I'll Be Back - Will always be one of my favourites - for some reason it conjures images of the Beatles performing in Spain...perhaps in Sombereros (Mexican) - I have no idea why but it is a beautiful song.

Wait - I never really hear anything about this song. I know it was thrown together quickly and put on the album. Was the song that struck me the most on Rubber Soul.

I Need You - i just love that smooth harmony from Paul & John (I think both) "ahhh-ooooh" just about when George sings "Please come on back to me...". Hard to ...]]> Tue, 05 Feb 2013 13:17:20 +0000 http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/overrated-vs-underrated-songs/page-11/#p64828 The songs http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/overrated-vs-underrated-songs/page-11/#p64828 Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da is among my top ten favorite Beatles songs.  I don't know where I'd place it from 1 to 10, but it's certainly there somewhere -- but not #1.  The Beatles put out so much high quality stuff, I think it's impossible to have just one #1: I'd have to crowd several songs into the #1 slot -- like packing clowns into a tiny car.  Penny Lane would be one of them; but Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da would probably be around #5 or so.

Alissa said
Oh, I know, I know, I didn't mean by any means the song sucked, I honestly can't say that any Beatles song sucks, and I highly doubt I ever will. What do people think about Ob La Di, Ob La Da? It seems to be another that a lot of people think are overrated/worse than people think, but I actually really like it. Especially the Anthology version, I like it better, anyone feel the same?

I Love Ob La Di Ob La Da, and I totaly feel the same.

Linde said
I love I want to tell you. The piano bit used to annoy me but it's okay now.

Help is a great album, it has really grown on me and is now one of my favourite albums. I have to say Yesterday is actually one of my least favourite songs on it. Highly overrated too.

The piano chord used for the bit is specifically meant to annoy.

Help is a great album, it has really grown on me and is now one of my favourite albums. I have to say Yesterday is actually one of my least favourite songs on it. Highly overrated too.

Let it Be is overrated, and I Want to Tell You is underrated. I seem to be the only person I know who likes the song

Let It Be overrated?! Really? I think its incredible, one of the best Beatles songs, probably one of the best songs there's ever ...]]> Sun, 06 Jan 2013 21:38:05 +0000 http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/overrated-vs-underrated-songs/page-11/#p62552 The songs http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/overrated-vs-underrated-songs/page-11/#p62552 Hmmm...I think I've already posted a few tracks on this thread anyways (Me and my Monkey, the Anthology duo etc), but one song I've been listening to a lot lately is "I Need You". I get the impression it's fairly popular, but equally is often shoved aside when some of their 'heavyweight' songs are listed. Help as a whole I think is a fine album.

I dont play Yesterday that often but it is a very good song, not too smaltzy or overproduced which could have happened in the hands of another producer.

• Yesterday- I like it sometimes, but I think it's kinda depressing. I don't know why so many people like it. (Just my opinion.)
• Love Me Do- Okay for their first single, but it really isn't all that great. I also read that Ringo didn't play the drums on it; he just played the maracas or something. I just can't make myself love a Beatles song without the true Fab Four playing what they're supposed to. (Well, I know Paul had to play drums on Back in the U.S.S.R. and one other song I don't remember, but that's only because Ringo temporarily left the band, and there wasn't a replacement that was not from ...]]> Sat, 15 Dec 2012 04:58:08 +0000 http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/overrated-vs-underrated-songs/page-10/#p60611 The songs http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/overrated-vs-underrated-songs/page-10/#p60611 These change for me depending on the day and my mood, but lately:

   

  Overrated: Let it Be, Can't Buy Me Love, All You Need is Love

  Underrated: Hey Bulldog, Dear Prudence, Not a Second Time, The Word

   

  And I used to think Sgt. Pepper (the album) was a bit overrated (even though I love it) but lately I've been listening to it a lot through headphones and it's absolutely stunning what they tucked into every nook and cranny of that album, especially given the technology of the time. Plus, I just got the mono box set and the album in mono is a whole other ...]]> Thu, 29 Nov 2012 17:31:57 +0000 http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/overrated-vs-underrated-songs/page-10/#p60521 The songs http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/overrated-vs-underrated-songs/page-10/#p60521 Overrated: 

  Hey Jude: Yeah great singalong song and not a bad song at all and great that it sold so much, but there are so many songs that are better than this one.

  Yesterday: Kinda boring, I skip it a lot. Don't give a flying F about whether it's a classic or not.

  Let it be: Overplayed. 

  Love me do: Now this is a song I really hate. It's also very boring.

  Paperback Writer: Boring. I often skip it. I don't think it's bad, but I don't think it's special either. I don't really get how this became #1

   

  Oh and I also think Sgt Pepper ...]]> Mon, 26 Nov 2012 18:28:38 +0000