Revolution - Official ILX Beatles tracks poll results

I'm really surprised so far by the percentage of McCartney songs turning up in this poll. Who knew there were so many old softies on ILM?!

― Darin, Monday, July 18, 2011 11:07 PM (41 minutes ago) Bookmark

i'm not sure why anyone would assume there'd be a disproportionate amount of Lennon over McCartney

I would have assumed the same--not disproportionate, but more Lennon than McCartney. I think Lennon will at the very least pull closer over the final 20.

help! the movie is frequently lame but that scene where they walk through the four doors and suddenly it turns out they're living in one big house redeems everything for me.

i'm not sure why anyone would assume there'd be a disproportionate amount of Lennon over McCartney

― drowning cool (some dude), Monday, July 18, 2011 8:50 PM (1 hour ago) Bookmark

ILM has a history of slagging McCartney + a lot of the tunes on the list are more FM staples of The Beatles catalog (Let it Be, Hello Goodbye). I guess I expected to see more stuff like Hey Bulldog and And Your Bird Can Sing.

Anyway, I pretty much love all the songs on this list - so not a judgement statement, just an observation.

feel like a lot of the "big" beatles songs have already hit the list, and it's gonna be a quirky top 19. but maybe that's just wishful thinking.

Only song I'm legit surprised didn't place higher is "Here Comes the Sun." Also glad I'm not the only one who put "I Saw Her Standing There" at #1!

it was my number 5

RIght, what I might do is nine today, but stagger them more

19. Long Long Long The Beatles (Points: 347, Voters: 13, Number Ones: 1)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3GhyjV9jqI

Ach, I mean eight today, leaving the top ten.

aww, i was hoping it would make the top 10, pretty good showing though

Well, top twenty for a track that'd never show up in the 'gambo'/'rolling stone' equivalent, I'd say it did well yes.

wine bottle rattling on amp at 2:45 ish a highlight for me

Was listening to Lennon singing Anna again yesterday. The emotion in his voice is unbeatable

18. Rain Single (Points: 355, Voters: 14, Number Ones: 1)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2AmJWHpBpjA

Honestly can't understand why I didn't vote for Long Long Long. Completely slipped my mind.

Can't listen to "Rain" any more without thinking of Oasis - which knocked it right down my list, alas.

doesn't ian macdonald call 'long long long' george's greatest ever song? definitely a contender for best on the album, so gorgeous and weird.

Long Long Long is another Beatles-track-like-no-other. It reminds me of Ride or some chillwave thing or something. I have a weird thing about English songs about Rain, inherited from my mother who'd always complain a lot if that Travis song came on the radio.

I could never hear Long Long Long 'til I got my (fake) remasters box - just too quiet. I can now report that it is very lovely.

17. She Loves You Single (Points: 360, Voters: 14, Number Ones: 0)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bj6yLow-SfA

"She Loves You" is the first pop song I remember hearing - it's like Side One, Track One of my whole life. (I didn't vote for it, though.)

It deserves more love than it gets. The coda in particular is astonishing.

Yes!! So why is this the best early Beatles hit? It's the ever so slight melancholy tug during the "yeah yeah yeah" bit. I only really noticed it recently, despite having grown up with the song. The Beatles half-joke about this being a lyrical breakthrough as it introduces a third person to the schematic, but really I think the lyrics are very well thought out.

i really shoulda voted for it - can't remember if i did or not.

never heard Long Long Long before.

It was always *the* Beatles single aiui growing up. I don't think it's in anything like such esteem in the US - I Want To Hold Your Hand has that role there I think.

well, IMO She Loves You really deserves a top ten placement.

"She Loves You" wasn't on Capitol records for the longest time, so probably got less of a promotional push beyond 'being available in shops' and 'not unlike their other current records'...

at least it placed way higher than I Want To Hold Your Hand, which is fair in my book

16. You Never Give Me Your Money Abbey Road (Points: 366, Voters: 15, Number Ones: 2)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OvA64O2LySc

Love it, voted it #8, didn't really expect it to place.

Amazing song. Didn't vote for it though!

YEah, I voted this one. Beautiful.

15. Paperback Writer Single (Points: 369, Voters: 16, Number Ones: 1)

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

haha, I've never seen that video! I love all the riffwork on this one. Didn't vote though.

My #2 (I think. Might've been #3)

Is there a name for the "Paperback Writer" sound - i.e. crazy '60s Austin Powers Scooby Doo adventure romp music, also done on 5th Dimension's 'Age of Aquarius' and pastiched by Belle & Sebastian on 'Legal Man'?

The oddest thing was, about halfway through counting it was at the number one position, but it fell away due to getting absolutely no additional votes (until the last few ballots)...

PW has an amazingly powerful sound, I can't think of anything much like it tbh other than occasionally powerpop trios hitting the spot (though not vocally).

Seven of my top ten have now placed. Still got hope for two of the others, but Mr Kite!'s chance has gone I think.

I'd had this down as an outsider for #1, disappointed it fell away so badly.

What is there, some kind of time difference over in Britain? Gratified by "Long, Long, Long"'s showing. It's a song that rarely gets mentioned in official Beatles history. Glad "Rain" is high too, but I knew that one would do well.

Thought "Long, Long, Long" might do better! Kinda hipster choice, innit?

The kids are all Hey Bulldog and The Long And Winding Road these days.

This, so far, is the only 'record' that has had a remastered vinyl release.

The "record store day" edition has a different catalogue number to the original, and is in stereo.

"Long, Long, Long"'s stock must have risen in the past decade then, maybe connected to George's death. There was a time you'd never read a word about it.

The kids are all Hey Bulldog and The Long And Winding Road these days.

Y' wha'? I thought The LAW Road was like the most hated Beatle track of 'em all or sumthin'? There's a poll about it somewhere about here...

Honeycrack's cover of Hey Bulldog is the best thing to emerge from the mid-90s Britrock scene.

Well admittedly I'm old & out of touch but I have faith in ILM contarianism.

"Long, Long, Long"'s stock must have risen in the past decade then, maybe connected to George's death.

P'raps "Revolution in the Head" might have caused people to listen to it more carefully?