Worst Beatles song?

[huedell]

Lennon's are just drug induced jibberish
I can deal with that.

Granted---after some thought---John DOES have more tunes with
cryptic lyrics than Paul's at that point---

[Vortigern99]

Sgt. Pepper's and its reprise were Paul's, and those songs rocked!

[Nostalgiabuff]

revolution #9 was John and Yoko at their worst. the rest of the band did not want it on the album but Lennon insisted.

All you need is Love is one of their best. Mike's crazy.

I think my least favorite is Back in the USSR.

Paul McCartney rules. His songs may often have simple lyrics but they all have great melody. How could you not like Long and Winding Road, Let it Be, Hey Jude? These are timeless classics.

[saildog]

Lennon's are just drug induced jibberish
I can deal with that.

[Vortigern99]

I came to Paul's defense by citing Sgt. pepper's and its reprise as rockin' Paul songs, but honestly, I heatily dislike Let it Be, Winding Road and Hey Jude precisely because they do not rock and are rather dull IMO. Eleanor Rigby and She's Leaving Home suffer the same, for lack of a better term, "boringness".

However, I love Rocky Raccoon and Blackbird, so I can't discount Paul's awesomeness.

[Mikey]

I really hate Helter Skelter

I'd rather listen to She's Leaving Home 20 times in a row then listen to Helter Skelter once.

[nvmbrsdoom5]

While I don't think either of these is a "bad" song per se, I never really cared much for "Baby You're A Rich Man" or "Hey Bulldog". Something about those songs always irked me, and I can't honestly even clearly explain why.

I think "Revolution #9" and "Wild Honey Pie" definitely are at the top of the "Worst" list for me.

[bobws]

Boy am i glad i was always a MONKEES fan !

[clemso]

Man, I love Honey Pie! Why the hate? I guess the vocal is a little grating, but I love the discordant harmony.

I don't hate it, its just not one of my favorite Beatles songs. Honey Pie has a George Formby sensibility about, a sort of banjo riff underpins this song. it is a little on the silly side but I guess that was/is a tiny part of what Paul's songwriter style is about.

Revolution No 9 is unlistenable as a song, but put in the context of Sound Art, it was probably ahead of its time.

Clem...

[SlipperyLilSuckers]

Obladi oblada and Hey Jude. The both get stuck in my head and make me crazy.

[david_b]

I really hate Helter Skelter

I'd rather listen to She's Leaving Home 20 times in a row then listen to Helter Skelter once.

Wow.. I came upon this thread and didn't think much about the songs I didn't like, but the other list including 'Ask Me Why', 'Mr. Moonlight' and 'Eight Days a Week' sure pointed out some weak or bad tracks alright.

My picks..?

Hey Jude: Lovely song twice, maybe three times hearing it, I enjoy the Youtube rehearsal videos of it (with George Harrison in with George Martin, with not much to do..), but after hearing Macca play it EVERY-STINKIN-CONCERT for a while drives me nuts.., I just fast forward it.

Wild Honey Pie: Yes, I would have chucked it, PURE, NOT-EVEN-INTERESTING FILLER. Sorry, same for Ringo's 'Don't Pass Me By'.

Helter Skelter..? I never liked it as a kid, but I started liking it more now as being interesting.. Marginally liking it more.

[txteach]

I love helter Skelter! I view it as an early metal song.

[Mikey]

I actually like Mr Moonlight

It does sound like they're singing out of tune, but there something about Mr Moonlight that's appealing to me.

[Eric]

"What's the New Mary Jane". Wasn't released by the Beatles during their run, but came out first on bootlegs and then on "Anthology 3" in 1996. I'd say this one was the worst "song" because it actually has a song structure, unlike Revolution #9, which is pretty much just random sound effects.

YouTube - What's the New Mary Jane

[Captain]

Cant really say I like any of their stuff, but Yellow submarine would be at the top of the list. We had a grade school music teacher who ALWAYS played this thing on the piano....sort of became the musical equivalent of Chinese water torture after a while!