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

it's great

i voted for it in the lower reaches of my ballot. better than "the girl is mine"!

yeah both mj collabs on pipes of peace are superior to "the girl is mine" which... isn't saying a lot, but

33. Gimme Some Truth - John Lennon (feat. John, George) (916 points, 13 votes)
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voted for "say say say" for mj's delivery of "what can i do, girl to get through to you / 'cause i love you! / baby!" alone

I do a superb Paul when I karaoke "Say Say Say."

heh - I voted for it for the horns, the vocodered "say say say," and Paul's "yooooouuu never, ever worry..."

"gimme some truth": great song, great side opener

Paul's "yooooouuu never, ever worry..."

― morning wood truancy (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, June 5, 2018 9:58 AM (five seconds ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

love this part too

my favorite paul collab that has no chance of making it is "get it," with carl perkins, from tug of war. perkins has such a great voice, and it sounds weirdly incredible against the '80s production. rediscovering that song kinda made me want to look up if perkins did any worthwhile solo work in the 80s.

I appreciate too how George Martin mimicked a Q joint production.

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my favorite paul collab that has no chance of making it is "get it," with carl perkins, from tug of war. perkins has such a great voice, and it sounds weirdly incredible against the '80s production. rediscovering that song kinda made me want to look up if perkins did any worthwhile solo work in the 80s.

It's lovely!

32. (Just Like) Starting Over - John Lennon (feat. John) (926 points, 13 votes)
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31. Isn't It a Pity - George Harrison (feat. George, Ringo) (970 points, 13 votes)
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“get it” def one of the best songs on tug of war

30. Imagine - John Lennon (feat. John) (984 points, 12 votes, 1 No. 1 vote))
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this sleeve is even better
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ooh I like that 2nd one

wow titanic songs placing in the 30s

my number one, since I knew all you Macca philistines wouldn't even vote for it at all

i definitely didn't but it's not bc i'm a macca philistine

29. Isolation - John Lennon (feat. John, Ringo) (991 points, 13 votes)
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you may say i'm a dreamer, but that song is not my number one

isolation was in my top ten, tho

"isolation" is so fuckin good

that piano figure is one of the ones i absent-mindedly gravitate to whenever i can't think of something to play

my highest vote from jl/pob

beautifully spare playing on ringo's part

28. Every Night - Paul McCartney (feat. Paul) (1005 points, 16 votes)
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27. Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey - Paul & Linda McCartney (feat. Paul) (1012 points, 15 votes)
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wondered which was going to win in ts: "every night" vs. "junk"

"uncle albert" too low" but i guess i don't have to hear alfred talk about it like it's a bad song

HANDS

even as a confirmed McCartney hater I could not deny that track

Imagine « Imagine » getting 101d
It’s easy if you try

a great tie coming up

TIE 26. Why - Yoko Ono (feat. John, Ringo) (1023 points, 14 votes, 1 No. 1 vote))
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TIE 26. Cold Turkey - John Lennon (feat. John, Ringo) (1023 points, 15 votes)
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WHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY

"cold turkey" is a song i don't love but i respect what it's doing

liking the 20's so far

"Why" was my #1. Glad to see it beat out "Uncle Albert."

from here on out people may quibble about placements, but I don't think anyone's really going to argue about the overall remarkably high quality of the songs

can't believe Imagine placed so low. I think my #3. of all the POB songs, Love too low - it is one of his most beautiful songs.

Isolation obv also amazing. Trailer for the new Gus Van Sant movie uses Isolation throughout, nice surprise & sounded great blasting in a big theater.

happy that Junk will place higher than I expected.

so psyched for the top 25

I don't think this should surprise anybody but Lennon's POB and Harrisone's ATMP were the only albums in this poll for which every track received votes.

i'm a little surprised ppl voted for "my mummy's dead" but more power to 'em

we got some fans of the apple jam too, apparently

Ram came close except apparently nobody could bring themselves to vote for "3 Legs" or "Ram On (reprise)"

I take this as solid evidence that McCartney never recorded a front-to-back great album.

xp hey there were 100 spots, I threw in the Two Virgins tracks at the end there. plenty of room for frivolous "what the hell" votes

man "3 legs" is good just not top 100 good