Please Please Me – Ask Me Why

From Me To You – Thank You Girl

She Loves You – I'll Get You

I Want To Hold Your Hand – This Boy

Can't Buy Me Love – You Can't Do That

A Hard Day's Night – Things We Said Today

I Feel Fine – She's a Woman

Ticket To Ride – Yes It Is

Help! – I'm Down

We Can Work It Out – Day Tripper*

Paperback Writer – Rain

Yellow Submarine – Eleanor Rigby*

Penny Lane – Strawberry Fields Forever*

All You Need Is Love – Baby, You're a Rich Man

Hello, Goodbye – I ...]]> Sun, 13 Jan 2013 02:53:58 +0000 http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/b-sides-that-outweigh-the-a-side/#p55406 The songs http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/b-sides-that-outweigh-the-a-side/#p55406 I won't go so far as to say that I PREFER "You Know My Name" (one of the Beatles' most unique, off-the-rubber-wall creations) to "Let It Be" (fairly turgid, lesser rehash of "Hey Jude" ) but that's only because the butchered "(...Number)" on the b-side is far inferior to the full uncut 6:20 version. To imagiine the boys putting something so long and ridiculous (yet metiticulously assembled and performed!) within less than a millimetre of vinyl-width of something so serious as "Let It Be"! In some ways that's an even greater breach than between "Eleanor Rigby" and "Yellow Submarine", which ...]]> Fri, 10 Aug 2012 06:36:12 +0100 http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/b-sides-that-outweigh-the-a-side/#p55293 The songs http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/b-sides-that-outweigh-the-a-side/#p55293 To me, "Eleanor Rigby" is one of the greatest songs - not just of the rock era but of all time: beautiful melody, poignant lyrics, perfect arrangement, powerful and touching voice.