Worst Beatle song?

TheCunningStunt · 12-21-2009, 11:44 AM

Revolution 9 couple of others but I love The Beatles so I won't give too big a list.

The Monkey · 12-27-2009, 06:52 PM

I'm surprised that the majority of you cite songs from their post-Help! days as their worst. I take it you have heard through any of their first five albums? When they weren't doing horrible covers (Long Tall Sally is their only good cover, and in many ways tops the original) they were writing bubblegum songs in the vein of Chuck Berry or Carl Perkins. Help! does have some redeeming qualities, with Dylan's influence being evident, but it's still a weak release. If they had stopped recording music in 1965 they would be no more respected today than The Monkees are.

Rickenbacker · 12-27-2009, 08:05 PM

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If they had stopped recording music in 1965 they would be no more respected today than The Monkees are.

Quite right. While I concede that there were certainly moments on every one of their pre-Rubber Soul releases, their albums were patchy at best. Of course, this was the nature of most albums, as the concept of filling an album with all great songs was alien at the time. The Beatles lived off singles until Rubber Soul, as did many bands of their like.

Neapolitan · 12-27-2009, 08:56 PM

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I'm surprised that the majority of you cite songs from their post-Help! days as their worst. I take it you have heard through any of their first five albums? When they weren't doing horrible covers (Long Tall Sally is their only good cover, and in many ways tops the original) they were writing bubblegum songs in the vein of Chuck Berry or Carl Perkins. Help! does have some redeeming qualities, with Dylan's influence being evident, but it's still a weak release. If they had stopped recording music in 1965 they would be no more respected today than The Monkees are.

The height of Bubblegum music was '67 to '72 so describe Chuck Berry and Carl Perkins as Bubblegum is an anchronism, they started out in the 50's and couldn't be Bubblegum music. I don't know if you know this but the genre that Chuck Berry is classified under is "Rock and Roll" and Carl Perkins is "Rockabilly," "Rock and Roll," and "Country," neither of them are Bubblegum.

Wether or not a person like the cover songs The Beatles did is a matter of opinion, however imo The Beatles never did a bad cover song.

~~bungalow~~ · 12-27-2009, 09:15 PM

I also happen to like the Beatles early output. With the Beatles, The Beatles Second Album, The Beatles '65 and Something New are great albums.

Neapolitan · 12-27-2009, 09:50 PM

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I also happen to like the Beatles early output. With the Beatles, The Beatles Second Album, The Beatles '65 and Something New are great albums.

Please Please Me and Beatles for Sale
"There is a Place" is one of their best early compositionsand "Mr. Moonlight" a great cover tune. I think The Beatles were an awesome band, in the beginning they hard working pub band; they were tight as a band and it showed on their records, and a lot of songs off their early albums were recorded only in one take!

TotalHenshin · 12-27-2009, 10:01 PM

The Beatles helped emancipate dissonance within the rock genre. People need to lay off things like Revolution 9 and the finale for A Day in the Life. And Tomorrow Never Knows? One of my favourite songs from my de facto favourite Beatles album.

As for worst Beatles song post-Rubber Soul? I always thought The Long & Winding Road was aptly named. Long, meandering, and seeming to lead nowhere.

Rickenbacker · 12-27-2009, 10:04 PM

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As for worst Beatles song post-Rubber Soul? I always thought The Long & Winding Road was aptly named. Long, meandering, and seeming to lead nowhere.

There's nothing on Rubber Soul that's worse than The Long and Winding Road. Maybe post-Help is more apt.

Neapolitan · 12-27-2009, 10:11 PM

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As for worst Beatles song post-Rubber Soul? I always thought The Long & Winding Road was aptly named. Long, meandering, and seeming to lead nowhere.

The Long Winding Road is very beautiful song and one the best The Beatles did, and in some ways that song defined the musical styles for Soft Rock and AOR bands of the 70's.

Rickenbacker · 12-27-2009, 10:16 PM

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The Long Winding Road is very beautiful song and one the best The Beatles did, and in some ways that song defined the musical styles for Soft Rock and AOR bands of the 70's.

I think the song itself is fine, if riddled with lyrical cliches. Its real fault is the production, which is ridiculously over-done. It would have been much better without all the orchestral instrumentation.

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The Monkey Music Addict Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Sweden Posts: 803	I'm surprised that the majority of you cite songs from their post-Help! days as their worst. I take it you have heard through any of their first five albums? When they weren't doing horrible covers (Long Tall Sally is their only good cover, and in many ways tops the original) they were writing bubblegum songs in the vein of Chuck Berry or Carl Perkins. Help! does have some redeeming qualities, with Dylan's influence being evident, but it's still a weak release. If they had stopped recording music in 1965 they would be no more respected today than The Monkees are.

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~~bungalow~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Hot-lanta Posts: 3,140	I also happen to like the Beatles early output. With the Beatles, The Beatles Second Album, The Beatles '65 and Something New are great albums.