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Ranking of all tunes on Abbey Road
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My favourite album

1) The Medley (don’t want to split it)

2)Something

3)Oh! Darling

4)Here Comes The Sun

5)Because

6)I Want You (She’s So Heavy)

7)Come Together

8) Maxwell’s Silver Hammer

9)Octopus’s Garden

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meanmistermustard said
Weakest is Oh Darling (prefer the Paul and John duet on Anthology and think that John would have sang it better than Paul).

WAAAAaaaaaaaaaaaa? a-hard-days-night-ringo-6 Oh! Darling on its own is a classic! heart

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Oh Darling! isn’t that great

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Annadog40 said
Oh Darling! isn’t that great

I agree completely. I just feel like the vocals aren’t as strong as the other songs they have done

Can’t believe I’m saying this: but I think Oh! Darling is kind of overrateda-hard-days-night-ringo-6

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natureaker said

Annadog40 said
Oh Darling! isn’t that great

I agree completely. I just feel like the vocals aren’t as strong as the other songs they have done

Can’t believe I’m saying this: but I think Oh! Darling is kind of overrateda-hard-days-night-ringo-6

Same here. I think its one of the weakest songs on the album, it just doesnt do much for me. I prefer the John and Paul vocals on ‘Anthology 3 ‘. 

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meanmistermustard said

natureaker said

Annadog40 said
Oh Darling! isn’t that great

I agree completely. I just feel like the vocals aren’t as strong as the other songs they have done

Can’t believe I’m saying this: but I think Oh! Darling is kind of overrateda-hard-days-night-ringo-6

Same here. I think its one of the weakest songs on the album, it just doesnt do much for me. I prefer the John and Paul vocals on ‘Anthology 3 ‘. 

I heard a rumour John was always annoyed that he never got to sing on the final version. I like it anyway, it’s arguably filler, but McCartney-class filler, so it’s still perfect.

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natureaker sneered  

Annadog40 muttered dismissively 
Oh Darling! isn’t that great

I agree completely. I just feel like the vocals aren’t as strong as the other songs they have done

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a-hard-days-night-john-7 You’ve obviously never tried to sing it  a-hard-days-night-paul-11 

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^ hard to sing but the vocals don’t sound good imo.

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Silly Girl said

natureaker sneered  

Annadog40 muttered dismissively 
Oh Darling! isn’t that great

I agree completely. I just feel like the vocals aren’t as strong as the other songs they have done

a-hard-days-night-john-7 You’ve obviously never tried to sing it  a-hard-days-night-paul-11 

I could be wrong, but I believe natureaker was comparing vocals to others the band had done – not comparing them to how we mere mortals could sing them.

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Silly Girl said

natureaker sneered  

Annadog40 muttered dismissively 
Oh Darling! isn’t that great

I agree completely. I just feel like the vocals aren’t as strong as the other songs they have done

a-hard-days-night-john-7 You’ve obviously never tried to sing it  a-hard-days-night-paul-11 

So people can’t judge unless they can replicate?

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Zig said

Silly Girl said

natureaker sneered  

Annadog40 muttered dismissively 
Oh Darling! isn’t that great

I agree completely. I just feel like the vocals aren’t as strong as the other songs they have done

a-hard-days-night-john-7 You’ve obviously never tried to sing it  a-hard-days-night-paul-11 

I could be wrong, but I believe natureaker was comparing vocals to others the band had done – not comparing them to how we mere mortals could sing them.

Even the godly 😉 Sir P. had trouble singin’ it. But I see your point. 

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So people can’t judge unless they can replicate?

You’re terrible about assuming I said things that I didn’t say. a-hard-days-night-john-7 I only meant that if you gave it a whack you might appreciate it a little more, because it’s bleeding difficult, it is. ahdn_paul_01 

All we are saying is give Oh! Darling a chance. a-hard-days-night-john-1 

Sorry if I hurt anyone’s field. I will admit to feeling just the least bit stroppy today. 

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You’re terrible about assuming I said things that I didn’t say. 

 

People have before and it’s a pet peeve of mine. Hope you get to be Silly Girl instead of Stroppy Girl.

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I agree with @meanmistermustard about Oh! Darling , it’s the least interesting song on the album. Nothing wrong with slow rockers, but it falls flat. To make an unfair comparison, compare it with Let Me Roll It . Not only is Paul not straining for a note there, it has a great guitar hook and backing vocals, elements that offset the pace and provide variety, which proves Paul could improve on earlier efforts. Oh! Darling tries too hard, with too little. More input from John or George might have avoided that. The only song I skip on the album (although I’m not a great fan of Golden Slumbers either but it’s the Medley and it cannot be broken).

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I can see everyone’s perspective.a-hard-days-night-paul-11 Lyric-wise, it’s not as poetic as the other songs on the album. The guitar riffs and Ringo’s drumming is rad, but it doesn’t set them apart from other musicians in the same era like the other songs. But if you’re not comparing it, this one song alone could’ve been a one-hit wonder if a random artist made it. On its own, it’s genius–but for them, it’s more like their older music. 

The song definitely sets Paul apart with his vocals. (On range alone, it’s one of the best.) The guy is a tenor, but he’s not a Steve Perry kind of tenor. It’s incredible how he can zip from his chest to head voice, and then by the end of the song it’s a gravelly, rocky, hot mess. As a singer, I know how hard that is to come by. It’s amazing that he can write such awesome songs, lyrically and melodically, and then has such a great voice.beatlemaniacs_02_gif

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Ranking of all tunes on Abbey Road

1)  Awesome to Awesomer! a-hard-days-night-paul-11

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Pauls vocals for Oh! Darling seem to kind of cancel out the rather mediocre lyrics of this song to still make it a good Beatles tune. 

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** There are no bad songs on this album, and I enjoy ever single one **

That being said, my ranking is as follows:

1. The Medley

2. Oh! Darling

3. Something

4. I Want You (She’s So Heavy)

5. Come Together

6. Here Comes The Sun

7. Because

8. Her Majesty

9. Maxwell’s Silver Hammer

10. Octopus’s Garden

We were just trying to write songs about prostitutes and lesbians thats all 

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** There are no bad songs on this album, and I enjoy ever single one **
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I say that about every single Beatles album. a-hard-days-night-george-9 

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