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Originally Posted by the-rasta-masta
Okay, I'll give it a shot. The cool thing about the Beatles is that they were so experimental and talented that you can literally find songs that influenced many future genres of music and trends. You've probably heard these before, I tried not to go too deep cut hipster.
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Great list. I’ll be that guy who submits the deep cut hipster list. I’ll even do the ‘I liked their early stuff better’ cliche.
1. All I’ve Gotta Do - Early, soulful Lennon ballad. Great harmonies. Shows the band’s early mastery of R&B.
2. Any Time At All - Lead-off rocker from Hard Day’s Night. Gives a sense of the driving, guitar-driven band they were live. Lennon shredding the vocals.
3. Things We Said Today - McCartney already flexing those harmony muscles. Swerves into more of a rocker in the middle eight and then back to a ballad. The kind of song that would have been a hit for a lesser band, but by this point the Beatles were cranking out hits so fast it got overlooked.
4. For No One - One of McCartney’s most beautiful melodies, right up there with mega-famous songs like Yesterday, Eleanor Rigby, and Maybe I’m Amazed.
5. Good Morning, Good Morning - One of the lesser known songs from Sgt Peppers, a gritty rocker at odds with the psychedelia of Sgt Peppers. The stripped-down Anthology version is even better.
6. Hey Bulldog - Fantastic groove built around a fantastic riff. The video is also awesome.
https://youtu.be/M4vbJQ-MrKo