Top Ten Songs by the Beatles

1) Don't Let Me Down. This song is hailed as the best "B-Side" in history. Written by John Lennon (the Lennon & McCartney citation was due to contract), it is one of the many songs where he testifies his love for Yoko Ono. The thing that makes this song so great is that it is the best of one of any of his loves songs for Yoko. It is better written and better sung. It is straight out Rock 'N' Roll without any type of overdubbing and experimentation.

2) Hey Jude. This is probably Paul McCartney writing at his best. It is a song for John Lennon's son Julian to help him deal with the tough times of his parents' divorce. The song is definitely a good pick-me-up and is so personal that John Lennon actually thought the song was about him. It is interesting to note that the best lyrics of the song "the movement you need is on your shoulder" was only kept in the song because John Lennon said it had the most meaning, Paul McCartney thought it was a throwaway line and conjured the image of a pirate's parrot for him.

3) For No One. This is another great song written by Paul McCartney (remember, it was only Lennon & McCartney is citation only). It proves that Paul McCartney's real talents lay in writing ballads. It is meaningful enough that McCartney re-recorded the song for his film "Give My Regards to Broadstreet" and is probably the only memorable thing about the film. It is probably autobiographical of his relationship with Jane Asher.

4) Taxman. This is a George Harrison gem. This song was written to convey Harrison's disgust with the business end of The Beatles' empire. He was always being told what he was making and was disgusted with the fact that the tax agent's were taking more every time he entered a new income bracket. The song is great to listen to when you're mailing that last minute return on April 14th.

5) Something. Many people don't realize it, but this is actually a George Harrison song. Frank Sinatra called it the best love song of the past fifty years and said it was because the song never actually says "I love you." What works best with this song is Harrison's guitar playing. His solo before the last verse is probably the best guitar solo of any Beatles' recording.

6) While My Guitar Gently Weeps (Anthology Version). It may be noticeable that my favorite Beatle was George Harrison and that I think that songs he wrote were more sublime than any of the Lennon/McCartney ilk. The White Album version of this song is great, but the Anthology 3 acoustic version of this song is outstanding. It gives a medieval feel to the songs and is even deeper because of original final lyric.

7) When I'm 64. This song was written by McCartney long before he ever even joined the precursor to The Beatles, The Quarry Men. While many purists write the song off, it is actually one of the better ones. The reason being that it is so wonderfully corny.

8) Savoy Truffle. This is another George Harrison credit. The song is great because it is a disguised scolding. Harrison's friend Eric Clapton had an insatiable sweet tooth and was constantly complaining about toothaches. This was Harrison scolding his friend and one of the better "rockers" of The Beatles.

9) Get Back. The Beatles stripped down and great. The better version of this song is the "Rooftop Concert" version that has recently been released on Let It Be...Naked.

10) Her Majesty. The song that ended the last recorded album of The Beatles "Abbey Road." Once again it is just the corniness of the song that just makes it so great.