I'm always shocked when I see how many people really dislike Within You Without You. Dumbfounded almost. I LOVE the expert Indian percussion in the weird time signatures, the variety of stringed instruments with their variety of tonalities, the hypnotic vocal melody, etc. I was around 8 when Sgt. Pepper came out and I have ALWAYS been perfectly enchanted by this mystical sounding work of beauty. One of George's best!!

There are a few duffers, I will admit but I certainly wouldn't count Sun King among them. I don't mind Act Naturally, either.

Sun King is honestly one of my favorite songs they ever did, it’s like the musical equivalent of taking a deep breath outside on a perfect day and just feeling content. I love it for the same reasons I do Albatross by Fleetwood Mac and Hold On by John Lennon. Also, Blue Jay Way is another one of my favorite Beatles tunes. At the time that song dropped, it honestly may have been one of the most psychedelic songs ever made, such progressive production on that tune

Beatle songs are like orgasms and pizza: even when bad, it's pretty good.

Slow Down was my first Beatles 45 that I got when it was released. Loved that song. The riff was something new at the time. Hardly a bad song.

There's no way you enjoy Wild Honey Pie more than these songs. Sure, it's less than a minute. But it feels like an eternity! I'm gonna have to come back with my list. I felt a need to mention this.

You’ve really got a hold of me? You kidding? This is one of Johns best vocals.

I like Revolution 9 because I don't think of it as a song, rather as a sound collage. As for Sun King-I like its druggyness. On the other hand, if it weren't for the rescue job done by the production, I couldn't sit through Maxwell Gardens Silver Octopus.

I know lists like this are about as subjective as it gets but I can't believe you didn't have "Mr Moonlight" somewhere in here

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Surprise that you find Lennon’s vocals on “You Really Got a Hold on Me” ‘uninspired’. I feel like he’s singing his heart out on that one. And when John does that… it’s magic.

I’ve never understood what was so good about All You Need is Love. Not bad as such, just never understood what people like about it. I’ve always felt that Sgt Pepper has a couple of substandard tracks on an album that doesn’t deserve them, namely Getting Better and Lovely Rita. Flying and Blu Jay Way are decent filler on a brilliant album. Nothing wrong with them. I kind of like Act Naturally. I find it enjoyably tongue in cheek. If there are substandard songs on their very earliest albums, I can accept that. They were just getting started.

"Don't bother me" is a harsh choice for my money it's probably the best track on With the Beatles. In a list of the worst Beatles tracks I would certainly include "Why don't we do it in the road", and "You know my name" which are both utter tripe. "Run for your life" would certainly warrant an honoury mention for its sh*tty lyrics

Its a brave challenge to put a list like this together. Revolution #9 is an obvious #1 or number last as it were. I've taken heat from others when I've expressed this. I'll often get the "its a daring experimental avant-garde master piece" drivel. If one separates from reality and tries to see it in that vein, its still a piece of shit by comparison. The real crime, as you mention, is realized when you consider what was left off the album to make room for it. Hey Jude could have been part of the White Album. Think about it. What a spectacular penultimate ending it would have made, only to be followed up by Good Night in the running order. That would would have been a spectacular one-two punch to end the album. Alas, sigh!

"Blue Jay Way" gets my vote for the most underrated Beatles song ever. I also really like "Do You Want to Know a Secret"; it's one of my favorite early (pre-1965) Beatles songs. I don't know if it's their worst, but for me, the most overrated Beatles song has to be "Hey Jude" -- it really doesn't have much going for it aside from its length. "Run For Your Life" would also be in my bottom ten...it's creepy as hell.

I agree with most of this list except for "Act Naturally." I'm not a Country/Western fan, but I always thought it was a fun tune.

No Mr Moonlight?

Love flying and sunking🤓 number 9 is my skip song. Take dizzy miss lizzy and act naturally off the help album and it would make a better classic album for me.

I'm glad you did NOT mention Mr. Moonlight, which seems so be everyone's favorite Beatles stinker. I used to think so too when I was a kid but it's actually a very sweet song. It grows on you.

I think "Don't bother me" is a great song, I agree it could do without the kindergarten percussion, but still.

I really like "Blue Jay Way" because of the effects. For me the very worst of all is the vomit-inducing "Good Night", the final track on the white album. It would have been better had the album finished with "Revolution #9", which I quite like. "Good Night" is like the most sugary, over-the-top pile of drivel ever recorded. Having it sung by Ringo didn't make it any better. Perhaps most people forget it as they never listen to "Revolution #9".

Not a bad list, of the "bad", I must say. As one who've had the pleasure of the Beatles experience since 1964, only 3 of your selections I'd take exception. Which is pretty good, eh ? You've Really Got a Hold on Me, Don't Bother Me, and Sun King. My list would replace them with Wild Honey Pie, Honey Don't, Mr. Moonlight. To me, these 3 atrocities would add to your other seven for the "worst" !!

I was never fond of Mr Moonlight although i do like Lennons vocals on it, even a bad Beatles song or cover version is still probably better than most let's be honest, I really struggled to pick 5 let alone ten. Interesting list though Barry and I enjoyed your reasons for picking them Mr Moonlight For you Blue Long and winding road Your Mother should know Dizzy miss Lizzy None of those are bad, just my least favourites

Some bold choices! I'm in the crowd that thinks cover versions shouldn't be included and I am mystified by anyone not liking something Smokey Robinson does, but it was of such pronounced interest that I wrestled with it while on my morning constitutional through the burned out ghetto in which I live. I came up with a worst non-cover version 12, which does present an interesting theme and a pose a knotty question - that being why do songs like, for example, You Know My Name, It's Only Love, Don't Pass Me By, Love Me Do, Run For Your Life, Yes It Is, Yellow Submarine or She's a Woman (listen to how many times Lennon completely flubs his guitar part) not make this list? But here are 12 songs that I dont think the Beatles should not have touched with a 10 foot pole: 12/11/10 The ARVOS. The ARVOS is the Abbey Road vortex of suck, that depressing trifecta that follows the gripping Come Together, the less gripping but still eminently listenable Something and then suddenly plunges to O Darling/Maxwell's Silver Hammer and Octopuses Garden. Two giant ego strokes for Paul and then someone lets Ringo out to sing. Back behind yer Drukmit, ya Goblin! 9 Within You, Without You. Which proffers that the Summer of Love was as much about this as it was Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds. For a guy who made such funny, lively movies, Harrison is the dullest. most sanctimonious and boring of songwriters. 8. Only A Northern Song. Is this really only 3:24 long? It seems to hang around with the similar persistence and malodour as a fart in a space station 7. Long, Long, Long. I cant understand a word he's saying. Sometimes I think that's for the best 6. I Me Mine. You're welcome to it, George. 5. I Need You. I can see a theme forming here. Given that they were reduced to releasing Act Naturally, I guess they simply couldn't bin third rate garbage like this, or give it to Freddy and the Dreamer or Chad and Jeremey, or some other non-entity du jour. Oh, and by the way, when it comes to Buck Owens, it isn't Buck, it's his superb guitar player Don Rich who is the money man. 4. Piggies. Music to butcher middle aged Angelinos by. 3. You Like Me Too Much. An uptempo I Need You with out the novelty of the guitar swell pedal it would be described as busywork if Lennon or McCartney had of written it, but given its provenance and author, its just run of the mill garbage 2. Savoy Truffle. There's some interesting things happening here, but it just sounds so bad you can't hear through the murk. And the lyrics? What are they A recitation of the 300 names of Vishnu, or a Hindu prayer for enlightenment or perhaps a listing of the naughtiest positions in the Karma Sutra? I'll let the uninitiated find out for themselves, but suffice to say, it just adds to the general uselessness of the song. 1. Wild Honey Pie. The mob has spoken and the mob is right. 45 odd seconds of McCartney plunking his guitar and screaming like a demented howler monkey. If they'd had played this for Dustin Hoffman in Marathon Man, after 30 seconds he would have asked could he have the unsafe dentistry back. And then he does "Why Don't We Do It In The Road"! So - what have we learned. a) the Beatles were far from infallible b) George Martin could have taken a much more forceful hand in quality control c) Odium and opprobrium will be the fate of those who criticize Sun King and d) George Harrison was a bit shit, really. Good presentation, keep 'em coming!

I'm a huge Beatles fan like the rest of us, but even I admit there were a few stinkers. I agree that their more child-friendly compositions shouldn't be on this list because they still have their fans and they were a stepping stone to some of The Beatle's better work.

I didn't see "You Know My Name, Look Up The Number" mentioned (although it's a bit of fun). I was a kid when "Do You Want To know A Secret" was released, so I don't mind it as I still see this song through a child's perspective. And our trivia host used to always say "Number 9, number 9, number 9" when that number came up in a question or raffle ticket. Some of us got the joke. 😄

Yet again your views echo my own Barry! Valid comments on the merit, or not, of including 'Revolution9 'on 'The White Album'. I remember when playing my original vynil copy feeling compelled to lift the stylus just prior to it ,with the added bonus of also avoiding 'Goodnight' in the process. My only additional 'dishonourable mentions' being 'Savoy Truffle' and ' I me Mine'.

The Beatles in their later phases would put out oddities or album tracks. Never meant to be played on the radio. The White Album is a perfect example. This album is intentionally eclectic. Beautiful, haunting, catchy, abrasive, experimental. And they pull if off. Playing that entire album late night is mandatory experience for any serious rock music fan. Btw, I always hate "Mr. Moonlight"

Another excellent episode, thank you. 10 worst Beatles songs? The Beatles were the soundtrack to my youth and I love em to bits but there have been dodgy moments. So…. Out on it’s own at Number 1 has to be the execrable Boys from the PPM album.. it’s supposed to be sung by a girl and even then it’s simply dreadful. The rest in no particular order are: - Mr Moonlight from BfS… what were they thinking? - Run For Your Life from RS… Just clumsy writing and playing. A bum note to end a great album on. - Honey Don’t from BfS… sorry Ringo, it’s just merde. - Dizzy Miss Lizzy from Help… just a filler and nowhere near Beatles standard. - Within You Without You from Sgt Pepper… its simply dull. - Let it Be… dreary and mawkish, see also Yesterday and The Long and Winding Road. - Across the Universe… just dull. - Matchbox from the LTS EP… I know they like to let Ringo sing but this bit of filler does him no favours. - A Taste of Honey from PPM… I know they were just starting, I know it was part of the early live set, I know Paul sings it well. I just don’t like it.

Very entertaining as usual Mr CAR, no less for the fact that, although I am no fan of your other eight choices, two of your choices - Blue Jay Way and Flying- appear in my list of my TOP ten Beatles songs (attached to my comment on your video covering that subject).

The Beatles don’t have ten bad songs. It would be difficult to find one bad song. Some are not as good as others of course but bad? Que buzzer thanks for playing.

Veto on at least three tracks: "Boys" is a nice, funny rocking track, which was always quite effective, especially live. "You really got a hold on me" is an excellent cover, that hardly needs to hide from the original. Lennon sings this quite dynamically and respectfully, the arrangement of the song is absolutely attractive. "Revolution 9" has an interesting aesthetic, the collage was put together in a quite exciting way and sounds like a soundtrack of the rebellious year 1968. However, one shouldn't rate it as a "song", but as what it is: a collage. The Harrison tracks "Blue Jay Way" and "Everybody's trying to be my baby" also have their flaws (Harrison's vocals and "Blue Jay Way" get into an annoying monotony, after an interesting start, over the course of the track), as well as theirs charms. Like "Boys", the Perkins cover was also a live Beatles number worth listening to, with nice guitar work from Harrison. "Sun king" is lyrically... well, but contains a treat for the ears of harmony vocals.

How can you not like Sun King? I just threw my burrito! And Blue Jay Way has its place… when they wrote Flying, they were indeed flying 😂

I'm a fan of Obla Di Obla Da although I'm more familiar with the Marmalade version. I've never been particularly struck with All Together now or Octopus's Garden.

I always enjoy your show. Most interesting. Please make a special on Stan Webbs Chicken Shack. Just bought “Simply Live” what a great concert. He I a master on the guitar and deserves a special. Thanks for your great works and also let me wish you a Merry Christmas. Ooh, by the way….a little recommendation, SBB, Follow my Dream. Great recording from Eastern Europe.

Can’t argue with any of these choices except for Blue Jay Way which I like quite a bit.

I love Maxwell's Silver Hammer!

my top 10 worst : 10- Maxwell's Silver Hammer ... 9- Not a second time ... 8- Tell me what you see ... 7- I'm just happy to dance with you ... 6- I Call Your Name ... 5- Every little Thing ... 4- Savoy Truffle ... 3- You know my name ... 2- Wild Honey pie ... 1- Revolution 9 especially when they could've put songs like "Come and get it", "Not Guilty", the original "One After 909", "Child of Nature", "All things must pass", "Teddy Boy", etc

Totally agree with you about Revolution 9-it's horrible and to make it worse I think it's also the longest Beatles track ever. I actually quite like Flying -it's quite slight melodically I guess but I personally don't think it brings down Magical Mystery Tour which is my favourite Beatles album after Sergent Peppers

"When I get Home" from the album "Help" is a putrid, noxious, toxic, not-well-sung, snot loogy. The middle eight lyric (as well as the shuffle beat change) of "When I get home tonight I'm gonna treat you right, I'm gonna love you til the cows come home" is a line I would expect from my neighbor's garage band of 8th graders (who I would praise by the way, but not The Beatles).

Sun King? Seriously?😂 Now “Yellow Submarine” that sucked.

You have a lot of covers on there. I typically don't include covers on any best or worst list but I like their version of You Really Got A Hold On Me better than the Miracles. It's got that old stroll feel to it. And Act Naturally is a fun number. Ringo liked country music and George got to channel his inner Carl-Perkins. I get that if you're not a country fan this one might not do much for you, but the opening riff is cool, as is the segue into the guitar solo in the middle. Now if you want a complete cover stinker that would be Mr. Moonlight. That cheesy roller-rink organ is a classic example of George Martin overstepping his bounds. And that scream at the beginning? I've heard cat's screwing in a more pleasing manner. As for songs the band composed, I will agree 1,000% with putting that abomination Revolution 9 at the topper-most-of-the-popper-most. That was John giving his mates and George Martin, who he had a lot of differences at the time with, the bird. He let his woman whose-name-shall-not-be-uttered-here play Beatle for an afternoon and well, you got what you would expect from that no-talent-hack-soulless-grifting-bag-wearing-screaming-piece-of- okay, I'll stop there. Yeah, I have issues with that woman. I have no problem with some of the others, especially that Blue Jay Way tune. Add in Only a Northern Song and everything George wrote that uses a sitar and you could almost make a top-10 list off his stuff alone. Run For Your Life and Not A Second Time are standards on my least favorite Beatle tunes list. Don't Bother Me has actually grown on me over the years. I was never big fan but now I've warmed up a bit to it. It's not great but it's unique in an odd dark kind of way. Another Girl is a McCartney tune I could without and Goodnight is so syrupy it's nauseating. I turn the White Album off right after McCartney sings about "Can you take me back" so I don't think I've heard that one in close to 50 years. Those are some mine anyway. And thank you for not including Baby's in Black. I have seen that and It's Only Love pop up on a several of these worst-of lists. It's Only Love got there because John made an off-hand comment about not liking it but as Paul pointed out John said a lot of sh*t. Baby's in Black takes me back to my old Beatles 65 days. Love that waltz time. Nobody writes 3/4 time anymore, but I always enjoyed playing songs like Time in a Bottle and Morning Has Broken because they are written in 3/4 time. Maybe you can do a list of favorite songs written in 3/4 time. Bach can always use a nod from the public.

I really like don't bother me.

Interesting Mr Bond 🤔.... err Sun King is outstanding imho .. perfect harmonisation .. and instrumentally sublime . Blu Jay way influenced Zeppelin and countless others into open tunings its marvellous. and flying is a hippies dream .. chill out tune .. you can smell the cloth and feel the heat in an old bus travelling to Blackpool.. the others I'll give you.

Some great choices. Disagree on "Sun King" though. The bass line and harmonies are too rich. Also, "Blue Jay Way' has a dark, moody vibe to it that I've always loved.

Oh Sun King is fantastic! And Blue Jay Way might be a throw way song, I think George should have gone full Indian on it!

Okay, my list. 1. Revolution #9 for the reasons you stated. 2. Why Don't We Do It In The Road. why didn't they leave it off the White Album? 3. Run For Your Life. The music is fine, but the lyrics are terrible. 4. Yellow Submarine. I simply cannot listen to it. 5. Wild Honey Pie. sounds like a filler for the album. 6. Boys 7. Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da. I didn't like it when I first heard it and time has not made it sound any better. 8. Honey Pie. Sometimes Paul's show tunes sounds doesn't work. This is one. 9.Elenor Rigby. I always get flack when I say I don't like it, but's the music irritates me. 10. Being For The Benefit of Mr. Kite. John trying his hand at show tunes? I love the Beatles, but not everything they did.

Not many that most everyone could agree with. A great body of work they left, even most of these.

Have to say I am not a fan of the earlier Beatles material as much. I like a lot of tunes from the earlier period but it seems they don't really hot their stride until Help or Rubber Soul. I was glad to see that "You Know My Name" did not make the list. I would also say there isn't a single song from Revolver that should be on the bottom of the list either.

MMT not a top notch Beatles album? Idk about that brotha. Worst song has to be the same on everyone's list..and you nailed that.

I'd have put Run For Your Life on here -- it feels icky in a way that I don't usually associate with the Beatles -- but this is a pretty good list imho!

Agree with the majority of your list, especially the covers. Would disagree on Sun King and Don’t Bother me. Never cared for Rocky Raccoon or Why Don’t We Do It in the Road or Honey Pie. I’d much rather listen to Revolution 9 than these. Cheers!

I disagree with most of this list. I'll counter with my "worst" Beatles tracks. 1. A Taste Of Honey. I think the Herb Alpert take was pretty amazing, but not Beatles material. 2. Mr. Moonlight. Not John's best vocals, but that organ solo... yeeech!!!! 3. All Together Now. I guess it's okay for a children's ditty. 4. Baby's In Black. WTF is up with that sour sticky finger guitar solo George??? It must be intentional because he reproduced it accurately live! 4. 'Til There Was You. Did Brian make you guys include a show tune??? 5. Wild Honey Pie. How freaking bored were you, Paul??? 6. Run For Your Life. Not a bad song, but a very bad look for John. 7. Little Child. Another decent performance, but Jeffery Epstein much??? Cringe factor 10!!!! 8. Only A Northern Song. It's on this worst list, but I like it. George was just going through motions to fill a quota for EMI. 9. You Know My Name (Look Up The Number). It's all in good fun. 10. Revolution 9. We can agree at least on one song... or non song. For what it is, it's still cool!

Can't argue with anything on your list. Thank you for coming up with a legit list and not including something that doesn't belong or leaving something off that does belong just to generate comments, like many people do with top or bottom 10 lists.

I for one love Revolution No.9, White Album wouldn't be the same without it. Disappointed to hear such unnecessarily snarky comments about it.

Interesting list with some rather unique viewpoints. As a life-long Beatles fan and a musician, I never looked at any of the their songs as being "good, better or best" as these evaluations often changed depending on what particular mood I'm in. I have heard all of these songs for so long they're now all like relatives and old friends of mine. However, from a composition, inspiration and production perspective, there certainly are some weaker tracks. And my perennial winner in this category is "Every Little Thing.". The only thing that saves this song from total disaster is some fine vocal harmonies. But the lyrics and the chord progression is so incredibly and embarrassingly trite, I still wonder to this day why anyone in or associated with the band would even consider this song to be included on any Beatles record.

I don't really care for their bread & butter work cover songs so I won't include them. (FLYING? Seriously? I LOVE that one!) 1. Something - Soppy, drippy, overplayed 2. Michelle my Belle - ditto Something 3. Yer Blues - Everybody loves this overlong jam session, but it bores me 4. Maxwell's Silver Hammer - noisy - ugly, unfunny lyrics 5. All Together Now - not the worst, but I'll pass 6. Yellow Submarine - I even hated this one when I was a little kid 7. I Want You (She's so Heavy) - much like Yer Blues - ugh, just end already 8. Wild Honey Pie - Total earache, but thankfully short 9. Why don't we do it in the Road - Out of character for them, and just NO. 10. Run for Your Life - totally psycho lyrics not aided by a me-eh tune

Great list! Honest. Passionate. Spot on.

I always loved Slow Down! John's vocal is pure fab! There's nothing wrong with Boys, besides they needed one for Ringo. Sun King is fine as part of a medley. Act Naturally wasn't my favorite but Ringo liked country, plus it sort of tied in with the Help movie. Don't Bother Me is a great first song from a budding new songwriter. You've Really Got A Hold On Me is a perfectly Beatle-esque cover song. Blue Jay Way sounds like a bad LSD experiment gone even worse. Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby I don't particularly care for either. Flying is a crap throwaway, a zero, I don't know what else you can call it. Revolution 9 is an automatic skip for me. How did you overlook junk tracks like Why Don't We Do It In The Road or What Goes On or Mr. Moonlight or Till There Was You or Little Child?

I completely agree- one of my favorites too! 👍😃

"Run For Your Life" (a nasty little song) and "Hello, Goodbye" (monotonous nonesense) are my bugbears.

I'm one of those weirdos who doesn't think Revolution 9 is the Beatles worst song, but I listen to a lot of avant garde stuff,

Maxwell's Silver Hammer, Oh Darling, Bungalow Bill, Rocky Raccoon, Revolution #1, Wild Honey Pie, Savoy Truffle, It's Only A Northern Song, Only A Northern Song, The Inner Light. Dishonorable mentions: Your Mother Should Know, Dig It

With the exception of Revolution No. 9, I never thought of any Beatles' song as being bad or 'worst'. I still enjoy if not love several of the songs you mention, but I was 11or so on first hearing and Capitol's The Beatles' Second Album still thrills as does Twist and Shout, which covers most of Please Please Me. Part of the songs' attraction is, admittedly, nostalgic. The years in which I first listened to the Beatles are imprinted in the music, just like watching A Hard Day's Night is a time capsule of an era we'll never see again.

To me revolution 9 is not only the worst Beatles song but one of the worst songs of all time

Great list. I would have to add: Mr. Moonlight Baby's in Black Why Don't We Do It In The Road Get Back and the entire Let It Be album Thanks.

I knew "Flying" would be on here. But I dig it, anyway.

All of the songs written for Ringo were silly songs to go along with his lets call it unique singing vocals, but i don't mind Act Naturally or Octopuses Garden, but Boys & Yellow Submarine aren't for me. Some songs suffer from self-indulgence, leading to long,dull & monotonous songs, which i assume they believed to be new & experimental. Unfortunately, some experiments fail to yield good results.

I always enjoy your work a lot but want to say a few things. For me worst song means composition, recording quality, originality, emotion .... But I always thought "Don't pass me by" is the worst beatles song , at least from White album. A few years ago I saw The Analogues which is the most interesting and maybe best Beatles Cover Band. The are from Netherlands. They played every note from White Album with original instruments on that night and more songs like Penny Lane. When they played "Dont pass me by" I started crying like a little child and realizid that it is a good song. I think nothiing from white Album and Abbey Road could be top ten worst. For me the worst Beatles Song is "What goes on" from rubber Soul. So sloppy and not well recorded. The difference between that and "In My Life", "Nowhere Man" or "Norwegian wood" couldn't be bigger. Revolution 9 I always liked even when I was 11 :)) Its more a piece, not a song at all. Thanks for your rankings. Love them a lot. Greets from munich ...

The best thing about the review is your great deadpan delivery, lol. But I can mostly agree. Except Anna is much worse than Do You Want To Know s Secret? And Wild Honey Pie is definitely the worst thing ever emitted from the lads. It should be #1 instead of #9 as #1.😊 Revolution #9 isn't even a song, but maybe the father of industrial? It belongs because it's historic, sold a lot of albums, and generated a lot of new interest in The Beatles.😊

I like Flying. Flying on aircraft mostly but this is Flying. If there's a remaster/remix of Magical Mystery Tour, an extended play of Flying should be included.

Ok Really enjoyed your list: Here's mine: 1 Revolution 9. 2. Mary Jane (can't remember the full title) I believe B-Side of Hey Jude 3. Blue Jay Way 4. Flying 5. Mr. Moonlight 6. Honey Pie 7. Good Night 8. Why Don't We Do It In The Road 9. A Taste of Honey 10. Baby's In Black DHM Track Wild Honey Pie..

Great stuff. Agree on nearly everything, except Sun King I’d say. Sounds beautiful and fits perfectly into the 2nd side of Abbey Road - their best piece of music. Other stiffs for me: Bad boy, What goes on, Run for your life, and Mr Moonlight.

Great take on those,I agree with 90%,you can also add as my least favorites,Dizzy Miss Lizzie,You Know My Name Look Up The Number,Don't Pass Me By,And I'm not too big on "All You Need Is Love"'It's okay but I usually skip it,other than that Beatles are the Greatest.

very informative ! Nice to hear someone who acknowledges that Revolution 9 belongs on the two virgins album at best; I personally imagine 'all too much' fitting that space nicely

Amazing how tastes differ! Apart from Revolution 9 I can’t agree with any of the other “top” 10. Mine , in no particular order, are Revolution 9, When I’m 64, Dig It, A Taste of Honey, Yellow Submarine, Why Don’t We Do It In The Road, Wild Honey Pie, Honey Pie, The Long And Winding Road (Spector version: the naked version is great), and Savoy Truffle. Each to their own eh?

By coincidence, I heard Beatles version of Act Naturally for first time this morning. I only knew Buck Owens version plus a version with Buck Owens and Ringo singing a duet. Found Ringo version disappointing. Ringo does another country song on White Album, Don't Pass Me By, which I quite like. At the age of 72 I'm finally getting into the Beatles. Agree totally about Revolution Number 9.

Surprising that you didnțt mention Run For Your Life. Those lyrics may have sounded fine back then, though I honestly canțt understand how or why, but they sure sound creepy today. EDITȘ Actually I do see one way that the lyrics might be interpreted, as the words of a stalker. Doesnțt make the song any better though.

‘When I’m 64’ I’ve never liked

Totally agree agree on Sun King! I used to say my favorite song is Side 2 of Abbey Road except for Sun King! They’d already sung a far superior “Sun” song four songs earlier

George Harrison’s excellent not guilty was bumped off the white album to make room for nonsense like revolution number 9 and why don’t we do it in the road. The Beatles didn’t always use their resources wisely. George was an also ran who developed into a powerhouse singer songwriter. Look where Chicago went with Peter cetera and Fleetwood Mac with Christine mcvie. Not everyone enjoys all their songs but it enabled those aging warhorses to keep going and give us some of the music they did. The Beatles simply had too much talent (Starr included) to be wasting their time with such nonsense

Only songs I would swap out would be flying with wild honey pie and you rly got a hold on me with little child. Also blue jay way with Devil in her heart

I'm surprised their cover of "Mr Moonlight" didn't make the list - it's objectively awful and proof that even those absolute legends John, Paul, George and Ringo had their off-days. I also feel like they were kind of half-arsing it with "She's A Woman" (the B-side to "I Feel Fine"), but then again both of those tracks were recorded and released in 1964 when they were flat-out busy with the whole Beatlemania thing, so when they were otherwise churning out solid gold the odd dud was bound to go through to the keeper.

They can't all be stompers. I like the idea of a Beatles Worst LP.

I can’t believe run for your life didn’t make this list! Personally I really enjoy both sun king & blue jay way, but other than that I can’t disagree with the rest of your choices

Bold episode. Good for you. And if I my be as so bold, I would sight Get Back as one of my least favorite Beatles song. Please please, don`t play it again.

I won't include the covers. But there's 4 absolutely dire Lennon songs on "A Hard Days Night". "When I Get Home", "I'm Happy Just To Dance With You", Tell Me Why", " I'll Cry Instead". I feel these were just churned out without any thought. Some of the later songs you mentioned - at least they are different & add some variety to those albums.

Mr. Moonlight Boys Matchbox Honey Don't Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby Hold Me Tight Can't Buy Me Love Maxwell's Silver Hammer Honey Pie Wild Honey Pie Do You Want To Know A Secret? This is My 11 songs. Or 10 songs, if you combine the Pie songs. All the early songs that Ringo covered are terrible. Pretty much the same with George. Even though John's vocal is superb, I just can't stand Mr. Moonlight. That organ solo is Horrible. I love Paul but these 5 songs of his should've never been recorded by the Beatles, even though Can't Buy Me Love was a hit. I can't listen to it anymore. Speaking of Revolution #9, I hate it but I don't consider it to be a proper song. Therefore the reason it is not on My list. But I agree wholeheartedly with the Commentator. Sour Milk Sea, Not Guilty, Can You Take Me Back ( Long Version) and Revolution ( w/ ShooBeDooWop background vocals) could've and should've been included on The Beatles. It would've made it a Way Better Album and then we would've had 3 Quality versions of Revolution to listen to. They also could've added Across The Universe to The Beatles and maybe eliminated Good Night. That way, they could've released an EP of Hey Jude, Revolution, Dehra Dun or Only A Northern Song and Good Night, kind of a Mini White Album.

You could not have summed up Revolution No9 any better for me. i think I've played it once, and that is the first and last time. As you also note, many of the track featured are covers - quality counts.

Most bands would be happy to have the Beatles worst songs as their own

Good Morning and within,without you for tainting what,would/should,have been the best album of all time had strawberry and Penny been included instead ,while shunting the other 2 onto Magical Mystery where they would be far less incongruous.I me mine has limited appeal too.

Not sure.........but I give you Credit for attempting this. Your take brings up 2 thoughts for me........ "The King has no clothes? That's why there is COKE AND PEPSI" I agree to disagree! but I guess there's got to be a bottom 10 with so many! I will of couse keep listening!

Ouch..!!! 2 from my favourite album "With"....i almost un-subbed !!! each to their own though.....i'll have to go away and have a think. Always a good listen though. Thanks.

Hi Barry: agree with all; especially your no 1; would also add: Yellow Submarine I Wanna be Your Man Little Child Any Time at All Mr Moonlight - ridiculous organ solo Honey Don’t What Goes On

I agree with four of the songs on your list (Act Naturally, Blue Jay Way, Flying and Revolution 9) and one of your DIShonorable mentions (Dig It) ... To those five I'd add (in no particular order)... Don't Pass Me By... No, by all means pass this one by... Run for Your Life... The playing and singing are just fine on this, but the subject matter is so cringy that even John disowned it. For the Benefit of Mr Kite... I've grown weary of Lennon's psychedelically, self perceived cleverness and this one... just is one stepp too far for me. Yesterday is a lovely song and I certainly enjoy hearing McCartney play it live, but there's just something about the performance and recording of this song that I find listless and flat. Goodnight drags along on the heels of Revolution 9 when what was needed was something to jar you to your senses... When I had a bookshop, I would play this on the tape deck at closing time. It worked wonders to clear out all the stragglers. For my DIShonorable mentions I present everything on Please Please Me except the title track, I Saw Her Standing There, Boys, Chains and Twist and Shout. By the way, I too am fond of Macca's tunesmithery. Cheers!

When I’m 64 Maxwell’s Silver Hammer Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da Octopus's Garden Yellow Submarine Till There Was You Act Naturally Honey Don't Lovely Rita Boys Anna, Go To Him

Commenting as we go: 10. I like Lennon’s vocals. 9. Agree Boys is weakest on PPM. 8. Sun King is weakest on AR. 7. AN is weakest on Help! (re 9 & 7, covers are low hanging fruit) 6. Nah, I’d say Little Child is weakest on WtB. 5. See 6. I like this cover. 4. I prefer BJW to Flying. 3. Yes weakest on B4S. 2. Haha! I said it. Worst on MMT. 1. Fair enough.

There aren’t many Beatles songs that I don’t like . However , Revolution Number 9 and Wild Honey Pie are complete atrocities . Other than those two , I can live with pretty much everything else that they did . Well , maybe not Boys . Cheers !

revolution 9 fits the context of the white album ploblem is it goes on too long 5 minutes would have been ok when you listen to there worst songs next to there classic ones none of them sound to bad after all a perfect canon of songs 10 out of 10 for each album

Don't Bother Me - I kind of like that Sun King - I might agree it's my least favourite track on Abbey Road, but not on any "worst"list. I like it. Blue Jay Way - I might not dig it, but strongly disagree Flying - I fail to get why this gets so much bashing. I dig it. Revolution 9 - it doesn't count. But I could do without it. Stinkers for me obviously Maggie Mae, Dig It, Wild Honey Pie, but they sort of don't count. I could say the same for Why don't We do it in the Road as well. - Baby You're a Rich Man - Dig a Pony - Mr. Moonlight - Anna - Honey Don't - Act Naturally - Misery - Chains - You Really Got a Hold on Me - This Boy