POLL Those Years Ago: The Beatles Solo Careers Poll Results Thread

There's something eerie about the sleeves to 'Give Peace a Chance' and 'Cold Turkey' ...

Faust cover connections

SWEET BANANA

can't remember if i voted for c moon or if it was one of my final cuts, but it like it. charming nonsense.

"When We Was Fab" is one of my least favorite Harrisingles – something about the nostalgia clashes with his nature, producing a tentative song

Man let it roll is the best Harrison song ever

listen i love tom petty but i'm going through the playlist rn and i can't believe i'm about to hear "i won't back down"

"fame," sure

79. Magneto and Titanium Man - Wings (feat. Paul) (433 points, 8 votes)
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/91/Magneto_and_Titanium_Man_cover.jpg/220px-Magneto_and_Titanium_Man_cover.jpg

hell yeah *snaps fingers*

78. Got My Mind Set On You - George Harrison (feat. George) (441 points, 7 votes)
https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/gPsAAOSwoydWpgmd/s-l300.jpg

it's called adamantium, paul

77. Don't Let Me Wait Too Long - George Harrison (feat. George, Ringo) (451 points, 7 votes)
http://images.45worlds.com/f/ab/george-harrison-apple-17-ab.jpg

too low

it's called adamantium, paul

? no it isn't

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titanium_Man

making a joke, not nearly deep into marvel lore to realize that titanium man was a thing

76. Run of the Mill - George Harrison (feat. George, Ringo) (456 points, 7 votes)
https://i.pinimg.com/originals/43/47/41/4347414f4e6044a6a29c006ebe874561.jpg

75. Look at Me - John Lennon (feat. John) (471 points, 7 votes)
https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0067/2072/products/R-6782548-1426549730-1369.jpeg_grande.jpg?v=1448974143

OK that's it for a bit

To summarize:
100. Calico Skies - Paul McCartney (feat. Paul) (320 points, 5 votes)
99. Getting Closer - Wings (feat. Paul) (328 points, 7 votes)
98. Long Haired Lady - Paul & Linda McCartney (feat. Paul) (342 points, 7 votes)
97. Give Peace A Chance - John Lennon (feat. John) (344 points, 7 votes)
96. How? - John Lennon (feat. John, Ringo) (346 points, 5 votes)
95. Greenfield Morning I Pushed An Empty Baby Carriage All Over The City - Yoko Ono (feat. John) (349 points, 5 votes)
94. Crippled Inside - John Lennon (feat. John, George) (359 points, 5 votes)
93. Oh My Love - John Lennon (feat. John) (363 points, 5 votes)
92. What A Bastard The World Is - Yoko Ono (feat. John) (364 points, 5 votes)
91. Mull Of Kintyre - Wings (feat. Paul) (368 points, 6 votes)
90. Monkberry Moon Delight - Paul & Linda McCartney (feat. Paul) (370 points, 6 votes)
89. Power to the People - John Lennon (feat. John) (376 points, 6 votes)
88. One of These Days - Paul McCartney (feat. Paul) (394 points, 7 votes)
87. Mrs. Lennon - Yoko Ono (feat. John) (396 points, 7 votes)
86. Fame - David Bowie (feat. John) (400 points, 6 votes)
85. Crackerbox Palace - George Harrison (feat. George) (407 points, 6 votes)
84. I'd Have You Anytime - George Harrison (feat. George) (412 points, 8 votes)
83. I Won't Back Down - Tom Petty (feat. George) (417 points, 6 votes)
82. Remember Love - John Lennon (feat. John) (423 points, 8 votes)
81. When We Was Fab - George Harrison (feat. George) (428 points, 9 votes)
80. C Moon - Wings (feat. Paul) (429 points, 8 votes)
79. Magneto and Titanium Man - Wings (feat. Paul) (433 points, 8 votes)
78. Got My Mind Set On You - George Harrison (feat. George) (441 points, 7 votes)
77. Don't Let Me Wait Too Long - George Harrison (feat. George, Ringo) (451 points, 7 votes)
76. Run of the Mill - George Harrison (feat. George, Ringo) (456 points, 7 votes)
75. Look at Me - John Lennon (feat. John) (471 points, 7 votes)

very nice job with everything shakey. good run of songs... except for "i won't back down" (?????????)

"look at me" is so lovely

"run of the mill" too low, am i gonna say that for every george song

take it up with the 6 Tom Petty voters

xp

look at me is so sad and wonderful. i fucking love the quiet songs on JL/POB and i'm happy more are coming.

i love run of the mill too, very dylanesque.

this poll solidified my belief that ATMP is the strongest single post-Beatles release, especially if you lop off the Apple Jam

"Look at Me" is a White Album/India leftover - anyone know if there's a demo from '68 floating around? those wonderful Esher demos have "Junk" and "Child of Nature" and "Not Guilty," though iirc no George songs that ended up on ATMP (although it does have "Circles," which I know he recorded later. nice little song).

"Mrs. Lennon" > "Fame" on the Spotify is A+ segue.

Hi dere Beatle crew, “Run of the Mill” is my biggest *too low* so far. Had it at #6.

I’m guessing Crackerbox that low means little hope for This Song/Love Comes to Everyone/If You Believe/Faster/All Those Years Ago/Dream Away from you maniacs?

Love Comes to Everyone

hoping real hard for this one

I fucking love it now.

forgot to mention in original post, 29 ballots received overall. So, pretty good turnout for one of these things.

and here's our first tie

TIE 74. Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy) - John Lennon (feat. John) (474 points, 9 votes)
http://images.45cat.com/john-lennon-beautiful-boy-darling-boy-geffen-2.jpg

TIE 74. Goodnight Tonight - Wings (feat. Paul) (474 points, 9 votes)
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/d/d0/Wings_-_Goodnight_Tonight.jpg/220px-Wings_-_Goodnight_Tonight.jpg

oops
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/d/d0/Wings_-_Goodnight_Tonight.jpg/220px-Wings_-_Goodnight_Tonight.jpg

well i'm glad "goodnight tonight" is ahead of "beautiful boy"

i can't stand "beautiful boy" but i assume it's some lingering trauma from mr. holland's opus

funny contrast there, both released very close to each other

well i'm glad "goodnight tonight" is ahead of "beautiful boy"

it's not, it's tied

oh lol i'm really good at reading

73. Day After Day - Badfinger (feat. George) (478 points, 6 votes)
https://www.udiscovermusic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/badfinger-day-after-day.jpg

*98. Long Haired Lady - Paul & Linda McCartney (feat. Paul) (342 points, 7 votes)*
🖼

Apparently, the Badfinger dudes play guitars on most of the ATMP tracks, too.

Todd Rundgren claims he rescued the shit out of “Day After Day” despite only getting an engineering credit on it. But it does have the signature George slide guitars so...

Rundgren says a lot of things tbg

tbf

yeah, George added a lot beyond the solo:

During their peak, Badfinger enjoyed a fabulous working relationship in the studio with The Beatles’ George Harrison. George took on a ‘big brother’ role of sorts with the band, especially in the studio during the recording of the Straight Up album, including the decision to shelve the first set of tapes from the recording sessions.

“George thought we sounded too much like a ‘beat’ group, and thought we could do better”, says guitarist Joey Molland. “He was really hands-on with the arrangements of songs like ‘Name Of The Game’ and ‘Suitcase’, including having me change the lyrics from “pusher, pusher” to “butcher, butcher”…because in those days, the radio wouldn’t have played anything with a even a slightly negative meaning related to drugs and the like.”

72. Apple Scruffs - George Harrison (feat. George) (479 points, 9 votes)
http://images.45cat.com/george-harrison-what-is-life-apple-2.jpg

"Apple Scruffs" is almost too effortless for George.

71. I’m Losing You - John Lennon (feat. John Lennon) (488 points, 8 votes)
https://solobeatles.files.wordpress.com/2013/09/roger_farrington_neg241-e1378166116167.jpg

I love the Cheap Trick version

TIE 70. Heart of the Country - Paul & Linda McCartney (feat. Paul) (519 points, 8 votes, 1 No. 1 vote))
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/Heart_of_the_Country_label.jpg/220px-Heart_of_the_Country_label.jpg

TIE 70. Ballad of Sir Frankie Crisp (Let It Roll) - George Harrison (feat. George) (519 points, 7 votes)
http://images.45worlds.com/f/ab/george-harrison-all-things-must-pass-19-ab.jpg