Hi All....as you can see I'm a newbie here, and its probably a bit pretentious to start a new thread without "earning one's stripes", but I couldn't see where this subject has been discussed before, and I thought it might be interesting.

I'd like to introduce myself briefly first - I've been fan since I was about 5.  I'm 35 now, I live in Australia and the Beatles inspired me in more ways that I can describe.  I've been looking for a sensible, intelligent Beatles board and by Jove, I think I may have found it!

While scrounging around here in the past day or so, I got to thinking about which Beatles songs are forgotten by most fans, but really are great numbers.  Y'know, the ones that you hardly ever hear on the radio or included in compilations, but truly deserve a place alongside the great tunes they crafted.

So I'll start things off with "Hey Bulldog".  I think its a great track, has some excellent grooves in it and it sounds fun.  I think it suffered a bit as the Beatles always considered it a "throwaway", but not many arrtists at that time cold have afforded to purge a song like that.

Any other ideas? 

I've yet to hear This Boy on the radio or a supermarket's radio speakers.  It's a gem and really needs to have its dues paid.

Shes Leaving Home, Fixing A Hole, Cry baby Cry and Savoy Truffle are some

Yeah, Savoy Truffle is quite clever lyrically.

Hey Bulldog is definately a good song, and so is Savoy Truffle - both of which are underrated. So is my personal favourite song, Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite.

I know many, many people will disagree with me on this one, but I think Wild Honey Pie is a good song. It may be a little off-hand lyrically, but personally I love the sound aspect of songs, over the lyrical aspect.
That's what makes songs great... music.

You Like Me Too Much and Tell Me What You See

There's a Place.
Ill be Back
Because
Yer Blues
All I've Got To Do
Yesterday ..(Just joking..)

I should have known better
It wont be long
Helter Skelter
Yer Blues
You Won't See Me
If I Needed Someone

You Won't See Me and Lovely Rita!

I looove those, but it's very underrated, unfortunately...

how funny that u said hey bulldog! as soon as i saw the title of this thread, i thought 'im gonna put hey bulldog as mine' & im listening to it as we speak! welcome, by the way!

Cheers, thanks Sadie. 

I love Hey Bulldog.  It's really the only reason I bought the Yellow Submarine cd when I upgraded from vinyl. 

Quoted from Revolution_9, posted December 22, 2004, 11:47am at here

I know many, many people will disagree with me on this one, but I think Wild Honey Pie is a good song. It may be a little off-hand lyrically, but personally I love the sound aspect of songs, over the lyrical aspect.
That's what makes songs great... music.

I completely agree with you! The trippy sounds and effects on Wild Honey Pie are really great and I love that song. I'm sure glad Patti was around because of this (besides all the wonderful pictures  )...

The only thing I differ with is that I like music on a whole and don't like either lyrics over the sound and vice versa.

I think there are many songs not appreciated enough, but my opinion is (because there is so many songs to hear!) to each his own...

Quoted from Will_Campbell, posted December 23, 2004, 2:35am at here

Cheers, thanks Sadie.  

I love Hey Bulldog.  It's really the only reason I bought the Yellow Submarine cd when I upgraded from vinyl. 

it's the best on yellow submarine, the rest are very good but repeats of other albums (ex. all you need is love, eleanor rigby, sgt. pepper's, etc.) 

Quoted from Revolution_9, posted December 22, 2004, 11:47am at here

I know many, many people will disagree with me on this one, but I think Wild Honey Pie is a good song. It may be a little off-hand lyrically, but personally I love the sound aspect of songs, over the lyrical aspect.
That's what makes songs great... music.

I agree!!! I love that song.
and Heybulldog109 is my sn on aim because it's soooooo awesome!
andddd I love Her Majesty, I think that's an unappreciated song, I love the way Paul sounds, very awesome song.

Well, I guess there are a couple of us people out there who have tendancy to love songs other people find annoying or pathetic. Dig It is also a very underrated, yet brilliant song.

Yes sir, I agree with you very much there sir... there....(?)

dear prudence is very underrated..many of the beatles songs are underrated...Sexy Sadie is very underrated also

I like "Dear Prudence"... I feel as though that you can't have "Back in the U.S.S.R." without "Dear Prudence", and you can't have "Dear Prudence" without "Back in the U.S.S.R."... And as for Sexy Sadie... I never used to like it, but after listening it over, I find it has that thing to it that just draws you to it... it reminds me of "Real Love".

I love Sexy Sadie, I always find myself almost singing it out loud in the middle of class, long wiht Your Mother Should Know!!!! (ahem, underrated)

I sing beatles songs everyday in school..im obsessed

Dig A Pony, You Know My Name (Look Up The Number), Run For Your Life, Your Mother Should Know and Honey Pie are only some of the most underrated songs ever.

Especially Run For Your Life. I really like that one, I think it's very underrated.

Run For your Life is under-rated, because people expect a Tommorow Never Knows or Day In The Life ending, but Rubber Soul was the first abstract Album, thus not all ingredients were there.

I think Yer Blues is hugely underated. For me, that and Dear Prudence are the best of the White Album.

Ill Be Back etc

The way the band gets a groove on around the "piano" lead in and the vocal should have made this song a single! "Old Brown Shoe" is also a cool song with great vocals!

I'm Only Sleeping is a good one that doesn't get much recongnition.

I've Got a Feeling.  Not that its an obscure song, but i feel it isnt appreciated to how good it is.  I think its by far the best on Let it Be and one of my favorite songs.

Do You Want to Know a Secret? has always been listed as people's least favorite Beatles song, and I don't understand why. That little guitar bit he does after "You'll never know how much I really care is divine.

do you want to know a secret is one of my favorite songs of the please please me album.

Quoted from TurnMeOnDeadman, posted January 5, 2005, 4:16am at here

I sing beatles songs everyday in school..im obsessed

You're not alone, I was walking with my friend down the hallway today singing Why Don't We Do it in the Road? as loud as I could, and I got a stupid saterday detention for it, psh, so stupid, they said they would have normally given me a warning, but they said I knew it wasn't appropriate... i was so mad, I'm going to sing in in my detention too just to piss them off, RaaR.

Quoted from Herecomesyoursun, posted January 5, 2005, 11:26pm at here

I've Got a Feeling.  Not that its an obscure song, but i feel it isnt appreciated to how good it is.  I think its by far the best on Let it Be and one of my favorite songs.

I totaly agree.
love seeing the Let it be footage of them playing it live

Her Majesty, I love this song, Abbey Road wouldn't be as good to me without this song, it's one of my very very favorites.

All the songs that don't appear on the 'best of's/ compilations etc are under-rated!!! lol

Only really got into HEy Bulldog recently. I reckon Ocean Colour Scene owe a lot to that tune.

Quoted from IndicaWalrus, posted January 6, 2005, 1:26am at here

I totaly agree.
love seeing the Let it be footage of them playing it live

Totally agree aswell. One of my faves to sing. And seeing it live rocks!!!!!

I've Got A Feeling!

Everybody had a hard year, everybody had a good time, everybody had a wetdream, everybody saw the sunshine


The sun is up, the sky is blue, it's beautiful, and so are you DEAR PRUDENCE

(yeah Dear Prudence is an unaprreciated song, I think so at least heh heh incase no one caught on )

Quoted from Theebeeeskneees, posted January 6, 2005, 1:21am at here

You're not alone, I was walking with my friend down the hallway today singing Why Don't We Do it in the Road? as loud as I could, and I got a stupid saterday detention for it, psh, so stupid, they said they would have normally given me a warning, but they said I knew it wasn't appropriate... i was so mad, I'm going to sing in in my detention too just to piss them off, RaaR.

LMAO!!! I can imagine that!!!....I was singing Helter Skelter loudly at lunch today and just got a warning though(my freinds and i like to sing "Bohemian Rhapsody" at school..its a fun song to sing)

I like singing Floyds "Money" at school too

Everybody had a good year, everybody grew thier hair down

Quoted from Theebeeeskneees, posted January 6, 2005, 1:26am at here

Her Majesty, I love this song, Abbey Road wouldn't be as good to me without this song, it's one of my very very favorites.

Its a very short and Great song

Every body pulled their socks up, everybody put their foot down, oh yeah

Quoted from TurnMeOnDeadman, posted January 6, 2005, 1:46am at here

Its a very short and Great song

Yes yes, you're a good kid