It’s a long story.
- Not on Revolver
- Not on White
- There are 3 versions of this song, minimum.
- Deep weird emotion.
- Similar style to I Me Mine, slightly more cheerful.
- Puts it on and “floats”
- Interesting lyrics, debate over meaning and interpreting.
- Newer song.
- Songs with talking/discussions about the music.
- Ringo Talks
- Not overproduced. Raw.
- I Me Mine is frustration. Drama.
- Note: “They are all in different albums anyways.” So this means we can eliminate Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band as that’s where A Day In The Life is.
- Dig A Pony
- The Continuing Story Of Bungalow Bill
The Fool On The HillBeatles Bible, Genius, Wikipedia+I think this is the one. The only thing is the lyrics don’t have as much debate as I expected. I’m hoping the debate over who the fool actually is turns out to be enough.+
Fail. Not at all like I Me Mine.
Within You Without YouBeatles Bible, Genius, WikipediaNot at all like I Me Mine.
Here Comes The SunAcross the UniverseCome TogetherHey JudeLet It BeStrawberry FieldsSomethingNorwegian WoodEleanor Rigby
BecauseYesterdayNo drums. Popular.
It’s All Too Much(Too few recordings)Two Of UsNot like I Me Mine enough.
Happiness Is A Warm GunBeatles Bible, Wikipedia, Genius (Album)Lucy In the Sky With DiamondsBeatles Bible, Genius, WikipediaYesterdayBecauseThe Long And Winding RoadGet BackToo popular.
Lovely RitaFrom Me To YouGetting BetterPolythene PamI’ve Got A FeelingI’m Looking Through YouOh! DarlingTicket To RideThings We Said TodayLove Me DoPenny LanePlease Please MeHello, GoodbyeI Want To Hold Your HandOne After 909Sgt. Pepper’sDizzy Miss LizzyHoney Don’tA Hard Day’s NightAll My LovingFixing A HoleI’ll Get YouWith A Little Help From My FriendsI Feel FineGood Morning Good MorningFrom Me To YouNo ReplyAll My LovingHelp!I’ll Be BackEverybody’s Trying To Be My BabyGet BackCan’t Buy Me LoveA Hard Day’s NightFor You BlueYou Really Got A Hold On MeAnd I Love HerCry Baby CryNot the right vibe.
- With A Little Help From My Friends
She Loves You(No Ringo talking)The Night Before(Too few recordings)Yellow Submarine(Ringo talks, not very stylisticly like I Me Mine)Things We Said Today(Not very stylisticly like I Me Mine)Helter Skelter(White Album)- I’ve Got A Feeling
- Two Of Us
Golden SlumbersSun King- It’s Only Love
- Girl
- She’s Leaving Home, Beatles Bible, Genius, Wikipedia
Kind of a dark vibe, not totally though. Not sure how interesting the lyrics are, though. Not like I Me Mine enough I don’t think.
- Insanely Popular.
- Would appear on any “Best Beatles Songs”
- Is a masterpiece.
- Meloncholic moments and then walks through different feelings.
- Story behind the song solidified the favorite position.
- A song that demonstrated how well ahead of their time they were.
- Very early discovery.
- Best of Ringo, subtle and perfect.
- A Day In The Life, Genius, Wikipedia
My favorite so far. Obviously very influential and demonstrates their pioneering. Very famous and some emotional diversity, lyrically. I think the majority of the emotional range comes from the music, which works.
I love the heavy breathing. Also, Ringo plays more than drums on this. He also is credited with bongos and the piano.
Article 1 - “Liking songs is risky. They are aural fireflies, and you can get too close and lose them”
- In My Life
A tour of Liverpool/home. I dunno if this necessarily fills the above criteria. Nothing really stood out on this as super revolutionary in reading about the history of the song.
- Yesterday, Genius, Wikipedia
I like the story of how the melody here came to Paul, in a dream. A far more interesting backstory. Defnitely starts meloncholic, doesn’t necessarily walk you through different feelings after, though.
- Because, Genius, Wikipedia
This song seems too simple, emotionally.
- I Want To Hold Your Hand, Genius, Wikipedia
Not much of a meloncholic start, if you ask me.
- Penny Lane Beatles Bible
Not much of a meloncholic start nor does this seem to demonstrate any pioneering.
- Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds, Genius, Wikipedia
No meloncholic start.
- Tomorrow Never Knows
No meloncholic start.
- Help!
Here Comes The SunAcross the UniverseCome TogetherHey JudeLet It BeStrawberry FieldsSomething
Day Tripper(Too few recordings)
Come Together (Anthology 3 - “laughy, giggly one”)Helter Skelter (Take 2 - “Doors-ish”)Strawberry Fields (No candidates)
- Songs with George vocals minus Revolver and White
- All Songs
- Penny Lane Beatles Bible
- I Am The Walrus Beatles Bible, Wikipedia, Article 1, Genius
- This Boy Beatles Bible
- She’s Leaving Home Wikipedia, Beatles Bible, Genius
- Lovely Rita Beatles Bible, Genius
| Song | Album |
| Chains | Please Please Me |
| Do You Want To Know A Secret | Please Please Me |
| Don’t Bother Me | With The Beatles |
| Roll Over Beethoven | With The Beatles |
| Devil In Her Heart | With The Beatles |
| I’m Happy Just To Dance With You | A Hard Day’s Night |
| Everybody’s Trying To Be My Baby | Beatles For Sale |
| I Need You | Help! |
| You Like Me Too Much | Help! |
| Think For Yourself | Rubber Soul |
| If I Needed Someone | Rubber Soul |
| Taxman | Revolver |
| Love You To | Revolver |
| I Want To Tell You | Revolver |
| Within You Without You | Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band |
| Blue Jay Way | Magical Mystery Tour |
| Old Brown Shoe | Past Masters Vol. 2 |
| The Inner Light | Past Masters Vol. 2 |
| While My Guitar Gently Weeps | The Beatles [White Album] (Disc 1) |
| Piggies | The Beatles [White Album] (Disc 1) |
| Long, Long, Long | The Beatles [White Album] (Disc 2) |
| Savoy Truffle | The Beatles [White Album] (Disc 2) |
| Only A Northern Song | Yellow Submarine |
| It’s All Too Much | Yellow Submarine |
| I Me Mine | Let It Be |
| For You Blue | Let It Be |
| Something | Abbey Road |
| Here Comes The Sun | Abbey Road |