I actually made mine a couple of weeks ago so this is a great topic for me to go into. No need to mention all of these are 10/10s.

Some honourable mentions first:

Golden Slumbers (if it was longer maybe it would’ve gotten into my top but given it’s a piece inside an ensemble, it’s just a mention, but it is the best moment in the final three Abbey Road tracks for me personally)

Hey Jude (my name is Julian, imagine how personal this song feels to me also I love you Paul)

I’m So Tired (the progression is just so awesome)

In My Life (wonderful and simple, I love it and you know why because you love it too don’t ya?)

Tomorrow Never Knows (those drums mamma mia)

Ok, my top 10 in this order… *sigh*

10) Strawberry Fields Forever – Inventive, orginal, with multiple sections to enjoy and appreciate. Studio magic in its purest form. Not at the top of my list as many would prefer because I do enjoy the first 90 seconds way more than the rest of the song. But still, it’s amazing, it is AAMMAAZZIINNGGA.

9) Happiness Is A Warm Gun – Kind of like I said above, but I enjoy each section more equally. Definitely a legendary moment on the White Album .

8) Rain – The lyrics are extremely touching, even though they aren’t really that clear. The magic of Rain and John’s songwriting in general is that sometimes he said bollocks, but said them in a way so melodic and cohesive. His poetry could be non-sensical but with the right instrumentation it was just… art. The instrumental is ethereal and moody in a way the Beatles didn’t really make a song like it again. It’s so unique. Chilling.

7) Cry Baby Cry – The chord progression is insanely catchy and the adding bits of instrumental layers keeps it interesting the whole time. Underrated as few and I love it so much. It also really takes me back where I came from.

6) Baby, You’re a Rich Man – A fun anthem that’s also psyechedlic. The build-up and pay-off is just so perfect, melodies are some of their best and there’s a Lennon/McCartney symbiosis that I think only two songs can top. We’ll get to them.

5) A Day In The Life – One of them is this, obviously. I read the news today, oh boy. This is such a classic it demands to be indluded, I mean, listen to that orchestra. One of the most grandiose step-ups in pop music history. Paul’s bit is so charming, and John’s vocals are out of this world beautiful. I think the ending is a little bit long and the final chord was never of my liking. But the song is such an opera is no wonder some put it at the top of their lists. I’m completely fine with this song being the universal “best Beatles song”. It deserves it.

4) You Never Give Me Your Money – The REAL medley. I love it when songs progress. I love it I love it I love it. This song progresses and oh man what a way to progress. The instrumental change-ups and attention to detail are so thorough and add so much personality to the song it’s unbelievable. It is too good. And too connected to the medley. Counting the medley as one has always made this song seem like just an intro to something when it’s not, it’s so much more and it holds up on its own so well, people just have to differenciate between one song and the other. Give it a chance, I guarantee you you’ll love it as much as I do if you just listen.

3) She Said She Said – Okay, maybe this does sound like Rain somehow. Just the melodies oh my God ! When it goes into 3/4 progression it feels as if the songs would stop and then going back again to 4/4 you are catapulted into the stratosphere. The power of the song is in the groove. Drums, bass, guitar, vocals, everything moves in a concentric circle. It is probably my favourite “steady” Beatles song. In my opinion, the best off Revolver , so go figure.

2) I’ve Got A Feeling – The ultimate Lennon/McCartney match-up. I f*cking live for this song. It sounds so familiar but it’s also so predictive of 70s hard rock. Even though they were the dukes of rock and roll, they never quite grasped their full hard rock potential as a band generally, they were a lot softer than that. And when they did get hard, they overdid it. But this is just the right amount of everything, and there’s no studio trickery to fool you. This is just the band, in a room, making planets move. Lennon’s bit comes in like a soft caress after Paul punches you in the face with his guitar. And when the two vocals fuse, the planets align.

1) Dear Prudence – No doubt. I do not overhype this song when I say it is the most beautiful, powerfully recorded song maybe ever made. I do not understand how so many people don’t talk about it the way they do A Day In The Life or Strawberry Fields Forever . John manages to revolve every instrument around his endeering lyrics with such presition and such beauty, the world is a different color everytime it ends. The lyrics themselves are variations on “roses are red”, whch would sound like a so-so idea. But somehow Lennon, with his passionate delivery, turns those simple lyrics into complex emotions of cries for help, hope and love. It’s hard for me to describe my feelings about it. It is completely flawless, there’s not a second I don’t enjoy and there’s not a time, or a place, were I can’t vibe to it. I’ve thoroughly analyzed it and heard every version of it and it is never dull, not for a moment, and I’ve also had it in the background filling the room and it’s still so fitting too. I cannot begin to explain the worlds this song has shown to me. I love it no matter what.