March Beatle Madness: Opening Round [Closed]

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

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

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)

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

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

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

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

I want to clarify: This is Eastern Standard Time (US).

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

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

Always have to be different, don’t you? :dubious: :wink:

Excellent idea. I suspect it’s time to transition away from the Family Feud games.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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… :slight_smile: