krista4 24,839 Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 (edited) The Background: I don’t remember exactly when or why I decided to do this, but it’s been rumbling around in my head for a while to put the Beatles song into an order of personal preference. When I mentioned this in passing in the Beatles thread, a few folks – @Uruk-Hai, @rockaction, @Ilov80s– encouraged me to do it and post it, while @Eephusnotably told me I was crazy to pursue it. I am a Beatles late adopter. They were before my time, and I spent my formative musical years shunning them almost entirely, with the belief that the only Beatles song I liked was I Want to Hold Your Hand (hi rockaction!). There wasn’t a lightning-bolt moment where I changed my mind, but beginning ~20 years ago I started listening to them more and more, influenced in great part by the fact that most of my friends at the time were Chicago musicians who were Beatles obsessives. As a result, I’m not bringing a wealth of personal stories to this endeavor nor a lifelong base of Beatles knowledge. There are a ton of posters here with more knowledge of the Beatles and music in general than I have (I'm not tagging them in case they don't want to be associated with my paltry thread), as well as people like @wikkidpissahwho can write a compelling account of a life experience linked to any damn song. I hope that these folks will participate actively in the discussion. And that’s what I’m hoping this to be – not (just) a narcissistic listing of personal preferences but an opportunity to discuss my favorite music with lots of smart people with strong opinions. The Process: 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. IMO A Day in the Life is the best Beatles song, but it is not my #1 favorite song. To put together the list, I started by, over the course of months, sitting with Mr. krista at night and listening to the 12 British LPs and one British EP in order from Please Please Me through Abbey Road. Then we listened to the singles that hadn’t been already covered, most of them collected on Past Masters. I excluded the German versions as well as Real Love and Free as a Bird, which make me angry. If I had it to do over, I would have worked the singles in in their correct chronological order instead. As we listened, I typed up my comments and put the song in an initial tier, 1 through 5. After the song ended and I had put it in a tier, I asked Mr. krista for his comments and typed those up as well. Once all 204-211 songs (more on that later) had been put into one of the five tiers, I then went through each tier and preliminarily ordered the songs within the tiers. Once all five tiers were done, I meshed the tiers together, sometimes finding that I actually liked a song in a lower tier better than a song in a higher one, so it wasn’t simply adding tier 2 to tier 1, etc. After I had this initial rank order of all the songs, I put them in a Spotify playlist in that order and then, over the course of the past several months, have listened to the entire playlist numerous times, moving songs around with each listen. I’d estimate I’ve listened through the entire playlist at least 40 more times, with the middle part getting even more listens. Mr. krista commented a couple of months ago that he has friends who’ve written novels in less time than I’ve spent on this. The Result: 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. 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. I also considered the non-scientific question of “how loud do I turn this up when I comes on the Beatles channel?” 😄 A few other caveats: 1. I’m treating the Abbey Road medley as one song for ranking purposes (sorry, Eephus), though I will rank each element of the medley internally within whatever ranking it gets as well. In other words, if it was my 50th favorite song, I’ll post an internal ranking of 50(a), (b), etc. With that listed as one song, I ended up with 204 songs ranked in total. I’ll list them all in the next post. 2. This is a Ringo-friendly thread, and if you don’t like Ringo, this might not be the thread for you, other threads out there, have a nice season, etc. 3. Do not fear the sitar! A Couple Of Extras That Resulted From This Thread: Krista's My Fab Four segment on the Beatles Channel, 4/30/19 Krista's intro to Song #11 on the Top 100 countdown Talented FBGs and FBG affiliates perform Beatles songs FBG consensus rankings of Beatles songs The List (links in song titles are to my write-ups): (Edited to put list in spoilers for anyone new to the thread) 204. Wild Honey Pie: Spotify YouTube 203. Revolution 9: Spotify YouTube 202. A Taste Of Honey: Spotify YouTube 201. Piggies: Spotify YouTube 200. Dig It: Spotify YouTube 199. Honey Pie: Spotify YouTube 198. Bad Boy: Spotify YouTube 197. Blue Jay Way: Spotify YouTube 196. Her Majesty: Spotify YouTube 195. Chains: Spotify YouTube 194. Not A Second Time: Spotify YouTube 193. Little Child: Spotify YouTube 192. Why Don't We Do It In The Road: Spotify YouTube 191. Good Night: Spotify YouTube 190: Devil in Her Heart: Spotify YouTube 189: Ask Me Why: Spotify YouTube 188. Maggie Mae: Spotify YouTube 187. Yes It Is: Spotify YouTube 186. Roll Over Beethoven: Spotify YouTube 185. Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby: Spotify YouTube 184. Thank You Girl: Spotify YouTube 183. Baby It's You: Spotify YouTube 182. Baby's In Black: Spotify YouTube 181. Mr. Moonlight: Spotify YouTube 180. Dizzy Miss Lizzy: Spotify YouTube 179. Savoy Truffle: Spotify YouTube 178. The Continuing Story Of Bungalow Bill: Spotify YouTube 177. Misery: Spotify YouTube 176. You Know My Name (Look Up The Number): Spotify YouTube 175. Anna (Go to Him): Spotify YouTube 174. Long Tall Sally: Spotify YouTube 173. Words Of Love: Spotify YouTube 172. Rock And Roll Music: Spotify YouTube 171. All Together Now: Spotify YouTube 170. Don't Bother Me: Spotify YouTube 169. Hold Me Tight: Spotify YouTube 168. What You're Doing: Spotify YouTube 167. Every Little Thing: Spotify YouTube 166. Flying: Spotify YouTube 165. Being For The Benefit of Mr. Kite!: Spotify YouTube 164. The Fool On The Hill: Spotify YouTube 163. Only A Northern Song: Spotify YouTube 162. One After 909: Spotify YouTube 161. When I Get Home: Spotify YouTube 160. Slow Down: Spotify YouTube 159. Doctor Robert: Spotify YouTube 158 What Goes On: Spotify YouTube 157. You Like Me Too Much: Spotify YouTube 156. Your Mother Should Know: Spotify YouTube 155. Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da: Spotify YouTube 154. When I'm Sixty-Four: Spotify YouTube 153. Maxwell's Silver Hammer: Spotify YouTube 152. P.S. I Love You: Spotify YouTube 151. Please Mister Postman: Spotify YouTube 150. I'll Get You: Spotify YouTube 149. Think for Yourself: Spotify YouTube 148. Matchbox: Spotify YouTube 147. I Wanna Be Your Man: Spotify YouTube 146. For You Blue: Spotify YouTube 145. Till There Was You: Spotify YouTube 144. Birthday: Spotify YouTube 143. The Inner Light: Spotify YouTube 142. Boys: Spotify YouTube 141. Hello, Goodbye: Spotify YouTube 140. I'll Be Back: Spotify YouTube 139. Because: Spotify YouTube 138. Martha My Dear: Spotify YouTube 137. Julia: Spotify YouTube 136. The Word: Spotify YouTube 135. All I've Got To Do: Spotify YouTube 134. I Call Your Name: Spotify YouTube 133. She's Leaving Home: Spotify YouTube 132. Magical Mystery Tour: Spotify YouTube 131. Old Brown Shoe: Spotify YouTube 130. Honey Don't: Spotify YouTube 129. Tell Me Why: Spotify YouTube 128. Another Girl: Spotify YouTube 127. Act Naturally: Spotify YouTube 126. I'm Down: Spotify YouTube 125. Kansas City/Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey: Spotify YouTube 124. Revolution 1: Spotify YouTube 123. I Don't Want To Spoil The Party: Spotify YouTube 122. Sexy Sadie: Spotify YouTube 121. Glass Onion: Spotify YouTube 120. Lady Madonna: Spotify YouTube 119. Don't Pass Me By: Spotify YouTube 118. Dig a Pony: Spotify YouTube 117. I Will: Spotify YouTube 116. Yellow Submarine: Spotify YouTube 115. Octopus's Garden: Spotify YouTube 114. The Night Before: Spotify YouTube 113. Rocky Raccoon: Spotify YouTube 112. She's A Woman: Spotify YouTube 111. Michelle: Spotify YouTube 110. Good Morning Good Morning: Spotify YouTube 109. It's Only Love: Spotify YouTube 108. Fixing A Hole: Spotify YouTube 107. No Reply: Spotify YouTube 106. Baby You're A Rich Man: Spotify YouTube 105. I Me Mine: Spotify YouTube 104. The Long And Winding Road (naked version only): Spotify YouTube 103. Love Me Do: Spotify YouTube 102. I Should Have Known Better: Spotify YouTube 101. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise): Spotify YouTube 100. Good Day Sunshine: Spotify YouTube 99. Tell Me What You See: Spotify YouTube 98. Come Together: Spotify YouTube 97. I'm Happy Just To Dance With You: Spotify YouTube 96. Long, Long, Long: Spotify YouTube 95. You Really Got a Hold On Me: Spotify YouTube 94. Cry Baby Cry: Spotify YouTube 93. Run For Your Life: Spotify YouTube 92. From Me To You: Spotify YouTube 91. It's All Too Much: Spotify YouTube 90. Money (That's What I Want): Spotify YouTube 89. Within You Without You: Spotify YouTube 88. Do You Want To Know a Secret: Spotify YouTube 87. Wait: Spotify YouTube 86. Penny Lane: Spotify YouTube 85. This Boy: Spotify YouTube 84. Love You To: Spotify YouTube 83. Getting Better: Spotify YouTube 82. Yer Blues: Spotify YouTube 81. If I Needed Someone: Spotify YouTube 80. I'm A Loser: Spotify YouTube 79. Any Time At All: Spotify YouTube 78. Twist And Shout: Spotify YouTube 77. Oh! Darling: Spotify YouTube 76. It Won't Be Long: Spotify YouTube 75. I Want You (She's So Heavy): Spotify YouTube 74. Eight Days A Week: Spotify YouTube 73. Girl: Spotify YouTube 72. You Can't Do That: Spotify YouTube 71. Back In The U.S.S.R.: Spotify YouTube 70. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band: Spotify YouTube 69. There's A Place: Spotify YouTube 68. Lovely Rita: Spotify YouTube 67. I'll Cry Instead: Spotify YouTube 66. Paperback Writer: Spotify YouTube 65. I Want To Tell You: Spotify YouTube 64. I Need You: Spotify YouTube 63. Get Back: Spotify YouTube 62. Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds: Spotify YouTube 61. Got To Get You Into My Life: Spotify YouTube 60. Things We Said Today: Spotify YouTube 59. You're Going To Lose That Girl: Spotify YouTube 58. Can't Buy Me Love: Spotify YouTube 57. I'll Follow The Sun: Spotify YouTube 56. The Ballad Of John And Yoko: Spotify YouTube 55. If I Fell: Spotify YouTube 54. You Won't See Me: Spotify YouTube 53. Drive My Car: Spotify YouTube 52. Everybody's Got Something To Hide Except Me And My Monkey: Spotify YouTube 51. Here, There And Everywhere: Spotify YouTube 50. I've Got A Feeling: Spotify YouTube 49. Don't Let Me Down: Spotify YouTube 48. With A Little Help From My Friends: Spotify YouTube 47. We Can Work It Out: Spotify YouTube 46. I Feel Fine: Spotify YouTube 45. Tomorrow Never Knows: Spotify YouTube 44. I Am The Walrus: Spotify YouTube 43. All You Need Is Love: Spotify YouTube 42. Day Tripper: Spotify YouTube 41. I Saw Her Standing There: Spotify YouTube 40. Mother Nature's Son: Spotify YouTube 39. Blackbird: Spotify YouTube 38. Let It Be: Spotify YouTube 37. I'm Looking Through You: Spotify YouTube 36. Eleanor Rigby: Spotify YouTube 35. Please Please Me: Spotify YouTube 34. Revolution: Spotify YouTube 33. Happiness Is A Warm Gun: Spotify YouTube 32. Taxman: Spotify YouTube 31. Hey Bulldog: Spotify YouTube 30. A Hard Day's Night: Spotify YouTube 29. I'm Only Sleeping: Spotify YouTube 28. Two Of Us: Spotify YouTube 27. She Said She Said: Spotify YouTube 26. Something: Spotify YouTube 25. Helter Skelter: Spotify YouTube 24. Yesterday: Spotify YouTube 23. And I Love Her: Spotify YouTube 22. She Loves You: Spotify YouTube 21. You've Got To Hide Your Love Away: Spotify YouTube 20. While My Guitar Gently Weeps: Spotify YouTube 19. I Want To Hold Your Hand: Spotify YouTube 18. Dear Prudence: Spotify YouTube 17. Here Comes The Sun: Spotify YouTube 16. Ticket To Ride: Spotify YouTube 15. Help!: Spotify YouTube 14. Hey Jude: Spotify YouTube 13. Nowhere Man: Spotify YouTube 12. All My Loving: Spotify YouTube 11. Strawberry Fields Forever: Spotify YouTube 10. I'm So Tired: Spotify YouTube 9. Rain: Spotify YouTube 8. For No One: Spotify YouTube 7. Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown): Spotify YouTube 6. A Day In The Life: Spotify YouTube 5. And Your Bird Can Sing: Spotify YouTube 4. I've Just Seen A Face: Spotify YouTube 3. Abbey Road medley: (links to each portion below) You Never Give Me Your Money: Spotify YouTube Sun King: Spotify YouTube Mean Mr. Mustard: Spotify YouTube Polythene Pam: Spotify YouTube She Came In Through The Bathroom Window: Spotify YouTube Golden Slumbers: Spotify YouTube Carry That Weight: Spotify YouTube The End: Spotify YouTube 2. Across The Universe: (four official versions linked below) Anthology 2: Spotify YouTube WWF: Spotify YouTube Let It Be: Spotify YouTube Let It Be...Naked: Spotify YouTube (Spotify link is to whole album as I can't find the song) 1. In My Life: Spotify YouTube Edited May 4, 2019 by krista4 25 2 10 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
krista4 24,839 Posted January 11, 2019 Author Share Posted January 11, 2019 (edited) These are the songs I’ll be posting about, grouped based on the UK releases plus singles: Please Please Me: I Saw Her Standing There - #41 Misery - #177 Anna (Go To Him) - #175 Chains - #195 Boys - #142 Ask Me Why - #189 Please Please Me - #35 Love Me Do - #103 PS I Love You - #152 Baby It's You - #183 Do You Want To Know A Secret - #88 A Taste Of Honey - #202 There's A Place - #69 Twist And Shout - #78 With the Beatles: It Won't Be Long - #76 All I've Got To Do - #135 All My Loving - #12 Don't Bother Me - #170 Little Child - #193 Till There Was You - #145 Please Mister Postman - #151 Roll Over Beethoven - #186 Hold Me Tight - #169 You Really Got A Hold On Me - #95 I Wanna Be Your Man - #147 Devil In Her Heart - #190 Not A Second Time - #194 Money (That's What I Want) - #90 A Hard Day’s Night: A Hard Day's Night - #30 I Should Have Known Better - #102 If I Fell - #54 I'm Happy Just To Dance With You - #97 And I Love Her - #23 Tell Me Why - #129 Can't Buy Me Love - #57 Any Time At All - #79 I'll Cry Instead - #67 Things We Said Today - #59 When I Get Home - #161 You Can't Do That - #72 I'll Be Back - #140 Beatles for Sale: No Reply - #107 I'm A Loser - #80 Baby's In Black - #182 Rock And Roll Music - #172 I'll Follow The Sun - #56 Mr Moonlight - #181 Kansas City/Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey! - #125 Eight Days A Week - #74 Words Of Love - #173 Honey Don't - #130 Every Little Thing - #167 I Don't Want To Spoil The Party - #123 What You're Doing - #168 Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby - #185 Help!: Help! - #15 The Night Before - #114 You've Got To Hide Your Love Away - #21 I Need You - #64 Another Girl - #128 You're Going To Lose That Girl - #58 Ticket To Ride - #16 Act Naturally - #127 It's Only Love - #109 You Like Me Too Much - #157 Tell Me What You See - #99 I've Just Seen A Face - #4 Yesterday - #24 Dizzy Miss Lizzy - #180 Rubber Soul: Drive My Car - #52 Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) - #7 You Won't See Me - #53 Nowhere Man - #13 Think For Yourself - #149 The Word - #136 Michelle - #111 What Goes On - #158 Girl - #73 I'm Looking Through You - #37 In My Life - #1 Wait - #87 If I Needed Someone - #81 Run For Your Life - #93 Revolver: Taxman - #32 Eleanor Rigby - #36 I'm Only Sleeping - #29 Love You To - #84 Here, There And Everywhere - #50 Yellow Submarine - #116 She Said She Said - #27 Good Day Sunshine - #100 And Your Bird Can Sing - #5 For No One - #8 Doctor Robert - #159 I Want To Tell You - #65 Got To Get You Into My Life - #60 Tomorrow Never Knows - #45 Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band: Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band - #70 With A Little Help From My Friends - #47 Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds - #61 Getting Better - #83 Fixing A Hole - #108 She's Leaving Home - #133 Being For The Benefit Of Mr Kite! - #165 Within You Without You - #89 When I'm Sixty-Four - #154 Lovely Rita - #68 Good Morning Good Morning - #110 Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise) - #101 A Day In The Life - #6 Magical Mystery Tour: Magical Mystery Tour - #132 Your Mother Should Know - #156 I Am The Walrus - #44 The Fool On The Hill - #164 Flying - #166 Blue Jay Way - #197 The Beatles (aka White Album): Back In The U.S.S.R. - #71 Dear Prudence - #18 Glass Onion - #121 Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da - #155 Wild Honey Pie - #204 The Continuing Story Of Bungalow Bill - #178 While My Guitar Gently Weeps - #20 Happiness Is A Warm Gun - #33 Martha My Dear - #138 I'm So Tired - #10 Blackbird - #39 Piggies - #201 Rocky Raccoon - #113 Don't Pass Me By - #119 Why Don't We Do It In The Road? - #192 I Will - #117 Julia - #137 Birthday - #144 Yer Blues - #82 Mother Nature's Son - #40 Everybody's Got Something To Hide Except Me And My Monkey - #51 Sexy Sadie - #122 Helter Skelter - #25 Long, Long, Long - #96 Revolution 1 - #124 Honey Pie - #199 Savoy Truffle - #179 Cry Baby Cry - #94 Revolution 9 - #203 Good Night - #191 Yellow Submarine: Only A Northern Song - #163 All Together Now - #171 Hey Bulldog - #31 It's All Too Much - #91 Abbey Road: Come Together - #98 Something - #26 Maxwell's Silver Hammer - #153 Oh! Darling - #77 Octopus's Garden - #115 I Want You (She's So Heavy) - #75 Here Comes The Sun - #17 Because - #139 You Never Give Me Your Money/Sun King/Mean Mr Mustard/Polythene Pam/She Came In Through The Bathroom Window/Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight/The End medley - #3 Her Majesty - #196 Let It Be: Two Of Us - #28 Dig A Pony - #118 Across The Universe = #2 I Me Mine - #105 Dig It - #200 Let It Be - #38 Maggie Mae - #188 I've Got A Feeling - #49 One After 909 - #162 The Long And Winding Road - #104 (naked version) For You Blue - #146 Get Back - #63 Singles, etc.: From Me To You - #92 Thank You Girl - #184 She Loves You - #22 I'll Get You - #150 I Want To Hold Your Hand - #19 This Boy - #85 Long Tall Sally - #174 I Call Your Name - #134 Slow Down - #160 Matchbox - #148 I Feel Fine - #46 She's A Woman - #112 Bad Boy - #198 Yes It Is - #187 I'm Down - #126 Day Tripper - #42 We Can Work It Out - #62 Paperback Writer - #66 Rain - #9 Lady Madonna - #120 The Inner Light - #143 Hey Jude - #14 Revolution - #34 Don't Let Me Down - #48 The Ballad Of John And Yoko - #55 Old Brown Shoe - #131 You Know My Name (Look Up The Number) - #176 Hello, Goodbye - #141 Strawberry Fields Forever - #11 Penny Lane - #86 All You Need Is Love - #43 Baby You're A Rich Man - #106 Edited March 1, 2019 by krista4 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
krista4 24,839 Posted January 11, 2019 Author Share Posted January 11, 2019 (edited) I’m going to start the actual countdown Monday. I’m just posting this now because Mr. krista claims I’m never going to do this. Speaking of Mr. krista, these are his nine Top 10 songs, in no particular order: Taxman Hey Bulldog Helter Skelter I’m So Tired And Your Bird Can Sing Rain Across the Universe I’ve Just Seen a Face Happiness is a Warm Gun A hint to my top 10: he and I have at least one of these in common. Again I can’t emphasize strongly enough that this will just be my own preferences. My top ten doesn’t look like yours would. If I were to try to describe what I like, I’d say… I’m not sappy. I’m not a fan of nostalgia. Like @Gr00vussaid about himself in his thread, I’ve found that I like songs based on feel more than anything. Unless lyrics are particularly great (see, e.g., Leonard Cohen or Townes Van Zandt) or particularly awful (see, e.g., this), they don’t move the needle that much for me. When I do connect with lyrics, it’s not because I’m looking into them deeply to give me some inspiration on how live my life, but because they do a compelling job of evoking how I’ve already lived. My top 10 consists of one song from Help!, two songs from Rubber Soul, two songs from Revolver, one song from Sgt. Pepper’s, one song from the White Album, one song from Abbey Road, one song from Let It Be, and one single. Feel free to wager. Edited January 12, 2019 by krista4 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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Gr00vus 11,922 Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 3 minutes ago, krista4 said: Feel free to wager. I bet I'm going to enjoy this. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Long Ball Larry 14,294 Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 this is ####### crazy 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Long Ball Larry 14,294 Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 i'll allow it Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Long Ball Larry 14,294 Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 but watch yourself, counselor. coo coo ca choo Quote Link to post Share on other sites
krista4 24,839 Posted January 12, 2019 Author Share Posted January 12, 2019 6 minutes ago, Gr00vus said: I bet I'm going to enjoy this. I'll take that bet! Wait... 3 minutes ago, Long Ball Larry said: but watch yourself, counselor. coo coo ca choo Quote Link to post Share on other sites
-fish- 13,791 Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 Good luck with this. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ZenoRazon 351 Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 (edited) When The Beatles were big in their day they were too soft edged for me, I liked it rough, Joe Cocker, Grateful Dead, The Stones, The Doors, Janis, Jimi, etc. Then about 10ish years ago I found a box of all their stuff on CD;s. at a yard sale. If anything sounds better with phones on, what? Edited January 12, 2019 by ZenoRazon 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gr00vus 11,922 Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 This thread has inspired me to go out and listen to some ELO. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rockaction 24,821 Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 I love this stuff. Thanks, Krista. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AAABatteries 24,754 Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 FINALLY! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Spock 167 Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 25 minutes ago, krista4 said: Happiness is a Warm Gun Top 3 for me. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Leroy Hoard 13,728 Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 3 minutes ago, Gr00vus said: This thread has inspired me to go out and listen to some ELO. Jeff Lynne is such a nice guy he even allowed George Harrison into his side project. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AAABatteries 24,754 Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 (edited) Let’s get this out of the way. 204. Michelle Edited January 12, 2019 by AAABatteries 3 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JZilla 2,923 Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 #9? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KarmaPolice 17,078 Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 Ugh. Could you do a good band instead? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
simey 7,926 Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 33 minutes ago, krista4 said: Feel free to wager. I'm looking forward to this, sista krista. Does this mean we can try to guess your top 10? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
krista4 24,839 Posted January 12, 2019 Author Share Posted January 12, 2019 4 minutes ago, KarmaPolice said: Ugh. Could you do a good band instead? Who let this guy in here?? 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
krista4 24,839 Posted January 12, 2019 Author Share Posted January 12, 2019 3 minutes ago, simey said: I'm looking forward to this, sista krista. Does this mean we can try to guess your top 10? Of course! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KarmaPolice 17,078 Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 Just now, krista4 said: Who let this guy in here?? You gonna do a spotify of your top 30 or so? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ZenoRazon 351 Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 How anyone could come up with a fav 10 Beatles songs...???? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AAABatteries 24,754 Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 @krista4 - I edited my post - I didn’t mean get your thread over with but get on with 203-1 and post that dreck Michelle at 204 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
krista4 24,839 Posted January 12, 2019 Author Share Posted January 12, 2019 5 minutes ago, AAABatteries said: @krista4 - I edited my post - I didn’t mean get your thread over with but get on with 203-1 and post that dreck Michelle at 204 You're just jealous that Paul's French is better than yours. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dinsy Ejotuz 12,986 Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 Love the effort you've put into this. I went down a deep Youtube rabbit hole with my 7 year old a few months ago watching and ranking songs by Beatles after the band broke up. It was a nostalgia fest for sure as they'd broken up right around the time I became sentient, and I remember the solo stuff being everywhere when I was young, but there's a lot of great songs in there too (Ringo had two #1s!). Also, please don't leave us hanging at #147 like @Capella did with his "Every James Bond Movie" ever rankings. 6 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
krista4 24,839 Posted January 12, 2019 Author Share Posted January 12, 2019 (edited) 16 minutes ago, KarmaPolice said: You gonna do a spotify of your top 30 or so? I have a Spotify of all of them in order right now. 15 minutes ago, ZenoRazon said: How anyone could come up with a fav 10 Beatles songs...???? I can't, really. I have 12 that belong in my top ten, then another 10-12 that are right on their heels. But I'm forcing myself to do this. Masochism. Edited January 12, 2019 by krista4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AAABatteries 24,754 Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 Just now, Dinsy Ejotuz said: Also, please don't leave us hanging at #147 like @Capella did with his "Every James Bond Movie" ever rankings. Yep, he owes us - bound to be some sleepless nights with the kid where he could catch 30 minutes of Never Say Never Again Quote Link to post Share on other sites
krista4 24,839 Posted January 12, 2019 Author Share Posted January 12, 2019 3 minutes ago, Dinsy Ejotuz said: Love the effort you've put into this. I went down a deep Youtube rabbit hole with my 7 year old a few months ago watching and ranking songs by Beatles after the band broke up. It was a nostalgia fest for sure as they'd broken up right around the time I became sentient, and I remember the solo stuff being everywhere when I was young, but there's a lot of great songs in there too (Ringo had two #1s!). Also, please don't leave us hanging at #147 like @Capella did with his "Every James Bond Movie" ever rankings. Fire up your list! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ZenoRazon 351 Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 Just now, krista4 said: I have a Spotify of all of them in order right now. I can't, really. I have 12 that belong in my top then, then another 10-12 that are right on their heels. But I'm forcing myself to do this. Masochism. I confess there is noway I could do that. And if I could in a few days I'd be changing my mind. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JZilla 2,923 Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 (edited) a ten minute top ten from me, to save for later, not much thought, no particular order, but yeah this is what I'm sure it'll pretty much look like for everybody mos def A Day in the Life Eleanor Rigby I'm Only Sleeping Hey Bulldog Something Come Together Helter Skelter Blackbird Day Tripper Ticket to Ride Edited January 12, 2019 by JZilla busted paste 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dinsy Ejotuz 12,986 Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 1 minute ago, krista4 said: Fire up your list! The Ghost of John Lennon would track me down and haunt me on the basis of my ranking of Silly Love Songs. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BroncoFreak_2K3 2,584 Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 Been waiting for this... thanks @krista4 ! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Capella 30,405 Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 10 minutes ago, Dinsy Ejotuz said: Love the effort you've put into this. I went down a deep Youtube rabbit hole with my 7 year old a few months ago watching and ranking songs by Beatles after the band broke up. It was a nostalgia fest for sure as they'd broken up right around the time I became sentient, and I remember the solo stuff being everywhere when I was young, but there's a lot of great songs in there too (Ringo had two #1s!). Also, please don't leave us hanging at #147 like @Capella did with his "Every James Bond Movie" ever rankings. I will finish at some point! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nick Vermeil 3,399 Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 59 minutes ago, krista4 said: Mr. krista commented a couple of months ago that he has friends who’ve written novels in less time than I’ve spent on this. Good grief. I took the day off today and still couldn’t find time to brush my teeth until noon. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ScottNorwood 2,377 Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 :wheelhouse: 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Getzlaf15 10,907 Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 Not enough time put into this. I'm out. 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
simey 7,926 Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 (edited) I'm guessing this as your top 10, but it is too hard to know how the order will be, so I will first post what I think will be the top two, and the rest are in random order. The Medley from Abbey Road (Abbey Road) A Day In A life (Sgt. Peppers) The other 8 will be in random order: You've Got to Hide Your Love Away (Help!) Norwegian Wood (This Bird has Flown) and Nowhere Man (Rubber Soul) I'm Only Sleeping and And Your Bird Can Sing (Revolver) Happiness is a Warm Gun (White Album) Let It Be (Let It Be) Rain (single) Edited January 12, 2019 by simey 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Zow 8,598 Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 That’s some free time you got there. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
krista4 24,839 Posted January 12, 2019 Author Share Posted January 12, 2019 6 minutes ago, Zow said: That’s some free time you got there. Sleeping 3-4 hours a night helps. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Zow 8,598 Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 25 minutes ago, krista4 said: Sleeping 3-4 hours a night helps. Oh yeah, I seem to remember that you’re one of the lucky small percentage who can survive on that. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nigel Tufnel 1,833 Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 Yeah I’m in on this. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mister CIA 8,349 Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 ▶️ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mister CIA 8,349 Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 🔥 My Bic lighter. 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DaVinci 2,015 Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 2 hours ago, krista4 said: My top 10 consists of one song from Help!, two songs from Rubber Soul, two songs from Revolver, one song from Sgt. Pepper’s, one song from the White Album, one song from Abbey Road, one song from Let It Be, and one single. Feel free to wager. You Know My Name (Look Up the Number) 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mister CIA 8,349 Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 1 hour ago, AAABatteries said: Let’s get this out of the way. 204. Michelle 204. Birthday 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Binky The Doormat 12,795 Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 this is impressive ...incredibly impressive. looking forward to this - a lot. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Getzlaf15 10,907 Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 We have to wait until Monday? Stomps like a child. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
matuski 4,968 Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 2 hours ago, krista4 said: Speaking of Mr. krista, Not asking to be nosey, but because it has never occurred to me.. is mr. krista one of us? I'm not asking who (none of my business), but rather if he is a lurker or regular here over the years? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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