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[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iim6s8Ea_bE[/url]
[B]I want to hold your hands.[/B]
[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0NGPm6n18Q&feature=fvwrel[/url]
[B]The Beatles - Twist and Shou[/B]
[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PlDdcCzKjsc&feature=related[/url]
[B]
The Beatles A Hard Day's Night [/B]
[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PlDdcCzKjsc&feature=related[/url]
There are only about 5 or 6 songs in the Beatles catalog that I don't love, so it's difficult to choose. I think these would have to be my top 10 favorites:
Dear Prudence
Strawberry Fields Forever
She Loves You
A Day in the Life
Don't Let Me Down
Norwegian Wood
In My Life
You Never Give Me Your Money
Hey Jude
I've Just Seen a Face
Ten songs in no specific order:
And I Love Her
For No One
Across the Universe (naked)
Here Comes the Sun
Let it Be
A Day in the Life
Paperback Writer
You never give me your money
In My life
Oh! Darling
'Long, Long, Long' is very overlooked.
A simple song yet subtly powerful song.
[QUOTE=Smoke117]Ten songs in no specific order:
And I Love Her
[B]For No One
[/B]Across the Universe (naked)
Here Comes the Sun
Let it Be
A Day in the Life
Paperback Writer
You never give me your money
In My life
Oh! Darling[/QUOTE]
My fav Beatles cover
[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NIy2Lz_Evio[/url]
better than the original version
[QUOTE=andgar923]My fav Beatles cover
[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NIy2Lz_Evio[/url]
better than the original version[/QUOTE]
No it wasn't. I generally don't care for woman singing in general though I adore Emmylou Harris because 1. She was a ****ing fox when she was younger and 2. she sang with Gram Parson's one of my favorite country musicians but you are just wrong...this just doesn't have close to the emotion and heart break as the original as Paul sang sang it.
[QUOTE=Smoke117]No it wasn't. I generally don't care for woman singing in general though I adore Emmylou Harris because 1. She was a ****ing fox when she was younger and 2. she sang with Gram Parson's one of my favorite country musicians but you are just wrong...this just doesn't have close to the emotion and heart break as the original as Paul sang sang it.[/QUOTE]
completely disagree I guess.
I think it has more soul and emotion than Paul's version. I think Paul is a genius technical singer and has his moments in which he showed great soul and emotion, but Harris bests him with her version.
I also prefer the music on this version as well. It's more solemn and true to the song than the original in my book. The harpsichord sounds too baroque and the English horn sounds too aristocratic.
Lil B > The Beatles
[QUOTE=andgar923] the English horn sounds too aristocratic.[/QUOTE]
The French horn makes that song. It adds this hauntingly sad atmosphere and really helps the work transcend a mere "woe is me" breakup song. Per Wiki:
[Quote]
The French horn solo was by Alan Civil, a British horn player described by recording engineer Geoff Emerick as the "best horn player in London".[6] During the session, McCartney pushed Civil to play a note that was beyond the usual range of the instrument. According to Emerick, the result was the "performance of his life." [/Quote]
Like everyone else it's hard to pick a favorite. I like a lot of the singles (Hey Jude, Lady Madonna). Strawberry Fields/Penny Lane might just be the greatest 45 single ever released.
The whole Abbey Road melody is amazing ("You never give me your money" to "The End")
Don't Let Me Down - This track has a nice soul/lounge type of feel to it
Let it Be
Across The Universe
Strawberry Fields
Im Only Sleeping
Happiness is a Warm Gun
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You've got to hide your love away
I can't think of anymore right now because there are too many