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

the first time "by which" ever used in a pop song?

whoa i guess "band on the run" is higher?

87. Listen, the Snow Is Falling - Yoko Ono (feat. John) (485 points, 6 votes)

also i am so so so happy this song made it

“God” is the good version of “Imagine”

82. When We Was Fab - George Harrison (feat. George) (541 points, 11 votes)

Ringo's the drummer on this.

48. Mind Train - Yoko Ono (feat. John, Ringo) (874 points, 12 votes)

That's Jim Keltner, not Ringo.
(and for some reason, I didn't realize John was on it, or else it absolutely would've made my ballot)

thx for the corrections

coming up like a FLOWER

Would be interested to know how many votes were really for covers. I voted for “Listen the Snow Is Falling” as much for the Galaxie 500 version as for Yoko’s, and for “Photograph” for Camper Van Beethoven

9. Band On The Run - Wings (feat. Paul) (1786 points, 24 votes, 1 No. 1 vote))
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cuz we all need to marvel at those mullets a second time

barber on the run

only thing i'll say about "botr" is i like it but i'm glad "jet" beat it. i feel like it has one section too many, but also that's ok

thx for the corrections

You're welcome -- and I had to double-check, because Keltner and Ringo sound so goddamn similar (see also: "I Won't Back Down" -- sounds so much like Ringo, they put him in the video!)

There were rumors that Ringo's better playing days were behind him when the Threetles tracks were coming together, and that it's actually Keltner on those.

see also: "I Won't Back Down" -- sounds so much like Ringo, they put him in the video

lol yeah shit like this only made it even harder for me to keep credits straight!

speaking of Ringo

8. It Don't Come Easy - Ringo Starr (feat. Ringo, George) (1827 points, 25 votes)
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/68/RSeasy.jpg/220px-RSeasy.jpg

one of those things where no one really had it super-high on their ballots, but almost everyone included it somewhere. Consensus!

great song, love when ringo and george work together

yay what a great song

cuz we all need to marvel at those mullets a second time

It's so funny that Linda got one too. What a lady...

Glad to see this here - his best song!

also ringo got two songs in the top twenty!

7. My Sweet Lord - George Harrison (feat. George, Ringo) (1871 points, 22 votes)
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/d/d8/Mysweetlord1971single.jpg/220px-Mysweetlord1971single.jpg

TOO HIGH.

i'll probably never get tired of the slide guitar in "my sweet lord." that'll always sound like the best thing in the world to me

It's a great performance - I've no problems at all with the playing or the song, but I've always felt there was much better than this on All Things Must Pass.

the amount of love for this one surprised me

6. Oh Yoko! - John Lennon (feat. John) (1872 points, 23 votes)
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Like, 'What Is Life' was the B-side and it feels like more of an A-side than the A-side

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the prettiest melody of john's career. my #2

"what is life" hasn't placed yet

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so there literally is much better on all things must pass, right here in this very poll xp

"oh yoko!" rules btw

5. Jealous Guy - John Lennon (feat. John, Ringo) (1911 points, 25 votes)
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f4/Jealous_Guy_single.jpg/220px-Jealous_Guy_single.jpg

gah this is another one where Keltner's on it and not Ringo

lol

(this is the problem with going by album, as opposed to individual song, credits)

I'm not a massive fan of 'Oh Yoko!' either - it's a nice enough tune, but there's better Lennon songs in this poll that have placed far lower.

or is Ringo not on Imagine at all and it's all White and Keltner?

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"jealous guy" was my highest john song. it is... sublime

Same deal with 'My Sweet Lord', basically - there's been better Harrison songs that have placed far lower. 'Behind that Locked Door', for example.

4. Maybe I'm Amazed - Paul McCartney (feat. Paul) (2014 points, 25 votes, 2 No. 1 votes))
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all of you that voted this so high are... fucking high

i didn't vote for it at all but it's a good song ffs

'Jealous Guy' rules, but I still think it's a little too high.

it feels a bit like a re-write of Hey Jude, another piano-pounding shout-y Paul anthem but it feels like half a song to me, like there's a part missing or he just ran out of melodic ideas or something. yech.

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'Maybe I'm Amazed' absolutely fucking rules, and if the Beatles had stayed together it's easy to see them tackling it and making a #1 hit out of it. Absolutely superb. Shakey's anti-McCartney bias has found a level beyond comical at this stage.

I can't think of anything that could be added to it to make it any more perfect than it is. One of his greatest songs.

I want to see everyone's full ballots, btw, and not just songs that didn't place! I don't mind scrolling through.

Feel like it would have actually benefited from a Spector production, unlike most other things.

"Maybe I'm Amazed" at least has better lyrics than this nonsense
3. Jet - Wings (feat. Paul) (2055 points, 27 votes, 1 No. 1 vote))
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I love McCartney's solo in "Maybe": controlled fury.