if you could only listen to either pauls songs, john songs, georges songs, or ringos from there beatles period for the rest of youre life whos would you choose i know that a lot of lennon/mccartney songs are co wrote but they still get recognised as a paul song or a john like tommorow never knows is a john song and penny lane is a paul song so who would you choose

Funny this. I've considered myself a bigger Paul fan over the years, but only a quick look at the discography and it becomes fairly apparent, to me at least, that it has to be John. To name but a few:

A Hard Day's Night
If I Fell
No Reply
I'm a Loser
Eight Days a Week
Help!
In My Life
I'm Only Sleeping
And Your Bird Can Sing
Strawberry Fields
I Am The Walrus
A Day In The Life
Come Together

I could go on!

oops i forgot to say which id choose id probably go for pauls stuff over the rest,john had loads of great songs but a lot of hit and miss stuff imo, george also wrote great tracks but loses out because of qauntity

Uh this is slightly short of IMPOSSIBLE!!!
I'd say Paul, but then I think of one of John's, like I Am The Walrus or George's While My Guitar Gently Weeps...
Sorry, just can't do it

Quoted from Flaming Pie in the Sky

Uh this is slightly short of IMPOSSIBLE!!!

Hey, another indecision freak! *high fives Flaming Pie*

I'm going for the easy answer: Ringo!

Quoted from harihead

Hey, another indecision freak! *high fives Flaming Pie*

Haha right back at ya harihead  

Very hard, just too hard.
I would just Paul as he's always been my fav musically!

Those who have voted, how do you choose?!  

I can't vote because when I listen to their music my preferences changes from time to time.  A few months ago I was heavily into songs like I am the warlus, Strawberry fields, Here comes the sun & Lucy in the sky, but right now I'm listening again to their earlier stuff.  But basically there are songs that I've always liked despite my mood.

In the last months these were the songs I listened a lot:

John's songs: Strawberry fields forever, I am the warlus, Tomorrow never knows, A hard day's night, And your bird can sing, Help!, Norwegian Wood
Paul: Got to get you into my life, Can't buy me love, Get back, Let it be, Hey Jude
George: Something, Here comes the sun, Taxman
Ringo: Octopus' garden

I remember there was a time when one of the songs I listened a lot were Lovely Rita and Fixing a hole.

Ringo's songs? Wha?? That would take about five minutes and you'd be done. Then what would you do with the rest of your life?

oh no typical me I misread the question- thought it was about which Beatle's post-Beatle solo stuff you would most like to listen to only. Oooops  

So I said George (an answer to the wrong question) because my enthusiasm for the whole album 'All Things Must Pass' just surfaced  

But I should have said John (my answer to the question I was supposed to be answering) mainly because (though I love George's songs) John has obviously done far more in the Beatles than George. And I have always just about preferred John's overall songs to Paul's. Not by loads, but enough to make John my vote. (Gems like Strawberry Fields, Come Together, Day in the Life, Walrus, And Your Bird Can Sing, Norwegian Wood, I'm Only Sleeping etc. are just so varied and unique and I love them) Poor Ringo loses out on this one- not many songs to choose from for him, bless him. Glad to see him included on the poll though- I have known polls to just not include Ringo at all- outrageous I say!

(sorry for voting wrong- if it can be changed then can someone please do it? If not my George will do me fine- because I feel his quality of songs is often as good as John's and it is really only the fact that he did far fewer overall than John which makes him lose my vote)

I ended up voting for John but that will change by tomorrow  

Quoted from tangerine

oh no typical me I misread the question- thought it was about which Beatle's post-Beatle solo stuff you would most like to listen to only. Oooops  

Don't worry, i just realised i thought the same thing.
Its just too hard, i really can't say! John, Paul, George ..all amazing songwriter "in the Beatles"!

You know I have to pick George...though Sky knows how much I love a certain beatle song written by John...

From The Beatles period- I'd say John... but really it depends on the mood

Quoted from Sandra

Ringo's songs? Wha?? That would take about five minutes and you'd be done. Then what would you do with the rest of your life?

Play the soundtrack from Caveman?  

Seriously, I had to pick George, because I wouldn't be a Beatles fan if not for him. It's funny how a different writer will resonate with different people. This was definitely the strength of the Beatles-- that they had such diverse styles that they could appeal to a wide variety of people. And if you wanted a change, look no further-- you could find it right in the same band!

But this is an easy answer for me because I only got into the Beatles recently. I just had to look at what music I felt I had to buy first, and it was George's songs that swung my vote in my album selections. I like some of John's and Paul's tunes very much, but I am really drawn to George's style.

ive always been a paul fan but its true how one song can mean the world to one person but could be throwaway to another person and having 3 great songwriters in the same band writing about different things makes sure someone will identify with at least a fe wof there songs,

was watching the beatles gig in the budokan and i never really noticed but george is a really nice guy even on stage hes constantly waving to the fans acknowledging that they are there, hes just slid in to second in my fave beatle

Quoted from fendertele

was watching the beatles gig in the budokan and i never really noticed but george is a really nice guy even on stage hes constantly waving to the fans acknowledging that they are there, hes just slid in to second in my fave beatle

There may have been an ulterior motive. George openly admits that he would wave at the audience to encourage screaming to hide bits of songs they knew would sound sh*t - most famously the Beach Boys vocal bits on Paperback Writer, but I'm sure there were others.

yeah i actually saw that wrote on another thread so i tried to pay attention to when he was waving what was goin on the track there were a few times it seemed he may be hiding a fluffed vocal or guitar part but on a whole it seemed very nice and polite he did it at times where he wasnt singing or even playing anything during verses waiting to come back in, just seemed nice and fresh to see he would wave to the audience during the songs to acknowledge them being there rather than bands nowadays hammering through there set with as little to say as possible and a thanks at the end of the set

Could be. Though he would do it before the offending piece, because he knew when the fluffs were coming. I've only seen him do it on Anthology on Paperback Writer and he isn't playing or singing when he smiles and waves then moves over to take part in the around-the-mike chorus.
Just struck me how forgiving we are of them for doing this. We would probably crucify any other act admitting to doing this.

I think it's not that hard... Most of my Favorite Beatles songs are Paul's.

Wow, this is seriously like impossible to choose! I guess if I HAD to pick it would be Paul's songs. I love his voice so much. But, I could never just listen to his songs only in real life, not even if you paid me! I just couldn't live without John's, George's, and Ringo's songs and voices, I love them sooo much! There would definitly be something (actually 3 somethings) missing! This is a hard question.

My favourite George songs were in the Beatles so .....

This is really hard...I love George and his songs... But really, because of how many John and Paul songs I love it would have to be between them two I think.... Such different styles... At first thought I would think I like more of Paul's but the more I think about it, I love a ton of John's...and a couple of my all  time favorites are from George...

GRRRRRRRRR

My brain hurts  

Put that way, John. "Strawberry Fields Forever," "I Am The Walrus," "Tomorrow Never Knows," "Revolution," "Come Together," "Don't Let Me Down," and a bunch of others I'm too lazy to think of right now carry it for me.

It would have to be Pauls for me!

The best ever Beatles` song for me comes from George. Its While My Guitar...It is the most beautiful song ever written. Paul appears to be very creative and productive. He may have written the greatest number of songs, most of them hits, let alone Yesterday. However for me John`s voice sounds best, especially in the early Beatles days. I get carried away with his songs and his singing. I side with George Martin, who said that John`s singing gives you the shivers. Did i use the right expression cause i dont remember his exact words? Its kinda shakes you all over.

I can't choose. I'm always in a different mood to hear different songs.

Well, on Mondays, I'm usually in a Georgie mood.
Tuesdays go to Ringo. (The songs he wrote and sung)
Wednesdays are for Paul.
Thursdays for John.
Friday, Saturday, and Sunday for group effoerts.
And there are always exceptions.

Today was a Paul day for me...

And i ve enjoyed I`m looking through you. Have been singing it the whole day!

Jane, that song was stuck in my head all day yesterday!  But in a good way... you know how sometimes a song gets stuck in your head but you hate that song?  This time I didn't mind that  this particular song was stuck there. It really is a nice song.

Johns. They're simply the best.

HeatherBoo! That`s it, great! And rather weird...It proves that when people are on one emotional wave they start sharing this energy and experience the same things or feelings. Vow! And i could add: I am looking at all the Beatles` fans and i am looking through all other bands` fans...

I like the John songs for their deeper lyrics and unexpected chord changes, Paul's because his songs are uplifting most of the time and George's 'cause his songs are well crafted. Ringo only wrote about 2 1/3 songs so that is hard to jugde. I think Ringo's songs are cheerful.

Listen to Liverpool 8 by Ringo.

Quoted from Jane

Listen to Liverpool 8 by Ringo.

That song made me almost cry! It's such a great song, though.

Liverpool we left you, but we never let you down! Well done, Ringo!