Your Least Favorite Beatles Song

This was inspired by the Top 6 Beatles song thread.

Everyone has trouble picking a top six, but can you pick out your least favorite?

I choose “Hold Me Tight” on With The Beatles. It just seems poorly written and kind of annoying. It is obviously one of their unpopular songs, so if you want to put your least favorite of their popular songs, that is okay, too.

(BTW, I actually like “All Together Now,” but I won’t be offended if you put that.)

Of the famous ones, I absolutely despise Yellow submarine.

"Yer Blues," and I’m embarrassed to be picking a Lennon song. It just always seemed so full of SHIT to me. “Yeah, right, you’re a blues singer.”

Hell, a lot of the White Album sounds like crap to me these days. Too much filler.

Michelle. I hate having to skip a track on Rubber Soul, but it really makes me nauseous.

“Birthday”, or whatever the hell its called. You know, the one that sounds like they are just slamming their instruments, and caterwauling some gibberish, yet Classic Rock stations feel compelled to play it anytime anyone even slightly famous is celebrating a birthday.

“I Want You (she’s so heavy)”
Most of the cover tunes from the early albums.

“Michelle” is puke, but it’s well-crafted puke.

I’d nominate Hey Jude. Maybe I’m getting old, but it seems so mindless, repetetive and downright long…

After reading the Abbey Road Diaries, I really, really wanted to hear two songs: “What’s The New Mary Jane” and “Guilty.” The latter song went through over a hundred takes and was never released. Granted, many of the takes were only for a few seconds, but I was really curious about that song.

During the N*****r era, I finally got my chance.

One listen to each was enough. You’re missing nothing by not hearing them.

As for their published material, a lot of the White Album can be given a miss, especially “Number 9.”

Of course, I really meant to say “Not Guilty” :frowning: Sorry

I never liked Within You, Without You

There’s some irony, my 100th post is about a Beatles song I don’t like.

Listening to “Honey Pie” is like taking a cheese grater to your brain. The Pixies did, however, do a fairly cool cover of it…if you’re into that kind of thing…

Uhhhh…“Revolution 9” kinda sucks. Lennon was GONE back in 68’

Michelle, which seems to be a favorite least favorite around here. The awfulness of this song is unbelievable. The only saving grace it has is that the insipid lyrics are in French.

Definitely “Within You Without You”. I hate most of the stuff that makes heavy use of sitar, but this one is especially bad because it’s surrounded by all of the other excellent Sgt. Pepper tunes. Sticks out like a sore thumb.

Revolution 9, I Want You (She’s So Heavy), Not Guilty and What A Shame Mary Jane are all good songs.

Now The Inner Light, now thats some crap.

Whats that song about a Yeti and Groovy Spaghetti?

Now, THIS is much easier than picking the 6 best.

6th worst… “Oh Darling”

5th worst… “Only a Northern Song”

4th worst… “Within You, Without You”

3rd worst… “Wait”

2nd worst… “Revolution #9

And the #1worst… “MR. MOONLIGHT”

This is easy:

  1. Eight Days a Week (Most annoying of the “popular” songs IMO)

  2. Fool on the Hill

  3. The Inner Light

  4. Revolution 9

  5. Wild Honey Pie

  6. She’s Leaving Home (the schmaltz is sickening. The use of the harp just puts it over the edge.)

stv

Michelle… I never understood why it was considered good.

Dizzy Miss Lizzy - those relentless echoing guitar phrases are torture.

I used to hate Within You Without You, now I think it’s one of the best songs on Sgt. Pepper… but Blue Jay Way still stinks. Sorry George!