# 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:** 9\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2010, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-off-of-abbey-road/556155/41 "2010-10-06T16:54:20Z")
> [@JRDelirious](#): > > 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. Yeah, it was tough, so I simply separated and/or combined tracks based on whether there was an actual break in the music (even a small one) or if one song naturally bled into the other. Of course, this happens a couple of times in _Sgt Peppers_, but (except for the Reprise), every track pretty much can stand on its own, while a few of these are genuinely crippled out of context. I’m glad at least one Medley segment is performing near the top of the response pile. ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2010, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-off-of-abbey-road/556155/42 "2010-10-06T17:51:56Z")
_Abbey Road_ was one of the first three albums I ever bought, and it really is otherworldy in quality; picking one song as the best is hard as hell. I could have gone with _Come Together_, _Something_ or _I Want You (she’s so heavy)_, but finally settled on _Oh! Darling_ as something of an underdog. Just have to mention that while I love the song, I still crack up every time when the _Golden Slumbers_ transitions from a gentle lullaby to a pounding orchestra and Paul practically screaming the lyrics. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2010, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-off-of-abbey-road/556155/43 "2010-10-06T18:24:35Z")
I can’t help it: I think of this album as one long song. Also, I believe it’s the greatest album ever recorded. ---
**Author:** ![Barrett\_Bonden](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/5e9695/32.png) [@Barrett\_Bonden](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barrett_Bonden)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2010, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-off-of-abbey-road/556155/44 "2010-10-07T15:08:37Z")
When I was a McWorker, back when I was in high school, I would always choose the Beatles-heavy music track tape to play when I was working in Playland. Because it included **Maxwell’s Silver Hammer**. Don’t know why anyone thought it was a children’s song, but no one ever complained. That said, **Here Comes the Sun**. It restores my faith in life when I need it to. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2010, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-off-of-abbey-road/556155/45 "2010-10-07T17:08:16Z")
When this album came out, my then-bf was always singing “Something.” I have lots of great memories of that year, so have always loved that song. And I think, even if I could bypass the personal connection, I’d still vote for “Something.” ---
**Author:** ![njtt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ecd19e/32.png) [@njtt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/njtt)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2010, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-off-of-abbey-road/556155/46 "2010-10-18T19:33:56Z")
It is really between _Come Together_, and side two considered as a unitary whole. Side one is not unified at all though, and the last three tracks there are quite dispensable. ---
**Author:** ![Fenris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fenris/32/498_2.png) [@Fenris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fenris)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2010, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-off-of-abbey-road/556155/47 "2010-10-19T12:21:52Z")
I’m so very, very torn. I love “Maxwell’s Silver Hammer”–it’s such a happy, jolly melody…about a serial killer. I love “Come Together”-of all the faux '50’s hard-rocker songs John ever did, for me, this is the only one that was flawless–most of the others try too hard. But I can easily imagine say, Chuck Berry, Fats Domino, or even Buddy Holly belting it out. “Here Comes The Sun” is probably George’s best song ever. And in the end I went for “Here Comes The Sun” but so far for me, this was the toughest choice yet. ---
**Author:** ![Fenris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fenris/32/498_2.png) [@Fenris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fenris)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2010, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-off-of-abbey-road/556155/48 "2010-10-19T12:26:54Z")
By the way–I’m sure most of you guys have seen this, but [this is a really cool flash video of Come Together](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=axb2sHpGwHQ). ---
**Author:** ![Mariemarie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/58f4c7/32.png) [@Mariemarie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mariemarie)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2010, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-off-of-abbey-road/556155/49 "2010-10-19T13:19:43Z")
I love that whole second side, from the scratchy needle drop intro to the clean acoustic picking start of “Here comes the sun”, to the surprise “Her Majesty” with the last note silenced. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-off-of-abbey-road/556155.md?page=2)