DAILY DIRT: Yeah, the Beatles had plenty of good songs, too

The Beatles’ best of the best:

1. “Twist and Shout” (1963): This represented the Beatles before they had become so musically condescending. John Lennon’s vocals were simply magnificent. I once read “the way (Lennon’s, Paul McCartney’s and George Harrison’s) harmonies came together at the song’s climax … was perhaps the most iconic moment of their career”. It’s hard to argue that. (Also, remember this song from “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off?”)
2. “Yesterday” (1965): In 1997, this masterpiece was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. There are more than 2,200 cover versions out there.
3. “Day Tripper” (1965): Lennon described “Day Tripper” as a “drug song” in 1970,[and in a 2004 interview McCartney said it was “about (LSD)”.
4. “Revolution” (1968): The song opens with arguably the best guitar riff of the modern pop era via Lennon, followed by the famed scream from McCartney.
5. “The Long And Winding Road” (1970): The quintessential soft rock ballad?
6. “In My Life” (1965): Rolling Stone magazine ranked this No. 21 among its 500 greatest songs of all time in 2021.
7. “Something” (1969): Critics have long said this particular song, coupled with his work on “Here Comes The Sun,” vaulted George Harrison to the same level of songwriter as band mates Lennon and McCartney.
8. “Lady Madonna” (1968): Surprisingly, it’s McCartney’s keyboard work — not his guitar abilities — that punctuate this song.
9. “Back in the U.S.S.R.” (1968): For the past 57 years, every time I hear the line “Come and keep your comrade warm” I have to smile.
10. “Hello, Goodbye” (1967): “You say yes, I say no … “

Source: Muddy Rivers News