# March Beatle Madness: Opening Round \[Closed\] **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [February 29, 2008, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-beatle-madness-opening-round-closed/439659 "2008-02-29T17:44:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Wargamer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/df705f/32.png) [@Wargamer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wargamer)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2008, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-beatle-madness-opening-round-closed/439659/21 "2008-02-29T19:28:27Z")
And damn, this is gonna get real hard real quick. My Final 4 predictions - Can’t Buy Me Love Help! Hey Jude The Long and Winding Road ---
**Author:** ![USCDiver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/uscdiver/32/354_2.png) [@USCDiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/USCDiver)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2008, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-beatle-madness-opening-round-closed/439659/22 "2008-02-29T19:30:04Z")
A I Saw her Standing There Twist and Shout Can’t Buy Me Love Roll Over Beethoven Please Please Me All My Lovin’ Hard Day’s Night Love Me Do B Eight Days a Week Yesterday Help! In My Life You’ve Got to Hide Your Love Away Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) We Can Work it Out Drive My Car C Hey Jude While My Guitar Gently Weeps Revolution Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band I Am the Walrus Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da A Day in the Life All You Need is Love D Something The Ballad of John and Yoko Free As a Bird The Long and Winding Road Oh Darling! Real Love Get Back Come Together ---
**Author:** ![USCDiver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/uscdiver/32/354_2.png) [@USCDiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/USCDiver)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2008, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-beatle-madness-opening-round-closed/439659/23 "2008-02-29T19:31:11Z")
I was really hoping we’d have a chance to get the championship game down to: Can’t Buy Me Love **vs** Money (That’s What I Want) ---
**Author:** ![Lord\_Il\_Palazzo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Lord\_Il\_Palazzo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Il_Palazzo)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2008, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-beatle-madness-opening-round-closed/439659/24 "2008-02-29T19:31:27Z")
Good idea **Happy Lendervedder**. A I Saw her Standing There Do You Want to Know a Secret Can’t Buy Me Love Rock n Roll Music Please Please Me I Should’ve Known Better Hard Day’s Night Love Me Do B Eight Days a Week Yesterday Help! In My Life Eleanor Rigby Taxman Day Tripper Paperback Writer C Hey Jude Strawberry Fields Forever Penny Lane Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band I Am the Walrus Lady Madonna A Day in the Life All You Need is Love D Something The Ballad of John and Yoko Across the Universe The Long and Winding Road Here Comes the Sun Let It Be Get Back Come Together ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Rieux](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@Dr.Rieux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Rieux)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2008, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-beatle-madness-opening-round-closed/439659/25 "2008-02-29T19:38:28Z")
A I Saw her Standing There Do You Want to Know a Secret I Wanna Hold Your Hand Rock n Roll Music Please Please Me All My Lovin’ Hard Day’s Night Love Me Do B Rain Ticket to ride Help! In My Life Eleanor Rigby Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) We Can Work it Out Paperback Writer C Hey Jude While My Guitar Gently Weeps Penny Lane Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band I Am the Walrus Lady Madonna A Day in the Life All You Need is Love D Something The Ballad of John and Yoko Across the Universe She Came in Through the Bathroom Window Oh Darling! Let It Be Get Back Come Together ---
**Author:** ![mshar253](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6de8d8/32.png) [@mshar253](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mshar253)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2008, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-beatle-madness-opening-round-closed/439659/26 "2008-02-29T19:48:23Z")
A I Saw her Standing There Do You Want to Know a Secret I Wanna Hold Your Hand Roll Over Beethoven Please Please Me I Should’ve Known Better I Feel Fine I’ll Follow the Sun B Eight Days a Week Ticket to ride Help! Nowhere Man Eleanor Rigby Taxman We Can Work it Out Paperback Writer C Hey Jude Strawberry Fields Forever Penny Lane When I’m 64 I Am the Walrus Lady Madonna A Day in the Life Helter Skelter D Old Brown Shoe The Ballad of John and Yoko Across the Universe She Came in Through the Bathroom Window Oh Darling! Let It Be Get Back Come Together ---
**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2008, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-beatle-madness-opening-round-closed/439659/27 "2008-02-29T20:42:57Z")
**A** I’m a Loser Twist and Shout I Wanna Hold Your Hand Rock n Roll Music Long Tall Sally All My Lovin’ I Feel Fine I’ll Follow the Sun **B** Rain Yesterday Help! Nowhere Man You’ve Got to Hide Your Love Away Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) Day Tripper Paperback Writer **C** Magical Mystery Tour Strawberry Fields Forever Penny Lane Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band I Am the Walrus Lady Madonna A Day in the Life Helter Skelter **D** Something Hey Bulldog Across the Universe She Came in Through the Bathroom Window Here Comes the Sun Let It Be Get Back Come Together ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2008, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-beatle-madness-opening-round-closed/439659/28 "2008-02-29T20:45:11Z")
> [@Happy Lendervedder](#): > > –Voting will end for round 1 on Sunday, March 2 at 7:30 pm. If all goes according to plan, we will crown a champ on or around the evening of March 17. I want to clarify: This is Eastern Standard Time (US). ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2008, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-beatle-madness-opening-round-closed/439659/29 "2008-02-29T20:45:32Z")
I’ve highlighted my picks in red. I Saw her Standing There **VS** I’m a Loser Twist and Shout **VS** Do You Want to Know a Secret I Wanna Hold Your Hand **VS** Can’t Buy Me Love Rock n Roll Music **VS** Roll Over Beethoven Please Please Me **VS** Long Tall Sally I Should’ve Known Better **VS** All My Lovin’ I Feel Fine **VS** Hard Day’s Night I’ll Follow the Sun **VS** Love Me Do B Rain **VS** Eight Days a Week Yesterday **VS** Ticket to ride (a “monster matchup”, I feel) Help! **VS** Yellow Submarine In My Life **VS** Nowhere Man Eleanor Rigby **VS** You’ve Got to Hide Your Love Away (gotta show some love for a certain **Doper** ’s screen name inspiration) Taxman **VS** Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) We Can Work it Out **VS** Day Tripper (why couldn’t _Ticket to Ride_ have faced one of these relative cupcakes?) Drive My Car **VS** Paperback Writer C Hey Jude **VS** Magical Mystery Tour Strawberry Fields Forever **VS** While My Guitar Gently Weeps Revolution **VS** Penny Lane Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band **VS** When I’m 64 (another battle that should have come in a later round) I Am the Walrus **VS** Piggies Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da **VS** Lady Madonna A Day in the Life **VS** Sexy Sadie All You Need is Love **VS** Helter Skelter D Something **VS** Old Brown Shoe (man, this is the weakest bracket by far) The Ballad of John and Yoko **VS** Hey Bulldog Across the Universe **VS** Free As a Bird She Came in Through the Bathroom Window **VS** The Long and Winding Road Here Comes the Sun **VS** Oh Darling! Let It Be **VS** Real Love Get Back **VS** Octopus’s Garden Come Together **VS** I Me Mine ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2008, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-beatle-madness-opening-round-closed/439659/30 "2008-02-29T20:50:50Z")
I Saw her Standing There Do You Want to Know a Secret I Wanna Hold Your Hand Rock n Roll Music Please Please Me I Should’ve Known Better Hard Day’s Night Love Me Do Eight Days a Week Yesterday Yellow Submarine In My Life Eleanor Rigby Taxman Day Tripper Drive My Car Hey Jude While My Guitar Gently Weeps Revolution When I’m 64 I Am the Walrus Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da A Day in the Life All You Need is Love D Something Hey Bulldog Across the Universe She Came in Through the Bathroom Window Here Comes the Sun Let It Be Get Back Come Together ---
**Author:** ![photopat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e95f7d/32.png) [@photopat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/photopat)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2008, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-beatle-madness-opening-round-closed/439659/31 "2008-02-29T20:59:28Z")
[QUOTE=Sternvogel] I’ve highlighted my picks in red. [/QUOTE] Always have to be different, don’t you? :dubious: 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Hugh\_Jass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/4da419/32.png) [@Hugh\_Jass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hugh_Jass)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2008, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-beatle-madness-opening-round-closed/439659/32 "2008-02-29T21:08:18Z")
[QUOTE=5 time champ] What does everyone think about doing a classic rock or rock March Bandness thread when this one is done? That is doing it with groups rather than songs. [/QUOTE] Excellent idea. I suspect it’s time to transition away from the Family Feud games. ---
**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:** [February 29, 2008, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-beatle-madness-opening-round-closed/439659/33 "2008-02-29T21:13:33Z")
A I Saw her Standing There Twist and Shout I Wanna Hold Your Hand Rock n Roll Music Please Please Me All My Lovin’ I Feel Fine I’ll Follow the Sun B Rain Ticket to ride Help! Nowhere Man Eleanor Rigby Taxman Day Tripper Drive My Car C Hey Jude Strawberry Fields Forever Penny Lane Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band I Am the Walrus Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da A Day in the Life Helter Skelter D Something Hey Bulldog Across the Universe She Came in Through the Bathroom Window Here Comes the Sun Let It Be Get Back Come Together ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2008, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-beatle-madness-opening-round-closed/439659/34 "2008-02-29T21:16:33Z")
A I Saw her Standing There Do You Want to Know a Secret I Wanna Hold Your Hand (tough choice) Rock n Roll Music Please Please Me All My Lovin’ I Feel Fine (another tough choice) Love Me Do B - This is a hard bracket. Eight Days a Week Ticket to ride Yellow Submarine In My Life Eleanor Rigby Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) We Can Work it Out Paperback Writer C Hey Jude While My Guitar Gently Weeps Revolution When I’m 64 Piggies Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da A Day in the Life All You Need is Love D Something The Ballad of John and Yoko Free As a Bird The Long and Winding Road Here Comes the Sun Let It Be Get Back Come Together ---
**Author:** ![MsWhatsit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2008, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-beatle-madness-opening-round-closed/439659/35 "2008-02-29T21:28:30Z")
A I Saw her Standing There Twist and Shout Can’t Buy Me Love Rock n Roll Music Please Please Me I Should’ve Known Better I Feel Fine Love Me Do B Eight Days a Week Yesterday Help! In My Life Eleanor Rigby Taxman We Can Work it Out Paperback Writer C Hey Jude Strawberry Fields Forever Penny Lane Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band I Am the Walrus Lady Madonna A Day in the Life All You Need is Love D Old Brown Shoe The Ballad of John and Yoko Free As a Bird The Long and Winding Road Here Comes the Sun Let It Be Get Back Come Together ---
**Author:** ![Oredigger77](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/oredigger77/32/3181_2.png) [@Oredigger77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oredigger77)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2008, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-beatle-madness-opening-round-closed/439659/36 "2008-02-29T21:38:55Z")
A I Saw her Standing There Twist and Shout I Wanna Hold Your Hand Rock n Roll Music Please Please Me All My Lovin’ Hard Day’s Night I’ll Follow the Sun B Eight Days a Week Ticket to ride Yellow Submarine Nowhere Man Eleanor Rigby Taxman Day Tripper Paperback Writer C Hey Jude While My Guitar Gently Weeps Penny Lane Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band I Am the Walrus Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da A Day in the Life Helter Skelter D Something Hey Bulldog Free As a Bird The Long and Winding Road Oh Darling! Let It Be Octopus’s Garden Come Together This should be fun good idea. ---
**Author:** ![Manduck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/manduck/32/256_2.png) [@Manduck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Manduck)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2008, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-beatle-madness-opening-round-closed/439659/37 "2008-02-29T22:12:38Z")
A I Saw her Standing There Twist and Shout I Wanna Hold Your Hand Roll Over Beethoven Please Please Me I Should’ve Known Better I Feel Fine Love Me Do B Eight Days a Week Ticket to ride Help! In My Life You’ve Got to Hide Your Love Away Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) Day Tripper Paperback Writer C Hey Jude While My Guitar Gently Weeps Penny Lane Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band I Am the Walrus Lady Madonna A Day in the Life All You Need is Love D Something The Ballad of John and Yoko Across the Universe The Long and Winding Road Here Comes the Sun Let It Be Get Back Come Together ---
**Author:** ![SmartAleq](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smartaleq/32/163_2.png) [@SmartAleq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmartAleq)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2008, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-beatle-madness-opening-round-closed/439659/38 "2008-02-29T22:31:21Z")
A I Saw her Standing There Twist and Shout Can’t Buy Me Love Roll Over Beethoven Please Please Me I Should’ve Known Better I Feel Fine Love Me Do B Eight Days a Week Ticket to ride Help! Nowhere Man You’ve Got to Hide Your Love Away Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) Day Tripper Drive My Car C Magical Mystery Tour While My Guitar Gently Weeps Revolution Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band I Am the Walrus Lady Madonna A Day in the Life Helter Skelter D Old Brown Shoe Hey Bulldog Across the Universe She Came in Through the Bathroom Window Here Comes the Sun Let It Be Get Back Come Together ---
**Author:** ![MrSquishy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b9e5f3/32.png) [@MrSquishy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrSquishy)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2008, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-beatle-madness-opening-round-closed/439659/39 "2008-02-29T23:25:49Z")
A I Saw her Standing There Do You Want to Know a Secret Can’t Buy Me Love Rock n Roll Music Please Please Me I Should’ve Known Better I Feel Fine Love Me Do B Rain Yesterday Help! In My Life You’ve Got to Hide Your Love Away Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) We Can Work it Out Paperback Writer C Hey Jude Strawberry Fields Forever Penny Lane When I’m 64 I Am the Walrus Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da A Day in the Life All You Need is Love D Something The Ballad of John and Yoko Across the Universe She Came in Through the Bathroom Window Here Comes the Sun Let It Be Get Back Come Together ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2008, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-beatle-madness-opening-round-closed/439659/40 "2008-02-29T23:44:03Z")
[QUOTE=JohnT] I’m stunned that Sexy Sadie is receiving votes (considering the competition). Shows that you can never tell about people. 😉 (Perhaps a commentary thread would be in order 'cause I’ll be making more than a few throughout this). Songs that I probably would’ve had in my 64: Tomorrow Never Knows (no “probably” about it as this is my favorite Beatles song (though A Day in the Life comes close)), Got to Get You into My Life, With a Little Help From My Friends, Here There and Everywhere, Michelle, Within You Without You, Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite, Back in the USSR, You Never Give Me Your Money. [/QUOTE] For me, the one glaring omission is “Things We Said Today”. Oh well. And for the record, it’s driving me **nuts** not personally running a tally on what’s ahead in each showdown thus far… 🙂 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-beatle-madness-opening-round-closed/439659.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-beatle-madness-opening-round-closed/439659.md?page=3)