POLL Those Years Ago: The Beatles Solo Careers Poll Results Thread

pretty irritated that this beat the above Yoko tune, I must say. A worse song in every way imho.

91. Mull Of Kintyre - Wings (feat. Paul) (368 points, 6 votes)
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fd/Mull_of_Kintyre_%28Wings_song_cover_art%29.jpg/220px-Mull_of_Kintyre_%28Wings_song_cover_art%29.jpg

voted for long haired lady i think, love linda's honky backing vocals

kudos to john i guess for writing a protest song that's as simple and direct as a slogan but actually listening to it sucks imo

― flamenco blorf (BradNelson), Monday, June 4, 2018 4:34 PM (eleven minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

This is OTM.

90. Monkberry Moon Delight - Paul & Linda McCartney (feat. Paul) (370 points, 6 votes)
http://images.45cat.com/curtiss-mason-monkberry-moon-delight-columbia.jpg

also fyi
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bL6GJ10OBPE

'Mull of Kintyre' is an absolute classic - brilliant song, and a million-seller in the UK too. No way is 'Monkberry Moon Delight' better.

pretty irritated that this beat the above Yoko tune, I must say. A worse song in every way imho.

fair exchange for “give peace a chance” even appearing. also i assume most ballots weren’t full of yoko songs

“mull of kintyre” is good

comments claim Screamin' Jay said Paul had written the song with him in mind, which makes a lot of sense really

xp

“monkberry” is such a great song and also a solid lol every time i hear it

WELL I KNOW MY BANANA IS OLDER THAN THE REST!

absolutely adore monkberry moon delight.

it's my favorite paul song and i voted for it at #3

So I sat in the attic, a piano up my nose,
And the wind played a dreadful CANTATA.

(can-ta-ta)
(can-ta-ta)

i like mull of kintyre, one of the rare occasions that i don't head for the hills when i hear bagpipes

i really should've voted for "calico skies," dang

I've gotten so many pedantic remarks on my blog about Yoko: WELL SHE WASN'T A BEATLE YOU KNOW

And Im like, "Well, yeah, she was. After she refused George Martin's invitation to join in 1962, she consoled herself with dating Paul a couple years, after which she joined on second wind."

89. Power to the People - John Lennon (feat. John) (376 points, 6 votes)
https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51s9grx-mwL._SX355_.jpg

eh

i like this song more than most i think. good soul pastiche

love a good overexcited sax part too

88. One of These Days - Paul McCartney (feat. Paul) (394 points, 7 votes)
https://www.the-paulmccartney-project.com/_images/artworks/mccartney-ii/02_big.jpg

The funny thing is that there's a Beatles songbook - with the chords to 'Power to the People' in it!

I love how "One of These Nights" is a song that keeps trying to form itself into a song.

of all the early POB singles "Instant Karma!" is the best imo, in that it has a readymade slogan & isn't grating to listen to.

87. Mrs. Lennon - Yoko Ono (feat. John) (396 points, 7 votes)
https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/BJAAAOxyRHdR0GAd/s-l300.jpg

I love how "One of These Nights" is a song that keeps trying to form itself into a song.

― morning wood truancy (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, June 4, 2018 10:14 AM (twenty-six seconds ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

otm

holy shit is the rollout gonna be over before i even leave for my camping trip, this is awesome!

86. Fame - David Bowie (feat. John) (400 points, 6 votes)
http://www.davidbowieworld.nl/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/david-bowie-fame.jpg

Oh my god. "One of These Days" was my #2. So vividly conveys resigned melancholy, I love its simplicity in words & music, and little touches in the recording, like the slapback echo in the left channel and Paul tapping his acoustic guitar in between verses to keep time. At a loss for words now, but that song is very special to me, and one of his very very best.

i was one of the votes for "greenfield", above. yoko's POB is a real trip. i have to say, though, that when i put my spotify ballot/playlist on shuffle mode it is JARRING when the the more experimental yoko tracks show up

still one of the most incredible moments in American pop history when "Fame" topped the chart (twice!) – like, it has nothing to do with what else is happening, how did this happen

aaaaaand George's first appearance!

85. Crackerbox Palace - George Harrison (feat. George) (407 points, 6 votes)
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/d/d9/George_Harrison_-_Crackerbox_Palace.jpg/220px-George_Harrison_-_Crackerbox_Palace.jpg

Decent song, too!

aw, my favorite solo George song

I like "Crackerbox Palace" a lot more now than I did 20 years ago

I dunno about the EES TRUE EES TRUE part though

84. I'd Have You Anytime - George Harrison (feat. George) (412 points, 8 votes)
https://i.pinimg.com/originals/5a/3d/e5/5a3de5224ff28989bd4f25619512f0ac.jpg

83. I Won't Back Down - Tom Petty (feat. George) (417 points, 6 votes)
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/af/TP_-_I_Wont_Back_Down_single.jpg

oh come on

"i'd have you anytime" is legit too low

well George's harmonies and Ringo's drums ARE prominent

fame and won't back down are obviously great songs but i'd much rather a couple more actual solo beatles tracks sneak into the 99th and 100th spots

agreed brad, i'd have you anytime is one of my ATMP favorites

I dunno about the EES TRUE EES TRUE part though

― morning wood truancy (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, June 4, 2018 5:20 PM (five minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Yeah, that part's wack.

The b-side placing higher than the a-side!

82. Remember Love - John Lennon (feat. John) (423 points, 8 votes)
https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/71x5rX2OwPL._SY355_.jpg

oh good

81. When We Was Fab - George Harrison (feat. George) (428 points, 9 votes)
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/0b/When_We_Was_Fab.jpg/220px-When_We_Was_Fab.jpg

i looooooooooooove "when we was fab"

well George's harmonies and Ringo's drums ARE prominent

― morning wood truancy (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, June 4, 2018 1:24 PM (two minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Ringo's in the video, but that's Phil Jones playing on the track.

There's something eerie about the sleeves to 'Give Peace a Chance' and 'Cold Turkey' ...

I ranked his solo top tens. He had a lot.

Where’s Uncle Albert?

ah yes -- corrected!

'My Love' and 'Live and Let Die' both far too low, but no complaints about anything at the top.

'Spies Like Us' is aural excrement, IMO. The sound of McCartney phoning it in and scraping the bottom of the barrel for a good idea.

I adore "FourFiveSeconds" but it's hard to compare - my faves here are probably "Uncle Albert," "Goodnight Tonight," "Band on the Run," and "Take It Away."

man, I've tried to like /Ram/ but can't get beyond the obvious stuff and "Eat at Home."

we'll never agree about "Uncle Albert."

I can’t do uncle albert

first track is the best probably

ram is fucking amazing

too many catchy tunes, it’s hard to RATE

too many reaching for a piece of cake imo

I didn't like it when I first got it, probably around age fourteen or so, early '80s. I went back and listened to these albums in the late '90s (bought a number of them for cheap again at used record stores) after reading Barry Miles' McCartney book and having my perspective on McCartney changed. I realized how great I thought it was then, but I do wonder why I didn't have the same realization earlier.

I think it has to do with the production. There's something a bit ramshackle-Beatles-White-Album still going on. That works for McCartney's songs on the White Album, where you have variety and they're offset by everyone else's songs, but you have to do a deep dive to appreciate it for a whole album length.

Alfred, ever hear Thrillington? I always say that album reflects really favorably on how good Ram is compositionally.

No, but I should

ram on...give your heart to somebody...sooooooon right awayyyyy

i still don't get how ram was so underrated in this poll. how is "the back seat of my car" not obviously top 5 for instance

Agree - it was my #1.