Vulture Ranked Every Beatles Song and It's Bad.

Vulture recently updated their ranking of every Beatles song to include the newly released Now & Then. We decided to take a look and we deeply regret it.
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[@DerekDerekDerekDerekDerekDerek]

You guys should do your own ranking of all their songs!

[@scottanthonyweidner8692]

Hear hear!!

[@medased]

you should do it but with kramzer

[@danpro4519]

All 3 do the list, average the rankings

[@mandel94]

I just know that Jason would have some insane takes

[@andrewlowden322]

@@mandel94 Joe is the most grounded in his rankings, Jason is always odd with his top 10 and Kramzer is always specifcally odd with his bottom pics. So you would say Jason would be most likely to have rev#9 in the top 10 and Kramz mostly likely to have Hey Jude, Here Comes the Sun and Come Together in bottom 10

[@canadianstudmuffin]

I saw this before and gave up near the beginning. Having "Good Day Sunshine" at the bottom is a joke. It's not the greatest Beatles song but it's still damn good. Helter Skelter at 101.... She's Leaving Home at 204? God help us all. 😃

[@hzoethetaco7492]

Good day sunshine at the bottom is atrocious. Fine with She’s leaving home’s low placement. Weakest song on Sgt peppers.

[@TastesLikeMusic]

That would be for the benefit of Mr. Kite.

[@curly_wyn]

I don’t mind She’s Leaving Home being that low. I’m Not crazy about it and it’s kinda overwrought. The one song on Sgt. Pepper that feels calculated.

[@Ac0ustics0ul]

Good morning is the weakest song on Sgt. Pepper, Mr kite and she's leaving home are brilliant

[@Ac0ustics0ul]

@@curly_wyn feels calculated lol...right like a musical arrangement, the rest of pepper feels improvisational...NOT

[@trickygoose2]

Probably the best thing about The Beatles' Motown covers was that they played a large part in popularising the label in the UK.

[@TheSenileFeline]

Of all bits and bobs of this ranking that hurt, No Reply being at 173 feels like a personal attack and I am weeping

[@syater]

At least I see what I need to do now. 1. Adopt the name Keith Richards 2. Throw darts at a huge spinning wheel with Beatles songs on it.

[@Classy-Rick]

Any chance to hear Jason and Joe talk about the Beatles is always a treat

[@echosmyron1278]

I far prefer to watch Kramzer talk about them. There are far fewer cultish takes coming from him.

[@TastesLikeMusic]

And fewer correct ones

[@trickygoose2]

How can the most successful group in history be a cult?

[@echosmyron1278]

@@trickygoose2 I’m saying that their fans refuse to truly criticize the band’s output. They honestly believe that the Beatles have 7 or 8 5-star albums. They also never address the weak/questionable lyrics or awkward British dad humor, and they oversell the band’s innovative side.

[@etamommy]

@@echosmyron1278 Completely agree. When you look at and consider the lyrics a lot of their output is unremarkable, banal or worse. Let's just be real. Musically most of the mid to latter output at least is extraordinary.

[@robharrison8139]

I used to love “best of” lists when it came to anything; movies, music, tv shows, sports, books, artist, and so on. It helped my scatterbrain organize large bodies of work, and is a reason I enjoy this channel. I owe much of my love of classic cinema to an AFI 100 greatest movies list from 1998, and I well remember VH1’s countdowns of greatest artists/albums, and ESPNs “sports century” lists, among others. Sadly, lists are just troll jobs now. People make up awful lists just to get people clicking on them or talking about them, like this. Rolling Stone comes out with new lists all the time, each worse than the last. ESPN does this too in the sports world. This list looked like the writer hit shuffle on an iPod and listed the songs. This list, and so many others list it, are mere clickbait and should not be taken seriously.

[@crowfeedreactions]

You (and Vulture, I guess) are gonna make me create my own "Every Beatles song ranked" list, aren't you? As Charlton Heston might say "Damn you all to Hell!" 😂

[@curly_wyn]

TLM fan theory: This list was written by Kramzer. Bill Wyman is just a pseudonym lol 😂

[@bgbe7119]

This list is not a genuine attempt to rank The Beatles' songs in order of quality. Even I, a self-confessed Beatles agnostic, can see that it's ridiculous. Even with the most sincere intent, why attempt such a folly? Ranking a bunch of albums is one thing, even a catalogue of 20+. But 214 songs? Nuts. No, this list exists to fulfil humanity's current greatest need: scrolling through stuff. That's what we do now. We scroll. And occasionally click. Those of us too feeble to do our own scrolling rely on the likes of TLM to do our scrolling for us. This is known as wet-nurse scrolling. So, thanks, Joe and Jason. Just when I thought I couldn't expect anything more of you, you restore my faith in humanity once more.

[@TastesLikeMusic]

That’s what we’re here for.

[@fourseasons4105]

She's leaving home is an easy top 10 Beatles song of all time and no one will convince me otherwise

[@TastesLikeMusic]

I won’t convince you, but no.

[@Carback27]

​@@TastesLikeMusic How very Bill Wyman of you..

[@danielpattison3422]

Definitely top 10 for your list... non-objective list.. maybe around the 90's

[@curly_wyn]

Yeah, no. Sorry.

[@curly_wyn]

@@Carback27you mean how very Ryan Kramzer of you ;)

[@terminallumbago6465]

I can’t believe “In My Life” barely cracked the Top 40. It’s one of their best songs imo (I’m clearly partial to Rubber Soul). I’m glad “Nowhere Man” got its credit. Also, “Something” and “Yesterday” not in the top 10?

[@pete3105]

I remember seeing that list. I suppose the writer was trolling/clickbaiting, because no one on earth can seriously think Good Day Sunshine is the worst Beatles song. And Revolution 9 is higher than I've Just Seen a Face, Don't Let Me Down and I'll Follow the sun which is also laughable

[@independenceltd.]

Revolution 9 should be #214

[@pete3105]

@@independenceltd. It definitely should

[@217789jimbo]

He's right with that one

[@wibre8753]

Here's my top 10 from a few years ago. I have four Lennon songs in the top 5, but I admit my slight bias in his favor. 10. We Can Work It Out 9. Something 8. Hey Jude 7. In My Life 6. For No One 5. Dear Prudence 4. Strawberry Fields Forever 3. Norwegian Wood 2. Ticket To Ride 1. Eleanor Rigby

[@davidellis5141]

In My Life is way too low & Run For Your Life is way too high.

[@llewellynGS1]

I agree with you about the “turd in the bowl”- ‘money’ being in the top 20

[@IanMcPhersonTIOOS]

Worst thing about this list is Maggie Mae at 94. Insane.

[@iost5459]

Or money at 14

[@bengalgangster]

congrats guys on the soon to be 15,000 k subs that are to be attained soon !!!🎉🎉🥳🥳

[@TimeToGetAlone]

That Money placement, eesh.

[@mariosandri4010]

This list is simply preposterous. And to answer your question: yes, I could easily pick up at least 40 songs I enjoy less than "Now and Then", mostly from With the Beatles, Beatles For Sale, The White Album and Let It Be, plus B-sides and early EPs.

[@echosmyron1278]

With the Beatles and For Sale literally don’t contain a single noteworthy cover.

[@Royale_withcheeze]

Being for the benefit of mr kite is in my top 20

[@davidskidmore4189]

the problem with doing a thing like ranking the Beatles songs, is that there are few real dogs in that catalog. A pretty high standard. I can list the Beatles songs I really dislike on one hand.

[@MikeVernonProd]

You should make your own lists!

[@slaydesaid8741]

Great run-through. I pretty much agree with everything you said.

[@ryrythefryguy4645]

every little thing at 198? no way. one of my faves, definitely in top 100, maybe top 50. its the best song on beatles for sale. i might even put it in top 25. yes covering that song even elevated that song for me. just a great ditty.

[@ryrythefryguy4645]

i just dont see how a song like mr moonlight is put way above that. mr moonlight is one of the worst beatles songs. so bad

[@chrisdelisle3954]

I actually did a list like this several years ago and concede - for the most part - that it's entirely subjective. But, I found myself thinking maybe it's not ENTIRELY subjective. This dude has some pretty bad takes... WAY TOO LOW: 214) Good Day Sunshine - that's just ridiculous 204) She's Leaving Home 198) Every Little Thing 189) I'll Be Back 188) Baby's In Black - completely ridiculous...it's got one of the best middle 8's ever 179) The Ballad of John & Yoko 178) Oh! Darling 176) I Don't Want To Spoil The Party 173) No Reply - come on! completely ridiculous 170) Til There Was You 169) Mother Nature's Son 162) Old Brown Shoe 161) Yes It Is 152) Long Tall Sally 148) Baby You're A Rich Man 140) Because - based on what?!?!?! 137) The Word 132) I Want You (She's So Heavy) - who IS this guy? 115) I've Just Seen A Face 113) Taxman - really?! 109) We Can Work It Out 108) Rock And Roll Music 101) Helter Skelter 89) Hey Bulldog 63) I Feel Fine 42) In My Life WAY TOO HIGH: 181) Wild Honey Pie 171) Devil In Her Heart 165) Dizzy Miss Lizzie 153) Mr. Moonlight 142) Matchbox 114) Revolution 9 99) I Me Mine 94) Maggie Mae 81) I Wanna Be Your Man 72) Act Naturally 67) Please Mister Postman 19) Lovely Rita 14) Money (That's What I Want) - I mean, I like it...but it's not any better than maybe 50-100 songs it's ahead of...

[@Ac0ustics0ul]

''dirt tastes good'' is 'subjective', but it's an objectively bad take lol

[@guin705]

Disagree on some of the too low takes here, but you nailed the ones that are too high. I love Money, but number 14 is absolutely crazy.

[@PhilSmithRHR]

I can’t argue with any of that!

[@ryrythefryguy4645]

the placement of mr moonlight over every little thing is what got to me. mr moonlight is atrocious. the absolute worst song on beatles for sale. just plain bad.

[@delmofritz3964]

They need to have you working for vulture instead of this guy.

[@darthseamus8833]

I would always put “Rain” ahead of “Hey Jude”. An early psychedelic masterpiece with great Ringo drumming, ridiculous bass and a sound Oasis built their whole career around. I love “Hey Jude” but it’s kinda like The Beatles for people that don’t really like The Beatles.

[@terminallumbago6465]

I think Hey Jude is one of their most overrated and overplayed songs. I’m just gonna say it. Is it good? Absolutely. Is it among their best? I’d say no, imo.

[@nickvanleeuwen4207]

I personally don't understand Beatles fans not liking certain of their songs. I like them all. I'm not saying they're all masterpieces and they certainly aren't all great but none of their songs is really bad. That's what I like about The Beatles. As far as quality and quantity is concerned, they're amazing. Which other band or artist has more than 200 songs without one stinker? It would be impossible for me to rank their songs.

[@ianhampton1208]

Revolution #9. I'll say no more.

[@AnotherBadSpeech]

It's very hard for me to see Now and Then, Free as a Bird and Real Love as Beatles' songs. Those are Lennon's songs/demos, written in the late 70s, and a reunion was never in his agenda, I guess. If Lennon's family wanted to finish and release these songs they should have done it under his own name. And, yes, they could even have invited other Beatles to participate - no harm in that. But releasing those songs as Beatles songs is abusive. Of course using the Beatles as a flagship is much more profitable, but unlike what they say I don't think Lennon would have wanted this.

[@brads2362]

Well, that was traumatic.

[@chrisdelisle3954]

Here was my bottom 20 - which did NOT include any of the 90's songs or Now And Then: 210) Revolution 9 209) Devil In Her Heart 208) Matchbox 207) Maxwell's Silver Hammer 206) Good Night 205) Maggie Mae 204) Dig It 203) I'm Happy Just To Dance With You 202) Mr. Moonlight 201) A Taste of Honey 200) You Like Me Too Much 199) Honey Pie 198) Wild Honey Pie 197) I Wanna Be Your Man 196) Honey Don't 195) Hold Me Tight 194) Little Child 193) Dizzy Miss Lizzie 192) Ob-la-di Ob-la-da 191) The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill I'd probably put "Free As A Bird," "Real Love," and "Now And Then" somewhere in the 140's thru the 170's.

[@scottanthonyweidner8692]

Fine with all of those except “Happy Just to Dance.”

[@etamommy]

It is a pretty pedestrian song- one of their bad ones anyway.​@@scottanthonyweidner8692

[@dj71162]

I love Honey Pie.

[@scottanthonyweidner8692]

@@etamommy Yeah, I call 🐎 💩 on that characterization of it, but we are all entitled to our own opinions.

[@scottanthonyweidner8692]

@@dj71162 That was the other one I was tempted to call him on, but that’s more attributable to not liking the ragtime throwback that Paul was doing there, so I found it many times more excusable.

[@peterconlon8234]

Obviously the writer(s) were doing shots with Jann Wenner ( 😉 or maybe Kramzer.. 😂 ) to put so many Macca songs on the bottom end I'd put 'You Know My Name in my Top Ten...true story

[@MikeVernonProd]

If I were to rank all the Beatles original compositions worse than Now and Then: 1. Revolution #9 2. Wild Honey Pie 3. Flying That’s it.

[@user-hr4lq8ue8j]

“A Day in the Life” brilliant but for Me the most impactful songs were Eleanor Rigby, Fool on the Hill, Strawberry Fields, Tax Man, “Every Man/Woman songs” relatable, universal messaging

[@scottanthonyweidner8692]

Someone in the comments was saying something like, “It’s not that he puts ‘Good Day Sunshine’ at the bottom; you have to read his commentary as to why.” Nah, what he wrote is drivel too, and does less than nothing to justify putting it at the bottom. His ranking is pure plague-ridden garbage.

[@DerekDerekDerekDerekDerekDerek]

Clearly, they're not a Lennon fan if Happiness is a warn gun is out of the top 100! Also, 'because' below Multiple mccartney tunes including why dont we do it in the road😂 Doesnt seem like a fan of Harrison either.... maybe just not a beatles fan😂

[@djtforever1414]

I'm in Liverpool now and did a Beatles-themed tour today. I like commenting on how bad Maxwell's Silver Hammer is.

[@barrymoore4470]

Joe has indicated that he likes that song, and I do too. It's fun in a surreal, gallows-humor kind of way, distinctive and actually, in its wry whimsy, classically Beatles.

[@TastesLikeMusic]

One of their best songs. Sorry. - Joe

[@paulok2153]

Great video. Would rather see top 200 songs of the sixtys ranked! or any or all decades really.

[@Michael253]

I'm not sure if any of the 1995 songs and "Now and Then" should even be on a list like this. Are they Canon? I do like "Now and Then" better after listening to it a few times, but is it isn't really a Beatles song.

[@barrymoore4470]

Absolutely agree.

[@viscountpalmerston]

Just to reiterate to everyone here who has got all hung up on the rankings, the point of and value in this article is the quality of the writing on each song, not the actual rankings. If you think is clickbait you clearly havent read it.

[@bengalgangster]

crazy list , , i will only do the songs i think are underated, #179 ballad of john and yoko #173 no reply #156 savoy truffle #92 all my loving #87 yer blues #80 eight days a week #63 i feel fine #44 come together my other observation is the high scores of the early beatles hits off the 1st couple or so albums that i am not as into as the general public cheers 🐯🐯

[@weirddebbiem1619]

Hey, bengal. I agree with you that it's a crazy list. Great example on where you would place songs. 🎶💜💜

[@bengalgangster]

@@weirddebbiem1619 hey thanx t, that is where they placed them, i would rate them all higher , and come together is my #1 beatles song💜💜

[@weirddebbiem1619]

@@bengalgangster Oh, okay. Thanks for the correction. I had to look away when the guys were scrolling. Come Together would be in my top ten. 🎶💜💜

[@stevehoran5595]

About Roll Over Beethoven at #187: "A creditable early lead vocal on the Chuck Berry classic by George Harrison, who loved the song. It was a stage favorite that is a little tepid on record." I'm not complaining about the ranking so much because it is a cover but "tepid"? Screw that guy. This is a great version, much more energetic than Stones' covers of Chuck Berry; the Rolling Stones were more into the groove.

[@asmundgjystdal4204]

I would definitely place Rain in front of Hey Jude!

[@tmccarthy1271]

Bill Wyman has a great piece that sort of defends Mick Jagger against the "Brenda" stuff in the Keith Richards book.

[@JPR-78]

Bill Wyman is Kramzer under a pseudonym.

[@Vanessa.P]

I originally gave up reading this list around the #200 mark because I could tell it was just going to annoy and frustrate me and I had already recently seen their foolish Stones list so I expected a similar type of thing. Glancing through it as you were scrolling I saw they had some songs I really love just way too low like The Fool on the Hill, I've Just Seen a Face and Happiness is a Warm Gun. I am glad that Revolution #9 wasn't #1 though, that would have been a real 👨‍🎨 move. The top didn't end up being quite a crazy as I initially expected at least. I agree there should be a balance of classic picks with a few surprises - although it's best if those surprises make you go "hmm yeah that is a good pick" and not "wtf are you thinking". I'd have Now and Then pretty darn close to the bottom, I wouldn't feel good about having it even outside the bottom 3-5 probably.

[@chillepalmerz]

I want to hate this list but part of me respects that it appears to be some random weirdos list rather than carefully curated and uncontroversial

[@burmajones803]

There would be no such thing as an uncontroversial ranking of Beatles songs, albums, eras, hair styles, band members, moustaches, etc and etc. Such a thing is simply not possible because Beatles fans these days appear to be pretty pedantic about their Fave Four.

[@winteriscoming6384]

Those geniuses put "Her Majesty" ahead of "No Reply," "Oh Darling," and "Ballad of John and Yoko." I'm guessing they forgot to listen to the songs before they ranked them...

[@ihavenoquarrelwithyou3249]

This was a Black Mirror-like episode where TLM became their audience and channeled how a viewer watches a TLM ranking! And Rain ahead of Hey Jude every time.

[@scottanthonyweidner8692]

I like Rain and Hey Jude about the same.

[@ihavenoquarrelwithyou3249]

@@scottanthonyweidner8692 Hey Jude is pretty overplayed by me, so my issue rather than the songs. And Rain is from my favorite Beatles period. Great songs and a great sound.

[@TastesLikeMusic]

Rain is now the most overrated Beatles song thanks to you and Jason. - Joe

[@ihavenoquarrelwithyou3249]

@@TastesLikeMusic He is a man to be trusted on all things Beatles

[@JarrettMehldau]

"Rain" had the potential to be one of the coolest recordings ever, if the lads had nailed that Indian harmony part in the chorus, but they didn't quite get it, John doesn't get the intonation right on one note, which imo needed that Indian quarter tone thing, the whole track would have been beyond epic, if he got that right, even Joe would have loved it, perhaps even Kramzer ;-)

[@barrymoore4470]

I generally eschew ranking anyway, as apart from maybe one or two supreme examples of a certain category that do deserve top rank, I think such exercises become arbitrary to the point of illogic. For example, what sense does it make to state that Paul Klee, say, was the sixteenth greatest artist of the twentieth century? I do think relative ranking is more defensible, so that Amedeo Modigliani (to again grapple with the pantheon of twentieth-century artists) could be said to rank below Piet Mondrian in importance, who in turn could plausibly be argued to rank below Henri Matisse, and one could assign numbers to those ranks just for the sake of convenience, but otherwise such numerical rankings strike me as silly. As I've posted before, I think calling "Now and Then" a Beatles song is dubious for a variety of reasons, so its inclusion in the new list further complicates the list for me. I will say that "Penny Lane" and "Strawberry Fields Forever" deserve a high ranking in assessing the Beatles' legacy, and "A Day in the Life" is a defensible top pick, so the Vulture list seems pretty secure in those top three rankings.

[@joachimb5721]

I love you guys, bit you stepped right into it. They wanted your attention, they got it. Also, if you don‘t like Good Day Sunshine, you probably don‘t like the Beatles too much since it sounds extremely beatlesque.

[@TastesLikeMusic]

We wanted your attention and we got it. Who stepped in it now?

[@inkscopez6070]

@@TastesLikeMusic Well you certainly got mine! best show on the platform!

[@joachimb5721]

Haha! You got me! I guess we are all built that way. Oh, look! A bird!

[@inkscopez6070]

@@joachimb5721 LOL!

[@drdavid1963]

Don't know why they bothered with it really, just to put Now and Then down at 211. It should be pretty low but not that bad. Maybe 150-175. I agree with Joe. Good Day Sunshine at 214? Did Mr Wyman actually listen to it?

[@LarsPop-Tartus]

I was 12 year’s old when the Beatles broke up big fan then and now. If you were following them post-Beatles, the vitriol Lennon and Paul had was so painful to watch considering how much of their music was about love. I rank Now and Then much higher as a result feel it’s John coming to terms with his anger and feelings. Without that experience or context can see people liking it less.

[@independenceltd.]

I was expecting much worse, especially when I saw "Good Day Sunshine" at 214. But it's a pretty standard top ten. Not mine, of course, but nothing too egregious.

[@Wayner71]

The Vulture list is terrible. Even so, I do like "Now and Then". I prefer it to the two Jeff Lynne produced songs. It can't compete with actual 1960's Beatles songs but is much better than I expected it to be. We all have different tastes in Beatles songs and all choices are valid. Cheers.

[@tyandambika]

Helter Skelter at 101 is silly ! Top 30 for sure.

[@kennet7837]

This list feels like a troll. "A Day in the Life" at number 1 is the only ranking I can agree with.

[@mirasolbalaga5616]

I feel good about this because I feel like Joe’s ranking The Beatles songs is coming 🤞(on Patreon, at least)

[@TastesLikeMusic]

That’s a lot of work…

[@fattymcfatso1083]

Just curious, next band ranking? Upcoming show schedule posted somewhere? Thanks.

[@TastesLikeMusic]

Next up is a 2003 deep dive followed by the Arctic Monkeys

[@fattymcfatso1083]

Thx. 👍 @@TastesLikeMusic

[@robgronotte1]

Sgt. Pepper reprise higher than the main song, lol.

[@samwardlaw4239]

I feel like this Bill Wyman guy who isn't the bassist for the Stones just doesn't like The Beatles that much.

[@westong6215]

Flying right above Helter Skelter and Happiness is a Warm Gun around the 100 mark smh 🤦

[@goatuscrow4135]

This ranking looks like a bingo shuffle.

[@stefanredelsteinerexperien5957]

maybe bill wyman is an alias of kramzer, hence the anti mccartney bias ;-)

[@shadowstealer2790]

I have an anti- McCartney bias but I wouldn't put "Good Day" there, it would be in my Top 50 at least. That's an insane placing . Then again I would probably put "When I'm 64" last, having hated it ever since I was forced to sing it at school aged 7 in 1970.

[@viscountpalmerston]

OK. I'm disappointed you guys didn't engage with this a bit more. Bill Wyman is to my mind a fine music critic but an even better writer....but he's also a bit of a provocateur (you need to listen to him explaining why he thinks Good Day Sunshine is the worst Beatles song, you don't have to agree but he makes a good case). You're missing the point by simply agreeing or disagreeing with his placings. Enjoy the writing and do your own rankings (oh wait a sec, you do do that! 😂) In all seriousness, I've heard Bill on podcasts and he's good value, you should get him on to discuss his list.

[@MrUnclesean]

I like his writing a lot

[@mike70282]

The anti McCartney bias still makes me laugh.. I love all the 3 main songwriters in the band , but I always suspected that McCartney passing away will turn many of these lists upside down… sadly

[@terminallumbago6465]

I feel like there’s an anti-Harrison bias in here too.

[@nikosvault]

Leonard Bernstein loved Good Day Sunshine. Take that Vulture!

[@quaid667]

I'm not a fan of Good Day Sunshine, but i wouldn't say it's the worst.

[@terminallumbago6465]

As long as “Maxwell”, “Piggies” and “Why Don’t We Do It In The Road” exist, they have that market cornered.

[@quaid667]

@@terminallumbago6465 I do like Piggies. I wouldn't say that is one of the best but I do like it.

[@rikurodriguesneto6043]

i think they used a randomizer on this one 😂

[@Leo-qe3gl]

1. Strawberry Fields --- end of discussion. Greetings from Leipzig/ germany 😌

[@cheapcinemachannel4548]

Yeah this bad list is an odd one. 'Mr. Moonlight' at 153?! 'Matchbox' ahead of 'Fixing a Hole'!? As for 'Now and Then' it's okay, but belongs in the bottom 10 with the rest of the covers. Don't know if you guys commented on the video but it somehow makes the whole thing worse.

[@user-sy3wj3dx8p]

It's a difficult job to rank them, but this is a terrible job. Good day sunshine might be my least favorite on my #1 favorite album ever, but it's still in my top 50. Strawberry fields forever would take my top spot

[@mrlalalaelmo7454]

Some of the early songs are too low. Songs like Not a second time at 205 or Every little thing at 198 is probably proof that the reviewer is a casual who who just writes off the early stuff cause it’s less cool, without really knowing those songs too well

[@ericcapossela6530]

NME just came out with a ranking and it's 1000x better than Vulture's. I only looked at the bottom 20 and top 20 but it's definitely solid.

[@maxcastleman]

Well I opened the list and the first thing it said was that Good Day Sunshine was the worst Beatles song. Already I'm pissed off, and I've been reading this list for two seconds. Now and Then isn't a masterpiece, but it's a really pretty ballad. It doesn't deserve this treatment. She's Leaving Home at 204? You're telling me that Wild Honey Pie deserves to be 25 songs higher than She's Leaving Home? Oh Darling at 178, Mother Nature's Son at 169... I'm noticing a trend here. I think this quote says it all: "it’s disconcerting to think that McCartney was spending so much time on fluff when he could have been looking for mature follow-ups to Penny Lane or Lovely Rita." Listen, I used to feel the exact same way. I used to think that McCartney's light and goofy songs were annoying. I also used to be a cynical jerkpants. McCartney is delightful, his fun and breezy music is among his most vital, and whoever wrote this doesn't deserve it.

[@maxcastleman]

MAGGIE MAY AT 94. This guy's just trolling.

[@hmm3484]

Sites like Vulture live up to their name - they know their lists are GARBAGE and that Beatles fans know it too and will click on them because it creates a response. They win because they get a reaction, whether it’s positive or negative.

[@reginaldcampos5762]

Its the point. They want to make bad picks to get noticed. Pretty pathetic, if you think about it.

[@delmofritz3964]

Well what do you expect from a Vulture. He certainly likes to gorge on his hate of McCartney. Alternately praising and bashing him. I agree with you guys. Definitely have Now and Then near the bottom.

[@darthseamus8833]

This list is terrible. I’m thinking “Bill Wyman” is a robot, because that’s the only reason why anyone would have these songs in this order. Maybe Bill Wyman and Kramzer are the same person. Just a theory.

[@coboby3347]

I remember stumbling across Vulture's pink floyd song ranking years ago--equally as terrible!

[@jean-pierrepaul-poire9984]

It is so overtly bad one has to wonder why and suspect a trick to provoke listeners reactions. And it succeeds. One major flaw is the need to base aesthetic judgement on biography or shitty notions on what should be Lennon's or McCartney's personnality. Worst is the overestimating of lyrics, especially when the journalist doesn't get the specific use of words in songs. It's like he expects everytime some piece of bad literature : literal meaning, true to the composer's biography. It's a poor misconception of songwriting, and art in general. Welcome to the world depicted in "Tar".

[@archieleechjb]

Writer BIll Wyman (not the bass player) is usually better than this, but boy is this bad. "In My Life" at 42 is a travesty.

[@davidellis5141]

It's A Top 10 track & the most glaring flaw in the rankings imo

[@Fatherjohn76]

Jason put it exactly right - a good list blends some cultural consensus with some deep knowledge and personal preference and balances them together. This hamfisted mess of a list serves precisely no one

[@mandel94]

Wow, I definitely wouldn't put Now and Then that low. To me, it's a mid-tier Beatles song

[@davidellis5141]

My # 1 Tomorrow Never Knows at a respectable # 12 . Highlight of a generally lackluster list.

[@davidschecter5247]

I think the Vulture ate some bad meat before making his choices. I think it's too early to rate "Now and Then."

[@markgatica12]

Biggest crime against humanity here was Eight Days A Week down around 80 something

[@Onio_]

Revolution 9 is #9 in my top 10.

[@markgoestofrankfurt]

She's leaving home is not anyone's favorite but the lyrics are relatable as gritty Social Realism rather like Eleanor Rigby and Paperback Writer. It says things about everyday lives touching on issues such as parent-children relationships, dysfunctional maybe, the generation gap, maybe an unwanted pregnancy. I love the psychadelia elsewhere but I also love the 60s kitchen sink realism in this one.

[@whiteshadow59]

Happiness is warm gun 110 lol. It's probably no. 1 for me. Top 10 at worst. Because, Got to get you into my life too low

[@scottanthonyweidner8692]

As I consider the Beatle catalog for the sake of my own list, it strikes me - and awes me - that, contrary to the opinions of the vast majority of fans, that 1) not one song they released *before* Rubber Soul should be below 200, and 2) at least 85% of their songs are at least 4.5 stars on a 5 star scale.

[@mattdavis7876]

200+ songs is just wayyyy too much material to rank. A top 50 would be far more reasonable.

[@etamommy]

Yep - money is definitely the “turd in the punch bowl”, Joe and this the whole list for me is invalidated with an egregious error in judgement like that. This wyman writer happens to enjoy crap infused beatle juice as it were.

[@iamsoverybored878]

Harry Nillson's cover of She's Leaving Home is pretty good. Also Aretha Franklin's cover of The Long and Ridding Road is great as well. My least favorite is Oba di Oba Di how is this song on the blue album best of is beyond me.

[@ryrythefryguy4645]

prefer ob la di ob la da over maxwell's silver hammer any day. i dont understand why ob la di gets such a bad rap

[@iamsoverybored878]

@@ryrythefryguy4645 It's too corny and sappy. The Kinks were better at these type of cutsey songs.

[@ryrythefryguy4645]

@@iamsoverybored878 disagree. i just think its a great ska song. but i have a special spot for quite a number of white album tracks

[@joeswansonanator]

Im happy Rain is in the top 10 but Im super confused by Please Please Me at number 5. Its a great song and its one of my favorites but I think This Boy is WAY BETTER and they put that song so low.

[@michaelharrington75]

'This Boy'

[@NeatBeatZone]

did they miss out What's the New Mary Jane? which is way down for me. or did i miss it in the list? Overall terrible list.

[@DarthWaroc]

Rain is a top 5 Beatles song

[@TastesLikeMusic]

Not quite but I agree with the sentiment. -Jason

[@Sigurd-r5]

I'm the same with J here the more I hear Now and Then the less I like it and the more Lennon's voice does seem manipulated/retuned.

[@terminallumbago6465]

Seems like there’s a lot of anti-Harrison bias in here too. “Taxman” and “Don’t Bother Me” not even in the top 100? What was this person on when they made this list?