# Single Favorite Beatles Song? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 21, 2003, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/single-favorite-beatles-song/163146 "2003-03-21T16:53:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Gundy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b782af/32.png) [@Gundy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gundy)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2003, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/single-favorite-beatles-song/163146/21 "2003-03-21T18:56:11Z")
My favorite wavers between “Dear Prudence” “Mother Nature’s Son” and “Rain”. ---
**Author:** ![Infectious\_Lass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e56c9b/32.png) [@Infectious\_Lass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infectious_Lass)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2003, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/single-favorite-beatles-song/163146/22 "2003-03-21T18:58:58Z")
Yea, but because ‘For No One’ has such a lovely melody, most people don’t notice how darned depressing it is…I don’t think a lot of people even notice the lyrics. It’s difficult to pick a favourite, but I would go for ‘Across the Universe’. I still think the Beatles are the most overrated band ever and the Byrds are better though 😃 ---
**Author:** ![irkenDoom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c2a13f/32.png) [@irkenDoom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/irkenDoom)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2003, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/single-favorite-beatles-song/163146/23 "2003-03-21T19:10:12Z")
Altough there are quite a few songs very close in the race, I’ll have to say “Across the Universe” is my favorite song. “For No One” has depressed the hell out of me on several occasions, and has made already depressing days even worse. I once asked my wife if I could change the track on the CD player, and she asked, “Why? It’s a nice song.” I replied, “Jebus, have you ever even _listened_ to the lyrics?” She did, and then changed the track. ---
**Author:** ![Qwisp](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qwisp/32/397_2.png) [@Qwisp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qwisp)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2003, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/single-favorite-beatles-song/163146/24 "2003-03-21T19:11:19Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Spurious George \* > \*\*My Co-worker says “For No One”, off of _Revolver_, a lesser known track. Anyone got an opinion of it? I don’t know it. \*\* Hey! that was going to be my pick. ---
**Author:** ![Dragon\_Phoenix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bcef8e/32.png) [@Dragon\_Phoenix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dragon_Phoenix)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2003, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/single-favorite-beatles-song/163146/25 "2003-03-21T19:25:35Z")
Controversial, I know, but: **She’s leaving home** ---
**Author:** ![galen\_ubal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/galen_ubal/32/4440_2.png) [@galen\_ubal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/galen_ubal)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2003, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/single-favorite-beatles-song/163146/26 "2003-03-21T19:26:03Z")
“Let It Be” …with several others close. ---
**Author:** ![Merseybeat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c89c15/32.png) [@Merseybeat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merseybeat)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2003, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/single-favorite-beatles-song/163146/27 "2003-03-21T19:41:01Z")
“In My Life”. It’s always been my favourite, and I found it incredibly moving when Radio Sweden closed the Engilsh service with it, no comments, on the day John died. ---
**Author:** ![djf750](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ea666f/32.png) [@djf750](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/djf750)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2003, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/single-favorite-beatles-song/163146/28 "2003-03-21T19:48:19Z")
“woke up, got outa bed… dragged a comb across my head…” I heard it last night driving home. I like the big BANG at the end. A DAY IN THE LIFE ---
**Author:** ![Caricci](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/85f322/32.png) [@Caricci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caricci)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2003, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/single-favorite-beatles-song/163146/29 "2003-03-21T19:50:18Z")
“Something” ---
**Author:** ![ChalkPit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a88e4f/32.png) [@ChalkPit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChalkPit)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2003, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/single-favorite-beatles-song/163146/30 "2003-03-21T19:54:47Z")
‘Paperback Writer’ ---
**Author:** ![photopat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e95f7d/32.png) [@photopat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/photopat)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2003, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/single-favorite-beatles-song/163146/31 "2003-03-21T19:56:48Z")
3 way tie between **Eleanor Rigby** , **Yesterday** and **A Day in the Life**. ---
**Author:** ![djf750](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ea666f/32.png) [@djf750](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/djf750)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2003, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/single-favorite-beatles-song/163146/32 "2003-03-21T20:08:56Z")
oh and i especially like RUN FOR YOUR LIFE “I’d rather see you dead little girl than to see you with another man…” DAMN JOHN, what were you thinking? Catchy melody though. Did OJ listen to this over and over before visiting Nicole that night? hmmm… ---
**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:** [March 21, 2003, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/single-favorite-beatles-song/163146/33 "2003-03-21T20:14:15Z")
Assuming the Abbey Road Medley doesn’t count as one song, I’d go with “Hey, Bulldog.” ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2003, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/single-favorite-beatles-song/163146/34 "2003-03-21T20:22:33Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by djf750 \* > \*\*oh and i especially like RUN FOR YOUR LIFE > > “I’d rather see you dead little girl > than to see you with another man…” > > DAMN JOHN, what were you thinking? \*\* He was thinking of Elvis Presley, of course. He “borrowed” those words from a song Elvis recorded, called [“Baby Let’s Play House.”](http://www.elvismobile.com/lyrics/babyplay.html) ---
**Author:** ![arachnidlove](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@arachnidlove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/arachnidlove)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2003, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/single-favorite-beatles-song/163146/35 "2003-03-21T21:16:47Z")
“blackbird” My boyfriend whips out his gitfiddle and strums it for me when I’m sad. ---
**Author:** ![Elvis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/958977/32.png) [@Elvis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elvis)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2003, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/single-favorite-beatles-song/163146/36 "2003-03-21T21:44:49Z")
I’m partial to the non-_Pepper_ psychedelia authored by John, hence a tossup between “Strawberry Fields Forever” and “I Am the Walrus”. “Yer Blues” is a non-psychedelic favorite. At the moment. Tomorrow I may prefer “And Your Bird Can Sing” or something… (but not “Something”…) ---
**Author:** ![Splanky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b2d939/32.png) [@Splanky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Splanky)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2003, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/single-favorite-beatles-song/163146/37 "2003-03-21T21:47:44Z")
I’ll go for “For No One”. Depressing yes, but I love it. ---
**Author:** ![AV8R](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/898d66/32.png) [@AV8R](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AV8R)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2003, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/single-favorite-beatles-song/163146/38 "2003-03-21T22:18:24Z")
_ **Help** _ It has a very upbeat happy catch tune, combined with introspective and melancholy lyrics. ---
**Author:** ![Lisa-go-Blind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7c8e57/32.png) [@Lisa-go-Blind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lisa-go-Blind)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2003, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/single-favorite-beatles-song/163146/39 "2003-03-21T22:30:58Z")
“Long Long Long.” Now \* that’s \* a depressing Beatles song. ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2003, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/single-favorite-beatles-song/163146/40 "2003-03-21T22:55:16Z")
I think you have to divide their oeuvre (whoo…fancy… 🙂 ) into eras/genres. Early/British Invasion: **Eight Days a Week** Late: **Dear Prudence** Psychedelia: **I am the Walrus** (although I really like If I Fell, Help, Paperback Writer, We Can Work it Out, Savoy Truffle, Fixing a Hole, Good Morning, Hey Bulldog, Two of Us, Across the Universe and the entire Abbey Road side 2 medley…and the guy who likes She’s Leaving Home must be on crack. ) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/single-favorite-beatles-song/163146.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/single-favorite-beatles-song/163146.md?page=3)