Worst Beatle song?

lucifer_sam · 12-17-2009, 10:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Raust

Yellow Submarine sucks ****!

this. add to that Maxwell's Silver Hammer and anything else Ringo tried to write.

things really turned out the wrong way for the Beatles. John got shot, Paul got divorced, George got cancer and Ringo is still alive.

storymilo · 12-17-2009, 03:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Scienquist

F u that song is epic. For me it would be either Because from the Abbey road or Ob-la-di, ob-la-da. They're both pretty nauseating.

Hey man, I think Because is a great song. I was obsessed with Ob-la-di Ob-la-da for a while when I was younger, but now I can agree it's pretty annoying.

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Originally Posted by lucifer_sam

this. add to that Maxwell's Silver Hammer and anything else Ringo tried to write.

things really turned out the wrong way for the Beatles. John got shot, Paul got divorced, George got cancer and Ringo is still alive.

Yeah.... you're pretty much on the money. Octopus' Garden is just plain stupid (Although it gives me a few chuckles), as well as Maxwell's Silver Hammer. Both weak points on Abbey Road for me. Also, I seem to be the only person who thinks this, but I find I Want You (She's So Heavy) to be really boring. I realize it's supposed to be hypnotic or whatever but I think John could have cut it a bit shorter.

Awesometastic · 12-17-2009, 03:30 PM

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Originally Posted by storymilo

Hey man, I think Because is a great song. I was obsessed with Ob-la-di Ob-la-da for a while when I was younger, but now I can agree it's pretty annoying.

I love Ob-la-di...

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Originally Posted by storymilo

Yeah.... you're pretty much on the money. Octopus' Garden is just plain stupid (Although it gives me a few chuckles), as well as Maxwell's Silver Hammer. Both weak points on Abbey Road for me. Also, I seem to be the only person who thinks this, but I find I Want You (She's So Heavy) to be really boring. I realize it's supposed to be hypnotic or whatever but I think John could have cut it a bit shorter.

John had basically already checked out by the time they cut Abbey Road, which is why Paul dominated it so much with that massive medley and such. The problem with that is, when left unchecked, Paul tends to go bubblegum pop, and John was his best check.

It worked both ways though. John didn't really have the same handle on composition that George and Paul had, so when he stopped inviting them into his creative process, his songs tended to be suffer. I Want You is a prime example. It just meanders without really going anywhere.

The Beatles really worked best as a unit. The sum of the parts was much greater than the individuals. Unfortunately, they weren't really working together by the time Abbey Road rolled around.