Whats the Beatles MOST famous hit ?

"Yesterday"
"Hey Jude"
"Let It Be"
"She Loves You"
"Help"

Cheek said:

most famous of the 5 ?

damanwithdaplan said:

"Yesterday" is the most covered Beatles song!!!

Cheek said:

cool

I say "Yesterday".


We had a thread about artists' signature hits, and that's the one I chose for The Beatles.

Yesterday is the most covered song, but I believe Hey Jude was their biggest hit.

andyman91 said:

Well, the question is "what is the Beatles most famous hit?" not "what was the Beatles most successful hit?"

So, I think, the answer has to be "Yesterday;" the most covered song of all time which suggests that it's more popular than the Beatles most successful single in the US, "Hey Jude" which spent nine weeks at number one.

Yesterday it is. Should be Hey Jude, tho'.

Both McCartney tracks, too. So go and shove that up you, Yoko.

I Want To Hold Your Hand is the song that was their first number one in the US and ushered in their world domination. She Loves You remains their biggest U.K hit and is still one of the 5 biggest selling singles of all time in the U.K.

Yesterday is more of a 'Paul' song than a Beatles track for me. I don't think anyone else is on it. Hey Jude is definitely up there but when they had so many massive hits it's not so cut and dry.

Cloudbuster said:

You should say John, shouldn't you?




John: "Why do people cover Paul's songs so much, but never mine?"

Yoko: "It's because you are a talented songwriter. You don't just rhyme June with spoon. And you are a very good singer - lots of people would be too afraid to cover one of your songs.

PANDURITO said:

But he's dead, dude.

Cloudbuster said:

Dead?!? When....?

um.... All You Need Is Love, anybody?

PANDURITO said:

25 years ago , in 1980 , shot dead .

After some research ; in my mind ; these are the most famous Beatles hits in order .

1- '' Yesterday ''
2- '' Hey Jude ''
3- '' She Loves You ''
4- '' Let It Be ''
5- '' Help ''
6- '' I Wanna Hold Your Hand ''
7- '' A Hard Day's Night ''
8- '' Please Please Me ''
9- '' From Me To You ''
10- '' All You Need Is Love ''
11- '' Hello , GoodBye ''
12- '' Eight Days A Week ''
13- '' Can't Buy Me Love ''
14- '' I Feel Fine ''
15- '' Ticket To Ride ''
16- '' Love Me Do ''
17- '' The Ballad Of John And Yoko ''

Anyone agree with that list ?
[Edited 10/22/05 23:00pm]

After some research ; in my mind ; these are the most famous Beatles hits in order .

1- '' Yesterday ''
2- '' Hey Jude ''
3- '' She Loves You ''
4- '' Let It Be ''
5- '' Help ''
6- '' I Wanna Hold Your Hand ''
7- '' A Hard Day's Night ''
8- '' Please Please Me ''
9- '' From Me To You ''
10- '' All You Need Is Love ''
11- '' Hello , GoodBye ''
12- '' Eight Days A Week ''
13- '' Can't Buy Me Love''
14- '' I Feel Fine ''
15- '' Ticket To Ride ''
16- '' Love Me Do ''
17- '' The Ballad Of John And Yoko ''

Anyone agree with that list ?
[Edited 10/22/05 22:59pm]

My personal all-time favorite Beatles song is:



drumroll please...




HERE COMES THE SUN



Beatles edit
[Edited 10/23/05 9:01am]

heartbeatocean said:

I LOVE that one. It really is one of my cloud 9 songs. It just keeps developing more and more layers of guitars, keys, handclaps, etc. And the beautiful ending. It is forever on my ipod.

Funny how most of the Beatles most famous hits, are not anywhere near my personal favorites. But that's the case with most bands I like I guess.

minneapolisgenius said:

That song is like my personal companion. It's always there when I need it.

Yesterday.. being most famous.


Thats what i'd choose..

damanwithdaplan said:

Cloudbuster said:

PANDURITO said:

Bitch, please. I was laughing 'cos someone thought you needed to be told.

no

hence

PANDURITO said:

mynameisnotsusan said:

These two definitely also come to mind, as they best represent the Beatlemania era by which their place in history (if not music) will be defined.

the whole 1 album is fucking brilliant.. It is the commercial side of the beatles..but hot damn, even that side is pure gold.

Yesterday or Hey Jude most popular and famous ?

Yesterday IS the most popular and famous between those two