The Best Of The Beatles

[calculus]

Over in another part of the MacRumors forest there has been some debate about the merits (or otherwise) of that well known popular music combo The Beatles.

This got me thinking about my favourite Beatles tracks so here for your pleasure is my fantasy Beatles long playing record.

Side 1

Tomorrow Never Knows
Rain
Revolution (Hey Jude B Side version)
A Hard Day's Night
In My Life

Side 2

Strawberry Fields
I Am The Walrus
Ticket To Ride
She Said, She Said
Yer Blues

So, over to you. What would your ten track Beatles LP* contain?

*ask your dad

[OwlsAndApples]

My favourite ten, although I'm not used to splitting it into sides :p

Side 1
Back in the USSR
Being For The Benefit Of Mr. Kite!
Lucy In the Sky With Diamonds
I Want To Hold Your Hand
Hey Jude

Side 2
I Feel Fine
Blackbird
Eleanor Rigby
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)
A Day In The Life

[Mitthrawnuruodo]

I am more of a Kinks (and even Stones) fan, but alright:

Side A
We Can Work It Out
Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) **
Michelle
Strawberry Fields Forever
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
With A Little Help From My Friends

Side B
Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds
The Fool On The Hill
Revolution
Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da
All You Need Is Love
Come Together

** This is for the Norwegian ed. and maybe Help! should go on the international...

But I see there's room for 3, 4 or 5 bonus track on the CD, like Get Back, Magical Mystery Tour and, the already mentioned, Help!... :)

[psychofreak]

A SIDE
Back in the USSR
Help
Sgt Pepper's
Come Together
I've Just Seen A Face

B SIDE
I need you
The night before
Good morning
Ob-la-di-la-da
With A Little Help From My Friends

[rdowns]

Magical Mystery Tour
Golden Slumbers
Sgt. Pepper
Back in the USSR
Dig a Pony
Get Back
Come Together
Strawberry Fields
Revolution
Oh Darling
Norweigan Wood

[calculus]

I'm struck by how many different songs we've chosen between us.

[gloss]

Probably because the Beatles have at least 40 different songs that could be labeled 'Essential'.

[siurpeeman]

side 1

in my life (my favorite beatles song of all time)
do you want to know a secret
from me to you
a hard day's night
yellow submarine

side 2

here comes the sun
two of us
strawberry fields forever
blackbird
hey jude

[dopey220]

Side 1:
Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!
Strawberry Fields Forever
Here Comes The Sun
Within You Without You
While My Guitar Gently Weeps

Side 2:
A Day In The Life
I Want You (She's So Heavy)
Across The Universe
Drive My Car
Blackbird

[mike dunx]

A
1.Here Comes The Sun
2.Girl
3.Think For Yourself
4.From Me To You
5.Octopus's Garden (Version From LOVE)

B
1.Good Day Sunshine
2.Martha My Dear
3.Blackbird
4.Mother Nature's Son
5.Let It Be

[netdog]

This is an impossible task, but this album would be okay...

Side 1

Come Together
Blackbird
Hide Your Love Away
Two of Us
She Ain't Heavy

Side 2

I Am The Walrus
Back In The USSR
Revolution
Helter Skelter
You Never Give Me Your Money / Reprise / The End (Remix)

[NintendoFan]

SIDE A

Revolution
The Fool On The Hill
Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds
Nowhere Man
All You Need Is Love

SIDE B

Across The Universe
Strawberry Fields Forever
Something
Hey Jude
A Day In The Life

There has never and will never be any better way to end an album then with A Day In The Life.

[calculus]

Well, I put my ten songs into a playlist today and listened to it a few times. They sounded so fresh and contemporary. Sometimes I don't listen to The Beatles for quite long periods and almost convince myself that perhaps they weren't so important after all. As soon as I listen to them I realise that they were the best band we've ever had.