# Pick the only Beatles song you can ever listen to again, ever. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 11, 2011, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-the-only-beatles-song-you-can-ever-listen-to-again-ever/599239 "2011-10-11T01:03:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![An\_Gadai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2011, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-the-only-beatles-song-you-can-ever-listen-to-again-ever/599239/1 "2011-10-11T01:03:22Z")
Mine is Penny Lane. What is the single Beatles song you’d pick if you had to, the only one you could ever listen to again? ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2011, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-the-only-beatles-song-you-can-ever-listen-to-again-ever/599239/2 "2011-10-11T01:05:31Z")
Holy cow, what a decision. While My Guitar Gently Weeps. ---
**Author:** ![An\_Gadai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2011, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-the-only-beatles-song-you-can-ever-listen-to-again-ever/599239/3 "2011-10-11T01:08:21Z")
Great choice. That would be up there, but Penny Lane is the one fo’ me. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2011, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-the-only-beatles-song-you-can-ever-listen-to-again-ever/599239/4 "2011-10-11T01:08:32Z")
**Please Please Me**. The stereo edit where John flubs his line. ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2011, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-the-only-beatles-song-you-can-ever-listen-to-again-ever/599239/5 "2011-10-11T01:11:04Z")
The medley at the end of Abbey Road. Or is that cheating?😛 ---
**Author:** ![emcee2k](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7bcc69/32.png) [@emcee2k](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/emcee2k)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2011, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-the-only-beatles-song-you-can-ever-listen-to-again-ever/599239/6 "2011-10-11T01:11:49Z")
Strawberry Fields Forever. Not my favorite, but the one I couldn’t see getting tired of after awhile. ---
**Author:** ![K364](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k364/32/5_2.png) [@K364](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/K364)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2011, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-the-only-beatles-song-you-can-ever-listen-to-again-ever/599239/7 "2011-10-11T01:12:10Z")
A Day In The Life ---
**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2011, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-the-only-beatles-song-you-can-ever-listen-to-again-ever/599239/8 "2011-10-11T01:17:34Z")
> [@K364](#): > > A Day In The Life That one for me too. If I could never hear a Beatles song again, it would be “Come Together.” ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2011, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-the-only-beatles-song-you-can-ever-listen-to-again-ever/599239/9 "2011-10-11T01:18:32Z")
> [@K364](#): > > A Day In The Life Me, too. ---
**Author:** ![Bosstrain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Bosstrain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosstrain)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2011, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-the-only-beatles-song-you-can-ever-listen-to-again-ever/599239/10 "2011-10-11T01:22:56Z")
My answer: [Revolution](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrkwgTBrW78) Of course, I grew up with the Beatles (not because I lived back then, but because my dad loved them). One day I discovered what is called modern music, and found that it’s so much better, and now I despise the Beatles and just about every band or song that would be considered an ‘oldy’. Still, I do hang on to this one, the recording quality and performance sucks like all their songs (the Beatles were the least talented band in history, even my dad agrees with that, and he would know, being the runner up for the **Three Dog Night** bass player), but I like it, it’s edgy, and seems to push the limits a bit, a little ahead of its time maybe, so I guess that’s why I like it ;). ---
**Author:** ![Hello\_Again](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/85e7bf/32.png) [@Hello\_Again](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hello_Again)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2011, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-the-only-beatles-song-you-can-ever-listen-to-again-ever/599239/11 "2011-10-11T01:37:17Z")
Blackbird. ---
**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:** [October 11, 2011, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-the-only-beatles-song-you-can-ever-listen-to-again-ever/599239/12 "2011-10-11T01:53:00Z")
I’m probably going to make some heads explode, but I’m going to say Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da. Not my favorite song, but I do like it. Some of my favs can be a bit heavy-- Rain, Strawberry Fields, Sexy Sadie, While My Guitar…, Hey Jude, Revolution. But OLD-OLD is an upbeat song crafted very well. I’m not saying I’d listen to it every day, but if this was the only Beatles’ song I could ever listen to I’d be okay with it. ---
**Author:** ![missred](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/missred/32/14096_2.png) [@missred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/missred)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2011, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-the-only-beatles-song-you-can-ever-listen-to-again-ever/599239/13 "2011-10-11T02:01:41Z")
_My Life_ The older I get, the more meaning this song has for me. I did this one at karaoke a couple of weeks ago with the Fella. It’s a special song for both of us. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2011, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-the-only-beatles-song-you-can-ever-listen-to-again-ever/599239/14 "2011-10-11T02:28:10Z")
I guess I’m NOT the only one who would choose Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da. I can’t help it, that bouncy bass line always cheers me up. ---
**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:** [October 11, 2011, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-the-only-beatles-song-you-can-ever-listen-to-again-ever/599239/15 "2011-10-11T02:32:08Z")
> [@blondebear](#): > > The medley at the end of Abbey Road. > > Or is that cheating?😛 It’s too easy, but if allowed, I’ll pick this too. If not, then Here Comes The Sun ---
**Author:** ![Suburban\_Plankton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suburban_plankton/32/219_2.png) [@Suburban\_Plankton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suburban_Plankton)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2011, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-the-only-beatles-song-you-can-ever-listen-to-again-ever/599239/16 "2011-10-11T02:32:17Z")
Dear Prudence ---
**Author:** ![TreacherousCretin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treacherouscretin/32/476_2.png) [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2011, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-the-only-beatles-song-you-can-ever-listen-to-again-ever/599239/17 "2011-10-11T02:32:21Z")
Please Please Me. My favorite Beatle recording, a perfect pop single. Edit: just read the other entries. Stereo for me too. I like John’s flub, and I enjoy hard panning stereo left or right to hear how they put the song together. ---
**Author:** ![porcupine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ac91a4/32.png) [@porcupine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/porcupine)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2011, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-the-only-beatles-song-you-can-ever-listen-to-again-ever/599239/18 "2011-10-11T02:54:32Z")
Here Comes the Sun. ---
**Author:** ![Lancia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lancia/32/17174_2.png) [@Lancia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lancia)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2011, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-the-only-beatles-song-you-can-ever-listen-to-again-ever/599239/19 "2011-10-11T02:56:27Z")
In My Life ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2011, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-the-only-beatles-song-you-can-ever-listen-to-again-ever/599239/20 "2011-10-11T03:09:56Z")
Eleanor Rigby. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-the-only-beatles-song-you-can-ever-listen-to-again-ever/599239.md?page=2)