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Title: Top five The Beatles songs
Post by: Melack on October 07, 2009, 01:20:53 PM
What is your five favorite George songs from his time in The Beatles?

1. Something
2. While My Guitar Gently Weeps
3. Here Comes the Sun
4. Love You To
5. If I Needed Someone

Lately I've found myself connect extra much with George songs when I listen to The Beatles albums.
Title: Re: Top five The Beatles songs
Post by: nyfan(41) on October 07, 2009, 04:58:05 PM
something
you like me too much
i need you
it's all too much
old brown shoe
Title: Re: Top five The Beatles songs
Post by: fendertele on October 07, 2009, 05:56:35 PM
ohh this is a tough one might struggle to get three.

Blue Jay Way
Its all too much
Northern Song

Title: Re: Top five The Beatles songs
Post by: BlueMeanie on October 07, 2009, 06:22:15 PM
If I Needed Someone
Old Brown Shoe
Taxman
Only A Northern Song
Here Comes The Sun
Title: Re: Top five The Beatles songs
Post by: Bobber on October 07, 2009, 06:29:06 PM
Here Comes The Sun
It's All Too Much
Something
Taxman
If I Needed Someone
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Post by: emmi_luvs_beatles on October 07, 2009, 10:09:48 PM
Something
If I'm Needing Someone
Here Comes The Sun
Taxman
I Me Mine
For You Blue

(I could go on.....  ;D)
Title: Re: Top five The Beatles songs
Post by: georgeharrisonluver on October 07, 2009, 10:44:50 PM
1. Something
2. Here Comes the Sun
3. While my guitar gently weeps
4. Taxman
5. I Need You
Title: Re: Top five The Beatles songs
Post by: Andy Smith on October 08, 2009, 12:15:39 AM

1. Something
2. While my Guitar Gently Weeps
3. Within You Without You
4. Here Comes The Sun
5. I Need You
Title: Re: Top five The Beatles songs
Post by: Melack on October 09, 2009, 06:14:30 PM
I love the fact that I can't disagree with any of the lists.

Probably because there isn't a George song on a Beatles album I don't love (except maybe "Piggies")!

Just beacuse he only had the chance to show himself as a songwriter with one, two or thrree songs per album, the quality of each song was extraordinary.

"Something" will always be my fav George song. But these last couple of days "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" has really connected with me and been a good friend.
Title: Re: Top five The Beatles songs
Post by: tkitna on October 09, 2009, 07:08:15 PM
1. If I Needed Someone
2. Here Comes The Sun
3. Long Long Long
4. Taxman
5. Only A Northern Song
Title: Re: Top five The Beatles songs
Post by: breedofrandy on October 09, 2009, 07:27:38 PM
1. Something
2. Here Comes the Sun
3. I Need You
4. For You Blue
5. Don't Bother Me
Title: Re: Top five The Beatles songs
Post by: emmi_luvs_beatles on October 09, 2009, 10:14:21 PM

Probably because there isn't a George song on a Beatles album I don't love (except maybe "Piggies")!

"Have you seen the little piggies, rolling in the dirt...."  ;D

*I agree*
Title: Re: Top five The Beatles songs
Post by: stevie on October 09, 2009, 11:57:54 PM
In no order:

Something
Here Comes The Sun
Taxman
It's All Too Much
Savoy Truffle

also like Piggies, I Want To Tell You and The Inner Light
Title: Re: Top five The Beatles songs
Post by: georgeharrisonluver on October 10, 2009, 12:29:25 AM
^ I like Savoy Truffle too, George and chocolate...mmm :D
Title: Re: Top five The Beatles songs
Post by: emmi_luvs_beatles on October 16, 2009, 02:14:04 PM
^ I like Savoy Truffle too, George and chocolate...mmm :D

Hehehe Have you seen my YouTube post Trekkie?

I know this is post-Beatles, but I really like The Ballad Of Sir Frankie Crisp. I think George's writing was highly under-rated.
Title: Re: Top five The Beatles songs
Post by: pc31 on October 17, 2009, 12:45:44 AM
in my life
i'll cry instead
don't let me down
ticket to ride
yesterday
that's because i've had my weman removed recently......
Title: Re: Top five The Beatles songs
Post by: MrsHarrison on October 17, 2009, 12:55:53 AM
1. I Me Mine
2. While My Guitar Gently Weeps
3. If I Needed Someone
4. Do You Want To Know A Secret?
5. Taxman

'Do You Want To Know A Secret?' is so innocent, and it makes him just sound like he was an adorable guy. 'I Me Mine' just fits everything, which is why it's my numero uno. X3
Title: Re: Top five The Beatles songs
Post by: Mairi on October 17, 2009, 05:30:37 AM
Here Comes The Sun
Taxman
Within You Without You
If I Needed Someone
I Need You
Title: Re: Top five The Beatles songs
Post by: Nelson_Wilbury on October 17, 2009, 05:04:08 PM
01 While my guitar gently weeps - Best song ever
02 Within you, without you
03 I want to tell you
04 Something
05 Here comes the sun
Title: Re: Top five The Beatles songs
Post by: Joost on October 21, 2009, 02:01:56 PM
1. Here Comes The Sun
2. While My Guitar Gently Weeps (demo version)
3. Something
4. I Me Mine
5. Long, Long, Long
Title: Re: Top five The Beatles songs
Post by: Eliza on October 27, 2009, 12:05:32 PM
1. Here Comes the Sun                           2. While My Guitar Gently Weeps         3. Blue Jay Way                                        4. Within you Without you                      5. Something
Title: Re: Top five The Beatles songs
Post by: JAMMY on December 01, 2009, 06:04:48 AM
I need you
Here comes the sun
Something
I me mine
The inner light

I also like "Blow away" ! George was so funny in that music video!!!!
Title: Re: Top five The Beatles songs
Post by: sgt. peppie on December 01, 2009, 11:01:00 PM
1. Something
2. Long, Long, Long
3. Taxman
4. I need you
5. Don't Bother Me

This really isn't in any order! I love his songs.
Title: Re: Top five The Beatles songs
Post by: Delirious Lab on February 01, 2010, 06:03:29 PM
While My Guitar...
I Me Mine
Something
Savoy Truffle
Here Comes the Sun
Title: Re: Top five The Beatles songs
Post by: I_Will on February 01, 2010, 06:09:02 PM
Here Comes The Sun
While My Guitar Gently Weeps (demo or LOVE version)
Savoy Truffle
The Inner Light/Within You Without You (I can't pick)
Something
Title: Re: Top five The Beatles songs
Post by: Jai Guru Deva. on February 01, 2010, 08:32:19 PM
1.  Within You Without You
2.  Taxman
3.  Here Comes The Sun
4.  For You Blue
5.  I Me Mine

xxx
Title: Re: Top five The Beatles songs
Post by: dbone828 on October 28, 2010, 07:31:51 AM
1. While My Guitar Gently Weeps - This wins for me based on the awesomeness of the album version, as well as the acoustic demo, and the LOVE versions combined. They are all amazing, and enhance each other, and goes to show that no matter how it was going to be recorded by the Beatles, it was going to be a masterpiece.
2. Here Comes the Sun - A very close second for me
3. Something - It wouldn't be any other top 3 for me.
4. Piggies - what I think is one of Harrison's catchiest, and unjustly-hated songs.
5. Long, Long, Long - Very close between this and "It's All Too Much." A year ago, I would have easily put the latter in my top 4 Harrisongs, but I am finding the song hasn't grown much on me with time, whereas "Long, Long, Long" has.  Also, I give it extra points how amazing it sounds in Mono (as would have been originally intended by Harrison)

Honorable mentions: "It's All Too Much," "I Me Mine," "Old Brown Shoe," "If I Needed Someone," "Think for Yourself," "The Inner Light," "I Need You," "Not Guilty" (demo), "You Know What to Do" (demo)
Title: Re: Top five The Beatles songs
Post by: Ovi on October 30, 2010, 09:56:04 AM
#1.Something (my all time favourite Beatles song)
#2.Here Comes The Sun
#3.If I Needed Someone
#4.Long,Long,Long
#5.Tie between "Within You Without You" and "I Need You"

Honorable mentions : "It's All Too Much", "Only A Northern Song", "Piggies", "W.M.G.G.W", "Don't Bother Me", "I Want To Tell You", "Taxman", "I Me Mine".
Harrison tracks that I hate : "Savoy Truffle", "Old Brown Shoe", "Love You To" and "You Like Me Too Much".
Title: Re: Top five The Beatles songs
Post by: Mr Mustard on January 17, 2011, 12:25:11 AM
Impossible for me to put them in order, but the five that make my list are:

Something
If I Needed Someone
While My Guitar Gently Weeps
Here Comes The Sun
Savoy Truffle

The "next" five, bubbling under... Don't Bother Me, Only A Northern Song, You Like Me Too Much, Think For Yourself, Long Long Long...

My five least favourite George tracks (I'm only counting those he wrote himself here by the way, no cover versions) during his time as a Beatle (again, in no particular order):

Blue Jay Way
The Inner Light
Piggies
For You Blue
Within You Without You

Finally, there were by my reckoning half a dozen "official" releases by The Beatles where George took lead vocal but didn't write the song. In my order of preference these are:

1. I'm Happy Just To Dance With You

(by a long margin, then.....)

2. Do You Want To Know A Secret?
3. Devil In Her Heart
4. Roll Over Beethoven
5. Chains
6. Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby


If forced to have a favourite, I guess it would be Here Comes The Sun.

If forced to have a worst: Blue Jay Way.
Title: Re: Top five The Beatles songs
Post by: Jema on March 12, 2011, 03:02:19 AM
1.Taxman
2.Long,Long,Long
3.Think For Yourself
4.I Me Mine
5.Blue Jay Way
Title: Re: Top five The Beatles songs
Post by: Marvin on May 19, 2011, 06:19:08 PM
1) Whlie My Guitar Gently Weeps

2) Something

3) Here Comes The Sun

4) Taxman

5) You Like Me Too Much
Title: Re: Top five The Beatles songs
Post by: stevie on May 20, 2011, 09:23:47 PM
Something
I Want To Tell You
Here Comes The Sun
Piggies
Think For Yourself


While I'm here, I've always been intruiged by some of the Beatles most famous songs that have a minimal input from George. For example, Penny Lane - ok, he is on there doing something, but a lot of the songs from 67, that dont have a full on guitar bit, he's not really at the forefront.
Does everyone get my drift?  I always thought its kind of odd...
Title: Re: Top five The Beatles songs
Post by: AppleScruffy96 on May 21, 2011, 12:26:52 AM
(In no particular order.)

Here Comes the Sun
I Need You
Savoy Truffle
While My Guitar Gently Weeps
Taxman

I can't believe I didn't include Something this time  ha2ha
Title: Re: Top five The Beatles songs
Post by: Maccafan95 on June 21, 2011, 07:55:41 PM
Taxman
While My Guitar Gently Weeps
Long Long Long
Here Comes The Sun
Piggies
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Post by: BlueJayWay on July 18, 2011, 08:59:01 PM
Hard one!

Here Comes the Sun - Off of Abbey Road, the first Vinyl record I bought!
While My Guitar Gently Weeps - Great guitar line!
Within You Without You - Hippie song!
Something - Ditto #!
Blue Jay Way - I named my blog after it! http://www.simplybeatles.com/ (http://www.simplybeatles.com/)