It’s hard to choose, there’s just so many great songs. Maybe it depends on what you’re in the mood in.
Right now, it’s “In My Life”.
While my guitar gently weeps. I don’t know why but I just love that one.
I’m between Don’t let me down and Eight days a week.
Paperback writer!
Ooof. This is like asking me to pick my favorite child! Probably something off of Rubber Soul.
Something. Followed by Michelle.
And your bird can sing! Specifically the recording from Anthology 2 where you can hear John and Paul laughing
A Day in the Life. It was the first song I played for my son after he was born.
I Saw Her Standing There
It’s certainly not one of their many compositional masterpieces, but I really love this song because of how quintessential it is of that very early British pop invasion style with the catchy twangy guitar melody.
Eleanor Rigby, by far. Very different, and one I have always enjoyed since I was a kid
Have you heard Zoot’s cover? It’s very different again but I love it.
Blackbird
Her Majesty
- Golden Slumbers
- A Day in the Life
- The End
- Gotta Get You Into My Life
- And Your Bird Can Sing
- Baby You’re A Rich Man
- Hide Your Love Away
- Dear Prudence
- Something
- Cry Baby Cry
- Rocky Raccoon
- I Want You
- I’ve Got a Feeling
- Octopus’s Garden
- In My Life
- Across the Universe
That’s 15 and I could name another 15! So many options!
Tie between While My Guitar Gently Weeps and Hey Jude…
- A Day In The Life - epic, creative and original
- Hey Jude - such heartfelt brotherly love
- Tomorrow Never Knows - exotic, strange and otherworldly
- Norwegian Wood - a small slice of life from a drifter with a great sense of humor
- I’ll Follow The Sun - so sweet and sad, sang it to lullaby my babies
