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Ten Worst Beatles Songs
Yes, I'm a Beatles fan, but that doesn't mean I won't admit that they wrote some real crap. I know some people love these songs, but they pain my ears. Deal with it.
10) Words Of Love
The Beatles' loving tribute to Buddy Holly. Such was their admiration for the late Holly's work, that they couldn't be bothered finding a real percussive instrument, and instead resorted to beating on suitcases. Hot. Buddy's version is fantastic; The Beatles', not so much.
09) Boys
Of all the girl group songs The Beatles could have covered, they chose to turn The Shirelles' classic into a homoerotic mess. Yeah, yeah, he changed the word to "girl" a few times, but when a guy is lustily singing the word "boys" over and over again...it's gay. I don't dislike the song because it's a gay anthem (on the contrary, that's its one saving grace), I dislike it because it was a poor choice and Ringo's vocal isn't great. I much prefer his other early covers.
08) Little Child
"Hi, we're The Beatles. We had a hit featuring the harmonica, so we made sure to put harmonica into every song on our new album. Enjoy!" This is quite clearly filler, and not nearly as well done as filler on other Beatles albums. John also thought this song was retarded. And he wrote it.
07) When I Get Home
The worst song on one of The Beatles' best albums. The lyrics are just awful. "I'm gonna love her 'till the cows come home"? Come on, John. I have to give him bonus points for having the balls to put something that lame onto a Beatles album (usually their less-than-stellar writing was scrapped or sold off), but this song still sucks. And what's with the "whoa-oh-ahhh" every three seconds? It makes me want to hurt myself.
06) Honey Pie
I read somewhere that John was really annoyed that Paul brought this song in to record. He hated it, and so do I. Considering some of the other songs written and demo'd around that time that didn't make it onto an album, it just seems like ego on Paul's part to insist this go on the album. I'm surprised George didn't shoot himself on the spot.
05) Mr. Moonlight
I actually love this song. I've just placed a twice-a-year limit on how often I can listen to it. I found that if I heard it more often than that, I developed a twitch in my left eye. John's vocal is hot, but the backing vocals are grating. The whole thing is repetitive and slightly obnoxious. And the organ solo can jump off a building and die for all I care.
04) Rocky Racoon
What. The. Fuck.
03) A Taste Of Honey
Four words: "Doo doo n doo." I don't think I need to say any more.
02) Yesterday
This song is one of the most overrated pop songs of all time. It is pretty, but it's not this incredibly brilliant piece of art, as many describe it. To best express my feelings, I'm going to go with a quote from John Lennon: "That's Paul's song and Paul's baby. Well done. Beautiful -- and I never wish I'd written it."
01) Hold Me Tight
This song sucks so many flavors of balls. Paul's vocal is awful. It sounds as if he'd been singing all day, then forced to sing it about two hundred times, and then record it. You can't tell me there's nothing wrong with his voice. His voice does not normally sound like that. He's out of tune and really struggling to hit those notes. And couldn't he have written more than six lines? If this had been the first Beatles song I'd heard, I would not have become a fan.
