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

here we go!

Some general stats:
- A whopping 476 individual tracks received votes
- Not surprisingly, the general split between members had a lot to do with the volume of their respective outputs. In terms of songs they played on that got votes, Paul had 232, John had 117, George had 119 and Ringo had 58.
- In terms of overall points McCartney was again favored just by virtue of the fact that so many of his songs were voted for. So in terms of the points allotted to songs they played on, Paul had 47,173, John had 42,892, George got 34,472, and Ringo got 32,013.

Bear in mind these statistics have little bearing on where songs actually place in the poll results. I'm going to roll these out pretty fast, starting from 100.

down for a fast rollout

Alright!! This is going to be cool.

100. Calico Skies - Paul McCartney (feat. Paul) (320 points, 5 votes)
http://images.45worlds.com/f/cd/paul-mccartney-8565002-4-cd.jpg

aw what a lovely song to start with

has anybody already started a spotify playlist / should i?

99. Getting Closer - Wings (feat. Paul) (328 points, 7 votes)
http://images.45cat.com/wings-getting-closer-1979-16.jpg

do it, brad

YEAH

I'M GETTING CLOSERRRR

my salamander

98. Long Haired Lady - Paul & Linda McCartney (feat. Paul) (342 points, 7 votes)
http://webpages.charter.net/ram71/01-11-71h%20Ram%20Sessions%20Long%20Haired%20Lady.jpg

kinda loving the images you found shakey

spotify playlist btw https://open.spotify.com/user/unbornwhiskey/playlist/2NrZx1eW2LzUZLqLyYfZyt?si=T2ZY6GH9RpG0dAclcgxBDA

97. Give Peace A Chance - John Lennon (feat. John) (344 points, 7 votes)
https://www.beatlesbible.com/wp/media/john-lennon-give-peace-a-chance.jpg

ugh what an endless song

kudos to john i guess for writing a protest song that's as simple and direct as a slogan but actually listening to it sucks imo

otm

yeah the song is not good

i feel bad for "long haired lady"

96. How? - John Lennon (feat. John, Ringo) (346 points, 5 votes)
https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/81kJinEks%2BL.jpg

and here's the first (of many!) songs released under a non-Beatle's name and featuring a Beatle

95. Greenfield Morning I Pushed An Empty Baby Carriage All Over The City - Yoko Ono (feat. John) (349 points, 5 votes)
https://assets.catawiki.nl/assets/2017/9/30/6/b/5/6b5a2c66-ef2c-4a52-ad1c-7034118e5c9f.jpg

side two of imagine is one of my favorite sides of any record ever and “how?” is a big reason why; wandering, cosmic john is maybe my favorite mode of his

"greenfield" is the first yoko track i put on my ballot, it is just wild

94. Crippled Inside - John Lennon (feat. John, George) (359 points, 5 votes)
https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e58f00_cf3f3d8fec06478cbbb5c7f708602744.jpg/v1/fill/w_498,h_459,al_c,q_90/file.jpg

93. Oh My Love - John Lennon (feat. John) (363 points, 5 votes)
http://images.45cat.com/john-lennon-instant-karma-1992-6.jpg

92. What A Bastard The World Is - Yoko Ono (feat. John) (364 points, 5 votes)
http://images.45worlds.com/f/ab/yoko-ono-yang-yang-1973-8-ab.jpg

"crippled inside" is kinda like if the sound of jl/pob were turned inside out, jaunty ass tune about depression

somehow missed calico skies in my runthrough, what a gorgeous little song

god this is goin' real fast lol

"what a bastard the world is" is just perfect songwriting and storytelling

YES! Two Paul songs that I would have voted for 'Calico Skies' and 'Getting Close', and one John that I would have voted for 'Oh My Love' - which is way too low. I really should have submitted that ballot.

(*'Getting Closer')

pretty irritated that this beat the above Yoko tune, I must say. A worse song in every way imho.

91. Mull Of Kintyre - Wings (feat. Paul) (368 points, 6 votes)
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fd/Mull_of_Kintyre_%28Wings_song_cover_art%29.jpg/220px-Mull_of_Kintyre_%28Wings_song_cover_art%29.jpg

voted for long haired lady i think, love linda's honky backing vocals

kudos to john i guess for writing a protest song that's as simple and direct as a slogan but actually listening to it sucks imo

― flamenco blorf (BradNelson), Monday, June 4, 2018 4:34 PM (eleven minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

This is OTM.

90. Monkberry Moon Delight - Paul & Linda McCartney (feat. Paul) (370 points, 6 votes)
http://images.45cat.com/curtiss-mason-monkberry-moon-delight-columbia.jpg

also fyi
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bL6GJ10OBPE

'Mull of Kintyre' is an absolute classic - brilliant song, and a million-seller in the UK too. No way is 'Monkberry Moon Delight' better.

pretty irritated that this beat the above Yoko tune, I must say. A worse song in every way imho.

fair exchange for “give peace a chance” even appearing. also i assume most ballots weren’t full of yoko songs

“mull of kintyre” is good

comments claim Screamin' Jay said Paul had written the song with him in mind, which makes a lot of sense really

xp

“monkberry” is such a great song and also a solid lol every time i hear it

WELL I KNOW MY BANANA IS OLDER THAN THE REST!

absolutely adore monkberry moon delight.

it's my favorite paul song and i voted for it at #3

So I sat in the attic, a piano up my nose,
And the wind played a dreadful CANTATA.

(can-ta-ta)
(can-ta-ta)

i like mull of kintyre, one of the rare occasions that i don't head for the hills when i hear bagpipes

i really should've voted for "calico skies," dang

I've gotten so many pedantic remarks on my blog about Yoko: WELL SHE WASN'T A BEATLE YOU KNOW

And Im like, "Well, yeah, she was. After she refused George Martin's invitation to join in 1962, she consoled herself with dating Paul a couple years, after which she joined on second wind."

89. Power to the People - John Lennon (feat. John) (376 points, 6 votes)
https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51s9grx-mwL._SX355_.jpg

eh

i like this song more than most i think. good soul pastiche

love a good overexcited sax part too

88. One of These Days - Paul McCartney (feat. Paul) (394 points, 7 votes)
https://www.the-paulmccartney-project.com/_images/artworks/mccartney-ii/02_big.jpg

The funny thing is that there's a Beatles songbook - with the chords to 'Power to the People' in it!

I love how "One of These Nights" is a song that keeps trying to form itself into a song.

of all the early POB singles "Instant Karma!" is the best imo, in that it has a readymade slogan & isn't grating to listen to.

87. Mrs. Lennon - Yoko Ono (feat. John) (396 points, 7 votes)
https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/BJAAAOxyRHdR0GAd/s-l300.jpg

I love how "One of These Nights" is a song that keeps trying to form itself into a song.

― morning wood truancy (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, June 4, 2018 10:14 AM (twenty-six seconds ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

otm

holy shit is the rollout gonna be over before i even leave for my camping trip, this is awesome!

86. Fame - David Bowie (feat. John) (400 points, 6 votes)
http://www.davidbowieworld.nl/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/david-bowie-fame.jpg

Oh my god. "One of These Days" was my #2. So vividly conveys resigned melancholy, I love its simplicity in words & music, and little touches in the recording, like the slapback echo in the left channel and Paul tapping his acoustic guitar in between verses to keep time. At a loss for words now, but that song is very special to me, and one of his very very best.

i was one of the votes for "greenfield", above. yoko's POB is a real trip. i have to say, though, that when i put my spotify ballot/playlist on shuffle mode it is JARRING when the the more experimental yoko tracks show up

still one of the most incredible moments in American pop history when "Fame" topped the chart (twice!) – like, it has nothing to do with what else is happening, how did this happen

aaaaaand George's first appearance!

85. Crackerbox Palace - George Harrison (feat. George) (407 points, 6 votes)
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/d/d9/George_Harrison_-_Crackerbox_Palace.jpg/220px-George_Harrison_-_Crackerbox_Palace.jpg

Decent song, too!

aw, my favorite solo George song

I like "Crackerbox Palace" a lot more now than I did 20 years ago

I dunno about the EES TRUE EES TRUE part though

84. I'd Have You Anytime - George Harrison (feat. George) (412 points, 8 votes)
https://i.pinimg.com/originals/5a/3d/e5/5a3de5224ff28989bd4f25619512f0ac.jpg

83. I Won't Back Down - Tom Petty (feat. George) (417 points, 6 votes)
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/af/TP_-_I_Wont_Back_Down_single.jpg

oh come on

"i'd have you anytime" is legit too low

well George's harmonies and Ringo's drums ARE prominent

fame and won't back down are obviously great songs but i'd much rather a couple more actual solo beatles tracks sneak into the 99th and 100th spots

agreed brad, i'd have you anytime is one of my ATMP favorites

I dunno about the EES TRUE EES TRUE part though

― morning wood truancy (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, June 4, 2018 5:20 PM (five minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Yeah, that part's wack.

The b-side placing higher than the a-side!

82. Remember Love - John Lennon (feat. John) (423 points, 8 votes)
https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/71x5rX2OwPL._SY355_.jpg

oh good

81. When We Was Fab - George Harrison (feat. George) (428 points, 9 votes)
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/0b/When_We_Was_Fab.jpg/220px-When_We_Was_Fab.jpg

i looooooooooooove "when we was fab"

well George's harmonies and Ringo's drums ARE prominent

― morning wood truancy (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, June 4, 2018 1:24 PM (two minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Ringo's in the video, but that's Phil Jones playing on the track.

There's something eerie about the sleeves to 'Give Peace a Chance' and 'Cold Turkey' ...

lol @ three images - all of Paul - on this sleeve

80. C Moon - Wings (feat. Paul) (429 points, 8 votes)
http://images.45cat.com/wings-hi-hi-hi-apple-13.jpg

There's something eerie about the sleeves to 'Give Peace a Chance' and 'Cold Turkey' ...

Faust cover connections

SWEET BANANA

can't remember if i voted for c moon or if it was one of my final cuts, but it like it. charming nonsense.

"When We Was Fab" is one of my least favorite Harrisingles – something about the nostalgia clashes with his nature, producing a tentative song

Man let it roll is the best Harrison song ever

listen i love tom petty but i'm going through the playlist rn and i can't believe i'm about to hear "i won't back down"

"fame," sure

79. Magneto and Titanium Man - Wings (feat. Paul) (433 points, 8 votes)
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/91/Magneto_and_Titanium_Man_cover.jpg/220px-Magneto_and_Titanium_Man_cover.jpg

hell yeah *snaps fingers*

78. Got My Mind Set On You - George Harrison (feat. George) (441 points, 7 votes)
https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/gPsAAOSwoydWpgmd/s-l300.jpg

it's called adamantium, paul

77. Don't Let Me Wait Too Long - George Harrison (feat. George, Ringo) (451 points, 7 votes)
http://images.45worlds.com/f/ab/george-harrison-apple-17-ab.jpg

too low

it's called adamantium, paul

? no it isn't

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titanium_Man

making a joke, not nearly deep into marvel lore to realize that titanium man was a thing

76. Run of the Mill - George Harrison (feat. George, Ringo) (456 points, 7 votes)
https://i.pinimg.com/originals/43/47/41/4347414f4e6044a6a29c006ebe874561.jpg

75. Look at Me - John Lennon (feat. John) (471 points, 7 votes)
https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0067/2072/products/R-6782548-1426549730-1369.jpeg_grande.jpg?v=1448974143

OK that's it for a bit

To summarize:
100. Calico Skies - Paul McCartney (feat. Paul) (320 points, 5 votes)
99. Getting Closer - Wings (feat. Paul) (328 points, 7 votes)
98. Long Haired Lady - Paul & Linda McCartney (feat. Paul) (342 points, 7 votes)
97. Give Peace A Chance - John Lennon (feat. John) (344 points, 7 votes)
96. How? - John Lennon (feat. John, Ringo) (346 points, 5 votes)
95. Greenfield Morning I Pushed An Empty Baby Carriage All Over The City - Yoko Ono (feat. John) (349 points, 5 votes)
94. Crippled Inside - John Lennon (feat. John, George) (359 points, 5 votes)
93. Oh My Love - John Lennon (feat. John) (363 points, 5 votes)
92. What A Bastard The World Is - Yoko Ono (feat. John) (364 points, 5 votes)
91. Mull Of Kintyre - Wings (feat. Paul) (368 points, 6 votes)
90. Monkberry Moon Delight - Paul & Linda McCartney (feat. Paul) (370 points, 6 votes)
89. Power to the People - John Lennon (feat. John) (376 points, 6 votes)
88. One of These Days - Paul McCartney (feat. Paul) (394 points, 7 votes)
87. Mrs. Lennon - Yoko Ono (feat. John) (396 points, 7 votes)
86. Fame - David Bowie (feat. John) (400 points, 6 votes)
85. Crackerbox Palace - George Harrison (feat. George) (407 points, 6 votes)
84. I'd Have You Anytime - George Harrison (feat. George) (412 points, 8 votes)
83. I Won't Back Down - Tom Petty (feat. George) (417 points, 6 votes)
82. Remember Love - John Lennon (feat. John) (423 points, 8 votes)
81. When We Was Fab - George Harrison (feat. George) (428 points, 9 votes)
80. C Moon - Wings (feat. Paul) (429 points, 8 votes)
79. Magneto and Titanium Man - Wings (feat. Paul) (433 points, 8 votes)
78. Got My Mind Set On You - George Harrison (feat. George) (441 points, 7 votes)
77. Don't Let Me Wait Too Long - George Harrison (feat. George, Ringo) (451 points, 7 votes)
76. Run of the Mill - George Harrison (feat. George, Ringo) (456 points, 7 votes)
75. Look at Me - John Lennon (feat. John) (471 points, 7 votes)

very nice job with everything shakey. good run of songs... except for "i won't back down" (?????????)

"look at me" is so lovely

"run of the mill" too low, am i gonna say that for every george song

take it up with the 6 Tom Petty voters

xp

look at me is so sad and wonderful. i fucking love the quiet songs on JL/POB and i'm happy more are coming.

i love run of the mill too, very dylanesque.

this poll solidified my belief that ATMP is the strongest single post-Beatles release, especially if you lop off the Apple Jam

"Look at Me" is a White Album/India leftover - anyone know if there's a demo from '68 floating around? those wonderful Esher demos have "Junk" and "Child of Nature" and "Not Guilty," though iirc no George songs that ended up on ATMP (although it does have "Circles," which I know he recorded later. nice little song).

"Mrs. Lennon" > "Fame" on the Spotify is A+ segue.

Hi dere Beatle crew, “Run of the Mill” is my biggest *too low* so far. Had it at #6.

I’m guessing Crackerbox that low means little hope for This Song/Love Comes to Everyone/If You Believe/Faster/All Those Years Ago/Dream Away from you maniacs?

Love Comes to Everyone

hoping real hard for this one

I fucking love it now.

forgot to mention in original post, 29 ballots received overall. So, pretty good turnout for one of these things.

and here's our first tie

TIE 74. Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy) - John Lennon (feat. John) (474 points, 9 votes)
http://images.45cat.com/john-lennon-beautiful-boy-darling-boy-geffen-2.jpg

TIE 74. Goodnight Tonight - Wings (feat. Paul) (474 points, 9 votes)
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/d/d0/Wings_-_Goodnight_Tonight.jpg/220px-Wings_-_Goodnight_Tonight.jpg

oops
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/d/d0/Wings_-_Goodnight_Tonight.jpg/220px-Wings_-_Goodnight_Tonight.jpg

well i'm glad "goodnight tonight" is ahead of "beautiful boy"

i can't stand "beautiful boy" but i assume it's some lingering trauma from mr. holland's opus

funny contrast there, both released very close to each other

well i'm glad "goodnight tonight" is ahead of "beautiful boy"

it's not, it's tied

oh lol i'm really good at reading

73. Day After Day - Badfinger (feat. George) (478 points, 6 votes)
https://www.udiscovermusic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/badfinger-day-after-day.jpg

*98. Long Haired Lady - Paul & Linda McCartney (feat. Paul) (342 points, 7 votes)*
🖼

Apparently, the Badfinger dudes play guitars on most of the ATMP tracks, too.

Todd Rundgren claims he rescued the shit out of “Day After Day” despite only getting an engineering credit on it. But it does have the signature George slide guitars so...

Rundgren says a lot of things tbg

tbf

yeah, George added a lot beyond the solo:

During their peak, Badfinger enjoyed a fabulous working relationship in the studio with The Beatles’ George Harrison. George took on a ‘big brother’ role of sorts with the band, especially in the studio during the recording of the Straight Up album, including the decision to shelve the first set of tapes from the recording sessions.

“George thought we sounded too much like a ‘beat’ group, and thought we could do better”, says guitarist Joey Molland. “He was really hands-on with the arrangements of songs like ‘Name Of The Game’ and ‘Suitcase’, including having me change the lyrics from “pusher, pusher” to “butcher, butcher”…because in those days, the radio wouldn’t have played anything with a even a slightly negative meaning related to drugs and the like.”

72. Apple Scruffs - George Harrison (feat. George) (479 points, 9 votes)
http://images.45cat.com/george-harrison-what-is-life-apple-2.jpg

"Apple Scruffs" is almost too effortless for George.

71. I’m Losing You - John Lennon (feat. John Lennon) (488 points, 8 votes)
https://solobeatles.files.wordpress.com/2013/09/roger_farrington_neg241-e1378166116167.jpg

I love the Cheap Trick version

TIE 70. Heart of the Country - Paul & Linda McCartney (feat. Paul) (519 points, 8 votes, 1 No. 1 vote))
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/Heart_of_the_Country_label.jpg/220px-Heart_of_the_Country_label.jpg

TIE 70. Ballad of Sir Frankie Crisp (Let It Roll) - George Harrison (feat. George) (519 points, 7 votes)
http://images.45worlds.com/f/ab/george-harrison-all-things-must-pass-19-ab.jpg

69. How Do You Sleep? - John Lennon (feat. John, George) (525 points, 10 votes)
https://images.rapgenius.com/109c86ac9ef78d8fc4f345febed7abf1.500x748x1.jpg

two amazing songs

er, three

68. Secret Friend - Paul McCartney (feat. Paul) (529 points, 8 votes)
http://www.macca-central.com/macca-songs/singles/images/temporary_secretary_secret_friend_12in_emi_b.jpg

the best of the outtakes to date

I once spent a morning listening to "Secret Friend" on repeat

yoooo “secret friend” made it!!!!

Y'know, I might quibble about the order of these things, but I like-to-love every song that's placed so far.

YESSS @ 'Secret Friend'

yeah, George added a lot beyond the solo

According to the Badfinger biography, Without You, George bailed in the middle of the album sessions, Rundgren added overdubs to "Day After Day" (and the other songs Harrison worked on) and also mixed the whole album but got no credit for the songs Harrison worked on. Reading between the lines, it doesn't take much of a leap to believe that George got the sole producer's credit on that song because it was chosen as the lead single by their label. Which was, you know, Apple.

'Day After Day' is a fucking beautiful song, and undoubtedly my favourite Badfinger song. It means a hell of a lot more to me than 'Without You' ...

"I'm Losing You" too low, pretty sure that made my top ten, like an alienated 80's update of "Cold Turkey" with love replacing junk

Damn, I meant to vote for Secret Friend and don't see it anywhere on my ballot. My favorite of things I discovered in poll listening.

i nearly put it in my top five and then figured i wouldn't have been able to bear it if it ended up in this poll's top ten, i guess i didn't have to worry

voted for i'm losing you, certainly my favorite from double fantasy

heart of the country is such a cute little song, i love it to death.

it's def my favorite john song on double fantasy xp

"goodnight tonight" is such a groove

i didn't listen to any of the compilation albums so i've never heard goodnight tonight before. it's fucking wild. where does that guitar break come from??? one of those songs that explains why paul and stevie wonder were such good friends.

did joe jackson ever get sued over "day after day"/"breaking us in two"?

Catching up a bit ...

Quibbles:
Re. "Secret Friend," I like it more as a "Paul tried out this sort of thing" more than "This is awesome." While I enjoy it, I'm not really sure if it's any better or worse than "Frozen Jap" or "Front Parlour."

Were it not for the Cheap Trick version of "I'm Losing You," I would think the song is shit. As it is, I still mostly think it is. The organ is sub-Roll With It Michelob fodder.

"Beautiful Boy" is a great song almost completely ruined by Jack Douglas's production (and Mr. Holland's Opus -- Richard Dreyfus singing "Darling ...COLLLLLE" will forever haunt me).

"Goodnight Tonight" is ... fine, but a pretty anonymous disco play that isn't groovy enough to make me really love it. Bass line isn't bad tho.

John's co-write on "Fame" has always seemed odd to me -- perhaps because I've never believed he actually sings the "Fame!" retort as he supposedly did.

Loves:
"Ballad of Sir Frankie Crisp (Let It Roll)" is about as great a song as George ever wrote. Love it. TOO LOW!

"One of These Days" is not only a great song, but the one it is believed Lennon was referring to in one of his last interviews when he said Paul sounded "sad."

I completely forgot how much I liked "Crippled Inside" -- the two double basses on that (quadruple bass?) is an absolute masterstroke.

For a guy who was all about mono, I think my favorite thing about Imagine is Spector's stereo separation -- even when some of the songs on it don't totally light me on fire, they are just gorgeous to listen to.

"Magneto and Titanium Man" is probably up there among my top 20 Paul songs for no other reason than it's a completely goofy earworm.

John's co-write on "Fame" has always seemed odd to me -- perhaps because I've never believed he actually sings the "Fame!" retort as he supposedly did.

wtf he sings and plays guitar on this song

Bowie would have done an incredible version of "Hold On" for YA

you'd think so, but then again his across the universe is very very bad

it's def my favorite john song on double fantasy xp

― flamenco blorf (BradNelson), Monday, June 4, 2018 1:09 PM (eighteen minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

this is kind of a diss tbh

i like the "heart of the country" -> "let it roll" transition on the playlist

I regard "Goodnight Tonight" as a song released in the disco era but not a disco song, no matter what Paul says or how high he mixed his bass (it made my ballot).

wtf he sings and plays guitar on this song

No, Bowie played the distorted bit (the bit that sounds like a brass section, according to Chris O'Leary).

So what the hell did Lennon do? He's also credit with "tape loops" which I'd guess is the intro and the Mellotron-esque scale down of "Fame" near the end of the song.

His guitar is buried amid the Alomar flourishes and, yeah, the loops. Remember how typically generous Bowie was about songwriting credit.

the shouted fame rejoinder reeeeeally sounds like john

I would have been more than happy to keep the "Beatle as guest artist" shit out of the poll entirely, tbh.

also, shout out to nicky hopkins for that wurly part on "how do you sleep?" i wonder if he knew the song would fade out in the middle of his solo.

(Not that I'm implying that 'Fame' is shit - it's anything but, but c'mon...)

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i agree with you, but ultimately it's just 4-5 spots in a 100 song poll. i did my part by not voting for any of those tracks.

idk it makes it more fun even though i'm also like "why"

I used to find 'How Do You Sleep?' amusing for a while because of the whole Lennon dissing McCartney aspect, but once the novelty of that wore off and I started to listen to the song for what it was in a musical sense, I don't think it's really that great. 'Strawberry Fields Forever' it ain't.

"how do you sleep" is great, it's like the pettiest drone

it's just a well-done slinky, swampy rocker. i tend to ignore the lyrics tbh

I only voted for songs they played on if they left a major impression on the final mix - Harrison on Day After Day, Lennon/Ringo on Why, etc

It makes sense that Harrison plays on it, because the chord progression feels quite Harrison-like in places. I wonder how many tries it took to get the perfect Pepper-spoofing intro, too.

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like Lennon's presence/influence on some of these Yoko songs feels suspect to me, as cool as may be.

I think it was more that Yoko influenced Lennon, and then Lennon reflected that influence back into both the Yoko stuff he played on and his own work.

I would have been more than happy to keep the "Beatle as guest artist" shit out of the poll entirely, tbh.

says the guy who didn't vote at all lol

Look, keeping it to just things the four Beatles officially released under their own names is a) totally arbitrary and b) providing an incomplete picture of their post-Beatles career. For example, the *exact same band* recorded both Plastic Ono Band albums. But only John's is eligible, just because it has his name on it? Or if Wings is eligible, why isn't the Traveling Wilburys? The best, most interesting option was to allow it all, and the only sensible criteria was that a Beatle was involved. Given the difficulty with determining credit (see above discussion of "Fame") the only way to resolve that issue would be to err on the most generous side - if a Beatle was credited with doing something in any capacity, it was allowed.

By the way I voted for the Beach Boys "Vegetables" (and I wasn't the only one either) so nyah. If you cared that much you should have voted.

xp

67. Jenny Wren - Paul McCartney (feat. Paul) (531 points, 8 votes)
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/15/Jenny_Wren_cover.jpg

66. Take It Away - Paul McCartney (feat. Paul) (539 points, 10 votes)
http://www.notreble.com/buzz/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Paul-McCartney-Take-It-Away-300x300.jpg

aw two of my favorite macca songs

i could only fit one song from chaos and creation on my ballot and it ended up being "anyway" but it was sooo close to being "jenny wren"

65. Remember - John Lennon (feat. John, Ringo) (540 points, 8 votes)
https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0067/2072/products/R-6782548-1426549730-1369.jpeg_grande.jpg?v=1448974143

"Take It Away" my #1. That outro! The perfect George Martin production.

Well no, I didn't vote - that's correct, but if I had, I sure as hell wouldn't have voted for David Bowie and Beach Boys tracks in a solo Beatles poll. There were so many options that it would have been difficult enough to begin with, which is one of the reasons (although absolutely not the only one) that you didn't get a ballot. If it were a McCartney only or Lennon only poll etc. it may have been a different story.

(xxxposts)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMaSh20qBbg

'Jenny Wren' and 'Take It Away' both fantastic McCartney songs. 'Anyway' is one of my favourites too, Brad, so glad you found a place for it on your ballot.

Remember...
Remember...
THE FIFTH...
OF NOVEMBER!

boom

64. With A Little Luck - Wings (feat. Paul) (570 points, 10 votes)
https://i.ebayimg.com/thumbs/images/g/o-gAAOxyjPNRFIk7/s-l225.jpg

63. Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth) - George Harrison (feat. George) (571 points, 9 votes)
https://img.discogs.com/S3up-ceTOgeS6SyGcs14LHOByYU=/fit-in/300x300/filters:strip_icc():format(jpeg):mode_rgb():quality(40)/discogs-images/R-7149418-1434827068-9448.jpeg.jpg

"with a little luck" and "london town" were the songs that kept climbing up my ballot. respectable showing for the former, i'm sure doc casino will be happy

62. Silly Love Songs - Wings (feat. Paul) (588 points, 9 votes)
https://images.eil.com/large_image/PAUL_MCCARTNEY_AND_WINGS_SILLY%2BLOVE%2BSONGS%2B%2B%2BDANISH%2BEXPORT%2BSLEEVE-519101.jpg

Remember was my 3. So it's TOO LOW!

and I was hoping Take It Away would be higher. I remember when MTV used to play that nonstop.

I'm so glad to see 'With a Little Luck' here - I really love the way that track sounds. One thing about it that makes me chuckle a little is just how much the synth solo in the middle sounds like the theme tune to Thomas the Tank Engine, even though it predates it by a good few years.

THOMAS WAS THE FIFTH BEATLE

I didn't vote but Give Me Love would have been in my top five.

with a little luck is fantastic, the end of the synth solo always fools me into thinking that the song is ending, but then...nope!

I'd never seen these 'Wings visit the Berlin wall' pictures before

https://i.ytimg.com/vi/LFb7QRAHDM4/maxresdefault.jpg

https://78.media.tumblr.com/6cd31c0d390acc6eeef243eb56be42c7/tumblr_n9xbrnbBUW1rg1rnvo1_500.png

next entry is ironic in that context

61. Behind That Locked Door - George Harrison (feat. George, Ringo) (599 points, 11 votes)
https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSpLaJAdLvEzw9FsJWs-RiYqIAnIHcmdNsm7H3tqGP7kCORiKRAFw

Jenny Wren is gorgeous, could see it fitting neatly on the White Album.

love isn't silly at all!

'Behind That Locked Door' is simply gorgeous.

When I wonder why Dylan never sued George for copyright infringement over "Give Me Love"'s similarity to "I Want You," I remember they were bros.

60. Single Pigeon - Wings (feat. Paul) (605 points, 8 votes)
https://www.the-paulmccartney-project.com/_images/artworks/red-rose-speedway/05_big.jpg

first Ringo sighting

59. Back Off Boogaloo - Ringo Starr (feat. Ringo, George) (610 points, 10 votes)
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/3/32/Back_Off_Boogaloo_cover.jpg/220px-Back_Off_Boogaloo_cover.jpg

McCartney has the most songs in the results so far!

58. Don't Worry Kyoko (Mummy's Only Looking for Her Hand in the Snow) - Yoko Ono (feat. John, Ringo) (624 points, 9 votes)
https://e.snmc.io/lk/l/l/e6bd32062ebe6460cd8ed8569dd6efeb/1246851.jpg

it's almost as if McCartney released way more songs than the other Beatles!
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yay ringo! i like back off boogaloo

This track fucking slays. I'm actually glad to see this here, and I'm fully expecting 'Why' to place too.

"Don't Worry" was my #2, such a jam

TIE 57. Woman - John Lennon (feat. John) (627 points, 9 votes)
https://www.beatlesbible.com/wp/media/john-lennon-woman.jpg

TIE 57. No More Lonely Nights - Paul McCartney (feat. Paul) (627 points, 10 votes)
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d9/NMLN_1984.jpg

56. My Brave Face - Paul McCartney (feat. Paul) (629 points, 11 votes)
https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51pYhoQFWaL._SX355_.jpg

my brave face is so good, the one Flowers song where you can really hear the best aspects of Paul's and Costello's songwriting styles.

Yeah, I love those last three!

55. Arrow Through Me - Wings (feat. Paul) (630 points, 10 votes)
http://www.macca-central.com/macca-songs/singles/images/arrow_through_me_old_siam_sir_45_a.jpg

54. If Not for You - George Harrison (feat. George, Ringo) (633 points, 12 votes)
https://img.discogs.com/hUaT5kHUspGkZHxCDqxH-A2m_Aw=/fit-in/300x300/filters:strip_icc():format(jpeg):mode_rgb():quality(40)/discogs-images/R-4087250-1370344961-7898.jpeg.jpg

ugh "Woman"

53. Blow Away - George Harrison (feat. George) (647 points, 10 votes)
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f1/George_Harrison_%22Blow_Away%22_picture_sleeve.jpg/220px-George_Harrison_%22Blow_Away%22_picture_sleeve.jpg

but yay "My Brave Face"!

i hate "woman," i expect... only alfred will agree with me?

lol xpost

"Blow Away" at #53??????

Thought this was instant top 15 at least!

52. Ram On - Paul & Linda McCartney (feat. Paul) (655 points, 11 votes)
http://beatlesarama.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/McCartney-Ram-record-lg.png

51. End of the Line - Traveling Wilburys (feat. George) (656 points, 11 votes)
http://s1.dmcdn.net/MtzQj/x240-4A0.jpg

50. Whatever Gets You Through the Night - John Lennon (feat. John) (659 points, 9 votes)
https://img.discogs.com/1LJIM031aLkZnYsuBdkXSw76Muo=/fit-in/300x300/filters:strip_icc():format(jpeg):mode_rgb():quality(40)/discogs-images/R-5108210-1513266972-7155.jpeg.jpg

"arrow through me" is much too low

'Whatever Gets You Through The Night' is one of my least favourite Lennon singles.

and Brad OTM, 'Arrow Through Me' too low!

otm both comments

yeah i kinda think "whatever" is... whatever

The production is non-existent; sounds like an engineer pushed play.

If Not For You is one of my very favorites

record, engineers press "record"

Played "Jenny Wren" just now and "At the Mercy" came on after. I'd forgotten about the instrumental sequence at 1:31 in that one, just this long series of chords. So great.

Only lasts ten seconds

These results are all over the place (in a good way)! Blow Away definitely too low though. Happy to see My Brave Face here, no idea if anything else from Flowers in the Dirt will place but that was one of the records that grew on me a fair bit while putting my ballot together.

I hope to see 'This One', at least.

Ringo’s the drummer on “Take It Away”...iirc, it’s his first appearance on a Paul solo record.

I wonder how much it stings for Paul that basically all of the other Beatles were happy to work together, but pretty much none of them wanted to work with him - the lack of post-Beatle collaborations is really glaring when you look at these results and who was playing together (and who wasn't)

multiple entries featuring some combination of John, George and Ringo but every single Paul placement is just "features Paul" (except for apparently "Take it Away", which I missed!)

maybe worth noting that "Take it Away" also recorded around the time when Ringo's career was at its absolute nadir, so much so that he couldn't even get a record deal in the US.

I wonder how much it stings for Paul that basically all of the other Beatles were happy to work together, but pretty much none of them wanted to work with him

It probably didn't bother him too much, to be honest - I think he enjoyed being his own boss and getting his own way on this solo records, even if it meant playing everything himself.

maybe worth noting that "Take it Away" also recorded around the time when Ringo's career was at its absolute nadir, so much so that he couldn't even get a record deal in the US.

McCartney contributed songs to and played on some of Ringo's 70s albums though? I assumed that Ringo's appearance on Tug Of War was more because of McCartney retiring Wings than Ringo being forced to work with him due to his solo career stalling

Let's not forget that McCartney basically had to sue to dissolve the Beatles partnership so he could regain control over his releases, and also saved the Beatles fortune from slipping into the hands of Allen Klein. He got very little/next to no thanks from the rest of The Beatles over that, so I guess he wasn't particularly hankering after working with any of them for a while. I think it bothered him that circumstances had had a negative affect on his relationship with Lennon in the '70s, but I don't particularly think he was interested in getting The Beatles back together.

yeah Ringo pulled in everybody for "Ringo", enough to get all four Beatles appearing on the same album. But still, my point stands - he collaborated with the others the least, by a considerable margin.

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And yeah, McCartney contributed to Ringo.

he wrote one of the songs on 'Ringo's Rotogravure' as well, him and Linda provide backing vocals

handing three songs to Ringo, playing kazoo on one of them, backing vocals on another, and then getting Ringo to drum on a single song is not really a stellar track record compared to the literal multiple albums' worth of material the other three made together.

Yeah, I'm sure he wasn't arsed.

Like, it's hard to imagine McCartney losing any sleep over John or George or Ringo not appearing on 'Mull of Kintyre' when it was selling its millionth copy in the UK when Ringo's and George's careers were nowhere at the same level by millions of country miles and John was shutting himself indoors writing 'Free as a Bird' ...

imo who gives a shit

how did he sleep, one wonders

...with Linda on top of a pile of money and weed I assume.

i hate "woman," i expect... only alfred will agree with me?

*52. Ram On - Paul & Linda McCartney (feat. Paul) (655 points, 11 votes)*
🖼

"arrow through me" is much too low

'Whatever Gets You Through The Night' is one of my least favourite Lennon singles.

maybe worth noting that "Take it Away" also recorded around the time when Ringo's career was at its absolute nadir, so much so that he couldn't even get a record deal in the US.

And no one's mentioned that fuckin' George got Paul, Linda, and Denny Laine to sing harmonies on "All Those Years Ago."

Remember too low - the JL/POB song I return to the most. Driving and insistent and mean, with the disenchanted / loss of innocence that runs thru the record without being overpowering. Good compliment to I Found Out, which is just vicious.

it made me smile to open up this thread and see "calico skies" at the start. flaming pie was the first solo beatles album i ever owned -- i bought it at the mall the week it came out. it was really the perfect album for kids like me who got into the beatles in the mid-90s, post-anthology -- lots of gentle acoustic tunes, some fun rockin' stuff, everything very familiar-seeming and unthreatening. the songs aren't as polished as the ones on flowers in the dirt but paul really sounds like he's having a great time here. i still remember watching the video for "beautiful night" on vh1 with my mom and getting so excited when ringo showed up. but "calico skies" for some reason is the one that sticks with me most.

mccartney is almost always on form on his spare acoustic songs. sometimes they can feel like faint variations of "blackbird" or "yesterday" but.. idk, there's some kind of magic occurring every time he does it, "calico skies" and "jenny wren" both being late career peaks

surprised nothing from band on the run has placed yet

A bunch of it will appear very high here no doubt.

McCartney is (rightfully) going to rule this poll.

(But I’m betting he won’t have the #1 song)

mccartney is almost always on form on his spare acoustic songs. sometimes they can feel like faint variations of "blackbird" or "yesterday" but.. idk, there's some kind of magic occurring every time he does it, "calico skies" and "jenny wren" both being late career peaks

― flamenco blorf (BradNelson), Tuesday, June 5, 2018 12:42 AM (seven hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Yup, I agree. 'Put It There', too.

Yeah Calico Skies and Jenny Wren were both high up on my ballot, I need to revisit Flaming Pie properly.

Flappy bird OTM about Remember, "driving and insistent and mean" is exactly it. Got so say, a lot of the John songs to place so far (Woman, Beautiful Boy, Give Peace a Chance) are my least favourites.

ugh "Woman"

cmon guys that is so obv a classic, same goes for Beautiful Boy btw

Arrow Through Me so smooth, alongside the Linda record probably my fav discovery in this poll - great 70s funky melodic fun, did not think Paul could pull smth like that off

Like many Harrison tunes Blow Away starts out very promising but the chorus is a drag. No wonder a lot of his best tunes only really have one part...

The wiki on Whatever Gets You Through the Night is hilarious:

This was Lennon's only solo number 1 single in the United States during his lifetime, and Lennon was the last member of The Beatlesto achieve his first American number one solo hit. The recording featured Elton John on harmony vocals and piano. While in the studio, John bet Lennon that the song would top the charts, and such was Lennon's skepticism that John secured from him a promise to appear on stage at one of his performances should the record indeed hit number one. When the record did achieve that feat, Lennon appeared at John's Thanksgiving performance at Madison Square Garden on 28 November 1974. It was his last major concert appearance.
The inspiration for the lyrics came from late-night television. In December 2005, May Pang told Radio Times: "At night he loved to channel-surf, and would pick up phrases from all the shows. One time, he was watching Reverend Ike, a famous black evangelist, who was saying, "Let me tell you guys, it doesn't matter, it's whatever gets you through the night." John loved it and said, "I've got to write it down or I'll forget it." He always kept a pad and pen by the bed. That was the beginning of 'Whatever Gets You Thru the Night'."

The music was inspired by the number one single at the time, "Rock Your Baby" by George McCrae.[4][5]Although the released track bears little resemblance, the inspiration is more apparent on the alternative version released on John Lennon Anthology.

This track was not Lennon's first choice for a single. It was chosen by Capitol Records vice-president Al Coury, who had recently worked his singles 'magic' with Paul McCartney's Band on the Run album.

The music was inspired by the number one single at the time, "Rock Your Baby" by George McCrae.[4][5]

amazing. what a significantly worse song than “rock your baby”

indeed more apparent here https://youtu.be/gCkxVHw7Qyc

Ringo’s on Broad Street too IIRC.

He is, but he's not on the new versions of Beatles songs. He supposedly told Paul, "I already did those. There's no reason to do them again."

bummed to only now be discovering this thread! so much good action missed. canceled out of course by the massive lol of discovering that after all that, turrican didn't vote. anyway. can't wait to load this with images on desktop, great results so far, i almost don't care about the order cause it's clearly shaping up to be an absolutely fantastic introduction to this body of work. bravo to shakey and to all involved.

oh wow, I didn't know that version of "Whatever Gets You Through the Night" !
It's pretty good.
I have never liked the official version, though.
As for Ringo in Broad Street, yeah, there's the funny moment when he pretends to look for drums sticks during the medley of Beatles tunes.

this is also an interesting one cuz even with 100 slots to work with, i had to make dozens of cuts in process, so there are lots of songs where i can't remember if i ultimately voted for them or not. that's ok though. maybe in lieu of ballots, at the end we can JUST post the things we voted for that didn't place, or even just our highest-ranked non-placer or something.

after all that, turrican didn't vote

he does this

oh wow, I didn't know that version of "Whatever Gets You Through the Night" !

yeah me neither, that's pretty interesting (and definitely better!) John didn't understand funk though. "Fame" is by far the funkiest thing he was ever on, and that's clearly down to Bowie's insanely killer rhythm section.

anyway who's ready for more

me

here's an okay song ruined by a shitty sax song for you!

49. Listen To What The Man Said - Wings (feat. Paul) (661 points, 13 votes)
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/f6/Listen_to_What_the_Man_Said.jpg

sax solo

48. Let 'Em In - Wings (feat. Paul) (668 points, 12 votes, 1 No. 1 vote))
https://img.discogs.com/6nKZJu-OsPqNm6D8tjCe-LGNyEw=/fit-in/300x300/filters:strip_icc():format(jpeg):mode_rgb():quality(40)/discogs-images/R-8113017-1455381348-8375.jpeg.jpg

47. Nineteen Hundred and Eighty Five - Wings (feat. Paul) (681 points, 11 votes)
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/d/d1/Paul_McCartney_-_Nineteen_Hundred_and_Eighty-Five.jpg/220px-Paul_McCartney_-_Nineteen_Hundred_and_Eighty-Five.jpg

lol'd recently @ this showing up in an Eastbound and Down scene where Kenny beats up his boss from the car rental place

46. Badge - Cream (feat. George) (682 points, 9 votes)
https://img.discogs.com/ewxn6nBmLEu4b6FbR1MAOZyPLhI=/fit-in/300x300/filters:strip_icc():format(jpeg):mode_rgb():quality(40)/discogs-images/R-3877602-1492953908-1199.jpeg.jpg

I hate Cream but I had to vote for Badge

eyyyy my favorite band on the run song is too low

All four of these on my ballot

sax solo

lol I never would have guessed that was recorded in New Orleans. Similar to Band on the Run bearing no resemblance to anything going on in Lagos at the time, I guess. Paul likes to go places but not absorb their influences, I suppose.

(and yes I know the Fela story)

Possible he just went for the weed

i mean he's no dave grohl xp

Magneto a really joyful song. Didn’t really consider it one of the absolute best solo Beatles songs for a long time but I do now and had it pretty high.

how come he never recorded in Kingston? (or did he and I just have never read about it?)

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"let 'em in" is just such a sweet, gentle, ambling groove. iirc it's my no. 100

Dave Grohl trying to get the Foo Fighters to do a song with the Bo Diddley rhythm in New Orleans was one of the saddest dad-rock flailing moments I have ever seen. Bizarre that such a world famous drummer can't swing for shit.

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lmao otm

Adore Let ‘Em In. Th snare and piccolo thing must’ve really played in 1976.

first single-Beatle tie

TIE 45. Junior's Farm - Wings (feat. Paul) (740 points, 11 votes)
https://img.discogs.com/-WrBrEt16mnNWGZA8SGFp9IT7Dg=/fit-in/300x300/filters:strip_icc():format(jpeg):mode_rgb():quality(40)/discogs-images/R-4185031-1384335721-3391.jpeg.jpg
TIE 45. Dear Boy - Paul & Linda McCartney (feat. Paul) (740 points, 12 votes, 1 No. 1 vote))
http://ksassets.timeincuk.net/wp/uploads/sites/55/2010/02/paulmccartneyandson_paphotoL161009.jpg

"Junior's Farm" also had a first-place vote.

xp lol what's up with that pic?

Dear Boy is one of the few Paul solo songs that sounds like the Beatles and has a melody in their class.

(And I say that as a massive Paul fan)

"Junior's Farm" also had a first-place vote.

oh shit! I fucked something up with your ballot. sit tight everybody

"dear boy" is amazing. "junior's farm" invented shoegaze (j/k) (but am i???)

Hey if you didn't include my ballot can I redo it quickly to include "Special Friend"?
(j/k) (but am i???)
(j/k)

placings posted so far might change slightly

WilliamC your ballot had a couple things wonky with it that I had to accomodate and I screwed up placing Junior's Farm at the top of your ballot as a result, fixing it now

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lol williamc

like, you had *both* versions of Isn't it a Pity, a Leon Russell song that I had to disqualify, and "Rock Show" as an individual track (when everybody else had it combined with "Venus and Mars"). So I had to change a few of your entries to match what other people had on their ballots and your "Junior's Farm" entry appears to have gotten messed up in the shuffle

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sorry guys monkberry moon delight is now the number one song, it's science.

it is the best song

Here's the revised/corrected list of placings posted to-date. Not a huge difference cuz it just shifted most of WilliamC's votes by a single point but still. Sorry for the error

45. Let Me Roll It - Wings (feat. Paul) (773 points, 11 votes, 1 No. 1 vote))
46. Well Well Well - John Lennon (feat. John, Ringo) (769 points, 12 votes)
47. Dear Boy - Paul & Linda McCartney (feat. Paul) (740 points, 12 votes, 1 No. 1 vote))
48. Badge - Cream (feat. George) (681 points, 9 votes)
49. Nineteen Hundred and Eighty Five - Wings (feat. Paul) (680 points, 11 votes)
50. Let 'Em In - Wings (feat. Paul) (667 points, 12 votes, 1 No. 1 vote))
51. Listen To What The Man Said - Wings (feat. Paul) (660 points, 13 votes)
52. Whatever Gets You Through the Night - John Lennon (feat. John) (658 points, 9 votes)
53. End of the Line - Traveling Wilburys (feat. George) (656 points, 11 votes)
54. Ram On - Paul & Linda McCartney (feat. Paul) (655 points, 11 votes)
55. Blow Away - George Harrison (feat. George) (647 points, 10 votes)
56. If Not for You - George Harrison (feat. George, Ringo) (632 points, 12 votes)
57. Arrow Through Me - Wings (feat. Paul) (630 points, 10 votes)
58. My Brave Face - Paul McCartney (feat. Paul) (629 points, 11 votes)
59. Woman - John Lennon (feat. John) (627 points, 9 votes)
60. No More Lonely Nights - Paul McCartney (feat. Paul) (626 points, 10 votes)
61. Don't Worry Kyoko (Mummy's Only Looking for Her Hand in the Snow) - Yoko Ono (feat. John, Ringo) (624 points, 9 votes)
62. Back Off Boogaloo - Ringo Starr (feat. Ringo, George) (609 points, 10 votes)
63. Single Pigeon - Wings (feat. Paul) (605 points, 8 votes)
64. Behind That Locked Door - George Harrison (feat. George, Ringo) (598 points, 11 votes)
65. Silly Love Songs - Wings (feat. Paul) (588 points, 9 votes)
66. Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth) - George Harrison (feat. George) (570 points, 9 votes)
67. With A Little Luck - Wings (feat. Paul) (569 points, 10 votes)
TIE 68. Remember - John Lennon (feat. John, Ringo) (539 points, 8 votes)
TIE 68. Take It Away - Paul McCartney (feat. Paul) (539 points, 10 votes)
69. Jenny Wren - Paul McCartney (feat. Paul) (531 points, 8 votes)
70. Secret Friend - Paul McCartney (feat. Paul) (529 points, 8 votes)
71. How Do You Sleep? - John Lennon (feat. John, George) (525 points, 10 votes)
72. Heart of the Country - Paul & Linda McCartney (feat. Paul) (519 points, 8 votes, 1 No. 1 vote))
73. Ballad of Sir Frankie Crisp (Let It Roll) - George Harrison (feat. George) (518 points, 7 votes)
74. I’m Losing You - John Lennon (feat. John Lennon) (488 points, 8 votes)
75. Apple Scruffs - George Harrison (feat. George) (478 points, 9 votes)
76. Day After Day - Badfinger (feat. George) (477 points, 6 votes)
TIE 77. Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy) - John Lennon (feat. John) (474 points, 9 votes)
TIE 77. Goodnight Tonight - Wings (feat. Paul) (474 points, 9 votes)
78. Look at Me - John Lennon (feat. John) (470 points, 7 votes)
79. Run of the Mill - George Harrison (feat. George, Ringo) (455 points, 7 votes)
80. Don't Let Me Wait Too Long - George Harrison (feat. George, Ringo) (451 points, 7 votes)
81. Got My Mind Set On You - George Harrison (feat. George) (441 points, 7 votes)
82. Magneto and Titanium Man - Wings (feat. Paul) (432 points, 8 votes)
83. C Moon - Wings (feat. Paul) (429 points, 8 votes)
84. When We Was Fab - George Harrison (feat. George) (427 points, 9 votes)
85. Remember Love - John Lennon (feat. John) (423 points, 8 votes)
86. I Won't Back Down - Tom Petty (feat. George) (417 points, 6 votes)
87. I'd Have You Anytime - George Harrison (feat. George) (411 points, 8 votes)
88. Crackerbox Palace - George Harrison (feat. George) (407 points, 6 votes)
89. Fame - David Bowie (feat. John) (399 points, 6 votes)
90. Mrs. Lennon - Yoko Ono (feat. John) (396 points, 7 votes)
91. One of These Days - Paul McCartney (feat. Paul) (394 points, 7 votes)
92. Power to the People - John Lennon (feat. John) (375 points, 6 votes)
93. Monkberry Moon Delight - Paul & Linda McCartney (feat. Paul) (370 points, 6 votes)
94. Mull Of Kintyre - Wings (feat. Paul) (367 points, 6 votes)
95. What A Bastard The World Is - Yoko Ono (feat. John) (364 points, 5 votes)
96. Oh My Love - John Lennon (feat. John) (363 points, 5 votes)
97. Crippled Inside - John Lennon (feat. John, George) (359 points, 5 votes)
98. Greenfield Morning I Pushed An Empty Baby Carriage All Over The City - Yoko Ono (feat. John) (349 points, 5 votes)
99. How? - John Lennon (feat. John, Ringo) (346 points, 5 votes)
100. Give Peace A Chance - John Lennon (feat. John) (343 points, 7 votes)

oh, well "let me roll it' is too low

lol I'm a troublemaker (I wish)

love well well well and it's nasty guitar line.

WELLLLLLLLLL

adding to the love for badge, too, what a perfect little gem of a song. that bridge (obviously), that bassline, the massive energy on the final verse.

i've corrected the spotify playlist except it's still starting with "calico skies"

"getting closer" and "long haired lady" singlehandedly 77'd by williamc's ballot

or 78'd, idk, need more sleep

one after 101'd

yeah Long Haired Lady slipped to 101 and Getting Closer to 102. (Calico Skies to 103)

okay, back on track

44. Beware of Darkness - George Harrison (feat. George, Ringo) (786 points, 14 votes)
https://c-sf.smule.com/sf/s59/arr/8a/cc/448dc634-2669-495d-8577-22f31dd26021_512.jpg

my no. 3

also can we celebrate "let me roll it" which feels like paul trying to write a george song

honestly difficult for me to think of songs more perfect than "beware of darkness"

43. Too Many People - Paul & Linda McCartney (feat. Paul) (801 points, 13 votes)
http://macca-central.com/macca-songs/singles/images/too_many_people_45.jpg

a lot of my ballot getting dispatched in the 40s lol

42. The Back Seat Of My Car - Paul & Linda McCartney (feat. Paul) (806 points, 11 votes, 2 No. 1 votes))
https://img.discogs.com/yxs3YmBiZSEec45fBvp2sQ_ytL4=/fit-in/563x595/filters:strip_icc():format(jpeg):mode_rgb():quality(90)/discogs-images/R-731359-1303305326.jpeg.jpg

extremely too low my god

"back seat of my car" was no. 6 on my ballot. when turrican and i were fighting about paul's solo career continuing the sound of abbey road, i was planning to concede that particular song. it's perfect

good thing you didn't, though

lol

for real this time

40. Junior's Farm - Wings (feat. Paul) (830 points, 11 votes, 1 No. 1 vote))
https://img.discogs.com/-WrBrEt16mnNWGZA8SGFp9IT7Dg=/fit-in/300x300/filters:strip_icc():format(jpeg):mode_rgb():quality(40)/discogs-images/R-4185031-1384335721-3391.jpeg.jpg

entering this week's Top 40 with a bullet

don't think I'd ever heard this song before this poll and... those are some ur-McCartney lyrics there, blech

i like nonsense

+ great chorus riffs

39. Another Day - Paul & Linda McCartney (feat. Paul) (831 points, 12 votes, 1 No. 1 vote))
https://img.discogs.com/1VK97IWsTMo_wRIIuYSV8_jc7es=/fit-in/300x300/filters:strip_icc():format(jpeg):mode_rgb():quality(40)/discogs-images/R-3201050-1330321055.jpeg.jpg

great song, i don't think i realized how great until after i submitted my ballot

this is where all the RAM songs go, huh.

such a perfect little single – a nice contrast against "My Sweet Lord" and "Instant Karma."

until Uncle Albert places #1, obviously xp

38. Temporary Secretary - Paul McCartney (feat. Paul) (844 points, 12 votes)
https://e.snmc.io/lk/f/l/94e33513027912810f47cd41109a50d2/1328326.jpg

this song sucks

yeah i'm with shakey here

i like the synth line so much but i didn't vote for it. "coming up" is superior in basically every way

too much Paul here

well good thing we seem to be getting him out of the way

37. Nobody Told Me - John Lennon (feat. John, Ringo) (849 points, 15 votes)
http://www.jpgr.co.uk/posp700_a.jpg

great song, last minute deletion from my ballot to fit in more paul songs

that song was mtv-huge, right?

36. Live and Let Die - Wings (feat. Paul) (870 points, 14 votes)
http://images.45cat.com/wings-live-and-let-die-vive-y-deja-morir-apple.jpg

placed appropriately

37. Nobody Told Me - John Lennon (feat. John, Ringo) (849 points, 15 votes)

Really? I thought Andy Newmark was the only drummer on those 1980 sessions.

i think i've heard this song

live and let die is a better song than a bond theme, if you get me

you're right Tarfumes, not sure how Ringo's credit slipped in there. Session credits for some of these things was really hard to keep track of and standardize across ballot entries.

i can imagine! besides, just to call out the worst example of this, who can say who played what on all things must pass anyway (though you can generally tell it's ringo when he's on it)

I think I mistakenly placed his name in there because of this tidbit:
The song was originally written for Ringo Starr to include on his 1981 album, Stop and Smell the Roses, but due to Lennon's death, Ringo decided not to record it.

"Another Day" my #1

who can say who played what on all things must pass anyway

Ringo sure doesn't remember lol

35. Love - John Lennon (feat. John) (879 points, 14 votes)
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a6/Love_45.jpg/220px-Love_45.jpg

lol @ this choice of sleeve image, really feelin the love there

one of his most beautiful songs

34. Say Say Say - Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson (feat. Paul) (888 points, 15 votes)
http://images4.fanpop.com/image/photos/23000000/-Michael-Jackson-Paul-Mccartney-SAY-SAY-SAY-3-say-say-say-23026934-720-540.jpg

(fuck this song btw)

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)
https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51kBIiGJ7oL._SY355_.jpg

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.

xpost

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)
https://img.discogs.com/7omwZfCKD9QkOEw2viTeb3NKqLw=/fit-in/300x300/filters:strip_icc():format(jpeg):mode_rgb():quality(40)/discogs-images/R-8833133-1469727204-4598.jpeg.jpg

31. Isn't It a Pity - George Harrison (feat. George, Ringo) (970 points, 13 votes)
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/46/Isn%27t_It_A_Pity_US_picture_sleeve.jpg/220px-Isn%27t_It_A_Pity_US_picture_sleeve.jpg

“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))
https://img.discogs.com/TufDX4mZjfpmDEYGyexIaw_KF6c=/fit-in/600x602/filters:strip_icc():format(jpeg):mode_rgb():quality(90)/discogs-images/R-4612361-1469971769-1782.jpeg.jpg

this sleeve is even better
http://images.45cat.com/john-lennon-and-the-plastic-ono-band-with-the-flux-fiddlers-imagine-apple-2.jpg

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)
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/John_Lennon_Isolation_sleeve.jpg/220px-John_Lennon_Isolation_sleeve.jpg

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)
http://www.beatlesinterviews.org/b22.jpg

27. Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey - Paul & Linda McCartney (feat. Paul) (1012 points, 15 votes)
http://images.45cat.com/paul-and-linda-mccartney-uncle-albert-admiral-halsey-1971-6.jpg

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))
https://img.discogs.com/oa-IXaxIGCGc0ClInNUHZHKmYGc=/fit-in/300x300/filters:strip_icc():format(jpeg):mode_rgb():quality(40)/discogs-images/R-1830582-1516646240-2808.jpeg.jpg

TIE 26. Cold Turkey - John Lennon (feat. John, Ringo) (1023 points, 15 votes)
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/97/Jolct.jpg/220px-Jolct.jpg

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

lmao oh god no one voted for the second version of "ram"! must be a dud

I voted for My Mummy’s Dead, drops me every time

that's awesome!

25. Hold On - John Lennon (feat. John, Ringo) (1042 points, 13 votes)
https://www.music-bazaar.com/album-images/vol15/759/759216/2609786-big/John-Lennon-Plastic-Ono-Band-2-picture.jpg

COOKIE

^^^ my favorite moment on pob

absolutely devastatingly gorgeous song, my #4

some great bass chords in that song

the guitar!

also ringo!

24. I Found Out - John Lennon (feat. John, Ringo) (1047 points, 14 votes)
https://img.discogs.com/y0mX0lD3Srqczlu7bPoAsxrCV9k=/fit-in/300x300/filters:strip_icc():format(jpeg):mode_rgb():quality(40)/discogs-images/R-6434993-1419159662-3702.jpeg.jpg

ahhh yes. VICIOUS

AWWW

wasn't being sarcastic before, i fucking love ringo's drumming on "hold on"

I love John's guitar on this album.

def feel this is too low, but I couldn't put it at my number 1 since I had to make room for Imagine (granted this would have only bumped it up a couple spots but still)

23. Awaiting On You All - George Harrison (feat. George, Ringo) (1069 points, 14 votes)
https://sep.yimg.com/ay/yhst-73969762682587/george-harrison-cd-awaiting-on-you-all-25.gif

John, Klaus, and Ringo is such a killer rock trio xp

wtf at these lyrics

And while the Pope owns fifty one percent of General Motors
And the stock exchange is the only thing he's qualified to quote us

in which George is both spiritually generous *and* sneeringly bitchy at the same time!

xp

certainly the sprightliest song about Krishna in pop history

I love that line, even if it has zero basis in fact

"awaiting on you all" was my no. 1 for a long time, eventually demoted to no. 2, pretty sure no upcoming song is better than this one except for...

Those last two John songs are both amazing. Really love the whole 'there in the room' sound/feel of POB.

22. Walking on Thin Ice - Yoko Ono (feat. John) (1073 points, 15 votes, 1 No. 1 vote))
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f4/Yoko_Ono_Walking-Single-1981.jpg/220px-Yoko_Ono_Walking-Single-1981.jpg

hey it's my no. 1

i mean it's obv an incredible yoko song, but john's guitar

genius

this is also why i think it was great to open up the poll to anything a beatle played on

btw all of the versions of "walking on thin ice" on spotify are modern remixes, so it'll be missing from the playlist

21. Mind Games - John Lennon (feat. John) (1075 points, 16 votes)
https://img.discogs.com/M_ksfh5776H5tIEjbgGFolpa-H8=/fit-in/600x602/filters:strip_icc():format(jpeg):mode_rgb():quality(90)/discogs-images/R-1425897-1282596299.jpeg.jpg

sleeve image always makes me think of Shel Silverstein for some reason, just the way her face is growing out of his head

unsurprised this is the only track from mind games to place

that's cool, never seen the 45 pic sleeve

i also think this song is a tad long for how many actual ideas are in it, but it's a great hook

20. All Things Must Pass - George Harrison (feat. George, Ringo) (1106 points, 16 votes)
https://images.eil.com/large_image/GEORGE_HARRISON_ALL%2BTHINGS%2BMUST%2BPASS-567905.jpg

19. Working Class Hero - John Lennon (feat. John) (1130 points, 16 votes, 1 No. 1 vote))
https://img.discogs.com/v9nZ9ihSAcLi3nzpDE_2wFO2Hz8=/fit-in/300x300/filters:strip_icc():format(jpeg):mode_rgb():quality(40)/discogs-images/R-6505707-1420821443-6478.jpeg.jpg

18. Wah-Wah - George Harrison (feat. George, Ringo) (1232 points, 19 votes)
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/e/ee/George_Harrison_%22Wah-Wah%22_sheet_music.jpg/165px-George_Harrison_%22Wah-Wah%22_sheet_music.jpg

17. Handle With Care - Traveling Wilburys (feat. George) (1235 points, 19 votes)
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/3/39/Handle_with_Care_Single.jpg/220px-Handle_with_Care_Single.jpg

"Working Class Hero" my #1, easy choice

shoutout to the radio DJ who played this on the air after he died, I was listening

"handle with care" was one of the potential no. 1s in my head. i couldn't resist voting for it, it's such a good time

honestly surprised Mind Games placed so high. love it though

no love for Bring on the Lucie??

I voted for it

Mind Games is the only album from which I drew nothing. What a nattering, unfocused, dull album.

"bring on the lucie" is ok

xp aw I like the title track, appropriately anthemic

i've got a bad memory associated with "mind games" so i didn't vote for it myself

ATMP the track is so gorgeous, was my #6

Mind Games is def unfocused and limp-sounding

16. Photograph - Ringo Starr (feat. Ringo, George) (1302 points, 17 votes, 1 No. 1 vote))
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/d/d3/Ringo_starr_photo.jpg/220px-Ringo_starr_photo.jpg

15. Watching The Wheels - John Lennon (feat. John) (1303 points, 16 votes)
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Watching_the_Wheels_%28John_Lennon_single_-_cover_art%29.jpg/220px-Watching_the_Wheels_%28John_Lennon_single_-_cover_art%29.jpg

voted for watching the wheels very highly, even tho i don't like the studio version.

the acoustic version, though...

what a long paulless stretch

"photograph" too low

yea the acoustic version of Watching the Wheels is one of John's highest points

acoustic version of Starting Over is ace, too

yea the acoustic version of Watching the Wheels is one of John's highest points

#9 Dream is gonna place way too fucking high

oh god yeah

rip "bless you"

bobby keys' solo on photograph is some of his best ever work.

The different lyrics always put me off. Also, it’s missing the greatest double-tracked vocal of all time.
― Naive Teen Idol, Tuesday, June 5, 2018 2:39 PM (six minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

true, also that great descending piano riff

idk after hearing the acoustic version, the studio version always sounds overdone to me.

i like the lyrics better in the acoustic version too

it's very thin sounding

I feel like post-Voorman John's stuff is often lacking in the low end/bass dept.

14. Junk - Paul McCartney (feat. Paul) (1308 points, 19 votes, 1 No. 1 vote))
http://tse2.mm.bing.net/th?id=OIP.EL9ViaCaUM1yFggbcUzU8wAAAA

paul's not dead

13. Coming Up - Paul McCartney (feat. Paul) (1346 points, 22 votes)
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/2/2e/McCartneyComingUp.jpg/220px-McCartneyComingUp.jpg

aaaaaaaaaa COMING UP

this placing so high is one of those only-on-ILM idiosyncrasies, I would think. Like, nowhere else in the internet or the world would this spring to mind as people's favorite Macca song.

canceled out of course by the massive lol of discovering that after all that, turrican didn't vote.

Indeed, and I've already explained one reason why this was the case - you might have been willing to cobble together a ballot at the last nanosecond with whatever, but I wasn't. Another reason is that, well, for some of us, putting together a list of 100 Beatles solo songs isn't actually number one on their list of priorities. I would have loved to have submitted a ballot, but I didn't - and if that's your idea of humour then fucking hell, get out more.

"Coming Up" nowhere near my list. I didn't know deejays flipped the single over and made the live version the hit; I thought it was always so.

it's the fact that you simultaneously care too much and don't care enough that is funny

xp

^^^

Getting the sinking feeling that Sour Milk Sea isn't gonna make the cut...

12. #9 Dream - John Lennon (feat. John) (1408 points, 18 votes, 2 No. 1 votes))
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/7/7b/LennonNumber9Dream.jpg/220px-LennonNumber9Dream.jpg

11. Band On The Run - Wings (feat. Paul) (1445 points, 20 votes)
https://beatlesblogger.files.wordpress.com/2010/10/mccartney11.jpg

I love the fact that 'Why' and 'Cold Turkey' were a tie, those two songs fit nicely together in my mind!

here is the part of the thread where everyone guesses what the top 10 is

is Denny Laine wearing bellbottoms as a shirt?

beginning to think the track i voted for as #1 has a real shot of being the actual #1

ooh

was it "press"

'Why' is absolutely phenomenal, IMO. A good few years ahead of its time without a doubt. People who slag Yoko are fucking dickheads.

I thought '#9 Dream' would have been in the top ten... While 'Whatever Gets You Through The Night' got to number one in the US, I don't think it deserved it any where near as much as '#9 Dream', which is one of Lennon's finest songs - easily as good as anything he did while in The Beatles.

I really, really hope that 'Press' is in the Top 10!

i personally don't really get "#9 dream" but i'm not mad

In no particular order:

Jet
Maybe I'm Amazed
It Don't Come Easy
Oh Yoko!
Jealous Guy
What is Life
My Sweet Lord
God
Mother
No Words

i had given up on "no words" placing, i didn't know if it was *this* beloved. but if it does i'm thrilled, it's my top paul track

'#9 Dream' is all about the production and the string arrangement and the way the chords change on "I thought I could hear" and etc.

xpost

Those predictions sound about right

#9 Dream is basically a track from All Things Must Pass

I'd be very surprised to see 'No Words', but fully expecting the cult of John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band to help those twin pillars of millionaire whinge-rock climb the uppermost reaches of the chart.

"wah wah" was too low btw

#9 Dream is basically a track from All Things Must Pass

― 808s & Deep States (voodoo chili), Tuesday, June 5, 2018 7:49 PM (sixteen seconds ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Yeah, I can hear that. It's kinda Lennon does ATMP but a few years later, although it's less bombastic sonically, I think.

lol "#9 Dream" peaked at #9 of the Hot 100.

Dream bigger, Johnny! Number one dream.

millionaire whinge-rock

Is that a good or bad thing?

five songs on my ballot from mind games...

paul mccartney & whinge

fully expecting the cult of John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band to help those twin pillars of millionaire whinge-rock climb the uppermost reaches of the chart.

― Le Baton Rose (Turrican), Tuesday, June 5, 2018 12:49 PM (four minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

been spending a lot of time in old beatles threads lately and this could be a geir post

i'm more sympathetic to that position than most and even i fuckin voted for "god"

"oh yoko!" for no. 1 if john must win though

This being ILM, thought Walking on Thin Ice may have made number one. Surprised it's outside the top 20.

hey i tried

Anybody else have recent-ish McCartney songs higher than "Jenny Wren?" Had seven and still had if fairly high.

The thing is Brad, Geir hated John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band and I don't. Everything I said was correct, though, John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band is a record that has a cult following (or as much of a cult following as a record can get as a solo record by one of the members of The Beatles), it was made by a millionaire, is a rock album and contains a fair amount of whingeing.

Think there’s another John song coming, was in a hot Nike ad once upon a time iirc

Anybody else have recent-ish McCartney songs higher than "Jenny Wren?" Had seven and still had if fairly high.

― timellison, Tuesday, June 5, 2018 12:58 PM (one minute ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

i voted for "mr. bellamy" and "anyway"

'Instant Karma!'?

(xpost)

oh yeah there we go. sorry "no words" :(

I remember reading somewhere that McCartney wanted Thom Yorke to play on 'Mr. Bellamy', but Yorke refused because he wasn't sure if he could perform up to the required standard. I personally don't think he would have been suitable for the track, which I feel is one of McCartney's best late-period songs.

Sad to see that Mind Games got no number one votes and then I remembered it got mine....

oh i also voted for "beautiful night" which i was hoping would place, oh well

Xpost, my #1 was from Driving Rain

The two I had highest were "The End of the End" and "English Tea"

Miles and miles of English garden stretching past the willow trees lines of hollyhocks and roses

that song is amazing

Did you ever hear the demo of 'Beautiful Night', Brad? That song had been kicking around since the late '80s, circa 'Once Upon a Long Ago' ... it was originally part of a proposed album called Return to Pepperland which was supposed to have been the follow-up to Press to Play, but it got scrapped.

oh yeah there's another paul album that's pretty much front to back great, chaos and creation xp

i didn't! i'm gonna look it up now

'The End of The End' is a favourite of mine, too - one of the most directly personal songs McCartney has ever written.

um, so I have some bad news

xpost:

'We Got Married' and 'This One' were meant to be on it, too, but of course ended up on Flowers in the Dirt instead. Others like 'Love Come Tumbling Down', 'Same Love', 'Loveliest Thing' etc. ended up as Flaming Pie B-sides.

this "beautiful night" demo is looovely

(Well, the others did - 'Loveliest Thing' was the B-side of 'Figure of Eight', I think.)

one of the most directly personal songs McCartney has ever written.

Same for "Scared" from New

'Early Days', too!

so apparently when I was dumping the last 5 late ballots into the results tabulation spreadsheet, I didn't expand some formulas correctly and those votes weren't counted. which, doesn't seem right... I'm inclined to just post the revised results so far (placements are different but the set of songs is p much the same) and go on to the top 10 from there. sorry for my spreadsheetery failure, this shit is complicated!

yay imagine fell out !

sorry to botch this so badly, surely nothing a WMTA pic cant cure
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DYmktqwW0AE0Iq6.jpg

lol i mean if i were running this poll i'd have probably fucked it up a thousand times, you're doin' great shakey. excited for "give peace a chance" to fall off the end of the countdown maybe

at last, monkberry moon delight's rise to number one will be complete

make sure you have all of those Sour Milk Sea votes counted!

and "press" rockets into the top five

Dang “Eat At Home” is #1? Nice!

I fucking wish!

(x-post)

Brad's stanning for "Press" is one of the nicest things this week

okay I'll post the ACTUAL RESULTS in chunks, have fun spotting the differences!

100. Helen Wheels - Wings (feat. Paul) (391 points, 7 votes)
99. Give Peace A Chance - John Lennon (feat. John) (393 points, 8 votes)
98. Crackerbox Palace - George Harrison (feat. George) (407 points, 6 votes)
TIE 97. Love Comes to Everyone - George Harrison (feat. George) (417 points, 8 votes)
TIE 97. I Won't Back Down - Tom Petty (feat. George) (417 points, 6 votes)
96. Remember Love - John Lennon (feat. John) (423 points, 8 votes)
95. Power to the People - John Lennon (feat. John) (427 points, 7 votes)
94. Monkberry Moon Delight - Paul & Linda McCartney (feat. Paul) (436 points, 7 votes)
TIE 93. Early 1970 - Ringo Starr (feat. Ringo, George) (445 points, 7 votes)
TIE 93. Crippled Inside - John Lennon (feat. John, George) (445 points, 6 votes)
92. One of These Days - Paul McCartney (feat. Paul) (448 points, 9 votes)
91. C Moon - Wings (feat. Paul) (472 points, 9 votes)
90. Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy) - John Lennon (feat. John) (474 points, 9 votes)

Maybe we should have a secret code, before we all get ready to explode.

89. How? - John Lennon (feat. John, Ringo) (477 points, 7 votes)
88. Death of Samantha - Yoko Ono (feat. John) (484 points, 8 votes)
87. Listen, the Snow Is Falling - Yoko Ono (feat. John) (485 points, 6 votes)
86. Got My Mind Set On You - George Harrison (feat. George) (492 points, 9 votes)
85. Magneto and Titanium Man - Wings (feat. Paul) (511 points, 9 votes)
84. Run of the Mill - George Harrison (feat. George, Ringo) (518 points, 8 votes)
83. Goodnight Tonight - Wings (feat. Paul) (535 points, 10 votes)
82. When We Was Fab - George Harrison (feat. George) (541 points, 11 votes)
81. Oh My Love - John Lennon (feat. John) (542 points, 7 votes)
80. Look at Me - John Lennon (feat. John) (553 points, 8 votes)

lol fuck

79. Mrs. Lennon - Yoko Ono (feat. John) (557 points, 10 votes)
78. Fame - David Bowie (feat. John) (560 points, 8 votes)
77. Happy Xmas (War is Over) - John Lennon (feat. John) (575 points, 9 votes)
76. Don't Let Me Wait Too Long - George Harrison (feat. George, Ringo) (576 points, 10 votes)
75. Ballad of Sir Frankie Crisp (Let It Roll) - George Harrison (feat. George) (577 points, 8 votes)
74. Heart of the Country - Paul & Linda McCartney (feat. Paul) (585 points, 10 votes, 1 No. 1 vote))
73. I'd Have You Anytime - George Harrison (feat. George) (599 points, 10 votes)
72. Day After Day - Badfinger (feat. George) (609 points, 8 votes)
71. Don't Worry Kyoko (Mummy's Only Looking for Her Hand in the Snow) - Yoko Ono (feat. John, Ringo) (624 points, 9 votes)
70. I’m Losing You - John Lennon (feat. John Lennon) (666 points, 11 votes)

69. With A Little Luck - Wings (feat. Paul) (667 points, 12 votes)
68. Apple Scruffs - George Harrison (feat. George) (672 points, 12 votes)
67. Take It Away - Paul McCartney (feat. Paul) (689 points, 12 votes, 1 No. 1 vote))
66. How Do You Sleep? - John Lennon (feat. John, George) (707 points, 13 votes)
65. My Brave Face - Paul McCartney (feat. Paul) (713 points, 13 votes)
64. Single Pigeon - Wings (feat. Paul) (719 points, 10 votes)
63. Back Off Boogaloo - Ringo Starr (feat. Ringo, George) (722 points, 12 votes)
62. Secret Friend - Paul McCartney (feat. Paul) (731 points, 11 votes)
61. Behind That Locked Door - George Harrison (feat. George, Ringo) (739 points, 13 votes)
60. Silly Love Songs - Wings (feat. Paul) (753 points, 12 votes)

TIE 59. Nineteen Hundred and Eighty Five - Wings (feat. Paul) (762 points, 12 votes)
TIE 59. Dear Boy - Paul & Linda McCartney (feat. Paul) (762 points, 13 votes, 1 No. 1 vote))
58. Whatever Gets You Through the Night - John Lennon (feat. John) (767 points, 11 votes)
57. Listen To What The Man Said - Wings (feat. Paul) (773 points, 15 votes)
56. Jenny Wren - Paul McCartney (feat. Paul) (780 points, 12 votes)
55. Woman - John Lennon (feat. John) (781 points, 12 votes)
54. Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth) - George Harrison (feat. George) (785 points, 12 votes)
53. If Not for You - George Harrison (feat. George, Ringo) (787 points, 15 votes)
52. Remember - John Lennon (feat. John, Ringo) (794 points, 11 votes)
51. Ram On - Paul & Linda McCartney (feat. Paul) (799 points, 13 votes)
50. Badge - Cream (feat. George) (863 points, 11 votes)

oh one of those was a yoko heavy ballot i see

haha yes

huh i feel like i have to make a completely different spotify playlist

naturally the lower 50 changed the most, since that picks up the songs with fewer votes. the last 50 was more stable. What made me notice the error was that there were 3 number 1 votes for Back Seat of My Car, but my results tab was only showing 2, which made it place a lot lower than it should have.

Makes sense, it's a great song.

77. Happy Xmas (War is Over) - John Lennon (feat. John) (575 points, 9 votes)

huh

49. Let 'Em In - Wings (feat. Paul) (870 points, 16 votes, 1 No. 1 vote))
48. Mind Train - Yoko Ono (feat. John, Ringo) (874 points, 12 votes)
47. No More Lonely Nights - Paul McCartney (feat. Paul) (885 points, 14 votes)
TIE 46. Let Me Roll It - Wings (feat. Paul) (899 points, 14 votes, 1 No. 1 vote))
TIE 46. Arrow Through Me - Wings (feat. Paul) (899 points, 15 votes)
45. Blow Away - George Harrison (feat. George) (929 points, 14 votes)
44. End of the Line - Traveling Wilburys (feat. George) (938 points, 15 votes)
43. (Just Like) Starting Over - John Lennon (feat. John) (956 points, 14 votes)
42. Temporary Secretary - Paul McCartney (feat. Paul) (957 points, 14 votes)
41. Too Many People - Paul & Linda McCartney (feat. Paul) (965 points, 16 votes)
40. Junior's Farm - Wings (feat. Paul) (969 points, 13 votes, 1 No. 1 vote))

39. Say Say Say - Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson (feat. Paul) (996 points, 17 votes)
38. Well Well Well - John Lennon (feat. John, Ringo) (1017 points, 15 votes)
37. Nobody Told Me - John Lennon (feat. John, Ringo) (1019 points, 19 votes)
36. Gimme Some Truth - John Lennon (feat. John, George) (1042 points, 15 votes)
TIE 35. Another Day - Paul & Linda McCartney (feat. Paul) (1058 points, 16 votes, 1 No. 1 vote))
TIE 35. Beware of Darkness - George Harrison (feat. George, Ringo) (1058 points, 19 votes)
34. Love - John Lennon (feat. John) (1059 points, 17 votes)
33. Cold Turkey - John Lennon (feat. John, Ringo) (1074 points, 17 votes)
32. Live and Let Die - Wings (feat. Paul) (1098 points, 17 votes)
31. Isolation - John Lennon (feat. John, Ringo) (1132 points, 16 votes)
30. Imagine - John Lennon (feat. John) (1137 points, 14 votes, 1 No. 1 vote))

Say Say Say and Well Well Well being right next to each other is too perfect

too bad Hi Hi Hi and the No-No song aren't anywhere near

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

prob most bummed this didn't appear in rollout form

some other Yoko stuff got pushed out of the top 100 so Mind Train (my no. 2 all time Yoko song) getting in instead is at least some compensation

29. Awaiting On You All - George Harrison (feat. George, Ringo) (1160 points, 16 votes)
28. Mind Games - John Lennon (feat. John) (1175 points, 17 votes, 1 No. 1 vote))
27. Working Class Hero - John Lennon (feat. John) (1182 points, 18 votes, 1 No. 1 vote))
26. The Back Seat Of My Car - Paul & Linda McCartney (feat. Paul) (1191 points, 15 votes, 3 No. 1 votes))
25. Isn't It a Pity - George Harrison (feat. George, Ringo) (1253 points, 17 votes)
24. I Found Out - John Lennon (feat. John, Ringo) (1258 points, 18 votes)
23. Why - Yoko Ono (feat. John, Ringo) (1280 points, 17 votes, 1 No. 1 vote))
22. Walking on Thin Ice - Yoko Ono (feat. John) (1291 points, 18 votes, 1 No. 1 vote))
21. Every Night - Paul McCartney (feat. Paul) (1306 points, 20 votes)
TIE 20. Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey - Paul & Linda McCartney (feat. Paul) (1308 points, 19 votes)
TIE 20. Hold On - John Lennon (feat. John, Ringo) (1308 points, 17 votes)

new playlist (rearranging the old one suggested a future migraine): https://open.spotify.com/user/unbornwhiskey/playlist/5DEbc3r4iHaFLSaELH9QLn?si=EJhCU4JWS9iFTfTFa2-5ww

19. All Things Must Pass - George Harrison (feat. George, Ringo) (1316 points, 20 votes)
18. Wah-Wah - George Harrison (feat. George, Ringo) (1428 points, 22 votes)
17. Coming Up - Paul McCartney (feat. Paul) (1499 points, 26 votes)
16. Handle With Care - Traveling Wilburys (feat. George) (1505 points, 23 votes)
15. Watching The Wheels - John Lennon (feat. John) (1571 points, 20 votes)
14. Junk - Paul McCartney (feat. Paul) (1595 points, 23 votes, 1 No. 1 vote))
13. Photograph - Ringo Starr (feat. Ringo, George) (1611 points, 21 votes, 1 No. 1 vote))
12. #9 Dream - John Lennon (feat. John) (1690 points, 23 votes, 2 No. 1 votes))
11. Mother - John Lennon (feat. John, Ringo) (1718 points, 24 votes)

Well, at least 'Why' placed higher!

also fuck yeah uncle albert just on the edge of the top 20

and looks like 'Mother' got locked out of the Top 10!

i'm also glad a third ringo song made it in

it's ridiculous y'all didn't place "Press" in your top tens

and before we get to the top 10, I'm going to update the stats in the original post, which should be as follows:

506 individual tracks received votes

Total points for songs featuring the individual Beatles were:
Paul - 56,600
John - 51,038
George - 42,159
Ringo - 37,772

Total number of songs voted for featuring the individual Beatles were:
Paul - 246
John - 124
George - 128
Ringo - 59

it's ridiculous y'all didn't place "Press" in your top tens

― morning wood truancy (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, June 5, 2018 1:41 PM (eight seconds ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

my no. 14, sorry alfred

OK here we go

10. God - John Lennon (feat. John, Ringo) (1724 points, 23 votes, 4 No. 1 votes))
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/2/22/God_John_Lennon_cover.jpg/220px-God_John_Lennon_cover.jpg

This song is great and all, but I really have no idea what he means in the first line, even if he does sing it twice.

sorry, didn't listen to press to play cause of the album cover.

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”