Most glaring canonical no-show: Yesterday.Also unexpectedly omitted: If I Fell, Day Tripper.Would have been nice to see: It's All Too Much.
Songs from my 20 that placed: 19.Song I voted for that didn't place: The Fool On The Hill.Highest placed song that I didn't vote for: A Day In The Life.Highest placed song that I couldn't hum to you now: Hey Bulldog.
― mike t-diva, Wednesday, 20 July 2011 10:55 (thirteen years ago) link
I'm really surprised If I Fell didn't make it to the top 60. My totally personal ballot was, as follows:
1. I Will2. We Can Work It Out3. Happiness Is A Warm Gun4. If I Fell5. She Loves You6. Martha My Dear7. I'm So Tired8. Blackbird9. Helter Skelter10. In My Life11. You Won't See Me12. Sexy Sadie13. And Your Bird Can Sing [here I mean the Anthology 2 version]14. You've Got To Hide Your Love Away15. I'll Be Back16. I'm Happy Just To Dance With You17. I'm Looking Through You18. Everybody's Got Something To Hide Except Me And My Monkey19. The Ballad Of John And Yoko20. Boys
Thanks Mark a lot for this poll! It was super fun.
― V79, Wednesday, 20 July 2011 10:56 (thirteen years ago) link
Song that I should have voted for, but didn't: She Loves You.
― mike t-diva, Wednesday, 20 July 2011 10:58 (thirteen years ago) link
Thanks Mark, great work. Early finish though - Clemenza's going to be annoyed when he wakes up.
― Ismael Klata, Wednesday, 20 July 2011 10:59 (thirteen years ago) link
There are some amazing songs not in the top 60 - Don't Let Me Down for one. Here's my ballot:
01 Dear Prudence 02 I Am The Walrus03 I Saw Her Standing There 04 Strawberry Fields05 Hey Bulldog 06 Tomorrow Never Knows07 A Day In The Life08 Rain 09 Don't Let Me Down10 Helter Skelter 11 Julia 12 Across The Universe 13 Savoy Truffle14 Two Of Us15 Ticket To Ride16 Hey Jude 17 I Feel Fine 18 Hello Goodbye 19 And Your Bird Can Sing 20 Come Together
― Zuleika, Wednesday, 20 July 2011 11:04 (thirteen years ago) link
Song I really learnt to appreciate through this poll: We Can Work It Out. Had previously ignored this fantastic song. I love the harmonium, the signature change, wonderful!
― Post-Manpat Music (dog latin), Wednesday, 20 July 2011 11:12 (thirteen years ago) link
My ballot:
1 Penny Lane 2 Help! 3 Something 4 Ticket To Ride 5 Got To Get You Into My Life 6 You've Got To Hide Your Love Away 7 Eleanor Rigby 8 Here Comes The Sun 9 And Your Bird Can Sing 10 Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) 11 The Fool On The Hill 12 I Am The Walrus 13 Dear Prudence 14 Strawberry Fields Forever 15 While My Guitar Gently Weeps 16 For No One 17 She's Leaving Home 18 Here, There And Everywhere 19 In My Life20 Across The Universe
― mike t-diva, Wednesday, 20 July 2011 11:13 (thirteen years ago) link
mine:
Hey BulldogRevolutionPaperback WriterI Saw Her Standing ThereI want You (She's so heavy)You Know My Name (Look Up the Number)Any Time at AllYou Can't Do ThatWaitBaby, You're a Rich ManMoney (That's What I Want)Revolution 9For No OneTomorrow Never KnowsHelpRainTaxmanWithin You Without YouHelter Skelter
― Mark G, Wednesday, 20 July 2011 11:19 (thirteen years ago) link
(can we have a post that is just the final list please)
― koogs, Wednesday, 20 July 2011 11:20 (thirteen years ago) link
I shall do, probably tomorrow.
― Mark G, Wednesday, 20 July 2011 11:21 (thirteen years ago) link
top 3 are pretty much straight hipster canon, but that's cool - they're great tracks and think i probably voted for all of them. also the left-field 60-4 kinda made up for predictability of the top spots. + was glad let it be (my number one) broke into the bottom of the charts at least, seems like i always hear ilxor's crapping on it in other "answers"
Is that the one where they do a sarcastic version of "Bits and Pieces" which collapses into "Jingle Bells"?
wait, what's a "Bits and Pieces"? they sing jingle bells the at the end of the 1963 one, is "bits and pieces" about good old old king wenceslas?
― messiahwannabe, Wednesday, 20 July 2011 11:22 (thirteen years ago) link
The 'intro' with the feet is a copy of the intro to Bits and pieces. By The Dave Clrk Five.
― Mark G, Wednesday, 20 July 2011 11:26 (thirteen years ago) link
to celebrate the end of this poll I'm gonna watch the "rotten apple" series on youtubehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mW0jr6TNwRs
by the end of the day I'm gonna be a believer
― V79, Wednesday, 20 July 2011 11:41 (thirteen years ago) link
1. I Will 2. Lovely Rita3. Back In The U.S.S.R.4. A Day In The Life5. Her Majesty6. Got To Get You Into My Life7. Octopus's Garden8. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)9. It’s All Too Much10. Only A Northern Song 11. Ticket To Ride12. All Together Now 13. Because14. Help!15. Yellow Submarine16. Here Comes The Sun17. I've Got A Feeling 18. You're Going To Lose That Girl19. Blue Jay Way20.Day Tripper
― kkvgz, Wednesday, 20 July 2011 11:49 (thirteen years ago) link
whoops, Octopus's Garden in bold too. : )
Thanks, Mark. Again, I really liked the speeded-up countdown. (You just need to move to an EST country.)
Half the Top 10 was surprising to me, half was easy to guess. Actually, "A Day in the Life" making #1 was almost a reverse surprise, if that makes sense. My Top 20:
1. "Tell Me What You See"2. "Martha My Dear"3. "I Need You"4. "Eight Days a Week"5. "Rain"6. "Don't Pass Me By"7. "It's All Too Much"8. "Baby, You're a Rich Man"9. "Long, Long, Long"10. "Ticket to Ride"11. "I've Just Seen a Face"12. "Yes It Is"13. "Norwegian Wood"14. "You've Got to Hide Your Love Away"15. "She Said She Said"16. "Two of Us"17. "I'm So Tired"18. "She's a Woman"19. "Christmas Time Is Here Again"20. "I'm Looking Through You"
I don't think my Top 3 got another vote--wonder if that's true of anybody else.
― clemenza, Wednesday, 20 July 2011 12:01 (thirteen years ago) link
1. Tomorrow Never Knows #32. A Day in the Life #13. Strawberry Fields Forever #24. Twist and Shout #305. I Want You (She's So Heavy) #336. Rain #187. Hey Bulldog #108. Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds9. Things We Said Today #2210 Julia #2711 And Your Bird Can Sing #1112 For No One #713 I Am The Walrus #814 Wait15 Penny Lane #1416 Happiness is a Warm Gun #617 All My Loving #5618 Hold Me Tight19 Revolution 1 (take 20) #12420 Helter Skelter #44
― little mushroom person (abanana), Wednesday, 20 July 2011 12:10 (thirteen years ago) link
xp I voted for Martha! wonder how did it place. also I briefly considered voting for Tell Me What You See, I like it very much
― V79, Wednesday, 20 July 2011 12:20 (thirteen years ago) link
I'm surprised these didn't place: Lady Madonna, Please Please Me, Taxman, With A Little Help From My Friends, Within You Without You, Revolution 9, Because
― Ismael Klata, Wednesday, 20 July 2011 12:25 (thirteen years ago) link
Mein Ballot:
1. Lovely Rita2. Flying3. For No One4. I'm Looking Through You5. And Your Bird Can Sing6. Don't Let Me Down7. Julia8. Lady Madonna9. Ticket to Ride10. Rocky Raccoon11. I'm So Tired12. I've Just Seen a Face13. Baby, You're a Rich Man14. Blackbird15. You've Got to Hide Your Love Away16. She Said She Said17. Tomorrow Never Knows18. Dear Prudence19. A Day in the Life20. A Hard Day's Night
― ◦ ⃝◦ ⃝◦ ⃝◦ ⃝◦ ⃝◦ ⃝◦ ⃝◦ ⃝◦ ⃝◦ ⃝◦ ⃝ (Moka), Wednesday, 20 July 2011 12:28 (thirteen years ago) link
My ballot. 12 of my 20 did not make it, and nothing below 13 made it at all:
1 While My Guitar Gently Weeps (31)2 If I Fell3 Hey Bulldog (10)4 And Your Bird Can Sing (12)5 Slow Down6 You Won't See Me (57)7 Two Of Us (45)8 Dear Prudence (4)9 I Call Your Name10 Getting Better (39)11 I'll Get You12 Tell Me Why13 For No One (7)14 I Don't Want To Spoil The Party15 That Means A Lot16 It Won't Be Long17 I'll Follow The Sun18 You're Going To Lose That Girl19 The Night Before20 Good Morning Good Morning
― BIG HOOBA aka the stankdriver (Phil D.), Wednesday, 20 July 2011 12:30 (thirteen years ago) link
When will we get to see the full ranking?
― grit of ad hominem (kkvgz), Wednesday, 20 July 2011 12:38 (thirteen years ago) link
Was gonna do it tomorrow, just so it didn't stymie discussion of the 60-1 chart.
― Mark G, Wednesday, 20 July 2011 12:39 (thirteen years ago) link
fair enough
― grit of ad hominem (kkvgz), Wednesday, 20 July 2011 12:43 (thirteen years ago) link
thanks for this.
i'm not a big fan but bought all the reissues in order just to hear all those lp-only tracks that i'd never heard. turned out there weren't that many that were any good 8) am currently trying to prune the 200+ tracks down to a manageable set but i got sidetracked at about 150...
― koogs, Wednesday, 20 July 2011 12:46 (thirteen years ago) link
Yeah, what I meant to say was that my Top 3 didn't place in the Top 60, not that they didn't get another vote. Which probably was true of others.
― clemenza, Wednesday, 20 July 2011 12:46 (thirteen years ago) link
great job mark, thank you
A Day In The LifeYou're Gonna Lose That GirlEvery Little ThingI've Just Seen a FaceHappiness is a Warm GunThings We Said TodayHere, There And EverywhereFor No OneWhat You're DoingBack in the U.S.S.R.You Never Give Me Your MoneyGolden SlumbersI Dig A PonyCome TogetherI Want You (She's So Heavy)Here Comes The SunCry Baby CryI'm a LoserGirlNo Reply
― Roberto Spiralli, Wednesday, 20 July 2011 12:52 (thirteen years ago) link
What a wonderful time! Not many of mine placed, unfortunately.. I must be listening to a different Beatles than y'all. Mostly, I'm just burnt out on the 'classics'..
1 You're Going To Lose That Girl2 Rocky Raccoon3 Honey Pie4 Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da5 Baby, You're A Rich Man6 Do You Want To Know A Secret7 And Your Bird Can Sing (#12)8 Don't Pass Me By9 She Came In Through the Bathroom Window 10 Girl11 Happiness Is A Warm Gun (#6)12 Martha My Dear13 Please Please Me14 Tell Me Why15 Maxwell's Silver Hammer16 Oh! Darling17 One after 90918 Devil In Her Heart19 Two Of Us20 Her Majesty
― she started dancing to that (Finefinemusic), Wednesday, 20 July 2011 13:19 (thirteen years ago) link
Turns out my unsubmitted top 20 is ridiculously canon-friendly, top three especially - I'm the anti-Finefinemusic
1. Tomorrow Never Knows2. A Day in the Life3. Strawberry Fields Forever4. Nowhere Man5. Hey Bulldog6. Here Comes the Sun7. Eleanor Rigby8. I Am the Walrus9. Helter Skelter10. Blackbird11. For No One12. In My Life13. Here, There and Everywhere14. A Hard Day’s Night15. Rain16. You Won’t See Me17. You Never Give Me Your Money18. I Want to Hold Your Hand19. Penny Lane20. I’m So Tired
― Strictly vote-splitting (DL), Wednesday, 20 July 2011 13:20 (thirteen years ago) link
Fun poll, thanks Mark! Here's my ballot.
1. Paperback Writer (15) 2. Rain (18) 3. Helter Skelter (44) 4. Revolution 9 5. Strawberry Fields Forever (2) 6. Something (51) 7. Ticket To Ride (5) 8. I Feel Fine 9. Day Tripper 10. Tomorrow Never Knows (3) 11. Here, There And Everywhere (28) 12. I Am The Walrus (8) 13. Please Please Me 14. A Hard Day's Night (40) 15. Eight Days A Week (60) 16. A Day In The Life (1) 17. You Won't See Me (57) 18. I Want To Hold Your Hand (53) 19. The Ballad Of John And Yoko 20. Yesterday
― Josef K-Doe (WmC), Wednesday, 20 July 2011 13:23 (thirteen years ago) link
ha, and if you *had* put that ballot in, "Nowhere man" would have had enough points to chart! (xpost)
― Mark G, Wednesday, 20 July 2011 13:23 (thirteen years ago) link
DL's is spookily close to the final list.
― Post-Manpat Music (dog latin), Wednesday, 20 July 2011 13:24 (thirteen years ago) link
awesome, someone else voted for "Every Little Thing"
― you will know queer obama by his fruits (JoeStork), Wednesday, 20 July 2011 13:24 (thirteen years ago) link
I was glad to see "Ticket to Ride" show well, but disappointed that "I Feel Fine" wasn't there with it. I see them as companion pieces that reveal Ringo's greatness -- dragging the beat and tempo in one, and propelling the band and pulling the other guys along in the other.
― Josef K-Doe (WmC), Wednesday, 20 July 2011 13:27 (thirteen years ago) link
DL: I challenge you to a FITE! :) Just kidding!
― she started dancing to that (Finefinemusic), Wednesday, 20 July 2011 13:29 (thirteen years ago) link
RainWhile My Guitar Gently WeepsThe Ballad of John and YokoGet BackTomorrow Never KnowsRevolutionHey JudeYesterdayYou've Got to Hide Your Love AwayAcross the UniverseEverybody's Got Something to Hide Except Me and My MonkeyI'm Looking Through YouPaperback WriterNorwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)Here Comes the SunI Want to Hold Your HandBirthdayWe Can Work It OutHere, There and EverywhereI Am the Walrus
I knew Monkey and Birthday were long shots, but I was definitely counting on the other ones bolded here to make the top 60. Oh well.
― Johnny Fever, Wednesday, 20 July 2011 13:31 (thirteen years ago) link
Damn, finefinemusic! And I thought my ballot was full out outsider picks. Big up for the Her Majesty vote. Also, because you voted for Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da and Rocky Raccoon, you win the "purest soul" award for this poll wrap-up.
― grit of ad hominem (kkvgz), Wednesday, 20 July 2011 13:31 (thirteen years ago) link
1 Help! (24)2 And Your Bird Can Sing (12)3 Come Together (50)4 Strawberry Fields Forever (2)5 I Want To Hold Your Hand (53)6 Everybody's Got Something To Hide Except Me And My Monkey7 Across The Universe (35)8 Hey Bulldog (10)9 Julia (27)10 Long, Long, Long (19)11 I've Got A Feeling12 Tomorrow Never Knows (3) 13 I Will (54) 14 I'm Only Sleeping (9)15 I'm So Tired (55)16 Ticket To Ride (5)17 It Won't Be Long18 Taxman19 Flying20 Yes It Is (anthology version)
― Volvo Twilight (p-dog), Wednesday, 20 July 2011 13:35 (thirteen years ago) link
The joke was, I put Her Majesty at the end, just like the song is, geddit? Unfortunately it didn't get many points from me as a result! Purest soul? I like that. Summer makes me happy, makes me inclined to listen to jingly jangly pop music. I knew Ob-la-di wouldn't get far but I do truly like it - was shocked that Rocky Raccoon didn't!
gis for Purest Soul/how I look todayhttp://fc01.deviantart.net/fs36/f/2008/274/2/6/The_Purest_Soul_by_shadow_wolf.jpg
― she started dancing to that (Finefinemusic), Wednesday, 20 July 2011 13:54 (thirteen years ago) link
That's about right!
― grit of ad hominem (kkvgz), Wednesday, 20 July 2011 13:55 (thirteen years ago) link
i voted for rocky racoon
― Post-Manpat Music (dog latin), Wednesday, 20 July 2011 13:58 (thirteen years ago) link
*high five*
― she started dancing to that (Finefinemusic), Wednesday, 20 July 2011 13:58 (thirteen years ago) link
I didn't vote but now want to put together what my ballot would have been...
― lol sickmouthy (Scik Mouthy), Wednesday, 20 July 2011 14:09 (thirteen years ago) link
Great poll. Many thanks to the organizers. There will always be a place for you in the Savoy Truffle of my heart.
Here's my ballot. I think y'all need to go back and listen to I'll Cry Instead some more.
1. A Day In The Life2. Help!3. I’ll Cry Instead4. No Reply5. You Never Give Me Your Money6. I’ve Just Seen A Face7. She Loves You8. Let It Be9. I’m Looking Through You10. Hey Jude11. Ticket To Ride12. In My Life13. Sexy Sadie14. We Can Work It Out15. Rain16. I’m Only Sleeping17. She Said She Said18. Got To Get You Into My Life19. Blackbird20. I Feel Fine
― kornrulez6969, Wednesday, 20 July 2011 14:14 (thirteen years ago) link
Thanks, Mark!
My votes:
1. Ticket to Ride2. I'm Only Sleeping3. You Never Give Me Your Money4. Things We Said Today5. In My Life6. Happiness is a Warm Gun7. Hey Bulldog8. Got to Get You Into My Life9. I Am The Walrus10. A Day in the Life11. Here, There and Everywhere12. If I Needed Someone13. Strawberry Fields Forever14. Because15. It Won't Be Long16. Rain17. Tomorrow Never Knows18. Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)19. Across the Universe (original single)20. We Can Work It Out
― Darin, Wednesday, 20 July 2011 14:23 (thirteen years ago) link
i am *shocked* about where Hey Bulldog placed! it was, i think, my #19 but didn't expect... wow.
― karma's ruthless invisible (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Wednesday, 20 July 2011 14:34 (thirteen years ago) link
another day and it could've been a completely different twenty:
1. Eleanor Rigby2. Being For The Benefit of Mr Kite!3. Come Together4. I've Just Seen A Face5. I'm Only Sleeping6. She Loves You7. Paperback Writer8. You Never Give Me Your Money9. We Can Work It Out10. Blackbird
11. I'm A Loser12. Tomorrow Never Knows13. Your Mother Should Know14. Strawberry Fields Forever15. Good Morning Good Morning16. A Day In The Life17. It Won't Be Long18. No Reply19. Penny Lane20. Yellow Submarine
― Ismael Klata, Wednesday, 20 July 2011 14:35 (thirteen years ago) link
1. Eleanor Rigby (21) (i was expecting top 5 with this one!)2. We Can Work It Out (11)3. Magical Mystery Tour4. And Your Bird Can Sing (12)5. Get back (thought this one would make top 20)6. If I Needed Someone (43)7. Tomorrow Never Knows (3) (did better than i expected)8. What You're Doing9. The Night Before10. Helter Skelter (44) (surprisingly low)11. Eight Days A Week (60)12. The Word13. Polythene Pam14. Dear Prudence (4)15. Norwegian Wood (20)16. Revolution (52)17. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band18. Paperback Writer (15)19. Hey Bulldog (10) (shocked how well this did)20. Don't Pass Me By
xpost, hey - the other Eleanor Rigby #1!
― karma's ruthless invisible (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Wednesday, 20 July 2011 14:45 (thirteen years ago) link
and thanks so much, Mark!
― karma's ruthless invisible (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Wednesday, 20 July 2011 14:48 (thirteen years ago) link
I was surprised by "Hey Bulldog" too, but from a different vantage point--it's the only Top 10 finisher I unequivocally dislike, which gets back to my general dislike of the Beatles at their heaviest.
― clemenza, Wednesday, 20 July 2011 14:50 (thirteen years ago) link