07/08/2008

The Ten Worst Beatles Songs

The Beatles were a curious band in that they were great, but they also delivered some genuine crap. As promised, here comes my list of the ten worst Beatles songs. Only songs that they officially released while they existed qualify. All references to albums refer to the UK editions, which in many cases differ from the US editions.

10. Till There Was You (With the Beatles, 1963)
"Then there was muuuusic..." That's not always a good thing.

9. Ask Me Why (Please Please Me, 1963)
Yeah, why?

8. P.S. I Love You (Please Please Me, 1963)
The worst thing about this song is maybe not the music itself, but that it inspired the prose of Cecilia Ahern.

7. Anna (Please Please Me, 1963)
Yeah, go with him, and take the song with you.

6. Misery (Please Please Me, 1963)
Indeed.

5. Tell Me What You See (Help, 1965)
It seems a bit far-fetched to call an instrument cheesy, but in this case I'll make an exception: The worst thing about this song is the cheesy organ. Except for the lyrics maybe.

4. Do You Want to Know a Secret (Please Please Me, 1963)
Nope.

3. A Taste of Honey (Please Please Me, 1963)
I don't like honey at all, but I'd rather have some than listen to this song. Doo-doo-doo-doo-dooooo.

2. Mr. Moonlight (Beatles for Sale, 1964)
This song is awful despite the opening being remindful of Otis Redding's "Dock of the Bay". What's this kind of music called, "rumba"? Conjures up visions of having to dance with the ugliest girl in the room. And she's chewing gum.

1. Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da (The Beatles, 1968)
Sums up everything there is to hate about Paul McCartney. The view that this is the worst Beatles song seems to be rather common.

That's right, Please Please Me is not my favourite Beatles album. I knew that before, but the surprising thing about this list is really how in most cases you can tell by the titles.

In case you have a better list, comments are open.

7 comments:

Anonymous said...

Couldn't agree more with the O bla dee o bla dah choice. There's Hello, Goodbye too yuck.

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Anonymous said...

Mr Moolight, ok, but Ob La Di?

Someone needs a nap.

Will said...
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Will said...

Maxwell's Silver Hammer beats all of these. It's vile. Octopuses Garden isn't great either.

Both on the same album as well! Ouch!

orion1954 said...

!!!!!Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da, the worst Beatles song? That's the best one on the album other then While My Guitar Gently Weeps, Back in the U.S.S.R, etc.

Ok, I agree with Mr. Moonlight, when it goes like, MISTAAAAAAAAAAA MOOOOONLIIIIGHGGHHHT!!!

But watch what you said, bub! A Taste of Honey, amazing song! A Taste of Honey! The greatest song on Please Please Me!

Do You Want to Know a Secret, ok not the best one on the album, but its still good!

Tell me what you see, omg, thats the best song on the album other than Yesterday!

Misery, may be my least fave on album, but still good-i guess....

ANNA GO TO HIM MADE MISTAKE WHEN I SAID A TASTE OF HONEY IS THE BEST! Anna is the best!

P.S. I love yoou! You-you-you~ so good!

Ask Me Why, i dont know that song so....
TILL THERE WAS YOU IS THE BEST ON WITH THE BEATLES! FANTASTIC!

You have bad tastes on music! I bet your fave music is rap!

Anonymous said...

I have a better list.

10. Wild Honey Pie
Man, HONEY PIIIIIIEE! Does not sound good at all, the music is like a strum...dur, dur, dur....

9. Ale!
1 second is so bad! Just an ALE!, no music at all. :(

8.Maxwell's Silver Hammer
It's vle just like Will said, it's so VILE!!!

7. Mr. Moonligt
MISTAAA MOONLIGT!!! Dang you moonlight!

6. The Continuing Story of Bungalo Bill
HEY BUNGALO BILL! WHAT DID YA KILL...BUNGALOW BILL? Basicly, it's the same thing in a BAD way! And it follows up to "Ale!".

5. Maggie Mae
That no good robin Maggie Mae! You should already know how bad this creepy song is!

4. Dig It
Really, it is a 1 minutes song that has REALLY bad singing, LIKE A ROOOLING STONE! LIKE A ROLLING STONE! This song should ROLL AWAY, and whats worst, at the end it does like DIG IT!!!! and goes like (girls voice) That was by Georgie Wood, Now here comes the angels!

3.Dr. Robert
Is this the first country song? BLAH!Singing=bad, and it goes like your a NEEEEEW and better man! He helps YOOOOU to understand!The guitair is realy bad.

2. One After 909
----YOU SHOULD KNOW BY NOW!!!--

My worst song is.....

1. Revolutiion 9
NO MUSIC AND JUST RANDOM WORDS!
I dont think so too....