What are some of your favorite songs by The Beatles?

[toobfreak]

What are some of your favorite songs by The Beatles?​

1. Tomorrow Never Knows
2. Uncle Albert
3. Dear Prudence

 

[Montrovant]

Elvis owned the 50's.
The Beatles owned the 60s.
The Carpenters owned the 70s.
Michael Jackson owned the 80s.
After that I lost track.
You could throw Bob Dylan into the 60's part too.

I don't think The Carpenters had the same sort of popularity or impact as the others.

 

[skye]

The Beatles - It's Only Love - Isolated Vocals​

 

[skye]

Love early Beatles!!

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[Concerned American]

Norwegian Wood

 

[Concerned American]

Love early Beatles!!

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I believe they were the most versatile band of that generation.

 

[skye]

I believe they were the most versatile band of that generation.

Me too

 

[toobfreak]

How could anybody not like this lively classic from the lads from Liverpool.

I have several early albums by the Beatles gifted me that are original first pressings recorded in monophonic. Probably worth money now, but I'd never sell them.

Almost makes you want to take a trip to England.

I was just there a couple years ago. Believe me, you don't want to go. It was bad enough then, far worse now.

 

[skye]

 

[skye]

GN

The Beatles ~ I'll Follow The Sun (Stereo)​

 

[protectionist]

I don't think The Carpenters had the same sort of popularity or impact as the others.

One top 3 on the Billboard 100 for years, says they did. So do professional musicians (which I was), who say Karen Carpenter was the greatest US female singer of all time. I agree.

 

[Montrovant]

One top 3 on the Billboard 100 for years, says they did. So do professional musicians (which I was), who say Karen Carpenter was the greatest US female singer of all time. I agree.

The Carpenters were certainly popular, but you compared them to 3 of the biggest music acts of all time. I just don't think they were quite in that same tier. Almost no one is.

 

[protectionist]

The Carpenters were certainly popular, but you compared them to 3 of the biggest music acts of all time. I just don't think they were quite in that same tier. Almost no one is.

I just refuted that in Post # 31.

 

[norwegen]

A Day in the Life
Hey Jude
Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da

 

[Montrovant]

I just refuted that in Post # 31.

You made an argument, sure. How do The Carpenters compare in album sales? I took a look and saw that they trailed Paul McCartney...not the Beatles, who were #1, but Paul McCartney as a solo artist. The Beatles, Elvis, and Michael Jackson are 1-3. The Carpenters are somewhere in the 65-70 range.
I also made a comment about Karen Carpenter today and had a 20-something look at me in confusion, because they had no idea who The Carpenters were. That's far less likely to happen with The Beatles, Elvis, or Michael Jackson.

Again, this is not a slight against The Carpenters. They were very popular during their time. But when you compare them to arguably the 3 biggest musical acts ever...they just aren't at that level.

 

[protectionist]

You made an argument, sure. How do The Carpenters compare in album sales? I took a look and saw that they trailed Paul McCartney...not the Beatles, who were #1, but Paul McCartney as a solo artist. The Beatles, Elvis, and Michael Jackson are 1-3. The Carpenters are somewhere in the 65-70 range.
I also made a comment about Karen Carpenter today and had a 20-something look at me in confusion, because they had no idea who The Carpenters were. That's far less likely to happen with The Beatles, Elvis, or Michael Jackson.

Again, this is not a slight against The Carpenters. They were very popular during their time. But when you compare them to arguably the 3 biggest musical acts ever...they just aren't at that level.

Just for the record >>
The Carpenters produced a record-breaking run of hit recordings on the American Top 40 and Adult Contemporary charts, and they became leading sellers in the soft rock, easy listening, and adult contemporary music genres. They had three number-one singles, five number-two singles, a few number 3 singles, on the Billboard Hot 100, and 15 number-one hits on the Adult Contemporary chart, in addition to 12 top-10 singles.

The Carpenters are the ONLY recording artists to have a single in the top 10 on the Billboard 100 charts, 10 years in a row.

The 20-something kids may not know who Karen Carpenter was, but they walk around in supermarkets all over the world at Christmastime, hearing her incredible voice in the PA systems, . I've lived in 4 different states of the US, and have been hearing those songs in stores, for more than 50 years.

They were known as the ONE TAKE Carpenters. That is from the studio recordings they produced, which invariably only required one single take, as opposed to the typical dozen or more of other bands.

 

[protectionist]

I have several early albums by the Beatles gifted me that are original first pressings recorded in monophonic. Probably worth money now, but I'd never sell them.


I was just there a couple years ago. Believe me, you don't want to go. It was bad enough then, far worse now.

Overrun by foreign culture immigrants, no doubt, trashing one of the great nations of all time.