h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Ok so you like the Beatles but one of the most difficult thing I've tryed to do is pick my fav 10................give it a go and tell me what you've come up with!

Top ten literally Beatles or top ten by the individuals (including solo careers)?

I mean top 10 Beatles songs you know like All you need is Love etc.

Well easier to do favourite than to work out what the 'best' are...let's see...

Hey Jude, Ticket to ride, Dear Prudence, Tomorrow Never Knows, She Loves You, I am the walrus, Something, Here, There & Everywhere, Glass Onion, Hey Bulldog

But then of course my favourites change all the time...

Give us a wee while and I'll tell you my top ten
but some of the ones you've put down I've never even heard of??

Which ones?

I don't know Here,There and Everwhere, Tomorrow Never Knows or Hey Bull Dog!

Wow, what a fantastic situation to be in. Never having heard those songs. If you haven't heard TNK then that implies you haven't heard Revolver?? Get the remastered CDs immediately. Get the finest sound system you can possibly find. And go to heaven.

Nope no idea what your on about!

Revolver is the album The Beatles recorded before Sergeant Pepper...a lot of people reckon it is in fact their best.

Here, There and Everywhere is one of McCartney's finest ballads, Tomorrow Never Knows is the most scary song ever - 1990s techno drums being somehow played in the 1960s, a sitar droning, a single note bass line, Lennon intoning lyrics from the Tibetan book of the Dead, and sound effects, some of which sound like weird bird calls (actually Macca's laughter speeded up and looped). It's a tremendous effect.

Hey Bulldog is off the Yellow Submarine soundtrack. A stomping bassline and hot funky lead guitar from Lennon.

All three essential listening. But then, funnily, a lot of their songs are...

Is 'Halo Patron Saint of Lucky Charms' having a little jest at our expense by any chance??? 'No idea what you're talking about.' Hmm.

No I'm not jesting I honestly had no idea KC was on about as I have never heard Revolver............I don't even know if it's in my mums alblums but if it is it will be on records and not CD's which I am so acustomed too..................I actually do think I remember Hey Bulldog from A Yellow Submarine but it's been ages since I Watched or Heard any of the song from it.So I'm sorry if it sounded as though I was taking the piss but I ment that I had know idea what Revolver was.

Ok in my mums collection I found
1)LET IT BE
1)MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR
3)A HARD DAY'S NIGHT
4)THE WHITE ALBUM
5)1962-1966
6)1967-1970
7)ABBEY ROADS
8)SERGEANT PEPPERS LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND
there may be a couple of others but I can't find them at the moment!

In the name of being wilfully obscure - 'Circles'...

BTW As far as I'm concerned, Revolver IS the greatest hits...

- Simply, High Spirited.

Ok this is probably the dumbest question but what does BTW stand for?

I've given it some thought and here are my top ten(you my not like some of them but remember I haven't heard all the albulms.....
(NO PARTICULAR ORDER!!)
1)Here Comes the Sun.
2)SGT. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.
3)Let It Be.
4)All You Need Is Love.
5)Yesterday.
6)When I'm Sixty Four.
7)Blackbird.
8)Something.
9)The Long And Winding Road.
10)Lucy In The Sky With Dimonds.

By 'Circles' I presume you are referring to Juan Lennon's original suggestion for the album title?

Halo Patron Saint - btw is internet for 'By the way'.

Regarding your top ten - don't think anyone could really fault any of those!

Most of them are just from sentimental value you know listening to them on holiday...........etc

I got Revolver yesterday and your right it is great I'm not sure that I would consider it the greatest hits though God??
But there were actually loads of songs i knew already......half of which I did even make the conection of them being by the Beatles!!
Anyway I can see what you mean know so that's good!!