Thursday, September 26, 2024

The Beatles, Ranked! 11-15

The singer of Boys looking quite boyish

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Boys Uniquely Starr time, his song with "the other lads," a performance piece done with Rory Storm and the Hurricanes before becoming a Beatle. There's something about his throaty delivery and stuttered delivery of "gi-i-irl" that is energetic and joyful. The last time we saw him in concert, he proudly informed us he has been performing this song since 1960.

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Here Comes the Sun (5) This feels like blasphemy to be so low, as stated before, it's all A+ up here. George enjoys a morning in Eric Clayton’s garden and challenges Ringo to break his damn hands to keep up with his time signatures. Let it be known I don't really know what a time signature is, even though Taub Buchman has been trying to educate listeners for years. 

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You've Got To Hide Your Love Away (84) The boys dip into folk rock while starring in yet another awesome movie. I want to be McCartney in a gum wrapper for Halloween this year. 

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Hey Bulldog (14) When I was a DJ at WRKX in college, I would play this one whenever I would give the sports report. That this is Dave Grohl's favorite song is no surprise, this one rocks. And hey, I was spot-on with Sirius/XM!

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Julia (75) and I Will (47) The beauty of a Lennon-McCartney partnership is that even when they were working on songs individually, you could tell they were bouncing inspiration off each other. These two gentle pieces are bookends to each other's brilliance from the White Album and must be included here as a set.


Sirius/XM did their annual Top 100 countdown over Memorial Day weekend. A number in parenthesis is that song's position on that countdown.

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The Beatles, Ranked! 11-15

The singer of Boys looking quite boyish 11 Boys Uniquely Starr time, his song with "the other lads," a performance piece done wit...