My top 100 Beatles songs?

Posted on August 27, 2010 - Filed Under General, Humor, News, Personal

g'day Boz, you may have heard that Rolling Stone magazine has just released their list of the top 100 Beatles songs. Now i do like the Beatles, I have all the Albums, and listen to them on many an occasion but I dont feel I am obsessive, although I do know some stuff about them and their songs. Anyway, I have been trying to work out how on earth anyone manages to put the Beatles songs in any kind of order. OK things like the most number ones, or best selling would be easy, but when non tangible things enter into the equation, like preferences, feelings, even culture or upbringing, things that influence our lives and the way we think, how can you make a list. I find I have a lot of favourites and for different reasons. Some are fast, like Helter Skelter or the early stuff that is great to dance to or sing a along with, there is the soft stuff, like Julia or Long Long Long, Yesterday, Here comes the Sun. Some are different (for want of a better description lol), the beat in All you need is love changing from 3/4 to 4/4 throughout the song, the joining together  of two songs and making it one in A day in the life, Strawberry fields with its sped up first bit but normal speed second bit, stuff played in reverse. I can relate to Act Naturally 🙂 except They are not putting me in the movies I guess. Some of the words make you think and wonder, Words are flow out like endless rain into a paper cup, or i am the egg man, I am the walrus, Some are just fun, Yellow submarine, Octopuses garden, when I am sixty four. I cant even say the Beatles had a style, they may have started out as a teen rock and roll group, but they diversived incredibly (i wanted to say heaps, but that would be bad English i guess 🙂 ). With 4 guys writing and 4 guys singing, I guess it helps. um I get the feeling i could keep this blog going for ages and eventually end up listing all the Beatles songs hehehe, there are so many to mention, Rocky raccoon, Revolution, Here comes the sun king, Things we said today, Its only love, Get back and the list goes on. This may explain why in 2004 Rolling Stone had Hey Jude (8th) as the only Beatles song  in the top 10 of  the 500 greatest songs of all time, the list was updates in 2010 but the top 10 didnt changed, so how come it isnt number 1 on the Beatles list or why wasnt A day in the Life in that list?, maybe I am not the only one who finds it difficult to put the songs in order 🙂 so which is my favourite Beatles song? I guess the next one i am going to listen too 🙂 oh this is their top ten by the way 1. "A Day in the Life" 2. "I Want to Hold Your Hand" 3. "Strawberry Fields Forever" 4. "Yesterday" 5. "In My Life" 6. "Something" 7. "Hey Jude" 8. "Let It Be" 9. "Come Together" 10. "While My Guitar Gently Weeps"

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