100 Greatest Beatles Songs: Anthems you must hear before you die
The Beatles are regarded as one of the greatest bands in music history. When you listen to songs by The Beatles you feel that joy and warmth that gives life new meaning. From love songs, melancholic ballads, rock n’ roll to psychedelic rock; The Fab Four covered it all. Here’s a showcase of the best Beatles songs, anthems you must heat before you die.
There’s no denying the 60s and 70s were ruled by The Beatles. When the Fab Four took stage… fans screaming and passing out with excitement was a familiar sight. The Beatles had arrived with a bang and cast a spell on the entire world. Yes, the world was struck with Beatle mania. Teens were in a frenzy watching the Beatles perform. Every teenage girl and guy growing up in the 60s and 70s can relate to a Beatles song.
Love songs, melancholic ballads, rock n’ roll and psychedelic rock, The Beatles did it all in the trippy-hippy 60s and 70s. What the Beatles did was bring in a wave of freshness musically and lyrically. The Fab Four kept its downright simple… during the 60s. Their lyrics pertaining to everyday life and everyday people struck a chord instantaneously with fans.
This was one band that was loved by the critics in the 60s and 70s. Why? Well, because The Beatles were not fearful of getting out of a mould. Everything they came up with lyrically and musically was what stemmed from the love to compose songs they could relate to, and that in turn was what fans of the Beatles could relate with. In a band there needs to be songwriting chemistry, and there has been nothing better than John Lennon and Paul McCartney. There have been great songwriting duos, but what John Lennon and Paul McCartney did manage to do effectively was get the world hooked to simplistic chord structure and thought provoking lyrics. Every album by the Beatles had a sound that was fresh. The Beatles are associated with memories. Their songs will continue to stir hearts…forever and ever.
100 Greatest Beatles songs
- In My Life
- Yesterday
- I Want To Hold Your Hand
- Love Me Do
- She Loves You
- And I Love Her
- Ticket to Ride
- Eight Days A Week
- Help
- Don’t Let Me Down
- Can’t buy Me Love
- Hey Jude
- From Me to You
- Girl
- Let It Be
- Blackbird
- Get back
- All You Need Is Love
- Here Comes the Sun
- Come Together
- Please Please Me
- I Saw Her Standing There
- Drive My Car
- Paperback Writer
- A Hard Day’s Night
- You’ve got to Hide Your Love Away
- I Feel Fine
- Norwegian Wood (This Bird has Flown)
- If I Fell
- I Am the Walrus
- Michelle
- Hello, Goodbye
- Things We Said Today
- Lady Madonna
- I’m A Loser
- Back In the U.S.S.R.
- Strawberry Fields Forever
- P.S. I Love You
- Taxman
- Nowhere Man
- The Long and Winding Road
- All Things Must Pass
- You Know My Name (Look up The Number)
- Yellow Submarine
- With a little help From My Friends
- She’s A Woman
- You Won’t See Me
- Wait
- Any Time at All
- Day Tripper
- It’s Only Love
- Revolution
- Honey Pie
- Good Day Sunshine
- Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds
- Magical Mystery Tour
- Something
- Penny lane
- Octopus’s Garden
- What Goes On
- Hey Bulldog
- All I’ve Got to Do
- You Never Give Me Your Money
- Rain
- Good Night
- Because
- I’ll Follow The Sun
- Golden Slumbers
- Another Girl
- Dig A Pony
- Hold Me Tight
- We Can’t Work It Out
- Yes It Is
- I Should Have Known Better
- Here, There and Everywhere
- Glass Onion
- When I Get Home
- I’m Only Sleeping
- Don’t Bother Me
- Got To Get You Into My Life
- You Can’t Do That
- I Want To Tell You
- Not a Second Time
- Flying
- Across The Universe
- Baby, You’re A Rich Man
- Carry That Weight
- I Lost My Little Girl
- Dear Prudence
- No Reply
- I Need You
- Her Majesty
- Cry Baby Cry
- Every Little Thing
- I’ll Be Back
- Little Child
- Getting Better
- Happiness Is a Warm Gun
- I Don’t Want To Spoil the Party
- Lovely Rita
What are your favorite Beatles songs…the ones you associate with memories?