I like John's list. But I must add my John Lennon's list goes on for miles. I still miss that man to this very day.

He also Said in a radio interview "In My Life"was one of his favorites,as mentioned by others below,one of my favorite Beatle song's personally!

@2011littlejohn1

2 жыл бұрын

Yes that was one that sprung to mind for me too.

@colinkeane9070

2 жыл бұрын

In my life is my favorite Beatles song

Ask Lennon this on another day and you'd probably get 5 different answers.

@robrob141

2 жыл бұрын

This is 100% accurate

@sofraYT

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah because then he’d written 5 more masterpieces

@MasterEpic1

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly what I would do too lol

@TSO101

2 жыл бұрын

I think by 1980 he found more appreciation for the songs that he claimed to hate 7yrs or so earlier

@One.Zero.One101

Жыл бұрын

Yeah I think John was self-aware of his reputation to give different answers and sometimes contradict himself. I've heard him joke about it on an interview.

John Lennon was a singer, song writer, and performer. He was not a music critic. Some of the songs he did that he had low, or little regard for are some of my favorites. Songs like: Run For Your Life, And Your Bird Can Sing, and Hey Bulldog. Beatle songs that have a great, tight sound, and great singing parts, great backing vocals. Those are some of my favorites.

@vernpascal1531

Жыл бұрын

When you seem to effortlessly write very good to great song after song, after song, after song, one loses perspective. Any group now would love to have And Your Bird Can Sing or She Said She Said. Even if they had no meaning to John Lennon.

John said that he really liked Here There and Every where which was completely by Paul. Paul said it was the only compliment John ever gave him about one of his songs.

@imkluu

2 жыл бұрын

I have heard this before, but I am sure John has complimented many McCartney songs before their split up.There are many interviews and articles where he did. Paul may have meant this is the only compliment he has made about one of his songs since the split up.

@thelakeman5207

Жыл бұрын

While Paul was writing "Hey Jude", the line "the moment you need is on your shoulder", Paul was going to throw it out. John told him that was the best line in the song. They worked well together. John and Paul were honest with each other. If they didn't like something in a song, they told each other. That's why they were brilliant.

@StephenDoty84

Жыл бұрын

@@pandaman1968 No, after Revolver came out, and they went on vacation and heard the album together again, John remarked as they left the room that Paul's songs were better than his, which floored Paul. Paul told the story in an interview.

@Freedom2111

Жыл бұрын

@@StephenDoty84 Before Revolver, John's songs were generally better: Ticket to Ride, Help, In My Life, I Feel Fine, This Boy, etc. Paul improved, and on Rubber Soul his and John's were close to equal. From Revolver to early 1969, Paul's songs were better: For No One, Here There and Everywhere, She's Leaving Home, Hey Jude, etc. On Abbey Road, George's two songs were the best.

@StephenDoty84

Жыл бұрын

@@Freedom2111 Yeah, interesting rotation, and George emerged after the band's break-up the strongest with Apple's biggest radio-play song ever, "My Sweet Lord.'

I grew up with the Beatles, Beach Boys, Rolling Stones, Kinks and others. Out of all those I listed, I like the Beatles the best as you never knew what you were going to get with new album that came out. That is not to denigrate the other bands, I loved their music as well. 😀

"Dear Prudence", "Revolution", "Sexy Sadie". John, no list of your best Beatles' songs is complete without these 3 songs, IMO. Come to think of it, Lennon has dozens of songs which can be placed on a list of his best Beatles' songs. The Beatles are simply the best.

John has made quotes of his favorite and or favorite songs several times. They are always different and always his

"All You Need is Love" under pressure to write for the world sattelite link-up, Fantastic Lyrics,right in middle of Psychodelia.BEAT THAT!

John Lennon Was A Genius ♥️🌟💙🎼🎶🎵✨

“Hey Bulldog” and “I’m A Loser” are hidden gems.

@jasonburden306

2 жыл бұрын

Those two are my favorites

@johnmorrison1002

2 жыл бұрын

Yup also Im only sleeping and sexy sadie

@Monkforilla

2 жыл бұрын

And nowhere man and girl and Norwegian wood

@prschuster

Жыл бұрын

"Hey Bulldog" is one of the most captivating pieces of music with a killer bass line.

@stickman1742

Жыл бұрын

@@prschuster It may be their greatest rock song and somehow it has become forgotten to most. I can see why Lennon was getting tired of the Beatles in the late 60's because he was being marginalized. It would drive me crazy to have songs like this treated as nothing while putting out Hello, Goodbye as the big single.

John's wish to redo songs is not unusual. Actors, directors, musicians and artists are extremely critical of their efforts. Thankfully, this perfectionist attitude didn't prevail and we have complete songs to admire.

In My Life...And Your Bird Can Sing...You Won't See Me...While My Guitar Gently Weeps....are among the very best things they did.

@raysollarsthehappyjogger5907

Жыл бұрын

Oh hell yes!!

It’s Only Love is one of John’s most beautiful melodies and he hated it simply because of its lyrics because he was on a phase when he was sick of writing love songs.

George Martin recalled having dinner with John and Yoko at the Dakota. John said he’d do all the songs differently if he could do them over. Martin asked “even Strawberry Fields?” And John said “especially Strawberry Fields”.

Being a Beatle fan since the 60s, my top 5 change every year, they made that many good tunes.

John & Paul complemented d each other to produce songs & they are all gems. It's hard to pick the 5 best of the Beatles featuring either in the lead vocals because George & Ringo contributed their parts often overlooked by critics!

@thelakeman5207

Жыл бұрын

John and Paul harmonized perfectly. Then, when you added George, you had that perfect 3 point harmony. No one else was doing that.

@thelakeman5207

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, you'd have to expand that out to the top 25 Beatles songs.

I would think Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds, I am The Walrus, and In My Life would be among his favorites.

@Breeze1

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah but he said he hated the recording and production of lucy

@emmaandangus946

2 жыл бұрын

I am the Walrus was John showing the music industry that he was a genius away ahead of his time!

A day in the life is my favorite Beatle song and likely my favorite period.

@verga8550

Жыл бұрын

It's in my top 20 for sure

A slower version of "Help!" would have been really interesting. Like the slower version of Revolution.

@Notalloldpeople

Жыл бұрын

Deep Purple recorded a slower version closer to John’s original intention

Love this

I can understand why he chose these songs as his better ones. They are favorites of mine as well. I've heard him speak before about several of them. He tried so hard to express what he was really feeling in these songs, because he thought that's what true artists do. He didn't want to be just a poppy rock singer putting out lyrics that were only good for carrying a dance tune along. I'm sure that most of his fans understood this or felt it whether they knew it or not. That's why he was so beloved by his audience. Because they felt the same things within themselves and John gave voice to them.

John is my favorite Forever , I wish he was here, but you know in my mind he is forever, his music, his life all so special to me, John forever, Steve

Girl was totally underrated all the time. Thanks for mentioning it

Very good comments. Greetings from Brazil.

@yellowsubmarine8941

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching :)

My top 5 Beatles songs are : 1.Here,there and everywhere 2.Two of us 3.Yesterday 4.Strawberry field forever 5.In my life

@margaritarojas4748

2 жыл бұрын

Three of Paul, two of John

@thelakeman5207

Жыл бұрын

Michelle, Hey Jude, Norwegian Wood, Elinore Rigby, And I Love Her, You Can't Do That, I Will, are my favorites.

@StephenDoty84

Жыл бұрын

@@thelakeman5207 I fancy these at the moment: Not a second time, Martha my Dear, Hello Goodbye, Hard day's night, Help, She said she said, And your bird can sing.

Very nice, short documentary seems accurate. "Help" was a cry for help! "Across the Universe" makes more sense now, than back in 1970❓

When John recorded In My Life in 1965, he told Pete Shotton that the song was about Pete and his other close friend Stuart Sutcliffe who died in '62. He also confided that In My Life is the only song that came his heart. I was surprised that two early songs before Rubber Soul were amongst his favourites. John said in an interview he was sick of writing love songs, but that's what EMI wanted. I can't remember if it was on the Anthology or Compleat Beatles DVD.

I’m a huge fan of the Revolver period, Rain, Only sleeping, Doctor Robert, She Said she said and of course Tomorrow Never Knows, which I think it’s extraordinary

I just subbed.

His best song was In my Life.

@thelakeman5207

Жыл бұрын

I always loved, "It's Only Love"

I love Strawberry Fields Forever. My favorite Beatles's song.

Girl can’t be “about” or “inspired by” Yoko because he wrote the song in 65 and didn’t meet Yoko till 67

@dallasbrubaker6054

2 жыл бұрын

Lennon met Yoko in November of 1966... which was still after "Girl" was written.

@bravesoul5743

2 жыл бұрын

@@dallasbrubaker6054 Come on, John had another girlfriend during 65 to 66. So nope it wasnt about Yoko!

@dariuskashani6612

2 жыл бұрын

My sweet summer child… john lennon was a notorious cheat

@godsworldorder5565

2 жыл бұрын

I believe the lyrics of Girl points to Cynthia, Lord Rest Her Soul!

He did like “Here, there, everywhere” too.

As a kid listening to Walrus, my mind was blown . That and Strawberry fields. I love them

Lennon changed his mind every day, depending on H and Yokos’ mood.

John's choices changed day to day... But it was always interesting.

Apparently, over dinner at the Dacota Building, during which he reminisced with guest George Martin, John stated he was unhappy with all the recordings he made at Abbey Road

I just couldn¨t have one favorite Beatles song or saying which one is the best. In fact, I don´t believe there is the best song. I love most of them. Every song has its moment depending on my state of mind.

I like how you could figure out all the pixelated song titles in the thumbnail

All their songs are good. They weren't capable of writing a bad song. Impossible to choose a favourite really.

@StephenDoty84

Жыл бұрын

Have you heard "Bungalow Bill" yet? ;)

@rickved

Жыл бұрын

@@StephenDoty84 Or "I Dig a Pony"? They wrote a lot of trash.

I am surprised he didn’t mention "In my life" 😎

John wrote and sang "It's Only Love". He said he hated it. I happen to think it's one of their top 5 songs.

interesting topic, ghastly narrative

He was off in 1970 and Jann was a malignant creature. John was still really raw in 1970. He changed his mind about a lot of things. He was very angry during this interview and I don’t put so much stock in it.

In My Life,

There are so many, by just John alone. Tomorrow Never Knows, Rain, Julia, A Day in the Life, Give Peace a Chance. Then post-Beatles classics such as God, Crippled Inside, Jealous Guy, Instant Karma, Imagine. What's humorous is the amount of sanctimonious hypocrites still outraged by the messages from these songs all these years later. Defiance that reverberates through history.

It's kind of amazing how many good songs they had that he didn't even mention classics like She Loves You, In My Life, and A Day In The Life and All You Need As Love

The thing about the Beatles more than any other group is that by listing your top tunes, anyone can get a profile of your personality by the tunes you like or hate due to the extremely varied styles of music put out by the group. Kind of like social media hookup sites only this way is much less time consuming. How much can you tell about that person by checking out their top ten? A lot

Long live the Beatles.

Come together is good too. Norwegian wood, Nowhere man. Nowhere man is my favorite !

1. Helter Skelter 2. Revolution 3. Come Together 4. Yer Blues 5. Oh Darling

@rodog9465

Жыл бұрын

This is the list of a man begging to listen to Black Sabbath lol

@verga8550

Жыл бұрын

Helter Skelter, Come Together give me the death shivers. Sorry I can hear them in my head

My top 5 favourite Beatles songs: I am The Walrus Penny Lane A Day in The Life Things We Said Today A Hard Days Night

My top 6 Lennon Beatle compositions: 6. All You Need Is Love 5. In My Life 4. Revolution 3. Dig A Pony 2. Dear Prudence. 1. I Am The Walrus. Honorable Mention: I Want You (She's So Heavy), Come Together and Tomorrow Never Knows!!! We all I could go on & on!!!

If you think The Beatles are among the best bands in the history, you couldn't be more wrong. The Fab Four are the greatest band that ever was and will be.

@frankcaurso1314

Жыл бұрын

I'll second that

@adamfindlay7091

Жыл бұрын

Damn straight.

@verga8550

Жыл бұрын

And would the Fab Four ever have existed without an obscure group preceeding them called The Beatles?

@kenchristie9214

Жыл бұрын

@@verga8550 I forgot about those untalented wannabes. If you haven't already, watch The Analogues - Sgt Pepper's Concert. The Analogues are the best Beatles tribute band.

Why have we never heard him talk about A day in the life?

Imagine with out a doubt.......Very surprised that was left out....

The only song on this list that I really liked was Across The Universe. I liked the Hard Days Night Soundtrack better than Help! Not crazy about that song If I Fell and And I Love Her were my favorite early Beatles songs along with PS I Love You

Its impossible to list a favorite Beatles song. Help is probably my favorite from this list. Unlike John, I am more moved by the music than the lyrics. Which is probably why I liked Paul and Wings so much.

Help is pretty darn fast; poor Ringo.

John loves do ba di that's for sure his favorite 😁

My top 5 are ones you wouldn't find on anyone's list (not all together): All My Loving, I Want to Hold Your Hand, I'm happy Just to Dance With You, She Loves You, The Sun King

George Harrison said Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers were the greatest pure rock band in history….I agree

Jann Wenner (with a “W”) NOT Jann Venner, is the correct name of John’s interviewer!

The List of John Lennon's great songs goes to triple digits. Interesting to know five songs he cared for, though, as he was a noxiously tough critic on himself. #9 Dream happens to be my favorite Lennon masterpiece, a solo effort.

I've read he's stated that Here There and Everywhere is is favorite Beatles song

John could write 10 songs in just one hour walking around Twickingham studios- about a cut on his finger, or something else. And, his list of favorite songs could also change by the hour. I wouldn't put too much into this video

Fun fact is that he rated his music in the White Album as the best he had ever done. I think he referred to Dear Prudence, Happiness is a warm gun, Yer Blues, Julia, Sexy Sadie and Revolution mainly, but also Glass onion and the Monkey song.

@arcarsan

Жыл бұрын

None of those songs were mentioned in this list.

I can’t give a like and subscribe until this channel gets a reader who knows how to properly pronounce Beatles-related things. Only Ringo is allowed to do malapropisms and bad pronunciation.

@toobercular

2 жыл бұрын

Anyone who knows rock will know the interviewer from Rolling Stone is Jann (pronounced “YANN”)Wenner (not Venner.) And it’s Maharishi NOT Marashi. So tired of KZread videos where the writer and or narrator misspells the names or pronounces them incorrectly. It doesn’t take that much effort to get them right and it undercuts the credibility of the video.

@jayburdification

2 жыл бұрын

@@toobercular 100%

@gilchasin1022

Жыл бұрын

Yup, the dewde's ignorant pronouncements on a number of things was pathetically annoying...almost turned it off a couple of time, eg "Venner" & when he called Guru Dev something like 'Marishi's(sic) boss', lol. Are our expectations of younger gen too high? They need to stop vaping...at least to reduce glass splinters in the brain. Sheesh. 🙌👶🙏🏿

The Best.

My top 5 Beatles songs are : 5 - Rain 4 - Penny Lane 3 - The Inner Light 2 - Across the Universe 1 - Within You, Without You

I am French so I don't care a lot about the lyrics, Girl for me is perfect in the melody and the chord progression, musically for me it's a very good and emotional song, like Michelle for example

My top ten Lennon songs in any order are; Imagine, A Day in the Life, Hey Bulldog, Accross the Universe, Girl, Help, Stawberry Fields, Norwegian Wood, In my Life, Give Peace a Chance and one extra; Cold Turkey. My list is Lennon entire Songs recordings not just with the Beatles! And maybe as the BEST; I'm the Walrus!!

@verga8550

Жыл бұрын

YUK: Imagine Give Peace a Chance Help Cold Turkey Nowegian Wood But otherwise, I agree

@alextakacs768

Жыл бұрын

@@verga8550 read it again! I wrote "in any order"

@verga8550

Жыл бұрын

@@alextakacs768 i know..... I'm just yukking out the ones you put on the list in any order

I would think Hey Jude people think that is all Paul but John helped him! Yes Paul wrote most but John put his input

Don't you mean Jann Wenner? Also, it's pronounced "Yahn Wenner", not "Jan Venner". He's hugely famous. He founded and remains the editor of Rolling Stone.

@rickved

Жыл бұрын

And It' is not pronounced "maha-RAW-see" but muh-HAH-rshi, close to muh-HAR-shee. Who is this kid?

@singlesideman

Жыл бұрын

@@rickved no idea, and "mah-huh-REE-shee" is the preferred pronunciation in English.

@jennywren9068

Жыл бұрын

Yeah and he was a malignant leech who hated Paul. I can stand Jann. At the end of his life John grew to hate him. He sent him a picture of himself and Paul together in 1974 and wrote on the Polaroid “HOW DO YOU SLEEP?”

Across the Universe was his best Beatles song

'' Imagine"" Favorite.....had meaning.....

my fav lennon songs? How about Tomorrow never knows, in my life, rain, hey bulldog?

Dear Prudence ❤

I want peace in my life

My top five are substantially different, In order: 1.) Hey Bulldog 2.) And Your Bird Can Sing 3.) Tomorrow Never Knows 4.) A Day in the Life 5.) I'm So Tired Honorable Mentions: 1.) Because 2.) Julia 3.) I'm Only Sleeping Link to Beatles boot on my channel: kzread.info/dash/bejne/lmiok6iLn9rXlbw.html

I thought a day of the life would be one of them it's one of my favorites or I am the walrus

What about Happiness is a Warm gun? I would have thought that would be number 1.

Who is Jann Venner?

Among the best . The Rolling Stones 😜❗

Always knew that John Lennon was a damn good writer when he would sing a song that was drawn me close and feel the song Paul McCartney and social but not as much as John without John Lennon I don't think the Beatles would have gone nowhere but thanks to the contributions of Paul and George and Ringo but when he met Yoko Ono his vision of music just went down the other way if he would have stood like he was before and never meeting Yoko Ono he probably would have never got into that political he would have still been writing great songs

@edwardjensen6595

2 жыл бұрын

He wrote great songs after the Beatles or are you one of those to busy disliking Yoko to hear ?

@crazyantny9161

2 жыл бұрын

I'd have to agree with the other guy. I think imagine was kind of unique and pretty good. What do you think comparing that with a pre 1967 song? What other group had all 4 members write a number song with the Beatles or post Beatles? Yep, even Ringo with some help from George

@thelakeman5207

Жыл бұрын

I notice you didn't mention George who was an unrecognized genius at that time. After the Beatles broke up, George showed everyone what he was capable of.

Lennon had a beard!!

Help , Strawberry Fields forever , Penny Lane , In my life and number 1 Beatles song SOMETHING

I'll cry instead 2. You're gonna lose that girl 3. If I fell 4. It's only love 5. Nowhere Man

Jann Venner?

Among the best; they WERE the best. Jesus man.

John would say today all the songs of peace and love seemed to have had little to no effect given the state of affairs in the world today. Maybe we should have sang about hate and war then maybe the wolrd would be a peaceful now.

"Girl" could not have been written about Yoko Ono as it was released on Rubber Soul in December 1965, having been the last song recorded months earlier for that album, and John did not meet Yoko Ono unto the summer or 1966.

In My Life I am the Walrus Norwegian Wood Across the Universe A Day in the Life Strawberry Fields Forever All you Need is Love Dear Prudence Tomorrow never knows Help Rain Ticket to Ride Happiness is a Warm Gun Julia Come Together Because

@laudarevsonhunt

2 жыл бұрын

nice list

@retinazer1962

2 жыл бұрын

Revolution?

Ol Willy Campbell

ONE of Johns problems was, he would change his opinion on most issues, every other day; possibly according to the amount of crap he had swallowed or smoked. It must have been tough, living with him.

I just wanted to say that I have to start a long time ago always knew that Yoko Ono destroyed the Beatles and destroys John's way of music and took him in a different direction down politics and all other stuff all kinds his music was political

i believe the Rolling Stone's writer is Jan Wenner. With a 'W' not a 'V'. Cheers!

Top 5 Beatles: Only a Northern Song All Together Now Hey Bulldog It's All Too Much All You Need Is Love Now what was my favourite album?

@verga8550

Жыл бұрын

I'm in love with you! Set the marriage date

Sarcastically speaking: There must be some truth to Paul McCartney having helped with the music/melody of 'Across The Universe'...note how John says the lyrics stand alone without the melody. end of sarcasm. But then again he praised 'I Want To Hold Your Hand' which he admits he wrote with Paul.