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

oh, well "let me roll it' is too low

lol I'm a troublemaker (I wish)

love well well well and it's nasty guitar line.

WELLLLLLLLLL

adding to the love for badge, too, what a perfect little gem of a song. that bridge (obviously), that bassline, the massive energy on the final verse.

i've corrected the spotify playlist except it's still starting with "calico skies"

"getting closer" and "long haired lady" singlehandedly 77'd by williamc's ballot

or 78'd, idk, need more sleep

one after 101'd

yeah Long Haired Lady slipped to 101 and Getting Closer to 102. (Calico Skies to 103)

okay, back on track

44. Beware of Darkness - George Harrison (feat. George, Ringo) (786 points, 14 votes)
https://c-sf.smule.com/sf/s59/arr/8a/cc/448dc634-2669-495d-8577-22f31dd26021_512.jpg

my no. 3

also can we celebrate "let me roll it" which feels like paul trying to write a george song

honestly difficult for me to think of songs more perfect than "beware of darkness"

43. Too Many People - Paul & Linda McCartney (feat. Paul) (801 points, 13 votes)
http://macca-central.com/macca-songs/singles/images/too_many_people_45.jpg

a lot of my ballot getting dispatched in the 40s lol

42. The Back Seat Of My Car - Paul & Linda McCartney (feat. Paul) (806 points, 11 votes, 2 No. 1 votes))
https://img.discogs.com/yxs3YmBiZSEec45fBvp2sQ_ytL4=/fit-in/563x595/filters:strip_icc():format(jpeg):mode_rgb():quality(90)/discogs-images/R-731359-1303305326.jpeg.jpg

extremely too low my god

"back seat of my car" was no. 6 on my ballot. when turrican and i were fighting about paul's solo career continuing the sound of abbey road, i was planning to concede that particular song. it's perfect

good thing you didn't, though

lol

for real this time

40. Junior's Farm - Wings (feat. Paul) (830 points, 11 votes, 1 No. 1 vote))
https://img.discogs.com/-WrBrEt16mnNWGZA8SGFp9IT7Dg=/fit-in/300x300/filters:strip_icc():format(jpeg):mode_rgb():quality(40)/discogs-images/R-4185031-1384335721-3391.jpeg.jpg

entering this week's Top 40 with a bullet

don't think I'd ever heard this song before this poll and... those are some ur-McCartney lyrics there, blech

i like nonsense

+ great chorus riffs

39. Another Day - Paul & Linda McCartney (feat. Paul) (831 points, 12 votes, 1 No. 1 vote))
https://img.discogs.com/1VK97IWsTMo_wRIIuYSV8_jc7es=/fit-in/300x300/filters:strip_icc():format(jpeg):mode_rgb():quality(40)/discogs-images/R-3201050-1330321055.jpeg.jpg

great song, i don't think i realized how great until after i submitted my ballot

this is where all the RAM songs go, huh.

such a perfect little single – a nice contrast against "My Sweet Lord" and "Instant Karma."

until Uncle Albert places #1, obviously xp

38. Temporary Secretary - Paul McCartney (feat. Paul) (844 points, 12 votes)
https://e.snmc.io/lk/f/l/94e33513027912810f47cd41109a50d2/1328326.jpg

this song sucks

yeah i'm with shakey here

i like the synth line so much but i didn't vote for it. "coming up" is superior in basically every way

too much Paul here

well good thing we seem to be getting him out of the way

37. Nobody Told Me - John Lennon (feat. John, Ringo) (849 points, 15 votes)
http://www.jpgr.co.uk/posp700_a.jpg

great song, last minute deletion from my ballot to fit in more paul songs

that song was mtv-huge, right?

36. Live and Let Die - Wings (feat. Paul) (870 points, 14 votes)
http://images.45cat.com/wings-live-and-let-die-vive-y-deja-morir-apple.jpg

placed appropriately

37. Nobody Told Me - John Lennon (feat. John, Ringo) (849 points, 15 votes)

Really? I thought Andy Newmark was the only drummer on those 1980 sessions.

i think i've heard this song

live and let die is a better song than a bond theme, if you get me

you're right Tarfumes, not sure how Ringo's credit slipped in there. Session credits for some of these things was really hard to keep track of and standardize across ballot entries.

i can imagine! besides, just to call out the worst example of this, who can say who played what on all things must pass anyway (though you can generally tell it's ringo when he's on it)

I think I mistakenly placed his name in there because of this tidbit:
The song was originally written for Ringo Starr to include on his 1981 album, Stop and Smell the Roses, but due to Lennon's death, Ringo decided not to record it.

"Another Day" my #1

who can say who played what on all things must pass anyway

Ringo sure doesn't remember lol

35. Love - John Lennon (feat. John) (879 points, 14 votes)
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a6/Love_45.jpg/220px-Love_45.jpg

lol @ this choice of sleeve image, really feelin the love there