# 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:** 3
**Author:** ![YellowTail](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/b5ac83/32.png) [@YellowTail](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YellowTail)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2003, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/single-favorite-beatles-song/163146/41 "2003-03-21T22:59:44Z")
“Something” _Abbey Road_ ---
**Author:** ![Rico](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rico/32/3582_2.png) [@Rico](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rico)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2003, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/single-favorite-beatles-song/163146/42 "2003-03-21T23:10:07Z")
Wavering between **Blackbird** and **Here Comes The Sun**. ---
**Author:** ![Goodbeem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/958977/32.png) [@Goodbeem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Goodbeem)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2003, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/single-favorite-beatles-song/163146/43 "2003-03-21T23:22:46Z")
“For No One” has been in my final four to, strange that this not so well known song is so popular. Yet, too depressing to be an all time favorite. So: Sexy Sadie Wavering all the time between a large pool of songs though… ---
**Author:** ![kevja](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/aeb1de/32.png) [@kevja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kevja)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2003, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/single-favorite-beatles-song/163146/44 "2003-03-21T23:38:51Z")
in the spirit of **jsc1953** ; early – Hold Me Tight early mid – You’re Going to Loose That Girl mid – Hey Bulldog late mid – I Am the Walrus early late – Hey Jude late – I Want You/She’s So Heavy very late – Real Love ---
**Author:** ![Murcielago](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/da6949/32.png) [@Murcielago](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Murcielago)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2003, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/single-favorite-beatles-song/163146/45 "2003-03-21T23:39:38Z")
Can’t choose one, although “Taxman” is resonating with me this week. Needs an update: Let me tell you how it will be… TurboTAXMAN! We’ll install spyware on your PC… [TurboTAXMAN!](http://computerizedaccount.tripod.com/computerizedaccountingtraining/id27.html) ---
**Author:** ![Giselle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e495f1/32.png) [@Giselle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giselle)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2003, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/single-favorite-beatles-song/163146/46 "2003-03-21T23:41:56Z")
Two. “Across the Universe,” because a good friend of mine sang it backstage at a school play once and it was so beautiful that it just stuck with me. “While My Guitar Gently Weeps,” for no real reason. ---
**Author:** ![Rubystreak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Rubystreak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rubystreak)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2003, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/single-favorite-beatles-song/163146/47 "2003-03-21T23:51:57Z")
Definitely **Let it Be**. I get chills when I hear it. Does Paul McCartney have the best male singing voice ever? Maybe. The runners up would be Hey Jude, Come Together, and Blackbird. ---
**Author:** ![Shagnasty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9dc877/32.png) [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2003, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/single-favorite-beatles-song/163146/48 "2003-03-21T23:56:50Z")
“Here Comes the Sun” ---
**Author:** ![Anamorphic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/anamorphic/32/3057_2.png) [@Anamorphic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anamorphic)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2003, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/single-favorite-beatles-song/163146/49 "2003-03-21T23:57:29Z")
**Across The Universe** ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2003, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/single-favorite-beatles-song/163146/50 "2003-03-22T00:00:18Z")
“Here Comes the Sun” ---
**Author:** ![Osbie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/cdc98d/32.png) [@Osbie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Osbie)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2003, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/single-favorite-beatles-song/163146/51 "2003-03-22T00:19:00Z")
Another one for _Across the Universe_. ---
**Author:** ![ECJones29](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c77e96/32.png) [@ECJones29](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ECJones29)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2003, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/single-favorite-beatles-song/163146/52 "2003-03-22T00:21:56Z")
_You know, if you break my heart I’ll go, But **I’ll Be Back** again._ I might take up the guitar if I thought I’d ever be able to play the chords in that song even passably well. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Scrivener](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@The\_Scrivener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Scrivener)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2003, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/single-favorite-beatles-song/163146/53 "2003-03-22T00:28:51Z")
Penny Lane. Because every band writes songs of lust, loss, heartbreak, angry young men and all the rest of it, but how many capture the sheer joy of being alive? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![benson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ea5d25/32.png) [@benson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/benson)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2003, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/single-favorite-beatles-song/163146/54 "2003-03-22T03:03:55Z")
This is hard to answer! Let’s see…I have a soft spot for Michelle because it takes me back to childhood when my dad would play the Beatles. It’s the song I best remember hearing as a kid. However, a few years ago I dug out my dad’s old records and heard I’ve Just Seen A Face for the first time. My immediate reaction was “How come I’ve never heard this one before??!”. Sooo… if someone was holding a gun to my head, I’d say I’ve Just Seen A Face because I will never ever get tired of hearing it. ---
**Author:** ![JKilez](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e5b9ba/32.png) [@JKilez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKilez)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2003, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/single-favorite-beatles-song/163146/55 "2003-03-22T03:10:54Z")
Certainly it is “Hey Bulldog” tucked away on _Yellow Submarine_. Unless, of course, it is “Good Morning, Good Morning” from _Sgt. Pepper’s_. ---
**Author:** ![CurlyD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ee7513/32.png) [@CurlyD](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CurlyD)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2003, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/single-favorite-beatles-song/163146/56 "2003-03-22T03:28:55Z")
Why Don’t We Do It In The Road ---
**Author:** ![Looking\_Land](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Looking\_Land](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Looking_Land)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2003, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/single-favorite-beatles-song/163146/57 "2003-03-22T03:38:54Z")
Tough question! I’m going to have to say Golden Slumbers 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![syncrolecyne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f08c70/32.png) [@syncrolecyne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/syncrolecyne)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2003, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/single-favorite-beatles-song/163146/58 "2003-03-22T04:18:39Z")
“In My Life”…I love you more. ---
**Author:** ![handsomeharry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e9c0ed/32.png) [@handsomeharry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handsomeharry)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2003, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/single-favorite-beatles-song/163146/59 "2003-03-22T04:25:22Z")
‘octopus’ garden’ (why doesn’t anyone like this one?) or ‘i me mine’ ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2003, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/single-favorite-beatles-song/163146/60 "2003-03-22T04:31:37Z")
Toughie, for sure. At other times I might say “Blackbird” or “Rocky Racoon” or “For No One” or “Good Day Sunshine” … all for personal reasons. (as much of a Lennon fan I am, I admit, I think McCartney was a much more talented songwiter) But for overall goodness, I suppose I’d have to go with “A Day In The Life” as well. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/single-favorite-beatles-song/163146.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/single-favorite-beatles-song/163146.md?page=4)