19 responses to “THE BEATLES TOP 60 SOLO SONGS- ACCORDING TO HANS POSTCARD”

1. I really enjoyed this list. Turns out it’s some of the John songs that I am least familiar with. (There’s an entire interval of his post-Beatle career that happened when I wasn’t paying attention.) If there’s a song I would add to your list to suit my personal taste, it’s probably Ringo’s No No Song, and to make room for it I’d take away John’s Stand By Me.

   • The No No Song is fun! It certainly would have made my Top 70 If I had went that far.

2. Nice to see the entire list – again, kudos to you for going through an exercise I would find impossible to do!

   One of John’s tunes from “Double Fantasy” I also really dig is “I’m Losing You”. From George’s songs, I might have included his cover of “True Love” from the “Thirty-Three & 1/3” album. For Paul, I think one of my picks would have been “Take It Away” from “Tug of War”. Last but not least, in Ringo’s case, I might have included “Postcards From Paradise,” the title track of his 2015 solo album- perhaps not the most outstanding tune musically speaking, but using a series of Beatles songs titles as lyrics is kind of clever.

   But, again, you took on a near-impossible task – well done!

   • Thanks. I enjoy all those other songs you mentioned too. Hard to make the list. Of all the Beatles solo careers- as an adult I have grown to appreciate George’s solo music more than I did back say in 1980.

3. Look at Ringo with two in the top ten! Mull of Kintyre seems to be one of those songs that people either really like or think is really hokey. I’ve always been among the former. Nice list, Hans.

   • Thanks. It might be because I have to search the song out -it never came to me like most of the others by just turning on the radio. If it had been a huge hit in the US and played to death- who knows maybe I would feel differently- maybe not.

4. I haven’t give a lot of thought as to what my favorite solo Beatles songs are, but off the top of my head, here are my Top 10:

   1. My Sweet Lord
   2. Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey
   3. All Those Years Ago
   4. Instant Karma
   5. #9 Dream
   6. Photograph
   7. Band on the Run
   8. Imagine
   9. Listen to What the Man Said
   10. Live and Let Die

   • That is an outstanding Top 10. I think the only one I didn’t have ranked high was “Listen To What The Man Said” but it was on the list.

5. An interesting and thought-provoking list,Hans! It’s been fun to read along and guess. I’d be one of those who’d put “My Love” in among Paul’s top 10 and probably top 30 overall in the category, and Lennon’s “Woman” would have been up there too, but boy, it points out how many great songs they came up with after the band.

6. You could flip these up and down and I would like it.
   My top 5 right now this second would probably be
   1. Instant Karma
   2 Juniors Farm
   3 Any Road
   4 it Don’t Come Easy
   5 Working Class Hero
   But like you said…it’s what I’m feeling right now…tomorrow it would probably be different.

   Great series Hans.

   • Thanks… yes even with Beatles songs -over the years some go up- some go down a little and there are some what stay the same. Example when I was first into The Beatles I didn’t like Helter Shelter as much as I do now. … like your list.

   • Revolution #9 and I Want You were two that had to grow on me…oh and Old Brown Shoe

   • Yes Revolution #9 in 1980 would have been the one I hated the most and I Want You wouldn’t have been far behind.

7. Excellent playlist, Hans. Really difficult to choose favorites. For George, I do love “Wah-Wah” and “Savoy Truffle” for silly songs, but “Beware of Darkness” is it for a serious one. For John, “Whatever Gets You Through the Night.” For Paul, “Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey.” For Ringo, “It Don’t Come Easy.”

8. Great list of excellent tunes. My favorite, right now, is McCartney and Wings’ “Listen To What The Man Said”. It’s catchy, upbeat, and gets me out of my head.

9. tough to rank of course, but off the top of my head my top 10 might be this:
   10. With a Little Luck (Paul)
   9. Listen To What The Man Says (Paul)
   8. Photograph (Ringo)
   7. Love (John)
   6. Maybe I’m Amazed (Paul)
   5. Blow Away (George)
   4. Mind Games (John)
   3. #9 Dream (John)
   2. Give Me Love (George)
   1. What is Life (George0

10. Have mercy. I had to look some of these up. I just heard “Mull of Kintyre” for the first time five minutes ago. I like many of these and others, I’d never heard of.

11. I would have included RINGO’S great NO NO SONG – maybe even in the top 10. I like PAUL’S. nursery rhyme period as well – great POP music. Good choices all in all. Keep posting.

    • I do like the No No Song- just fell short of making my list.. Thanks.

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