Beatles songs

Any positive assessment, any adjective that is used to describe the music of this Liverpool quartet, would be to repeat what was said a thousand times. Because The Beatles as a term, as a concept, is itself synonymous with quality, innovation, rock and roll (good rock and roll). It is synonymous with music, culture, and success.

Then we will a list of several of the best Beatles songs. As we always say, for sure there will be many other songs that could also be here, from this mythical band.

List of some of the best songs by The Beatles

Don't let me down

  Recorded on January 28, 1969 and published at the end of April of that same year. The authorship is attributed to the Lennon / McCartney duet, although many maintain that only the former worked on its composition. The song reached the number one position in the charts of Australia, Canada and Switzerland.

Hey Jude

Recorded between July 31 and August 1, 1968, also attributed to Lennon / McCartney. For Rolling Stone magazine, it is the eighth best song of all time. At 7.11 minutes, it became the longest single to hit the number one spot on the US charts. It also topped the charts in the UK, Canada, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Germany, Ireland, Australia and France. For much of the public, this is the best Beatles song.

hello goodbye

Recorded between October 2 and November 2, 1967 at EMI Studios in London. Although it is also attributed to the Lennon / McCarney duet, there are those who maintain that it was the latter who composed it, during an improvisation routine in his kitchen. John Lennon seemed to dislike this song particularly. Number 1 in the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, the Netherlands, Norway, Germany, New Zealand and Australia.

Penny Lane

Recorded between December 29, 1966 and January 17, 1967. Users of rateyourmusic.com they cataloged it as the best single in history, while Rolling Stone magazine gave it step 449 in its ranking with the Best 500 Songs of All Time. The lyrics refer to a street in Liverpool that Lennon and McCartney used to travel together by bus to the city center. Number 1 on the music charts of the United States, Canada, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Australia and Germany.

yellow submarine

Recorded between May 26 and June 1966, XNUMX at EMI studios in London. Many associated the idea of ​​a yellow submarine with drugs, although Paul McCartney claims that the idea simply came to his head one day, and that the only association he could think of were some sweets he ever tasted in Greece. Few believed him. It topped the charts in the UK, Canada, the Netherlands, Norway, Germany, Ireland, New Zealand and Australia.

Stawberry fields forever

Recorded at various times in 1968, the theme is inspired by John Lennon's memories of the kindergarten he attended as a child, precisely called Stawberry forever. Number 1 in the Netherlands, Norway and Australia. According to the ranking of Rolling Stone magazine, this is the seventy-seventh best song of all time.

All you need is love

Recorded between June 14 and 25, 1967, this song was the first to be broadcast on television internationally, reaching 30 countries and more than 400 million viewers. It reached the top of the list of countries such as the United States, New Zealand, Norway and the United Kingdom, among others.

Twist & Shout

The Beatles covered this popular song written by Phil Medley and Bert Russell and included it in their first studio album “Please Please Me”. Of course the Liverpool quartet's version is the best known of the song.

Yesterday

It was recorded in a single day, June 14, 1965. Composed by Paul McCartney, according to the Guinness Book of Records, It is the song with the most broadcasts on the world's radios. It is also the most covered song in the history of music, with more than 1600 reinterpretations.

I saw her standing there

Recorded on February 11, 1963, this is the song that opens the band's debut album “Please, please me”. For Rolling Stone magazine, it occupies position 139 in the ranking with the 500 best songs of all time.

I want to hold your hand

Recorded October 17, 1963, this song was the one that opened the doors of success for the band in the United States. More than 15 million copies of this single have been sold, making it the most profitable of the band. According to the list of Rolling Stone magazine, it ranks number 16. In addition to the United States, it reached number 1 in the chats of the United Kingdom, Norway, Germany, Australia and Canada

Let it be

For many, this is the band's farewell song. In fact, it was the last single released before the disbandment. McCartney said in an interview that the lyrics of the song came to his mind after his late mother appeared to him in a dream, right in the middle of the turbulent recording sessions of the self-titled album. "Easy, everything will be fine. Let it be". Although McCartney was unhappy with the outcome of the song (and the entire album), the theme reached number 1 in various markets, including the United Kingdom, Canada, the United States, and Norway.

 Come Together

Recorded June 12-30, 1969. Originally, it was a advertising slogan John Lennon wrote for Timothy Leary ahead of the California election. But the project was abruptly interrupted, after the candidate ended up in prison for possession of Marijuana.

Tomorrow Never Knows

Considered as the the band's most experimental and psychedelic song. John Lennon took as a starting point to put together the lyrics of this theme, the book The Psychedelic Experience, written by Tomothy Leary, Richard Alpert and Ralph Metzen.

And to think that they were only together for 10 years ...

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