# What is the best song off of "Abbey Road"? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 5, 2010, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-off-of-abbey-road/556155 "2010-10-05T18:43:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2010, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-off-of-abbey-road/556155/21 "2010-10-05T20:21:19Z")
> [@Leaffan](#): > > …“Here Comes The Sun”… truly is a wonderful song. > > Usually, somewhere around mid-March, I’ll hear this song on the radio, and I will turn it up loud, and sing along, and will for the rest of my life. Every year there’s a rock station here that plays it on the first glorious day of spring. Wonderful. Still, I voted here for “Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight/The End.” The first part of it is so beautifully lyrical and winsome that it almost brings tears to my eyes when I hear it. My only criticism is that it’s too short. ---
**Author:** ![xenophon41](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xenophon41/32/253_2.png) [@xenophon41](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xenophon41)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2010, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-off-of-abbey-road/556155/22 "2010-10-05T20:38:59Z")
It’s very hard for me not to vote for “Something” because IMO it’s one of the five best love songs in rock & roll history. Also very hard not to vote for “Oh Darling” for Paul’s vocals and the sheer fun of the song. Really hard not to go with “Come Together” because of an argument with my father in 1973 upon hearing the single on the car radio while driving to a golf tournament (Dad said “in 15 years nobody’ll be listening to this crap!”). But even though the medley’s broken up into chunks in the poll (if left alone it would’ve been the clear winner, even in a multi-album poll), I went with “Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight/The End.” Just because every freaking note is transcribed in deep grooves within my brain cicuitry. ---
**Author:** ![Lilacs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e9c0ed/32.png) [@Lilacs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lilacs)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2010, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-off-of-abbey-road/556155/23 "2010-10-06T00:37:32Z")
Chose _Something_. But honestly, I could gush about the whole damn album and nearly did. Just insert “I can’t get enough of Abbey Road” here. Breaks my heart that they were so amazing on this album. What they could have done together in the 70’s with this kind of material (if they could have gotten past their differences) blows my mind. ---
**Author:** ![Rysdad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7cd45c/32.png) [@Rysdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rysdad)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2010, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-off-of-abbey-road/556155/24 "2010-10-06T01:29:31Z")
> [@Leaffan](#): > > Usually, somewhere around mid-March, I’ll hear this song on the radio, and I will turn it up loud, and sing along, and will for the rest of my life. Yes, yes, me, too. ---
**Author:** ![Tamerlane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tamerlane/32/7602_2.png) [@Tamerlane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tamerlane)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2010, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-off-of-abbey-road/556155/25 "2010-10-06T01:31:30Z")
> [@NAF1138](#): > > As it is, with the medley broken up into 4 seperate selections, I have to go with Here Comes the Sun as the best on the album, with Something as a close #2 and the last Golden Slumbers/Carry that Weight/The End as a slightly more distant #3 with Come Together leading the best of the rest. My reasoning is identical, with the added little bonus of me being very fond of Richie Havens’ cover ;). ---
**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2010, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-off-of-abbey-road/556155/26 "2010-10-06T01:35:32Z")
This one is rich in candidates – the level of quality is even more remarkable when considering that although not the last released, it _was_ the _last recorded_ Beatles album (Let It Be was assembled after-the-fact from the “Get Back” project, to go with the release of the documentary, and both were still stalled when AR came out). As **Voyager** put it, a sort of one final letting go of the pretense – perhaps just knowing that the end WAS at hand for this ride, so let’s end it strong. My pick: _Something_. There’s, well, something in that track that does it to me, what can I say? Must agree with the earlier post that had all of the Side 2 Suite been listed as a continuous whole it would have probably had to get my vote (_A Day In The Life_ on steroids); BUT at the same time I can see the logic in breaking it up into “movements” as it were – after all, the album was released with\*\* every \*\*track identified as a distinct “song”, but it would have been unfair to put a 1:06 passage(\*) to compete against a whole _Here Comes the Sun_ or _Come Together_, and having nearly half the album compete as a single unit would be piling it on, so it’s a compromise I can live with. (\*While recognizing they released quite a few major songs that barely passed the 2 minute mark!) (And while we’re here: special mention for \*Maxwell’s Silver Hammer \*for use of black humor over a happy bubbly tune that’s an absolute earworm…) ---
**Author:** ![pepperlandgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f17d59/32.png) [@pepperlandgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pepperlandgirl)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2010, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-off-of-abbey-road/556155/27 "2010-10-06T01:45:54Z")
The Medley is the best thing ever recorded to vinyl. It’s so beautiful and complex, no missteps, no weak links. It’s not just a pinnacle for the Beatles, it’a a pinnacle for rock music. I love **I Want You (She’s So Heavy)**. As John said, when you’re drowning, you just shout for help. There’s real longing in his voice, and the final half is so hypnotic but not tedious. Since I can’t vote for the whole medley, I’m going to go with **Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight/The End**. ---
**Author:** ![Eonwe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eonwe/32/240_2.png) [@Eonwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eonwe)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2010, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-off-of-abbey-road/556155/28 "2010-10-06T02:15:20Z")
> [@woodstockbirdybird](#): > > Probably “You Never Give Me Your Money” is my favorite, but I wanted to give some love to “Oh! Darling” - it’s a good song, and I love singing it at karaoke. Hah! Me too; it’s a great song to karaoke, though depending on how much I’ve had to drink and/or been talking, the bridge is often iffy for me, but I freakin’ go for it! It was hard for me to decide between _Something_, and _Golden Slumbers_. As **WordMan** and others said, _Something_ is a great love song, and IMHO Harrison’s best song with the Beatles. But, there’s something amazing about _Golden Slumbers_; the vocals on it are the clincher. ---
**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:** [October 6, 2010, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-off-of-abbey-road/556155/29 "2010-10-06T02:16:52Z")
> [@JohnT](#): > > Here’s a guess: To mess with us, SDMB poster **Mean Mr. Mustard** will declare his hate for this album. 😉 Nah, I couldn’t do it. This is my all-time favorite album by anyone. The only song on Abbey Road that I do not consider a masterpiece (and I’m not including Her Majesty) is Octopus’s Garden. As tempted as I was to vote for **my** song (well, medley), I couldn’t _not_ give the nod to Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight/The End. What an absolutely perfect hunk of music. _…and I will sing a lull-a-by-y…_ mmm ---
**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:** [October 6, 2010, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-off-of-abbey-road/556155/30 "2010-10-06T02:42:21Z")
_Come Together_. No, _Something_. Wait, …_Because_, _You Never Give Me Your Money_, _Oh! Darling_, _I Want You (She’s So Heavy)_, _Here Comes the Sun_. I. Just. Can’t. :smack: This one defeated me, **ArchiveGuy**. ---
**Author:** ![Shot\_Clock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Shot\_Clock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shot_Clock)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2010, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-off-of-abbey-road/556155/31 "2010-10-06T02:46:02Z")
Side Two ---
**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 6, 2010, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-off-of-abbey-road/556155/32 "2010-10-06T04:09:12Z")
> [@NAF1138](#): > > > [@The\_Second\_Stone](#): > > > > Because through The End is one song, and it is the Sistine Chapel of rock n roll. If you have to pull them apart, none of them are as good as Something or Here Comes The Sun > > Is Because generally considered to be part of the Medley? I usually think of the Medley as starting with You Never Give Me Your Money. For me it is included and Her Majesty is half included because it is a perfect coda to all the nonsense. Had to listen to it twice today. Damn Paul was a wonderful bassist. ---
**Author:** ![multimediac17](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/839c29/32.png) [@multimediac17](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/multimediac17)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2010, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-off-of-abbey-road/556155/33 "2010-10-06T04:25:30Z")
‘The End’ is my favourite so I voted for that part of the medley. ---
**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2010, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-off-of-abbey-road/556155/34 "2010-10-06T04:28:39Z")
“Here Comes the Sun” is my favorite Beatles song ever, so it wins out over others greats songs on the album. ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2010, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-off-of-abbey-road/556155/35 "2010-10-06T13:15:21Z")
It was a hard decision between the two most beautiful George songs, but then I played the guitar solo from “Something” in my head, and my vote went for it. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2010, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-off-of-abbey-road/556155/36 "2010-10-06T13:17:14Z")
IIRC even Frank Sinatra, who on the whole was no fan of the Beatles, said “Something” was a perfect love song. ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2010, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-off-of-abbey-road/556155/37 "2010-10-06T13:34:02Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IIRC even Frank Sinatra, who on the whole was no fan of the Beatles, said “Something” was a perfect love song. The best ever by Lennon and McCartney - I tried to work that into an earlier post, but let it lie…but yeah, Frank didn’t realize it was George’s toon. ---
**Author:** ![Markxxx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5daacb/32.png) [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2010, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-off-of-abbey-road/556155/38 "2010-10-06T14:25:30Z")
I like _Here Comes The Sun_ ---
**Author:** ![Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/le_ministre_de_l_au-dela/32/12181_2.png) [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2010, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-off-of-abbey-road/556155/39 "2010-10-06T15:36:15Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > Easy one for me: “Something.” Along with “God Only Knows” by the Beach Boys, it is one of two perfect love songs from that era. And of all of Harrison’s solos with the Beatles, this one is the finest, IMHO. ---
**Author:** ![EristicKallistic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/85e7bf/32.png) [@EristicKallistic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EristicKallistic)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2010, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-off-of-abbey-road/556155/40 "2010-10-06T15:42:05Z")
I shall blaspheme and say I never really liked “Here Comes the Sun” I voted for The End but would have more happily voted for the entire medley. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-off-of-abbey-road/556155.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-off-of-abbey-road/556155.md?page=3)