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Can you name a bad Beatles song?

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Posted - May 23, 2020

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  • 52905

     

      I’ve never been a fan of either the band or any of their music, so there is not just one particular song of theirs that I dislike, it’s the whole slew. 



    :|

      May 23, 2020 5:24 PM MDT
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  • 16199
     Almost every successful band that kicked off from the mid sixties through to the early seventies acknowledged their debt to the Fabs, including the Stones, Led Zeppelin, Jefferson Airplane, Black Sabbath, Pink Floyd etc. The most influential artists in music history, period.
    Yes, they did some stuff that was either very ornery or just plain awful, particularly when Lennon was tripping. Every band has a few album tracks that aren't hits, even my fave band, Icehouse, did some forgettable material. This post was edited by my2cents at December 31, 2022 7:28 AM MST
      December 30, 2022 7:20 PM MST
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  • 32529
    Does mean everyone has to like them because some other artists like them....
      December 30, 2022 7:24 PM MST
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  • 16199
    Not "like" them, but had their style and material inspired by them. They invented entire genres, and although they didn't "invent" heavy metal (The Kinks did that), they absolutely brought it into the mainstream with Revolution 1 and Helter Skelter - so Metallica was influenced by them too. This post was edited by Slartibartfast at December 30, 2022 7:35 PM MST
      December 30, 2022 7:35 PM MST
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  • 32529
    Still does not mean everyone/anyone has to like them....personally I am not a fan.  They are over-rated. 
      December 30, 2022 7:39 PM MST
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  • 52905

    You’re confusing my opinion with being your opinion. There is no requirement that every person like the band, nor is there a requirement that every person should have the same opinion, nor that every person should agree with every other person. You have the right to like the band regardless of what I think of it, and my opinion doesn’t detract in any way your enjoyment of the band. If you need the history of other bands’ acquiesce in order to decide which bands you should like, that’s entirely your business. It’s not necessary for you to hurl personal insults. I think The Beatles released crappy music, I do not like their music, I am not a fan. Deal with it.
      December 30, 2022 10:33 PM MST
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  • 16199
    Name a dozen songs you like from 1967 to 1985, and I bet for at least half of them I can name the Beatles track but for which it wouldn't exist. Even The Kinks, who got started before the Beatles, admitted that 1970's Lola vs Powerman was heavily influenced by their fellow Scousers. Apeman was Penny Lane with a new paint job, according to Ray Davies.
    They're not my favourite band, far from it, but the influence they exerted on the musical art form as a whole is undeniable. This post was edited by Slartibartfast at December 31, 2022 2:08 AM MST
      December 31, 2022 2:06 AM MST
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  • 52905

     

    I’ve never been a fan of either the band or any of their music, so there is not just one particular song of theirs that I dislike, it’s the whole slew. 

    My answer addresses the posted question at face value, and I reiterate it in response to your points about The Beatles and their music. There is nothing you can say that will change what I think of the subject, I don’t know if your insistence is an attempt to convince me that I like something that I do not like, or to convince me that I should like something that I do not like. In no way am I trying to convince you to dislike The Beatles for any reason, I am simply stating my opinion of them and their music. No amount of bolstering will change a decades-long perspective. You are not harmed nor hindered if I do not appreciate or worship or fawn over The Beatles. To continue presenting your defense of them is akin to beating a dead horse.

      December 31, 2022 8:08 AM MST
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  • 9778
    I never liked this one.

      May 23, 2020 5:27 PM MDT
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  • 44175
    Thanks...I couldn't think of one.
      May 23, 2020 5:29 PM MDT
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  • 2148
    "Why Don't We Do It In The Road" is hilarious! How could anybody not like that?
      May 24, 2020 6:12 PM MDT
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  • 845
    That really is bad. It doesn't even sound like the Beatles.
      December 30, 2022 7:33 PM MST
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  • 1633
    I was going to say Helen Wheels but I see this is from Paul McCartney's post Beatles group Wings.  Anyway, "Helen Wheels"?  More like "Hell On The Ears"!

      May 23, 2020 5:29 PM MDT
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  • 44175
    It counts...once a Beatle, always a Beatle.
      May 23, 2020 6:08 PM MDT
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  • 2148
    I thought "Helen Wheels" was one of the best Wings songs and no "driving rock" compilation would be complete without it.

      May 24, 2020 6:10 PM MDT
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  • 32529
    This post was edited by my2cents at September 10, 2022 4:42 AM MDT
      May 23, 2020 6:27 PM MDT
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  • 44175
    I first heard that song in Guam in 1972. I liked it.
      May 24, 2020 5:54 AM MDT
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  • 32529
    Most people probably did.
      May 24, 2020 6:57 AM MDT
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  • 52905

     

      Probably did which: heard it in 1972 on Guam, or liked it?  What about those who weren’t born yet, or who have never been to Guam, or who don’t like it?
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      May 24, 2020 7:04 AM MDT
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  • 32529
    Liked the song. 
      May 24, 2020 7:06 AM MDT
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  • 16199
    Not a Beatles song. It's a Beatle's song, but the other three weren't involved.
      September 10, 2022 4:31 AM MDT
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  • 32529
    He was a Beatle it counts...see above Elements99 post above. 
      December 30, 2022 7:27 PM MST
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  • 16199
    I disagree with him. Imagine and Helen Wheels are NOT Beatles songs, any more than My Sweet Lord or Photograph are. They're Beatle's songs, there's no apostrophe in the question.
      December 31, 2022 2:44 AM MST
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  • All of them.
      May 24, 2020 6:23 AM MDT
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