Revolution - Official ILX Beatles tracks poll results

I was going to look for a Hollies performance, but got surprised by actually finding a live perf.

.. of "If I needed someone" obv.

If I Needed Someone - really? Most forgettable song on Rubber Soul.

no way

"If I Needed Someone" is the best song on Rubber Soul!

Hmm I'm a fan of all these songs but they were all outside my 20, I guess I really like the Beatles? Two Of Us was *just* outside Has that thing they do of having depth in apparent simplicity, I think...

xposts wow this moves fast. re IINS, always seemed to me to be an example of how on Rubber Soul (and Revolver to a lesser extent) they focussed on single-note pedals to great effect.

42. Got To Get You Into My Life Revolver (Points: 199, Voters: 9, Number Ones: 0)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZEIVI-E0oDM

41. No Reply Revolver (Points: 207, Voters: 10, Number Ones: 1)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_UGjyM_yOM

shocked Helter Skelter is so low!

Didn't vote for "Got to Get You Into My Life," but I still remember how exciting it was when it was released as a single in '75 or '76, a kind of Beatlemania revisited hooked into the Red, Blue[/i], and Rock 'n' Roll anthologies.

Helter Skelter and Revolution. People not liking heavy Beatles, I guess. xp

40. A Hard Day's Night Hard day's night (Points: 210, Voters: 10, Number Ones: 1)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Hr671HfXSo

I'm sort of trying to have some fairly esoteric videos amongst the 'not often seen' performances, etc.

But that last one could only be:

Anyways, that's it for today, so be back Monday for more totals, but by all means carry on with the chat.....

"Helter Skelter": I kept saying, "Send Charlie a ballot, send Charlie a ballot."

Shitter Skelter more like.

it's sad to see Helter this low.

A Hard Day's Night is way way way too low. It's a perfect song. Didn't make my number one, but it's up there. Along with "Please Please Me" and "She Loves You" it is the apotheosis of early Beatles.

I just realized I didn't vote for Helter Skelter. Maybe I should've spent more than five minutes on my ballot, but I thought "stream of consciousness" voting was more likely to produce honest results.

doing this poll makes me realise there's lots and lots of Beatles songs I'm just a bit "meh" about but won't skip when I hear the albums. They're very much an album band in that respect, for me.

The fast pace really works here. When these songs come at you one after another, you're reminded--and I do understand how, 40 years along, some people would be happy to never hear another word about the Beatles; I understand that--how dizzyingly great they really were.

4/20 for me so far, seems about right. Suspect 20-10 will be the most interesting section of this, can't imagine there'll be too many surprises in the top ten.

can't imagine there'll be too many surprises in the top ten.

Ah. (taps nose..)

6/20 from my ballot has placed so far.

.. put it this way: When we get to number 11, I wil be verry surprised if anyone could guess all 10 'left' tracks.

There's a few in the positions 61 down ...

2/20!

I've had no songs turn up yet.

Don't worry, Ringo's songs placed highly

Light showing of Sgt Pepper's so far makes me think there's gonna be a cluster of that shit toward the top.

i figured most my picks would be either no-shows or bottom half, since i looked at my list and thought "no way is anyone else's list going to be like this!"
so i was pretty happy when i saw what the last place song was because that means someone else voted for Don't Pass Me By!

xpost

.. put it this way: When we get to number 11, I wil be verry surprised if anyone could guess all 10 'left' tracks.

cool. (shades-wearing emoticon goes here)

I only voted for the good Beatles tracks FWIW.

Or even two! (xpost)*2

Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill FTW!

Mark, you really blasted us into the weekend in an excellent way...I like this method of heavy barrage and then the weekend to mull it over and anticipate. Have a great weekend!

Woulda voted Don't Pass Me By if I'd had a couple more options. It's a good song.

In fact, I'd say "Don't Pass Me By" is the "pure essence" of White Album.

I just played the "No Reply" clip--charmingly inept. As someone who's collected something like 4,000 Beatles covers, I think you could do the whole countdown with such versions and you'd be saying something valid about the way the Beatles effect people.

Indeed.

The series "The Exotic Beatles" is four CD volumes of 'odd' cover versions and suchlike.

I've got the first three, so you just gave me something to look for.

Yes.

It has more Klaus Beyer.

you'd be saying something valid about the way the Beatles effect people.

AFFECT, schoolteacher!

(sorry)

No Reply would have been my number one, and it's from Beatles For Sale not Revolver.

also, clemenza otm about Eight Days A Week and Ticket To Ride

I dunno, lots of ladies got preg listening to "revolution number nine"

OK, more than one then.

xpost yeah, another one I forgot to change the album name.

AFFECT, schoolteacher!

Damn--I'm keeping myself in at recess and recopying the entire nomination list 10 times.

Revolution single and Something are waaaaayy too low and both were pretty high on my list. voted for I'm Looking Through You too cuz the organ stabs are hilarious. Agree with whoever said it upthread that the Revolution single is the most rocking thing they ever did, just totally blazes, and the live clip is fantastic.

I'm a Loser also on my list. Lennon's self-loathing is great sometimes.

"If I Needed Someone" was the only song from my top 20 so far. Can't wait for Monday!

oh! somehow i missed "If I Needed Someone". that makes three from my list.

xpost!!!

2 of mine have placed so far, I'm A Loser (my #1) and If I Needed Someone (my #7). Calling IINS forgettable is crazy! The 2nd best song on Rubber Soul by my reckoning.

3/20 (ywsm, ist, ygthyla)