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Mr. Shankly
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Age: 52
Location: Auburn, Washington
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- #31
- Posted: 12/31/2011 09:45
- Post subject: Re: Most underrated Beatles song
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| madwomanmoon wrote: | | GARY wrote: | | I thought people may want 2 pick the most underrated Beatles song(s) |
Because
Chains (an irresistible cover of a Brill Building song)
Cry For A Shadow (great early instrumental)
Dig A Pony
Every Little Thing
Hey Bulldog
Hold Me Tight (often criticised for the singing, but it's a very well written tune)
I Call Your Name
If You've Got Trouble (begs to be covered by a punk band in faster tempo)
I'll Be Back
I'll Cry Instead (perhaps the best of their Dylan-inspired numbers)
I'll Follow The Sun
I'm Down (The Beatles at their rocking best, amazingly it was recorded at the same session as "Yesterday")
I've Just Seen A Face ("Yesterday" session again, I believe)
Mother Nature's Son
Old Brown Shoe
The Inner Light
The Night Before (impossibly catchy)
Things We Said Today
What's The New Mary Jane (could have been used instead of "Revolution 9" on The White Album, or, even better, as part of a "What's The New Mary Jane" / "Revolution 9" medley)
Words Of Love (a Buddy Holly cover with nice guitar work)
Yes It Is (some of their best three-part harmonies)
You Can't Do That (what a great heavy riff we have here !)
You Wont See Me (with a most sophisticated chord sequence) |
There's a few I have to take issue with:
Hold me Tight and If You've Got Trouble are two of the worst Beatles songs. No, Hold Me Tight is not a well-written tune. Ditto for If You've Got Trouble. Chains isn't horrible, but it's not one of their better covers. I never got the appeal of I'm Down. I can agree with most of the others though. The Night Before is an inspired choice. Good call on Yes it Is too.
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Facetious
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Age: 24
Location: Somewhere you've never been
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- #32
- Posted: 12/31/2011 09:47
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If we're gonna do it like this, then practically almost every Beatles song is "underrated".
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Mr. Shankly
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Age: 52
Location: Auburn, Washington
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- #33
- Posted: 12/31/2011 09:50
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| Eggman/Walrus/Taxman wrote: | Some more underrated tracks:
Love You To (Revolver)
Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite (Sgt. Pepper)
Fixing a Hole (Sgt. Pepper)
Getting Better (Sgt. Pepper)
Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey (Beatles)
Maxwell's Silver Hammer (Abbey Road)
Birthday (Beatles)
Revolution 9 (Beatles)
I'm Only Sleeping (Revolver)
And Your Bird Can Sing (Revolver)
Within You Without You (Sgt. Pepper)
Yer Blues (Beatles)
I Want You "She's So Heavy" (Abbey Road)
Dear Prudence (Beatles)
Glass Onion (Beatles)
Rain (Past Masters)
We Can Work It Out (Past Masters)
Baby, You Are a Rich Man (Magical Mystery Tour)
It's All Too Much (Yellow Submarine)
Across the Universe (Let It Be) |
It's All Too Much = good call too. I missed that one somehow before.
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Facetious
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Age: 24
Location: Somewhere you've never been
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- #34
- Posted: 12/31/2011 09:56
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Some more underrated tracks:
It Won't Be Long (With The Beatles)
All I've Got to Do (With The Beatles)
I'm So Tired (The Beatles)
Savoy Truffle (The Beatles)
The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill (The Beatles)
Julia (The Beatles)
Please Mr. Postman (With The Beatles)
Only a Northern Song (Yellow Submarine)
Good Morning Good Morning (Sgt. Pepper)
Yellow Submarine (Yellow Submarine/Revolver) [I know, I know, it's a #1 hit and all, but how many people really do like this song? There are so many people who consider this a weak song! And let's not forget, this is not about popularity, this is about how under-rated it is. And I say this song is underrated!]
She Said She Said (Revolver)
Think For Yourself (Rubber Soul)
Any Time at All (A Hard Day's Night)
For You Blue (Let It Be)
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Facetious
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Age: 24
Location: Somewhere you've never been
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- #35
- Posted: 12/31/2011 10:27
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Any more suggestions? I think that "This Boy" from Meet The Beatles! is also slightly underrated. But it's very well-known and liked. 
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Mother Nature's Son
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Age: 31
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- #36
- Posted: 12/31/2011 14:37
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<-- Check out my username for one of the most underrated beatles songs!
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Cerpth
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- #37
- Posted: 12/31/2011 15:31
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I think my favourite Beatles song is "I want you (she's so heavy). Last minutes of a song where the riff repeats itself and getting heavier.
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revolver94
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Age: 29
Location: DC suburb
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- #38
- Posted: 12/31/2011 20:21
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The ones that come to mind are:
Early Beatles:
It Won't Be Long, Hold Me Tight, If I Fell, I've Just Seen A Face
Middle Beatles:
Girl, For No One, And Your Bird Can Sing, Getting Better, Lovely Rita, Baby You're A Rich Man
Later Beatles:
Cry Baby Cry, Revolution 9, You Never Give Me Your Money, The End, Two Of Us
There were a few I almost included (Tomorrow Never Knows, Across The Universe, etc..) but I figured they were rated highly enough.
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theethereal91
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Location: Wisconsin
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- #39
- Posted: 12/31/2011 21:19
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Blue Way Jay (Magical Mystery Tour)
You're Gonna Lose That Girl (Help!)
I'll Be Back (A Hard Day's Night)
Wait (Rubber Soul)
and Across The Universe (Let It Be Naked) 2003
Tomorrow Never Knows is one of my favorite Beatles songs (easily in my top 5), but it doesn't seem that underrated to me.
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Sean
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Location: New Jersey
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