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You can really feel the connection that the Beatles had to the all-vocal groups of the 50's and early 60's, in this song. It's from these ashes that the Beatles rose and started a revolution in music that has not happened again since.( maybe Heavy Metal/Black Sabbath is the exception). I think th...

It's one genious (band) covering another genious. Can't go wrong.

Gee, does anyone else think that the Byrds were ever listening to the intro of this song?

@elvispresley718 A great way to look at this song.

Put-on your leather jacket, go to the senior dance, and lean against the wall of the gym, while this song is playing. Oh yeah, then go to Vietnam. Great audio!

Although there are many other underrated Beatle songs, you put together a very valid list. Perhaps this list should move to the top 20? Also, it would be tough to prioritize them. Example, John wrote so many songs from 62 up through A Hard Days Night, that filled in between the bigger hits, such ...

This is a 100% Lennon song.(BeatleSongs/Will Dowlding). But of course it is well performed by the band. Listen to John's voice @ 1:29, going into the verse after the lead. Paul and George hold-back on the background vocals, and we hear John put some serious sugar on the first lines coming in. Thi...

Oasis. The Beatles taken one step further. The only band that has taken John Lennon's psychadelic rock into the future. Bravo!!

@rogerscottq Never looked at it that way. Afterall, it was the 60's. It's just funny how John trashed nearly all of the Beatles songs ( including his own), in later interviews. I think that he had the feeling that HE could say what he wanted, as a Beatle, but no one outside of the Beatles could. ...

This is a very complicated song as far as vocals are concerned. Paul is right behind John with his harmonies during the verses. One of the best and most underappriciated songs they did. I also feel that it was recorded perfectly. John later said that the middle was a bit "Tatty". But that he felt...

Underrated is the the keyword here. This song is angelic, almost Godlike. The air smells sweet & strange everytime I listen to it. Just like it did when I saw him play in 79. Thanks for putting it up.

Great cover! Hint: Listen to Sister Change.

@Vonlava What I meant was, that this song was bad EVEN by the standards of that day, let alone today. Everyone's sense of art can differ, and I respect that. But if one is going to record music and try to peddle it to even the smallest of masses, talent should be a prerequisite. It also explains ...

@DanielFordMusic Really nice observation! I've been a Beatles fan for over 45 years, and I've never looked at it that way. To go from this sound, all the way to Pepper, in that time-span, is truly amazing. In the end, they really were trying to return to their roots. It's sad, but I think that th...

@SecsSells According to BeatleSongs/Will Dowding, John Lennon outwrote Paul @ a 3 to 1 ratio from 62, up through A Hard Day's Night. JL was in full stride @ this point. It was actually Lennon who wrote the "Fillers". Of which, I feel were some of the most kick-ass tunes that the Beatles did. No n...

I always thought that this was a pure "Paul" song. But I just read that John wrote the middle 8. ( BeatleSongs/Will Dowding.). It was this song & Yestarday, that drew the older generation into the Beatles, back in the 60's. One of the best ballads ever written by anyone.

Some of the best harmonies the Beatles ever did. I love the way John leads into this song in the movie. As I have gotten older & realize just how great of a songwriter he was, I see the confidence showing through, as he consoles Ringo, and leads into this song. He knew that he had written a great...

@tlatosmd I just read your comment and noticed the 9,9,9, release date. Lennon lived by the #9. Did they think that it was good luck to use that date? #9#9#9#9#9. lol

@buster447 John trashed almost every Beatles song in his later years. I think that he really tried to seperate himself from the band, as much as possible. Had he lived, I would love to have read an honest interview from him. John loved the Beatles more than he let on, afterall, it was his band. H...

John wrote this song, inspired by a Walt Disney song called "Wishing Well". He claimed that his mother would walk around the house singing it, when he was very, very young. Billy J. Kramer & the Dakotas also recorded it and had a #1 hit in the U.K. with it. John felt that it was the perfect song ...

John claimed that this was an attempt to rewrite This Boy. He didn't feel that it worked. But alas, he ended up with another great song. What an amazing songwriter he was. (I hate using the term, He Was).

John admitted many times that he was a very jealous and often, violent guy in his youth. I still think that the lyrics hold-up, even in this PC world that we've created. In the early Beatle days, an image was created, ala, Doris Day, that the Beatles were 4 nice lads. But every now and then, a da...

@1966425 Good point on Beatlemania. Without these Lennon compositions, The Beatles' might have faded. (Doubtful, but you never know.) They didn't let the fickle American teen focus on many other bands. Sometimes, the "B" sides were just as powerful as the Hit "A" side.

Leather Jackets @ the High school dance and this song playing. Seeems like yestarday.

I am glad to see that Sean chose this song to perform. One of my very favorite Beatles (Lennon) songs. Not the most popular Beatles song amongst the younger Beatles fans. But, shear genius to me. John sang (wrote) this when he was so wide-eyed and unjaded. The pure emotion that John put into it w...

Rob Halford is definately in the top 5 of male vocalists in R&R, and this song proves it. I've seen him sing it live, many times. Not once did he faulter, or drop down an octave. Every performance by the Priest should be cherished. Because, These guys deliver!

Should of included Glass Onion, Sgt. Pepper Inner Groove, Cry Baby Cry, Helter Skelter. How on earth does "I'll Follow the Sun" scare anybody? I'd really like to know, because, I'm well, Scared.

@ThatOneMusicGuy789 Not at all. Me mouth got ahead me brain. I am glad that you found it, and you let me down easy my friend.

@glimmertwinsproduct I cannot proove that extra effort on Wheels was due to BW's exit, this is true, But I compare Wheels to Fingers because every song on both albums was truely a gem. A hard thing to do in the music biz. Both had jazz as well as hard-assed R&B.(Terrifying/Hear me Knocking) and e...

You know, The Glimmer Twins never seem to get their share of praise as songwriters. It seems that John Lennon, really jumpstarted their songwriting career with 'I wanna Be Your Man". They learned from that hit given to them. And never looked back. These 2 guys have written some of the world's be...

Another one of those that John wrote during his writing spree. Outwrote Paul by more than 2 to 1. from 63 thru 65, according to BeatlesSongs/Will Dowding. God, these songs were good. But they were between the #1 hits, and they fueled the Beatles on, in this period. To me, I didn't revisit them un...

Mono is a true "wall of Sound" way to listen to this song. But Stereo doesn't hurt this song in particular. The depth and split in channels, doesnt seem to change it as much as others.Sometimes it seems It's like it is 2 mono tracks, mixed whole. into stereo. Great song, either way.

John singing the middle 8 in this song, gives me chills. Paul and George's harmonies are angelic. Think of your youngest love, and dream.

This song may just save todays pop music.....nah...

Due to my health condition, My doctor put me on MScontin 60, 4 x a day, about 6 months ago. I was very depressed about needing morphine, and the finallity that it denotes. But the funny thing about the whole thing is, that I thought of, and played this song almost instinctively. I was on other pa...

Vietnam was very hot @ the time of this song's release. South Vietnam was Chaos, assassinations were rampant, the peace movement used this as an anthem. The most troubling time for our country that I can remember. I beat the draft by enlisting (go figure). Even rock festivals were chaotic.(Altimo...

The outro lead guitar break in this song, is one of the most inventive leads of all time. I rate it in my top 5. I'd like to say that Sticky Fingers is the best Stones album, but Steel Wheels is a very similar album. Every song is a gem. Anyone agree?

Mark Farner had one very soulfull voice. Never got the credit for his vocals that he deserved.

@miamiwax I've been rocking since the 70's, and I totally agree that the 90's are and were the best. So much free-form, grunge, metal, alt, you name it. It was and is all good. I am not living in the past either, good is just, good.

This song is one of those handfull of gems that almost has no peer. I defy anyone to listen to it closely, and walk away without it still in you head. Only the Beatles could cast such a spell on such a wonderful song. The lead guitar break is infectous by any standard. Why is Steve NOT in the Hal...