennon and Yoko Ono/Plastic Ono Band - Oh Yoko! (Imagine, 1971)  Spotify  YouTube

155 (30JL)  Surprise Surprise (Sweet Bird Of Paradox) (Walls And Bridges, 1974)  Spotify  YouTube

154 (71PM)  Paul McCartney and Wings - Mama's Little Girl (single, 1990)  Spotify  YouTube

153 (29JL)  Intuition (Mind Games, 1973)  Spotify  YouTube

152 (70PM)  Wings - I'm Carrying (London Town, 1978)  Spotify  YouTube

151 (7RS)  Beaucoups Of Blues (Beaucoups Of Blues, 1970)  Spotify  YouTube

150 (69PM)  Great Day (Flaming Pie, 1997)  Spotify  YouTube

149 (47GH)  Soft-Hearted Hana (George Harrison, 1979)  Spotify  YouTube

148 (46GH)  This Song (Thirty Three & 1/3, 1976)  Spotify  YouTube

147 (68PM)  Sweetest Little Show (Pipes Of Peace, 1983)  Spotify  YouTube

146 (67PM)  Ode To A Koala Bear (single, 1983)  Spotify  YouTube

145 (6RS)  (It's All Down To) Goodnight Vienna (Goodnight Vienna, 1974)  Spotify  YouTube

144 (66PM)  Wings - Let 'Em In (Wings At The Speed Of Sound, 1976)  Spotify  YouTube

143 (45GH)  When We Was Fab (Cloud Nine, 1987)  Spotify  YouTube

142 (44GH)  Your Love Is Forever (George Harrison, 1979)  Spotify  YouTube

141 (43GH)  Here Comes The Moon (George Harrison, 1979)  Spotify  YouTube

140 (65PM)  Paul McCartney and Wings - Picasso's Last Words (Drink To Me) (Band On The Run, 1973)  Spotify  YouTube

139 (64PM)  Confidante (Egypt Station, 2018)  Spotify  YouTube

138 (63PM)  Hope Of Deliverance (Off The Ground, 1993)  Spotify  YouTube

137 (28JL)  John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band – Hold On (John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band, 1970)  Spotify  YouTube

136 (27JL)  John Lennon and Yoko Ono/Plastic Ono Band - It's So Hard (Imagine, 1971)  Spotify  YouTube

135 (26JL)  John Lennon and Yoko Ono - Nobody Told Me (Milk and Honey, 1984)  Spotify  YouTube

134 (42GH)  I Live For You (All Things Must Pass 30th Anniversary Edition, 2001)  Spotify  YouTube

133 (41GH)  Deep Blue (single, 1971)  Spotify  YouTube

132 (40GH)  Bangla Desh (single, 1971)  Spotify  YouTube

131 (62PM)  Wings - Venus and Mars/Rock Show (Venus and Mars, 1975)  Spotify YouTube

130 (61PM)  What It Is (Run Devil Run, 1999)  Spotify  YouTube

129 (60PM)  Wings - Oh Woman, Oh Why (single, 1971)  Spotify  YouTube

128 (59PM)  Wings - Love In Song (Venus and Mars, 1975)  Spotify  YouTube

127 (25JL)  John Lennon and Yoko Ono/Plastic Ono Band - Gimme Some Truth (Imagine, 1971)  Spotify  YouTube

126 (58PM)  Mr. Bellamy (Memory Almost Full, 2007)  Spotify  YouTube

125 (57PM)  The Lovers That Never Were (Off The Ground, 1993)  Spotify  YouTube

124 (56PM)  Here Today (Tug Of War, 1982)  Spotify  YouTube

123 (55PM)  Wings - Beware My Love (Wings At The Speed Of Sound, 1976)  Spotify  YouTube

122 (54PM)  Monkberry Moon Delight (Ram, 1971)  Spotify  YouTube

121 (53PM)  Temporary Secretary (McCartney II, 1980)  Spotify  YouTube

120 (52PM)  My Brave Face (Flowers In The Dirt, 1989)  Spotify  YouTube

119 (39GH)  The Traveling Wilburys - Heading For The Light (The Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1, 1988)  Spotify  YouTube

118 (24JL)  John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band - Love (John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band, 1970)  Spotify  YouTube

117 (38GH)  I Dig Love (All Things Must Pass, 1970)  Spotify  YouTube

116 (5RS)  I Don't Believe You (Time Takes Time, 1992)  Spotify  YouTube

115 (37GH)  Rocking Chair In Hawaii (Brainwashed, 2002)  Spotify  YouTube

114 (36GH)  Dark Horse (Dark Horse, 1974)  Spotify  YouTube

113 (35GH)  Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea (Brainwashed, 2002)  Spotify  YouTube

112 (51PM)  Lonesome Town (Run Devil Run, 1999)  Spotify  YouTube

111 (34GH)  Got My Mind Set On You (Cloud Nine, 1987)  Spotify  YouTube

110 (50PM)  Wings - Must Do Something About It (Wings At The Speed Of Sound, 1976)  Spotify  YouTube

109 (49PM)  Wings - Soily (single, 1977)  Spotify  YouTube

108 (23JL)  John Lennon and Yoko Ono/Plastic Ono Band - I Don't Want To Be A Soldier Mama (Imagine, 1971)  Spotify  YouTube

107 (33GH)  I Don't Want To Do It (single, 1985)  YouTube (not on Spotify)

106 (22JL)  Nobody Loves You (When You're Down And Out)  (Walls and Bridges, 1974)  Spotify  YouTube

105 (21JL)  John Lennon and Yoko Ono - Woman (Double Fantasy, 1980)  Spotify  YouTube

104 (48PM)  Summer's Day Song (McCartney II, 1980)  Spotify  YouTube

103 (47PM)  Somedays (Flaming Pie, 1997)  Spotify  YouTube

102 (32GH)  Hear Me Lord (All Things Must Pass, 1970)  Spotify  YouTube

101 (31GH)  Wah-Wah (All Things Must Pass, 1970)  Spotify  YouTube

100 (46PM)  You Tell Me (Memory Almost Full, 2007)  Spotify  YouTube

99 (45PM)  Rinse The Raindrops  (Driving Rain, 2001)  Spotify  YouTube

98 (30GH)  Don't Let Me Wait Too Long (Living In The Material World, 1973)  Spotify  YouTube

97 (44PM)  Run Devil Run (Run Devil Run, 1999)  Spotify  YouTube

96 (29GH)  The Day The World Gets 'Round (Living In The Material World, 1973)  Spotify  YouTube

95 (43PM)  Paul McCartney and Wings - Sally G (single, 1974)  YouTube (not on Spotify)

94 (42PM)  Dominoes (Egypt Station, 2018)  Spotify  YouTube

93 (4RS)  Weight Of The World (Time Takes Time, 1992)  Spotify  YouTube

92 (41PM)  The Back Seat Of My Car (Ram, 1971)  Spotify  YouTube

91 (28GH)  Stuck Inside A Cloud (Brainwashed, 2002)  Spotify  YouTube

90 (20JL)  Bring On The Lucie (Freda Peeple) (Mind Games, 1973)  Spotify  YouTube

89 (40PM)  Early Days (NEW, 2013)  Spotify  YouTube

88 (39PM)  The Song We Were Singing (Flaming Pie, 1997)  Spotify  YouTube

87 (19JL)  John Lennon and Yoko Ono/Plastic Ono Band - Crippled Inside (Imagine, 1971)  Spotify  YouTube

86 (27GH)  Let It Down (All Things Must Pass, 1970)  Spotify  YouTube

85 (18JL)  John Lennon and Yoko Ono/Plastic Ono Band - Oh My Love (Imagine, 1971)  Spotify  YouTube

84 (26GH)  If Not For You (All Things Must Pass, 1970)  Spotify  YouTube

83 (38PM)  Friends To Go (Chaos And Creation In The Backyard, 2005)  Spotify  YouTube

82 (37PM)  What's That You're Doing? (Tug Of War, 1982)  Spotify  YouTube

81 (36PM)  Paul McCartney and Wings -  Junior’s Farm (single, 1974)  Spotify  YouTube

80 (35PM)  Every Night (McCartney, 1970)  Spotify  YouTube

79 (25GH)  All Those Years Ago (Somewhere In England, 1981)  Spotify  YouTube

78 (34PM)  Take It Away (Tug Of War, 1982)  Spotify  YouTube

77 (24GH)  Living In The Material World (Living In The Material World, 1973)  Spotify  YouTube

76 (23GH)  Behind That Locked Door (All Things Must Pass, 1970)  Spotify  YouTube

75 (33PM)  Waterfalls (McCartney II, 1980)  Spotify  YouTube

74 (17JL)  I Know (I Know) (Mind Games, 1973)  Spotify  YouTube

73 (32PM)  Wings - Hi, Hi, Hi (single, 1972)  Spotify  YouTube

72 (22GH)  So Sad (Dark Horse, 1974)  Spotify  YouTube

71 (16JL)  John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band - Cold Turkey (single, 1969)  Spotify  YouTube

70 (31PM)  The World Tonight (Flaming Pie, 1997)  Spotify  YouTube

69 (15JL)  John Lennon and Yoko Ono - Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy) (Double Fantasy, 1980)  Spotify  YouTube

68 (30PM)  You Want Her Too (Flowers In The Dirt, 1989)  Spotify  YouTube

67 (29PM)  The Fireman - Sing The Changes (Electric Arguments, 2008)  Spotify  YouTube

66 (28PM)  Beautiful Night (Flaming Pie, 1997)  Spotify  YouTube

65 (14JL)  John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band - Working Class Hero (John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band, 1970)  Spotify  YouTube

64 (27PM)  Too Much Rain (Chaos And Creation In The Backyard, 2005)  Spotify  YouTube

63 (21GH)  Apple Scruffs (All Things Must Pass, 1970)  Spotify  YouTube

62 (26PM)  New (NEW, 2013)  Spotify  YouTube

61 (25PM)  Paul McCartney and Wings - Mrs. Vandebilt (Band On The Run, 1973)  Spotify  YouTube

60 (3RS)  It Don't Come Easy (single, 1971)  Spotify  YouTube

59 (24PM)  Little Willow (Flaming Pie, 1997)  Spotify  YouTube

58 (20GH)  Cheer Down (Lethal Weapon 2:  Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, 1989)  YouTube  (not on Spotify)

57 (13JL)  Mind Games (Mind Games, 1973)  Spotify  YouTube

56 (19GH)  I'd Have You Anytime (All Things Must Pass, 1970)  Spotify  YouTube

55 (23PM)  Paul McCartney and Wings - Helen Wheels (Band On The Run, 1973)  Spotify  YouTube

54 (18GH)  Blow Away (George Harrison, 1979)  Spotify  YouTube

53a (12aJL)  John Lennon and Yoko Ono - I'm Losing You (Double Fantasy, 1980)  Spotify  YouTube

53b (12bJL)  John Lennon and Yoko Ono - I'm Moving On (Double Fantasy, 1980)  Spotify  YouTube

52 (22PM)  Riding To Vanity Fair (Chaos And Creation In The Backyard, 2005)  Spotify  YouTube

51 (2RS)  Photograph (Ringo, 1973)  Spotify  YouTube

50 (17GH)  Run Of The Mill (All Things Must Pass, 1970)  Spotify  YouTube

49B (21bPM)  Mistress And Maid (Off The Ground, 1993)  Spotify  YouTube

49A (21aPM)  I Don't Know (Egypt Station, 2018)  Spotify  YouTube

48 (11JL)  John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band - I Found Out (John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band, 1970)  Spotify  YouTube

47 (20PM)  Alligator (NEW, 2013)  Spotify  YouTube

46 (1RS)  Walk With You (Y Not, 2010)  Spotify  YouTube

45 (16GH)  Looking For My Life (Brainwashed, 2002)  Spotify  YouTube

44 (15GH)  Dear One (Thirty Three & 1/3, 1976)  Spotify  YouTube

43 (19PM)  Junk (McCartney, 1970)  Spotify  YouTube

42 (10JL)  John Lennon and Yoko Ono/Plastic Ono Band - Imagine (Imagine, 1971)  Spotify  YouTube

41 (18PM)  Put It There (Flowers In The Dirt, 1989)  Spotify  YouTube

40 (17PM)  Wings - Getting Closer (Back To The Egg, 1979)  Spotify  YouTube

39 (9JL)  Out The Blue (Mind Games, 1973)  Spotify  YouTube

38 (16PM) Paul McCartney and Wings - Nineteen Hundred And Eighty-Five (Band On The Run, 1973)  Spotify  YouTube

37 (15PM) Paul McCartney and Wings - Jet (Band On The Run, 1973)  Spotify  YouTube

36 (8JL)  John Lennon and Yoko Ono - (Just Like) Starting Over (Double Fantasy, 1980)  Spotify  YouTube

35 (14PM)  Coming Up (McCartney II, 1980)  Spotify  YouTube

34 (14GH)  The Traveling Wilburys - Handle With Care (The Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1, 1988)  Spotify  YouTube

33 (13GH)  Any Road (Brainwashed, 2002)  Spotify  YouTube

32 (13PM)  Wings - Daytime Nighttime Suffering (single, 1979)  Spotify  YouTube

31 (12PM)  Another Day (single, 1971)  Spotify  YouTube

30 (7JL)  John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band - Mother (John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band, 1970)  Spotify  YouTube

29 (12GH)  Awaiting On You All (All Things Must Pass, 1970)  Spotify YouTube

28 (11GH)  Pisces Fish (Brainwashed, 2002)  Spotify  YouTube

27 (11PM)  Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey (Ram, 1971)  Spotify  YouTube

26 (10GH)  Be Here Now (Living In The Material World, 1973)  Spotify  YouTube

25 (10PM)  Wings - Live And Let Die (single, 1973)  Spotify  YouTube

24 (9GH)  Art Of Dying (All Things Must Pass, 1970)  Spotify  YouTube

23 (6JL)  John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band - Isolation (John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band, 1970)  Spotify  YouTube

22 (9PM)  Jenny Wren (Chaos And Creation In The Backyard, 2005)  Spotify  YouTube

21 (5JL)  John Lennon and Yoko Ono/Plastic Ono Band - Jealous Guy (Imagine, 1971)  Spotify  YouTube

20 (8GH)  Ballad Of Sir Frankie Crisp (Let It Roll) (All Things Must Pass, 1970)  Spotify  YouTube

19 (8PM)  Calico Skies (Flaming Pie, 1997)  Spotify  YouTube

18 (4JL)  John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band - God (John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band, 1970)  Spotify  YouTube

17 (7PM)  Too Many People (Ram, 1971)  Spotify  YouTube

16 (7GH)  Beautiful Girl (Thirty Three & 1/3, 1976)  Spotify  YouTube

15 (3JL)  #9 Dream (Walls And Bridges, 1974)  Spotify  YouTube

14 (6PM)  Souvenir (Flaming Pie, 1997)  Spotify  YouTube

13 (5PM)  That Day Is Done (Flowers In The Dirt, 1989)  Spotify  YouTube

12 (6GH)  Isn't It A Pity (All Things Must Pass, 1970)  Spotify  YouTube

11 (5GH)  My Sweet Lord (All Things Must Pass, 1970)  Spotify  YouTube

10 (2JL)  Lennon/Ono With The Plastic Ono Band - Instant Karma! (We All Shine On) (single, 1970)  Spotify  YouTube

9 (4PM)  Paul McCartney and Wings - Little Lamb Dragonfly (Red Rose Speedway, 1973)  Spotify  YouTube

8 (3PM)  Paul McCartney and Wings - Let Me Roll It (Band On The Run, 1973)  Spotify  YouTube

7 (4GH)  Give Me Love (Give Me Peace On Earth) (Living In The Material World, 1973)  Spotify  YouTube

6 (1JL)  John Lennon and Yoko Ono - Watching The Wheels (Double Fantasy, 1980)  Spotify  YouTube

5 (2PM)  Paul McCartney and Wings - Band On The Run (Band On The Run, 1973)  Spotify  YouTube

4 (1PM)  Maybe I'm Amazed (McCartney, 1970)  Spotify  YouTube

                 Wings - Maybe I'm Amazed (single, 1977)  Spotify  YouTube

3 (3GH)  What Is Life (All Things Must Pass, 1970)  Spotify  YouTube

2 (2GH)  All Things Must Pass (All Things Must Pass, 1970)  Spotify  YouTube

1 (1GH)  Beware Of Darkness (All Things Must Pass, 1970)  Spotify  YouTube
 
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krista4 said:
The final list of 290 comprises 141 Paul songs, 71 from George, 49.5 John, and 29 Ringo.  Two albums have each of their songs represented on my list, if you consider All Things Must Pass to include just the "real" songs on the first two records and not the jams and stuff on the third.  Since I've essentially given one of them away, you can feel free to guess which album is the other lucky winner.  :)  
My guess is Band on the Run.

49.5? Is the .5 some sort of Yoko thing? 

 
I’m in.  Hoping K4 got the rambling writing out of her system though with the first post,   Goodness.  That’s a lot of words that I’m not reading.  

Seriously, I’m looking forward to this.  Im not real familiar with the solo work outside of the popular tunes and can’t wait to be educated.

Thanks in advance Krista for the time and effort to compile another giant list!    

 
Do the Yoko songs on Double Fantasy count? I used to hate the but upon a recent re-listen I realized how groundbreaking and interesting they were.

 
Yes, I’m counting them, since John was heavily involved with them. 
Like I said, when I was a kid we used to make fun of those songs and I thought they were awful - but about a year ago I gave the entire album a re-listen and was surprised by how "modern" they still sounded. I think she (and John) influenced a lot of indie female musicians more than she was given credit for.

 
Like I said, when I was a kid we used to make fun of those songs and I thought they were awful - but about a year ago I gave the entire album a re-listen and was surprised by how "modern" they still sounded. I think she (and John) influenced a lot of indie female musicians more than she was given credit for.
Attesting to that modern quality, a lot of her stuff from Double Fantasy and that era got re-worked and became huge dance-club hits, too.  I’d have to look it up, but she’s had a dozen or more #1s on the dance club chart, I think.  

 
I'm more pumped than a Japanese-customs-inspector-with-a-drug-arrest-quota-to-fill-seeing-Macca-coming-down-the-skyway for this.  Every time I hear a solo joint on the Beatles Channel that I'm not too familiar with, I mentally file it away to see if it will make K's list.  And even though this list will be a little light on the Ringo, it should still fill our recommended daily allowance of boogaloo.  

 
I'm more pumped than a Japanese-customs-inspector-with-a-drug-arrest-quota-to-fill-seeing-Macca-coming-down-the-skyway for this.  Every time I hear a solo joint on the Beatles Channel that I'm not too familiar with, I mentally file it away to see if it will make K's list.  And even though this list will be a little light on the Ringo, it should still fill our recommended daily allowance of boogaloo.  
:lmao:  

OK, I'm getting eager to start, so the next couple of posts will just be me tagging people who were active in the last thread but haven't checked in (which means I'm now going through the old thread as a reminder).  Those who have, please forgive the housekeeping.  I'll put them in spoilers for easier ignoring.

 
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Whatever gets you through the night.

(that's eligible for this countdown, right?)
It is eligible!

I just tagged everyone who'd made two or more posts through page 20 of the original thread, plus a couple of people I remembered being in it later.  Probably one more tagging session (?) later, for which I apologize in advance.

 
Looking forward to the thread, but not sure that I have the time (or interest) for tracking the stats by album this time around

 
Thanks for the tag!  I'm looking forward to skimming the ground rules and demonstrating my ignorance.  

 
Looking forward to the thread, but not sure that I have the time (or interest) for tracking the stats by album this time around
It would be more difficult here, too, because most won't have all their songs represented, so the math is more complicated.  Thanks for doing it the first time around!  

 
:blackdot:  I never did go back and do the other list due to some personal stuff making me not want to listen to music for a little while :bag:  but still intend on doing so, then will hit up this one. Thanks for the tag, k!

 
Last of the tagging; I've probably tagged some people more than once and not tagged others I should.  @Nathan R. Jessep, I realized later that you'd only popped in the other thread at the very beginning!  Hope you'll be around here more, or at least that you will be listening to music again.

I need to do some real work for a bit; will be back later this afternoon or evening to start with my bottom choice from each Beatle.

 
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Hey Krista, thanks for including me. This is awesome. The Beatles held 15-22 yo me together for long stretches.

 
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Something for you guys to chew on...in the other thread I found this list from our GB Dinsy of his top 25.  Very light on George.  I'll say that there is at least one song on here that won't be in my top 290.

#1 My Sweet Lord (Harrison)

#2 Instant Karma (Lennon)

#3 What is Life (Harrison)

#4 Imagine (Lennon)

#5 Silly Love Songs (McCartney)

#6 Band on the Run (McCartney)

#7 It Don't Come Easy (Starr [Harrison])

#8 With a Little Luck (McCartney)

#9 Jet (McCartney)

#10 Live and Let Die (McCartney)

#11 Listen to What the Man Says (McCartney)

#12 Oh Yoko! (Lennon)

#13 Stand by Me (Lennon [King])

#14 Photograph (Starr)

#15 Give Me Love (Harrison)

#16 Maybe I'm Amazed (McCartney)

#17 Give Peace a Chance (Lennon)

#18 Another Day (McCartney)

#19 Happy X-mas (Lennon)

#20 Whatever Gets You Through the Night (Lennon)

#21 Let Em In (McCartney)

#22 Starting Over (Lennon)

#23 Watching the Wheels (Lennon)

#24 Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey (McCartney)

#25 Woman (Lennon)

 
Thanks @krista4 I'm in.

Sorry to hear about your divorce.  GUess it's fairly amicable since you're referring to him as OH and not ####head or ########. 

 

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