# The Beatles most underrated songs - vote for as many as you like **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 26, 2010, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-beatles-most-underrated-songs-vote-for-as-many-as-you-like/551545 "2010-08-26T16:05:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2010, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-beatles-most-underrated-songs-vote-for-as-many-as-you-like/551545/1 "2010-08-26T16:05:48Z")
These were quickly compiled off the top of my head, so feel free to holler at me for omitting Her Majesty 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Gary\_T](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Gary\_T](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_T)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2010, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-beatles-most-underrated-songs-vote-for-as-many-as-you-like/551545/2 "2010-08-26T16:10:06Z")
Error. ---
**Author:** ![BigBertha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/d78d45/32.png) [@BigBertha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigBertha)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2010, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-beatles-most-underrated-songs-vote-for-as-many-as-you-like/551545/3 "2010-08-26T16:14:54Z")
Other-Why Don’t We Do It In The Road. ---
**Author:** ![Ximenean](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/aca169/32.png) [@Ximenean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ximenean)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2010, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-beatles-most-underrated-songs-vote-for-as-many-as-you-like/551545/4 "2010-08-26T17:17:11Z")
A lot of those songs, it’s news to me that they are underrated. There are siome classics on that list. I would go for: I’ll Be Back - Seems to generally be regarded as minor album filler, but I absolutely love it, it’s a fantastic tune. Baby You’re a Rich Man - some people actually rate this as one of the Beatles’ stinkers, which amazes me. (Haven’t they heard the white album? ;)) You’ve Got My Name (Look Up the Number) - ditto, pretty much ---
**Author:** ![Shot\_From\_Guns](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ccd318/32.png) [@Shot\_From\_Guns](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shot_From_Guns)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2010, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-beatles-most-underrated-songs-vote-for-as-many-as-you-like/551545/5 "2010-08-26T17:25:09Z")
“Hey Bulldog” has one of my favorite bass lines ever. ---
**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2010, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-beatles-most-underrated-songs-vote-for-as-many-as-you-like/551545/6 "2010-08-26T17:36:57Z")
One of my very favourite Beatles songs is _Here Comes the Sun_ by George Harrison on _Abbey Road_. I don’t know if it can fit in the underrated category, but I don’t hear it mentioned as much as their hit songs. ---
**Author:** ![fjs1fs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/9e8a1a/32.png) [@fjs1fs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fjs1fs)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2010, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-beatles-most-underrated-songs-vote-for-as-many-as-you-like/551545/7 "2010-08-26T17:37:59Z")
Happiness is a warm gun - Brilliant John song that many consider a joke, but it is so Edgy! You’re Gonna Lose that girl - Another great Lennon song. It’s also a funny concept–taking a girl out and treating her fine, just to spite the other guy for treating her badly. Flying - Mostly Instrumental song from Magical Mystery Tour - one of the most beautiful 2-minute or so pieces of music ever made I’ve Got a Feeling - It’s on the list, and the parts where John and Paul are singing they’re separate “songs” intermittently are about as brilliant as they got. F ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2010, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-beatles-most-underrated-songs-vote-for-as-many-as-you-like/551545/8 "2010-08-26T17:43:48Z")
Apart from the ones I picked, I’d like to add “Things We Said Today.” Oh, and “No Reply.” And I’ll agree with **Ximenean** on “I’ll Be Back.” ---
**Author:** ![Ellen\_Cherry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellen_cherry/32/3600_2.png) [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2010, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-beatles-most-underrated-songs-vote-for-as-many-as-you-like/551545/9 "2010-08-26T17:55:14Z")
Moving from IMHO to Cafe Society. ---
**Author:** ![pepperlandgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f17d59/32.png) [@pepperlandgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pepperlandgirl)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2010, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-beatles-most-underrated-songs-vote-for-as-many-as-you-like/551545/10 "2010-08-26T17:56:23Z")
I voted for several, but my number 1 choice is **Rain**. I like **Paperback Writer** , but I think it unfairly overshadows its B-side. I hear and see references to PBW everywhere, but I can’t remember the last time I heard **Rain** when I wasn’t specifically listening to it. ---
**Author:** ![casdave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c6cbf5/32.png) [@casdave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/casdave)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2010, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-beatles-most-underrated-songs-vote-for-as-many-as-you-like/551545/11 "2010-08-26T18:03:25Z")
Tomorrow never knows - This was always oneof my favourites , and in my mind it was 20 years ahead of its time ---
**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:** [August 26, 2010, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-beatles-most-underrated-songs-vote-for-as-many-as-you-like/551545/12 "2010-08-26T18:10:57Z")
In addition to some of the others that have been mentioned, I’d like to nominate Geroge’s “Savoy Truffle.” ---
**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:** [August 26, 2010, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-beatles-most-underrated-songs-vote-for-as-many-as-you-like/551545/13 "2010-08-26T18:29:22Z")
From this list, I went with “Cry Baby Cry.” But for the most truly underrated, I’d vote for another White Album track: “Long Long Long.” One of the most hauntingly beautiful things in the Beatles canon, but a lot of people seem to _hate_ it. I can’t understand that. Anyway, the most underrated Beatles cut _has_ to be a Harrisong. You know what? I take it all back. The most underrated is still on the White Album, but it’s “Revolution 9.” People _really_ don’t get that one. ---
**Author:** ![koeeoaddi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/koeeoaddi/32/408_2.png) [@koeeoaddi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/koeeoaddi)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2010, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-beatles-most-underrated-songs-vote-for-as-many-as-you-like/551545/14 "2010-08-26T18:37:38Z")
Your list doesn’t have my favorite Beatles song that hardly anyone else likes: _Within You Without You_. I don’t care what anybody says, the song is beautiful and the rhythms and instrumentals are brilliant. Um, om, …and shit. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2010, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-beatles-most-underrated-songs-vote-for-as-many-as-you-like/551545/15 "2010-08-26T18:41:59Z")
Lot’s of _Revolver_ on that list… ---
**Author:** ![Justin\_Bailey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/justin_bailey/32/8792_2.png) [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2010, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-beatles-most-underrated-songs-vote-for-as-many-as-you-like/551545/16 "2010-08-26T18:58:36Z")
> [@pepperlandgirl](#): > > I voted for several, but my number 1 choice is **Rain**. I like **Paperback Writer** , but I think it unfairly overshadows its B-side. I hear and see references to PBW everywhere, but I can’t remember the last time I heard **Rain** when I wasn’t specifically listening to it. On that note, I’d have to throw my vote behind **Paperback Writer**. I’ve always heard it described as “some fluff The Beatles did before they became THE BEATLES.” But I think it’s a fantastic song and infinitely sing-along-able. ---
**Author:** ![cjepson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a9adbd/32.png) [@cjepson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cjepson)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2010, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-beatles-most-underrated-songs-vote-for-as-many-as-you-like/551545/17 "2010-08-26T19:05:56Z")
I’m going to nominate “If I Needed Someone”. ---
**Author:** ![MTCicero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a4c791/32.png) [@MTCicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MTCicero)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2010, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-beatles-most-underrated-songs-vote-for-as-many-as-you-like/551545/18 "2010-08-26T19:51:17Z")
Just off the top of my head, you missed: [ul] [li][“Long Long Long”](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpCYWsVoIDg)[/li][li][“Mother Nature’s Son”](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tIM30qFCLa4)[/li][li][“She Came in Through the Bathroom Window”](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3cxkYu4NyA)[/li][li][“Dig a Pony”](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KG_E1t-Lr0c)[/li][li][“The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill”](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uwby-XvzpH8)[/li][li][“Rocky Raccoon”](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNRH7_Kd5Yc)[/li][li][“Do You Want to Know a Secret?”](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4UVkgx7a34)[/li][/ul] ETA: And I voted for a crap ton of your choices. Including your namesake. ---
**Author:** ![Paintcharge](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/paintcharge/32/7946_2.png) [@Paintcharge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paintcharge)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2010, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-beatles-most-underrated-songs-vote-for-as-many-as-you-like/551545/19 "2010-08-26T19:53:51Z")
“Julia” is one of my faves that is never on the radio. Beautiful little song. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2010, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-beatles-most-underrated-songs-vote-for-as-many-as-you-like/551545/20 "2010-08-26T19:54:33Z")
I voted for _Cry Baby Cry_, _Run for your Life_, and _Dear Prudence_. I’ll add _Within You-Without You_, _Tax Man_, _Fool on the Hill_ and _Julia_ (the “her hair of floating sky is shimmering, glimmering” always gets me for some reason). [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-beatles-most-underrated-songs-vote-for-as-many-as-you-like/551545.md?page=2)