# Best of the Best-The Album **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 28, 2012, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-of-the-best-the-album/632938 "2012-08-28T15:47:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Simmerdown](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/simmerdown/32/14859_2.png) [@Simmerdown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simmerdown)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2012, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-of-the-best-the-album/632938/21 "2012-08-28T18:09:44Z")
Beach Boys: _Wouldn’t it Be Nice_ Beatles: _Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds_ Rolling Stones: _Honky Tonk Women_ The Who: _Baba O’Riley_ Pink Floyd: _Money_ Queen: _Tie Your Mother Down_ The Doors: _The End_ ---
**Author:** ![Baron\_Greenback](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baron_greenback/32/48_2.png) [@Baron\_Greenback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baron_Greenback)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2012, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-of-the-best-the-album/632938/22 "2012-08-28T18:28:02Z")
The Beach Boys - God Only Knows The Beatles - Tomorrow Never Knows The Rolling Stones- Love in Vain The Who- I really don’t like The Who, not sure why Pink Floyd - Eclipse - for personal reasons. It’d be Wish You Were Here otherwise. Or Echoes. Queen - Don’t Stop Me Now The Doors - Touch Me ---
**Author:** ![Ian\_D.Bergkamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Ian\_D.Bergkamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ian_D.Bergkamp)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2012, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-of-the-best-the-album/632938/23 "2012-08-28T19:19:10Z")
The Beach Boys- God Only Knows The Beatles- A Hard Day’s Night The Rolling Stones- Gimme Shelter The Who- Baba O’Riley Pink Floyd- Wish You Were Here Queen- Somebody To Love The Doors- Break On Through ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2012, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-of-the-best-the-album/632938/24 "2012-08-28T19:30:58Z")
The Beach Boys- Don’t Worry Baby The Beatles- Strawberry Fields The Rolling Stones- Honky Tonk Women The Who- Pinball Wizard Pink Floyd- The Thin Ice Queen- Play The Game The Doors- The End ---
**Author:** ![Hookit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/71e660/32.png) [@Hookit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hookit)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2012, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-of-the-best-the-album/632938/25 "2012-08-28T20:44:17Z")
> [@RealityChuck](#): > > \*\*Beatles: Abbey Road Medley \*\*(if that’s cheating, then Come Together) I don’t know whether it’s cheating or not,but you must think very little of them to think very little of them to believe that a string of unfinished,dull pap songs best represent this group. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2012, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-of-the-best-the-album/632938/26 "2012-08-28T20:51:13Z")
> [@Hookit](#): > > I don’t know whether it’s cheating or not,but you must think very little of them to think very little of them to believe that a string of unfinished,dull pap songs best represent this group. Your list, please? ---
**Author:** ![polar\_bear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ec9cab/32.png) [@polar\_bear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/polar_bear)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2012, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-of-the-best-the-album/632938/27 "2012-08-28T21:23:19Z")
The Beach Boys- Good vibrations The Beatles- Eleanor Rigby The Rolling Stones- Paint it black/Ruby Tuesday The Who- Won’t get fooled again Pink Floyd- How I wish you were here Queen- March of the black queen The Doors- The End ---
**Author:** ![LawMonkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d6d6ee/32.png) [@LawMonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LawMonkey)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2012, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-of-the-best-the-album/632938/28 "2012-08-28T21:23:44Z")
The Beach Boys- Pick a song, any song; they all sound the same anyway. The Beatles- A Day in the Life The Rolling Stones- Paint it Black The Who- Behind Blue Eyes Pink Floyd- Comfortably Numb Queen- Seven Seas of Rhye. Just kidding. '38. The Doors- The End ---
**Author:** ![The\_Second\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bbe5ce/32.png) [@The\_Second\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Second_Stone)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2012, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-of-the-best-the-album/632938/29 "2012-08-28T21:34:30Z")
> [@Hookit](#): > > I don’t know whether it’s cheating or not,but you must think very little of them to think very little of them to believe that a string of unfinished,dull pap songs best represent this group. I didn’t think that it fit with the rules, but it is the very best thing the Beatles did in my opinion, and I very much like a lot of their songs. If you don’t like that medley or that band, this isn’t really the place for it. ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2012, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-of-the-best-the-album/632938/30 "2012-08-28T21:59:32Z")
Note: The thread title seems to me to be misleading, since I interpret the OP asking for the _most representative_ songs by these groups, which are not necessarily the best. The Beach Boys: Good Vibrations. The Beatles: A Day In the Life. No, wait, too artsy—how about Day Tripper. Well, maybe not artsy enough—Eleanor Rigby? No, too Solo Paul. How about, uh, Ticket To Ride. Well, we’ll go with that for now; but I’m sure I’ll change my mind in a minute or two. The Rolling Stones: Satisfaction. Not my favorite Stones song by any means (that’d be Paint It Black), but the one that “best defines/represents the group.” The Who: Who Are You. Pink Floyd: Another Brick In the Wall. Queen: Bohemian Rhapsody. The Doors: Riders On the Storm. ---
**Author:** ![tomcar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@tomcar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tomcar)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2012, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-of-the-best-the-album/632938/31 "2012-08-28T22:01:29Z")
The Beach Boys-Don’t Worry Baby The Beatles-She’s Leaving Home The Rolling Stones-You Can’t Always get What You Want The Who-My Generation Pink Floyd-Wish You Were Here Queen-Fat Bottomed Girls The Doors-L.A.Woman ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2012, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-of-the-best-the-album/632938/32 "2012-08-28T22:23:58Z")
Most of these have so many broad periods that it’s hard to pin down one song to define or represent them even if I have a personal favorite. Beatles: Norwegian Wood The Who: Behind Blue Eyes Pink Floyd: Let there be More Light Queen: Flash Theme Doors: L.A. Woman None of these are my favorites but they do seem to embody many aspects of a band simulaneously. ---
**Author:** ![polar\_bear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ec9cab/32.png) [@polar\_bear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/polar_bear)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2012, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-of-the-best-the-album/632938/33 "2012-08-28T23:02:15Z")
> [@LawMonkey](#): > > Queen- Seven Seas of Rhye. Just kidding. '38. I’m pretty sure you mean '39, not a bad choice actually. ---
**Author:** ![Truman\_Burbank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecc23a/32.png) [@Truman\_Burbank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Truman_Burbank)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2012, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-of-the-best-the-album/632938/34 "2012-08-28T23:48:55Z")
Beach Boys - Fun, Fun, Fun Stones - Honky tonk Women Floyd - Comfortably Numb Who: Won’t Get Fooled Again Doors - Hello, I Love You Beatles - I Feel Fine Queen - Tie Your Mother Down ---
**Author:** ![Andiethewestie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ba9def/32.png) [@Andiethewestie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andiethewestie)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2012, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-of-the-best-the-album/632938/35 "2012-08-29T00:09:39Z")
Beach Boys : Wouldn’t it be nice Beatles : Something Stones: You Can’t Always Get What You Want Queen: Bohemian Rhapsody Pink Floyd: Comfortably Numb The Who: We won’t get fooled again The Doors: LA Woman ---
**Author:** ![Wilson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/96bed5/32.png) [@Wilson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wilson)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2012, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-of-the-best-the-album/632938/36 "2012-08-30T16:31:27Z")
The Beach Boys-Good Vibrations The Beatles-Yesterday (this was the toughest for me. How to get a most representative song for a group that went from Love Me Do to A Day in the Life? In the end I went with what may be their most covered song) The Rolling Stones-You Can’t Always Get What You Want The Who-My Generation Pink Floyd-Another Brick in the Wall (Part II) Queen-Killer Queen The Doors-Light My Fire ---
**Author:** ![Art\_Rock](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/art_rock/32/525_2.png) [@Art\_Rock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Art_Rock)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2012, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-of-the-best-the-album/632938/37 "2012-08-30T18:35:43Z")
The Beach Boys-Tears in the morning The Beatles-She’s leaving home The Rolling Stones-Angie The Who-Behind blue eyes Pink Floyd-Shine on you crazy diamond Queen-Killer queen The Doors-Riders On The Storm [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-of-the-best-the-album/632938.md?page=1)