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

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so much so that I can't hear what Phil Spector brought to Season of Glass.

yeah I've never understood what that credit was about. Assumed he was involved with some early tracking or something.

kinda bummed none of the yoko double fantasy songs placed

"Kiss Kiss Kiss" the highest at 118. There was a relatively solid Yoko-voting contingent of about a dozen but there was a lot of vote-splitting.

lol yeah, it was great looking at alfred's ballot and seeing he voted for a bunch of approximately infinite universe tracks but they were all tracks that fell off the end of my ballot

Al’s list helped me figure out where to start and how deep to dig. I ended up creating three tiers of stuff and organizing it mostly that way. Even still, my top twenty was pretty conservative:

1. Maybe I’m Amazed
2. Watching the Wheels
3. Jealous Guy
4. Instant Karma
5. Why
6. Too Many People
7. My Sweet Lord
8. Photograph
9. Nobody Told Me
10. Let Me Roll It
11. Band on the Run
12. Nineteen Hundred and Eighty Five
13. Letting Go
14. Let ‘Em In
15. All Things Must Pass
16. Ballad Of Sir Frankie Crisp
17. Arrow Through Me
18. Isn’t It a Pity
19. Give Me Love (Give Me Peace On Earth)
20. Ram On
21. Badge
22. I Don’t Wanna Be a Soldier
23. Mother
24. Dear Boy
25. Oh Yoko!
26. Long Haired Lady
27. I Felt Like Smashing My Face in a Clear Glass Window
28. Magneto and Titanium Man
29. Getting Closer
30. I’m Carrying
31. Summer’s Day Song
32. One of These Days
33. That Is All
34. Handle With Care
35. Jet
36. Save the Last Dance for Me (from Pussycats)
37. #9 Dream
38. How Do You Sleep
39. I Want to Rest My Love Tonight
40. Approximately Infinite Universe
41. Woman Power
42. However Absurd
43. Coming Up
44. Every Night
45. Silly Love Songs
46. Awaiting On You All
47. Beware of Darkness
48. Wah-Wah
49. Imagine
50. Working Class Hero
51. Beautiful Boy
52. Put It There
53. This One
54. Take It Away
55. Wanderlust
56. Singalong Junk
57. London Town
58. Well Well Well
59. Warm and Beautiful
60. Listen to the What the Man Said

I didn't know this about Walking on Thin Ice:

Lennon's lead guitar work on the track, which he recorded on 4 December 1980, was his final creative act.[2] He used his famous Beatles era 1958 Rickenbacker 325 to record all the guitar parts. This is the first time that he used the guitar on a studio recording since 1964/65.

Great fun to be involved with this with all of you. Let's see some more ballots! I haven't listened to Yoko records in years but used to have POB and Fly - just decided to vote for songs by the four former Beatles because I'm into that stuff. Poll results are heavy for 1970-1973!!!

1. George Harrison – “Dream Away”
2. George Harrison – “Blow Away”
3. Paul McCartney – “The End of the End”
4. Wings – “Single Pigeon”
5. George Harrison – “Awaiting on You All”
6. George Harrison – “Run of the Mill”
7. Paul McCartney – “English Tea”
8. George Harrison – “My Sweet Lord”
9. Wings – “You Gave Me the Answer”
10. John Lennon – “I Know (I Know)”
11. John Lennon – “Mind Games”
12. George Harrison – “What Is Life?”
13. John Lennon – “(Just Like) Starting Over”
14. George Harrison – “All Things Must Pass”
15. Paul McCartney – “Scared”
16. Paul McCartney – “Riding to Vanity Fair”
17. George Harrison – “Crackerbox Palace”
18. Paul and Linda McCartney – “Ram On”
19. Paul and Linda McCartney – “Dear Boy”
20. Wings – “Magneto and Titanium Man”
21. Paul and Linda McCartney – “The Back Seat of My Car”
22. George Harrison – “Faster”
23. Wings – “Listen to What the Man Said”
24. Paul and Linda McCartney – “Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey”
25. John Lennon – “#9 Dream”
26. George Harrison – “If You Believe”
27. John Lennon – “Oh Yoko”
28. Wings – “C Moon”
29. George Harrison – “If Not for You”
30. George Harrison – “Wah-Wah”
31. Paul McCartney – “You Tell Me”
32. John Lennon – “Jealous Guy”
33. Paul McCartney – “Friends to Go”
34. Wings – “Love in Song”
35. Paul and Linda McCartney – “Monkberry Moon Delight”
36. John Lennon – “Out the Blue”
37. George Harrison – “That’s the Way It Goes”
38. Paul McCartney – “Junk”
39. George Harrison – “This Song”
40. John Lennon – “How?”
41. Paul McCartney – “Early Days”
42. Paul McCartney – “Mr. Bellamy”
43. Paul McCartney – “House of Wax”
44. John Lennon – “Only People”
45. Paul McCartney – “Jenny Wren”
46. Paul and Linda McCartney – “Long Haired Lady”
47. Paul McCartney – “On My Way to Work”
48. Wings – “Tomorrow”
49. Wings – “San Ferry Anne”
50. George Harrison – “Apple Scruffs”
51. John Lennon – “Aisumasen (I’m Sorry)”
52. Paul McCartney – “She’s Given Up Talking”
53. Paul McCartney – “The Pound Is Sinking”
54. George Harrison – “Dark Horse”
55. George Harrison – “Behind That Locked Door”
56. Paul McCartney - "Somedays"
57. Wings – “Big Barn Bed”
58. Wings – “Band on the Run”
59. Paul McCartney – “Take It Away”
60. Paul and Linda McCartney – “Eat at Home”
61. Paul McCartney – “Heather”
62. Paul and Linda McCartney – “Long Haired Lady”
63. Wings – “Getting Closer”
64. Paul McCartney – “Vintage Clothes”
65. George Harrison – “Love Comes to Everyone”
66. Paul McCartney – “Looking at Her”
67. Paul McCartney – “Road”
68. Paul McCartney – “Hope for the Future”
69. Paul McCartney – “The Inch Worm”
70. Paul McCartney – “Bluejean Bop”
71. Paul McCartney – “We All Stand Together”
72. George Harrison – “Beautiful Girl”
73. George Harrison – “Greece”
74. George Harrison – “Gone Troppo”
75. Ringo Starr – “You and Me (Babe)”
76. John Lennon – “Every Man Has a Woman Who Loves Him”
77. Paul McCartney – “Promise to You Girl”
78. George Harrison – “Mystical One”
79. John Lennon – “Grow Old with Me”
80. Paul McCartney – “Get Me Out of Here”
81. Paul McCartney – “Movie Magg”
82. Paul McCartney – “From a Lover to a Friend”
83. George Harrison – “Dear One”
84. Wings – “Spin It On”
85. George Harrison – “Soft Touch”
86. George Harrison – “All Those Years Ago”
87. John Lennon – “Cleanup Time”
88. Paul McCartney – “Temporary Secretary”
89. George Harrison – “Wake Up My Love”
90. Paul McCartney – “Secret Friend”
91. Wings – “Old Siam, Sir”
92. George Harrison – “Baby Don’t Run Away”
93. Paul McCartney – “Frozen Jap”
94. George Harrison – “I Really Love You”
95. Ringo Starr – “You Belong to Me”
96. Ringo Starr – “Wrack My Brain”
97. Ringo Starr – “Attention”
98. Wings – “Some People Never Know”
99. Wings – ‘I Am Your Singer”
100. George Harrison – “It’s What You Value”

my ballot:

1. John Lennon -- God
2. John Lennon -- Instant Karma!
3. George Harrison -- What is Life?
4. Paul McCartney -- Every Night
5. George Harrison -- Isn't It a Pity (Version One)
6. Paul McCartney -- Single Pigeon
7. John Lennon -- Hold On
8. John Lennon -- Cold Turkey
9. George Harrison -- I Dig Love
10. John Lennon -- New York City
11. John Lennon - Do The Oz
12. George Harrison -- Cheer Down
13. Paul McCartney -- Dear Friend
14. Paul McCartney -- Mrs. Vandebilt
15. Ringo Starr -- Back Off Boogaloo
16. John Lennon -- (Just Like) Starting Over
17. George Harrison -- Apple Scruffs
18. Paul McCartney -- Jet
19. Paul McCartney -- Junk
20. George Harrison -- Beware of Darkness
21. Ringo Starr -- It Don't Come Easy
22. George Harrison -- Gone Troppo
23. Paul McCartney -- Temporary Secretary
24. Paul McCartney -- Mull of Kintyre
25. John Lennon -- Working Class Hero
26. Yoko Ono -- We're All Water
27. Paul McCartney -- Calico Skies
28. Paul McCartney -- The World Tonight
29. Yoko Ono -- Walking on Thin Ice
30. Paul McCartney -- The Back Seat Of My Car
31. Paul McCartney -- Get On The Right Thing
32. Ringo Starr -- I'm the Greatest
33. Paul McCartney -- Coming Up
34. Paul McCartney -- Wanderlust
35. John Lennon -- Woman
36. George Harrison -- Wake Up My Love
37. George Harrison -- Blow Away
38. John Lennon -- Going Down on Love
39. John Lennon -- Mind Games
40. George Harrison -- Crackerbox Palace

would've voted for more yoko stuff but i honestly don't know her albums really well and didn't really have the time to go through them. also ran out of time to listen to all of paul's stuff -- i listened to tug of war the day after i sent in my ballot and like it a ton more than i used to. with george i relied mostly on my fond memories of that blue "best of dark horse" cd i remember buying around the same time i got flaming pie. didn't hesitate much over my top choice -- lennon's vocal on that is almost absurdly gorgeous. one caveat is that i vaguely regret voting for woman which has some of lennon's dumbest lyrics, but the acoustic version really is nice.

Great poll, great discussion, fascinating results, and so much stuff discovered.

Surprised by the lack of love (relatively) for Beautiful Boy Darling Boy which I find to be a real heart-tugger every time.

ATMP is just ridiculous.

Yoko is also ridiculously cool.

with george i relied mostly on my fond memories of that blue "best of dark horse" cd i remember buying around the same time i got flaming pie.

seems like everyone had this (now deleted) comp! I got it through Columbia House in '90 at the peak of my Wilburys/Beatles obsession

Love that you have two Gone Troppo tracks on there, JD

ah i wasn't gonna post my ballot bc it's... so long, but here we go

1. Yoko Ono - Walking on Thin Ice
2. George Harrison - Awaiting on You All
3. George Harrison - Beware of Darkness
4. Paul McCartney & Wings - No Words
5. Yoko Ono - Listen, the Snow is Falling
6. Paul McCartney - The Back Seat of My Car
7. Yoko Ono - What a Bastard the World Is
8. John Lennon - Jealous Guy
9. Yoko Ono - Open Your Box
10. Wings - London Town
11. George Harrison - Here Comes the Moon
12. The Fireman - Fluid
13. Wings - With a Little Luck
14. Paul McCartney - Press
15. John Lennon & Yoko Ono - Angela
16. Yoko Ono - Catman (The Rosies are Coming)
17. Paul McCartney & Wings - Nineteen Hundred and Eighty Five
18. George Harrison - Run of the Mill
19. Yoko Ono - Don’t Worry Kyoko (Mummy’s Only Looking for a Hand in the Snow)
20. Paul McCartney - Secret Friend
21. Yoko Ono - Kiss Kiss Kiss
22. Paul McCartney - Dear Boy
23. George Harrison - You
24. Yoko Ono - Why
25. Paul McCartney & Wings - Let Me Roll It
26. Ringo Starr - Photograph
27. Wings - Arrow Through Me
28. George Harrison - What is Life
29. George Harrison - Wah-Wah
30. Wings - Tomorrow
31. Yoko Ono - Death of Samantha
32. John Lennon - Isolation
33. Paul McCartney & Wings - Jet
34. Wings - Junior’s Farm
35. Ringo Starr - It Don't Come Easy
36. Paul McCartney - Figure of Eight
37. John Lennon - Oh Yoko!
38. George Harrison - Someplace Else
39. Paul McCartney - Once Upon a Long Ago
40. Paul McCartney - No More Lonely Nights
41. Traveling Wilburys - Handle with Care
42. Wings - Beware My Love
43. George Harrison - I Live for You
44. George Harrison - Ballad of Sir Frankie Crisp (Let it Roll)
45. John Lennon - God
46. George Harrison - I’d Have You Anytime
47. Paul McCartney & Wings - Single Pigeon
48. Yoko Ono - I Have a Woman Inside My Soul
49. Wings - Morse Moose and the Grey Goose
50. Yoko Ono - Every Man Has a Woman who Loves Him
51. Yoko Ono - I Want My Love to Rest Tonight
52. Paul McCartney - Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey
53. John Lennon - Gimme Some Truth
54. Paul McCartney - Anyway
55. George Harrison - Don’t Let Me Wait Too Long
56. Paul McCartney - Take it Away
57. Yoko Ono - Mindtrain
58. John Lennon - Bless You
59. Yoko Ono - Mrs. Lennon
60. Wings - Getting Closer
61. Paul McCartney - The Pound is Sinking
62. Yoko Ono - Sisters, O Sisters
63. Paul McCartney - Junk
64. George Harrison - Blow Away
65. George Harrison - Let it Down
66. John Lennon & Yoko Ono - Remember Love
67. Paul McCartney - Too Many People
68. John Lennon - Instant Karma!
69. George Harrison - Hear Me Lord
70. Yoko Ono - Beautiful Boys
71. Wings - Magneto and Titanium Man
72. Paul McCartney - Mr. Bellamy
73. George Harrison - Cheer Down
74. John Lennon - Love
75. Paul McCartney - Beautiful Night
76. Paul McCartney - Monkberry Moon Delight
77. John Lennon - How Do You Sleep?
78. Ronnie Spector - Try Some, Buy Some
79. George Harrison - Behind That Locked Door
80. Paul McCartney - Coming Up
81. Wings - To You
82. Paul McCartney - Waterfalls
83. John Lennon - Remember
84. Yoko Ono - Give Me Something
85. George Harrison - The Day the World Gets 'Round
86. Paul McCartney - Say Say Say
87. George Harrison - Apple Scruffs
88. Paul McCartney & Wings - Big Barn Bed
89. George Harrison - Your Love is Forever
90. Wings - Goodnight Tonight
91. George Harrison - Love Comes to Everyone
92. George Harrison - When We Was Fab
93. Wings - Letting Go
94. George Harrison - All Things Must Pass
95. Wings - C Moon
96. Wings - Deliver Your Children
97. Wings - Listen to What the Man Said
98. George Harrison - I Dig Love
99. Paul McCartney & Wings - Mrs. Vandebilt
100. Wings - Let ‘em In

Thanks for the quick countdown--all polls should be like that.

1. “Photograph,” Ringo Starr
2. “Instant Karma,” John Lennon
3. “Junior’s Farm,” Paul McCartney & Wings
4. “What Is Life,” George Harrison
5. “Badge,” Cream
6. “It Don’t Come Easy,” Ringo Starr
7. “That Would Be Something,” Paul McCartney
8. “Day After Day,” Badfinger
9. “Maybe I’m Amazed,” Paul McCartney
10. “Behind That Locked Door,” George Harrison
11. “#9 Dream,” John Lennon
12. “My Sweet Lord,” George Harrison
13. “Back Off Boogaloo,” Ringo Starr
14. “God,” John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band
15. “Mother,” John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band
16. “Carolina on My Mind,” James Taylor

I think I liked them better as a band.

yes, thanks again to Shakey for doing this poll. I've discovered (and re-discovered) quite a few great tracks over the last few weeks.

my votes:

1. What is Life - George Harrison
2. God - John Lennon
3. Maybe I'm Amazed - Paul McCartney
4. It Don't Come Easy - Ringo Starr
5. Isolation - John Lennon
6. Silly Love Songs - Wings
7. Oh Yoko! - John Lennon
8. My Sweet Lord - George Harrion
9. Jet - Wings
10. Instant Karma! - John Lennon
11. Look at Me - John Lennon
12. No Words - Wings
13. All Things Must Pass - George Harrison
14. Watching the Wheels - John Lennon
15. Live And Let Die - Wings
16. Day After Day - Badfinger
17. Jealous Guy - John Lennon
18. Wah-Wah - George Harrison
19. Uncle Albert / Admiral Halsey - Paul McCartney
20. Hold On - John Lennon
21. Blow Away - George Harrison
22. Band On The Run - Wings
23. I Found Out - John Lennon
24. Sour Milk Sea - Jackie Lomax
25. Arrow Through Me - Wings
26. Photograph - Ringo Starr
27. Remember - John Lennon
28. Don't Let Me Wait Too Long - George Harrison
29. Junk - Paul McCartney
30. In The First Place - George Harrison
31. Nobody Told Me - John Lennon
32. With A Little Luck - Wings
33. You - George Harrison
34. Gimme Some Truth - John Lennon
35. Take It Away - Paul McCartney
36. Imagine - John Lennon
37. This Song - George Harrison
38. Junior's Farm - Wings
39. Love - John Lennon
40. All Those Years Ago - George Harrison
41. Say Say Say - Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson
42. Oh My Love - John Lennon
43. Single Pigeon - Wings
44. Goodnight Tonight - Wings
45. Simply Shady - George Harrison
46. Power to the People - John Lennon
47. San Ferry Anne - Wings
48. Magento and Titanium Man - Wings
49. When We Was Fab - George Harrison
50. (Just Like) Starting Over - John Lennon
51. I've Had Enough - Wings
52. The Pound is Sinking - Paul McCartney
53. #9 Dream - John Lennon
54. Ski-ing - George Harrison
55. Big Barn Bed - Wings
56. So Bad - Paul McCartney
57. Bless You - John Lennon
58. Behind That Locked Door - George Harrison
59. Put It There - Paul McCartney
60. Let 'Em In - Wings
61. Give Peace A Chance - Plastic Ono Band
62. Bye Bye Blackbird - Ringo Starr
63. So Sad - George Harrison
64. The Back Seat of My Car - Paul McCartney
65. Helen Wheels - Wings
66. Nobody Loves You (When You're Down and Out) - John Lennon
67. Handle With Care - Traveling Wilburys
68. She's My Baby - Wings
69. Coming Up - Paul McCartney
70. Remember Love - John Lennon & Yoko Ono
71. If Not For You - George Harrison
72. The Lovers That Never Were - Paul McCartney
73. My Brave Face - Paul McCartney
74. Real Love - John Lennon
75. Dear Boy - Paul McCartney
76. Why - Yoko Ono
77. Crackerbox Palace - George Harrison
78. You're Sixteen You're Beautiful - Ringo Starr
79. Working Class Hero - John Lennon
80. Long Haired Lady - Paul McCartney
81. Mindtrain - Yoko Ono
82. Jenny Wren - Paul McCartney
83. I Live For You - George Harrison
84. Beautiful Boy - John Lennon
85. We All Stand Together - Paul McCartney
86. Run of the Mill - George Harrison
87. Listen To What The Man Said - Wings
88. I Don't Want to Face It - John Lennon
89. Wino Junko - Wings
90. How Do You Sleep? - John Lennon
91. Faster - George Harrison
92. Baby's Request - Wings
93. One Day (At A Time) - John Lennon
94. Catman (The Rosies Are Coming) - Yoko Ono
95. Mumbo - Wings
96. Heading For The Light - Traveling Wilburys
97. We're All Water - Yoko Ono
98. That Was Me - Paul McCartney
99. Cold Turkey - John Lennon
100. Mrs. Lennon - Yoko Ono

My votes:

1. Paul & Linda McCartney - Dear Boy
2. Paul McCartney & Wings - Jet
3. George Harrison - Love Comes to Everyone
4. John Lennon & Yoko Ono - Instant Karma!
5. John Lennon - Remember
6. Paul McCartney & Wings - Band on the Run
7. Paul & Linda McCartney - The Back Seat of My Car
8. John Lennon - Hold On
9. Paul & Linda McCartney - Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey
10. Paul McCartney - Coming Up
11. George Harrison - What Is Life
12. John Lennon - Jealous Guy
13. Paul McCartney & Wings - Live and Let Die
14. John Lennon - #9 Dream
15. Paul McCartney - Waterfalls
16. Paul McCartney - Jenny Wren
17. Wings - Listen to What the Man Said
18. Yoko Ono - Greenfield Morning I Pushed an Empty Baby Carriage All Over the City
19. Yoko Ono - Mind Holes
20. George Harrison - Dream Scene
21. Paul McCartney - Every Night
22. Belinda Carlisle - Leave a Light On
23. John Lennon - Oh Yoko!
24. George Harrison - Awaiting on You All
25. George Harrison - Isn't It a Pity
26. Yoko Ono - Mrs. Lennon
27. Paul McCartney & Wings - Bluebird
28. Paul McCartney & Wings - Single Pigeon
29. John Lennon - God
30. George Harrison - Blow Away
31. Paul McCartney - Calico Skies
32. Paul McCartney - My Brave Face
33. Paul McCartney - Once Upon a Long Ago
34. Yoko Ono - Death of Samantha
35. Paul & Linda McCartney - Too Many People
36. Paul & Linda McCartney - Ram On
37. Cream - Badge
38. Wings - Cuff Link
39. Paul McCartney - Temporary Secretary
40. George Harrison - My Sweet Lord
41. Yoko Ono - Walking on Thin Ice
42. John Lennon - I Found Out
43. Ringo Starr - It Don't Come Easy
44. Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson - Say Say Say
45. John Lennon - Oh My Love
46. John Lennon - Working Class Hero
47. John Lennon - Bless You
48. George Harrison - Ski-ing
49. Paul McCartney - Darkroom
50. Paul McCartney - Junk
51. Paul McCartney - Figure of Eight
52. Wings - Some People Never Know
53. Plastic Ono Band - Cold Turkey
54. Wings - Let 'Em In
55. George Harrison - Apple Scruffs
56. Yoko Ono - I Felt Like Smashing My Face in a Clear Glass Window
57. George Harrison - Don't Let Me Wait Too Long
58. Paul McCartney - Momma Miss America
59. John Lennon & Yoko Ono - Angela
60. Paul McCartney & Wings - Let Me Roll It
61. Yoko Ono - Why
62. George Harrison - Greasy Legs
63. Jackie Lomax - Sour Milk Sea
64. George Harrison - I'd Have You Anytime
65. George Harrison - If Not for You
66. Paul McCartney - This One
67. John Lennon - Love
68. John Lennon - Mind Games
69. Paul McCartney - Secret Friend
70. John Lennon - Mother
71. Paul & Linda McCartney - Eat at Home
72. Ringo Starr - I'm the Greatest
73. Paul McCartney - This Never Happened Before
74. Paul McCartney - One of These Days
75. George Harrison - Here Comes the Moon
76. Wings - Water Spout
77. Paul McCartney & Wings - Loup (1st Indian on the Moon)
78. Wings - Backwards Traveller
79. Wings - Old Siam, Sir
80. George Harrison - Wah-Wah
81. Paul McCartney - Put It There
82. Yoko Ono - Give Me Something
83. Paul McCartney - Maybe I'm Amazed
84. Paul McCartney - Your Way
85. Paul McCartney - Front Parlour
86. Wings - Arrow Through Me
87. George Harrison - Not Guilty
88. Paul McCartney - That Would Be Something
89. Wings - Spirits of Ancient Egypt
90. Wings - Tomorrow
91. Paul & Linda McCartney - Long Haired Lady
92. Yoko Ono - Paper Shoes
93. George Harrison - Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth)
94. Traveling Wilburys - Handle With Care
95. Wings - London Town
96. John Lennon - Nobody Told Me
97. Paul McCartney - Queenie Eye
98. Paul McCartney - Too Much Rain
99. John Lennon & Yoko Ono - Remember Love
100. Paul McCartney - Only Mama Knows

Love that you have two Gone Troppo tracks on there, JD

― timellison, Thursday, June 7, 2018 12:51 AM (seven hours ago)

i had this one on cassette! it was years before i realized it wasn't considered one of his 'good' albums.

John Lennon - Instant Karma!
Ringo Starr - Photograph
Paul McCartney - No More Lonely Nights
George Harrison - Isn't It A Pity
Harry Nilsson - Save the Last Dance for Me
John Lennon - Well Well Well
John Lennon - Jealous Guy
John Lennon - (Just Like) Starting Over
John Lennon - Isolation
John Lennon - I Found Out
John Lennon - God
John Lennon - Mother
John Lennon - Scumbag
John Lennon - Nobody Told Me
John Lennon - Happy Xmas
John Lennon - Stand By Me
John Lennon - Working Class Hero
John Lennon - Remember
John Lennon - Oh Yoko!
John Lennon - My Mummy's Dead
John Lennon - Love
John Lennon - Watching the Wheels
John Lennon - Woman
John Lennon - Cold Turkey
John Lennon - #9 Dream
John Lennon - Rip It Up
Yoko Ono - Walking on Thin Ice
Yoko Ono - Mind Train
Yoko Ono - Don't Worry Kyoko
Yoko Ono - Why
Yoko Ono - Listen, the Snow Is Falling
Yoko Ono - Greenfield Morning I Pushed An Empty Baby Carriage All Over The City
Yoko Ono - Midsummer New York
Yoko Ono - Approximately Infinite Universe
Yoko Ono - Yang Yang
Yoko Ono - Peter the Dealer
Ringo Starr - It Don't Come Easy
Ringo Starr - Oh, My My
Ringo Starr - Early 1970
Harry Nilsson - Many Rivers To Cross
Harry Nilsson - Subterranean Homesick Blues
Badfinger - Name of the Game
Cream - Badge
Harry Nilsson - Don't Forget Me
Badfinger - Day After Day
Bob Dylan - If Not For You
The Rolling Stones - We Love You
Beach Boys - Vegetables
George Harrison - What Is Life
George Harrison - Wah Wah
Paul McCartney - Eat At Home
Paul McCartney - Ram On
Paul McCartney - Too Many People
Paul McCartney - The Back Seat of My Car
Paul McCartney - Band on the Run
Paul McCartney - Junk
Paul McCartney - Maybe I'm Amazed
George Harrison - Beyond that Locked Door
George Harrison - Beware of Darkness
George Harrison - Not Guilty
George Harrison - My Sweet Lord
George Harrison - Art of Dying
George Harrison - Blow Away
George Harrison - If Not For You
Traveling Wilburys - Tweeter and the Monkey Man
Traveling Wilburys - Handle With Care
Traveling Wilburys - End of the Line
Paul McCartney - Another Day
Paul McCartney - My Brave Face
Paul McCartney - Temporary Secretary
Paul McCartney - Coming Up
Paul McCartney - Frozen Jap
Paul McCartney - Uncle Albert / Admiral Halsey
Paul McCartney - One of These Days
Paul McCartney - Press
Paul McCartney - Darkroom
Paul McCartney - Silly Love Songs
Paul McCartney - Jet
Paul McCartney - Goodnight Tonight
Paul McCartney - Venus and Mars / Rock Show
Paul McCartney - Say Say Say
Paul McCartney - So Bad
Paul McCartney - Ebony & Ivory

my ballot:

George Harrison - What Is Life
John Lennon - Oh Yoko!
Paul McCartney - Monkberry Moon Delight
John Lennon - Hold On
Paul McCartney & Wings - Jet
George Harrison – All Things Must Pass
John Lennon - Isolation
John Lennon – Watching the Wheels (Acoustic)
Paul McCartney & Wings – London Town
George Harrison – Stuck Inside a Cloud
Yoko Ono – Walking On Thin Ice
Ringo Starr – It Don’t Come Easy
Paul McCartney – Heart of the Country
John Lennon – Jealous Guy
Paul McCartney – Too Many People
George Harrison – Awaiting on You All
Paul McCartney & Wings – With a Little Luck
John Lennon - How Do You Sleep?
George Harrison - I'd Have You Anytime
Paul McCartney – My Brave Face
John Lennon - Well Well Well
John Lennon - God
Paul McCartney – Dress Me Up as a Robber
George Harrison – Isn’t It A Pity
John Lennon – Crippled Inside
Paul McCartney – Maybe I’m Amazed
Harry Nilsson – All My Life
Traveling Wilburys – Handle With Care
Paul McCartney – Every Night
John Lennon – Look At Me
Paul McCartney & Wings – Morse Moose & the Grey Goose
Ringo Starr - Photograph
John Lennon - Mother
Paul McCartney – The Lovers That Never Were
Paul McCartney & Wings – Mull of Kintyre
John Lennon – I’m Losing You
Paul McCartney – Figure of Eight
George Harrison – I Live For You
George Harrison – My Sweet Lord
Paul McCartney – Take It Away
Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson – Say Say Say
George Harrison – Art of Dying
Paul McCartney & Wings - Bluebird
John Lennon -(Just Like) Starting Over
Paul McCartney – Ram On
George Harrison – Between the Devil & The Deep Blue Sea
Paul McCartney & Wings – I’m Carrying
Harry Nilsson - Mucho Mungo / Mt. Elga
Harry Nilsson – Old Forgotten Soldier
Traveling Wilburys – End of the Line
Paul McCartney – Coming Up
George Harrison - Run Of The Mill
George Harrison – If Not For You
George Harrison – Apple Scruffs
George Harrison - Beware Of Darkness
Paul McCartney & Wings – Band on the Run
Paul McCartney ft. Carl Perkins – Get It
Paul McCartney – Ballroom Dancing
Paul McCartney – That Would Be Something
Paul McCartney - Suicide [Out-take]
Ringo Starr – Write One For Me
Paul McCartney & Wings – C Moon
Paul McCartney & Wings - San Ferry Anne
Paul McCartney – Smile Away
George Harrison - Hear Me Lord
Yoko Ono – Give Me Something
Paul McCartney & Wings – Famous Groupies
Yoko Ono - Every Man Has A Woman Who Loves Him
George Harrison – Blow Away
Paul McCartney – We Got Married
John Lennon – Cleanup Time
Ringo Starr – Back Off Boogaloo
Paul McCartney - No Words
Paul McCartney - Looking At Her
John Lennon – Dear Yoko
Paul McCartney – Motor of Love
Paul McCartney – Ever Present Past
Paul McCartney & Wings - Mamunia
Paul McCartney & Wings – Deliver The Children
Paul McCartney – Put it There
Paul McCartney – What’s That You’re Doing

I could only manage 26:

Why - Yoko Ono/Plastic Ono Band
Wah-Wah - George Harrison
Greenfield Morning I Pushed an Empty Baby Carriage All Over the City - Yoko Ono/Plastic Ono Band
Cambridge 1969 - John Lennon & Yoko Ono
Well Well Well - John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band
Sour Milk Sea - Jackie Lomax
(Just Like) Starting Over - John Lennon
Maybe I'm Amazed - Paul McCartney
All Things Must Pass - George Harrison
Junior's Farm - Paul McCartney & Wings
I Found Out - John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band
Jet - Paul McCartney and Wings
What Is Life - George Harrison
Instant Karma! - John Lennon
Mother - John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band
God - John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band
Imagine - John Lennon
Back Off Boogaloo - Ringo Starr
We Love You - The Rolling Stones
My Sweet Lord - George Harrison
Working Class Hero - John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band
Badge - Cream
Day After Day - Badfinger
Too Many People - Paul and Linda McCartney
It Don't Come Easy - Ringo Starr
Under the Mersey Wall - George Harrison

great ballot gavin!

I don't have enough knowledge (or frankly, interest) in solo Beatles to have participated in this, but it was highly interesting and informative anyway, thanks all! The Bonzo Dog Band/Klaatu/Cheech and Chong #1 rollout had me laughing so hard on the bus that fellow riders were looking at me.

Thanks Brad, really enjoying reading through all of these, definitely getting the feeling there's lots of stuff I need to revisit.

thanks again Shakey

Paul McCartney - Junk
Paul McCartney - One of These Days
John Lennon - Imagine
John Lennon - Love
John Lennon - Remember
John Lennon - Isolation
Paul McCartney - Coming Up
George Harrison - Crackerbox Palace
John Lennon - I Found Out
John Lennon - Hold On
John Lennon - Jealous Guy
John Lennon - God
John Lennon - Watching the Wheels
John Lennon - Bring on the Lucie (Freeda People)
Paul McCartney - Temporary Secretary
John Lennon - Gimme Some Truth
John Lennon - Mother
John Lennon - Mind Games
John Lennon - One Day (At a Time)
John Lennon - Intuition
Paul McCartney - Front Parlour
Paul McCartney - Darkroom
George Harrison - What is Life
John Lennon - Whatever Gets You Thru the Night
Yoko Ono - Why
Paul McCartney - Frozen Jap
Yoko Ono - Why Not
John Lennon - (Just Like) Starting Over
Paul McCartney - Too Many People
Yoko Ono - Walking on Thin Ice

Not a Paul enthusiast, eh

Never could get into Ram, can’t stand Wings, Band on the Run is OK, really love half of McCartney and most of McCartney II. Had never heard Calico Skies or Jenny Wren before this poll and they’re both great, would’ve voted for them. But Junk and One of These Days mean a lot to me.

Listening to Junk the other day I was struck for the first time by how much it reminded me of One of These Days - the melancholy, the unforced prettiness nonetheless.

otm... effortless, sad, perfect little songs that say so much

when every little hope is gone!

"Junk" is very nice, a very slight, but haunting, song that really captures the feeling of nostalgia. i like that most performances are just these little acoustic things. it's the kind of song that might be ruined by a big arrangement.

its such a nice waltz. that descending melody is so classic. it really goes with the whole "Doll's house" concept they were playing with during the White Album. Paul is so great at this style of stately nostalgia pop ("For No One", "Penny Lane")

I think I liked them better as a band.

― clemenza

My take on this is that the Beatles were a collective entity and of a different time. If you trace their solo styles back to 1968, though, my strong belief is that, throughout much of their lives, they made music that was on par with the White Album and Let It Be and Abbey Road and, as time went on, that they found many new ways to do that.

Ah crap, just realized I forgot “Mama’s Little Girl” – a bonus track from Wild Life. Killer acoustic Paul ballad. Deserved at least one vote.

never got around to it until this poll prompted me (even tho nine of the songs actually made it?) but 33 1/3 is dope as hell

*none of the songs

isn't crackerbox palace on 33 1/3?

Sure is

Someone on Twitter shared this clip of J&P jamming Gimme Some Truth, I’d never heard it before

https://youtu.be/eD-6mwXImDE

that is very cool!

Here's mine.

I tried to simplify things by not including guest appearances but couldn't resist childhood favourite I Am Missing You by Ravi Shankar (which I was taken aback to hear again on Russell Brand's Desert Island Discs)

My knowledge of Yoko's discography is woeful so basically excluded her but had to have Listen, The Snow I'd Falling in there.

Most disappointed by low placings of:
Lennon's Oh My Love and How?, probably lovelier than anything Paul managed post-Beatles. And by Back Seat of My Car only being McCartney's #7 placement: for me a perfect callback and distillation of pop music itself, in the mould of In My Room, transcending the mannerism of much of his solo work (which I greatly enjoy nonetheless).

Song I'm sure would have placed higher if more people knew it: George's I Live For You. Quite beautiful: what a shame it was left off ATMP. Thank you to this thread for I introducing me to it – It Is 'He' (Jai Sri Krishna)"

I'm Carrying seems to have been split into two: it's listed at #209 and #242. Combining them would bring it up to a slightly more respectable placing. It's great!

A few songs I'm surprised to be the only one voting for, inc. The Other Me (which I'm sure someone else repped for upthread!) and The Man.

Anyway: thanks Shakey. It's been a lot of fun.

1 The Back Seat Of My Car - Paul McCartney & Linda McCartney 
2 My Sweet Lord – George Harrison 
3 Imagine - John Lennon 
4 Beware Of Darkness – George Harrison 
5 I Live For You – George Harrison 
6 Oh My Love - John Lennon 
7 Oh Yoko! - John Lennon 
8 Jet - Paul McCartney & Wings 
9 I Am Missing You - Ravi Shankar Family and Friends
10 The Inner Light - Alternative Take Instrumental – George Harrison 
11 I'd Have You Anytime – George Harrison 
12 Isn't It A Pity – George Harrison 
13 Jealous Guy -  John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band
14 Listen, the Snow Is Falling - John & Yoko & the Plastic Ono Band
15 Every Night - Paul McCartney 
16 Crippled Inside - John Lennon 
17 Happy Xmas (War Is Over) -  John & Yoko & the Plastic Ono Band
18 The Man – Paul McCartney 
19 Look At Me - John Lennon 
20 The Other Me - Paul McCartney 
21 Wah-Wah – George Harrison 
22 Live And Let Die – Paul McCartney & Wings 
23 Magneto And Titanium Man - Wings 
24 Say Say Say - Paul McCartney Michael Jackson 
25 Instant Karma! (We All Shine On) - John Lennon 
26 Hold On - John Lennon 
27 It Is 'He' (Jai Sri Krishna) – George Harrison 
28 Little Lamb Dragonfly – Paul McCartney & Wings 
29 Remember - John Lennon 
30 I Don't Wanna Be A Soldier Mama I Don't Wanna Die - John Lennon 
31 How? - John Lennon 
32 Junk - Paul McCartney 
33 Maybe I’m Amazed - Paul McCartney 
34 What Is Life – George Harrison 
35 Ram On - Paul McCartney & Linda McCartney 
36 Monkberry Moon Delight – Paul McCartney & Linda McCartney 
37 Give Me Love (Give Me Peace On Earth) – George Harrison 
38 Band On The Run - Paul McCartney & Wings 
39 Run Of The Mill – George Harrison 
40 Temporary Secretary - Paul McCartney 
41 No Words - Paul McCartney & Wings 
42 Let 'Em In - Wings 
43 I'm Carrying – Wings 
44 No More Lonely Nights (Ballad) – Paul McCartney 
45 The World Tonight – Paul McCartney 
46 This Never Happened Before – Paul McCartney 
47 Woman – John Lennon 
48 If Not For You – George Harrison 
49 All Things Must Pass – George Harrison 
50 Hope Of Deliverance – Paul McCartney 
51 You – George Harrison 
52 Give Peace A Chance - The Plastic Ono Band 
53 Mother - John Lennon 
54 Teddy Boy – Paul McCartney 
55 Another Day - Paul McCartney & Linda McCartney 
56 Love - John Lennon 
57 Love Comes To Everyone - George Harrison 
58 Tomorrow - Wings 
59 Single Pigeon – Paul McCartney & Wings 
60 Bluebird - Paul McCartney & Wings 
61 Jenny Wren – Paul McCartney 
62 Love In Song - Wings 
63 Watching The Wheels - John Lennon 
64 Arrow Through Me - Wings 
65 Coming Up - Paul McCartney 
66 What's That You're Doing? - Paul McCartney 
67 English Tea – Paul McCartney 
68 This Guitar (Can't Keep From Crying) - George Harrison 
69 Keep Under Cover - Paul McCartney 
70 Just For Today - George Harrison 
71 Isolation - John Lennon 
72 (Just Like) Starting Over - John Lennon 
73 Baby's Request - Wings 
74 Hot As Sun / Glasses - Paul McCartney 
75 Wanderlust - Paul McCartney 
76 Uncle Albert / Admiral Halsey - Paul McCartney & Linda McCartney 
77 Simply Shady - George Harrison 
78 Heart Of The Country - Paul McCartney & Linda McCartney 
79 Venus And Mars - Wings 
80 Dear Boy – Paul McCartney & Linda McCartney 
81 Here Comes The Moon - George Harrison 
82 One Of These Days - Paul McCartney 
83 I Found Out - John Lennon 
84 Working Class Hero - John Lennon 
85 Distractions – Paul McCartney 
86 Calico Skies - Paul McCartney 
87 Waterspout - Paul McCartney
88 Mr. Bellamy - Paul McCartney 
89 Soft Touch - George Harrison 
90 Queenie Eye - Paul McCartney 
91 Footprints - Paul McCartney 
92 So Sad - George Harrison 
93 Blow Away - George Harrison 
94 Two Magpies - The Fireman
95 #9 Dream -  John Lennon 
96 Nobody Told Me - John Lennon 
97 Let Me Roll It - Paul McCartney & Wings 
98 You Gave Me The Answer - Wings 
99 Put It There - Paul McCartney 
100 I'm The Greatest - Ringo Starr 

As it happens, I wrote about Peter and Gordon last night, "A World Without Love" specifically.

Song I'm sure would have placed higher if more people knew it: George's I Live For You. Quite beautiful: what a shame it was left off ATMP. Thank you to this thread for I introducing me to it – It Is 'He' (Jai Sri Krishna)"

Whoah @ that gimme some truth rehearsal, had no idea that song was that old

So cool to hear that, and it confirms what Ringo said in the Anthology, that no matter how antagonistic things got business-wise, when they were working on good material, the bullshit went out the window.

(And I shoulda put "Gimme" on my ballot.)

isn't crackerbox palace on 33 1/3?

ha so it is. funnily enough i'm not quite as enamored with that one.

Another small duplication, I think: (Just Like) Starting Over appears at both #43 and
#241. Combine them and it rises six places to #37 by my reckoning

So this poll led me down a solo Beatle rabbit hole and I watched this last night:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B07938WKMW

Any Amazon Prime members here might really enjoy it. It follows J & P throughout the seventies and features Klaus Voorman, Denny Laine and whole other host of ex-Wings members.