HANS HOT 100 BEATLES SONGS: #50: ‘BACK IN THE U.S.S.R.’

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Hans Hot 100 Beatles Songs: #50 :’Back In The U.S.S.R’-

The Countdown so far- 100-‘Any Time At All’/ 99- ‘No Reply’ / 98- ‘You Know My Name [Look Up The Number]/ 97- ‘The Inner Light’ / 96- ‘ You Won’t See Me’ / 95- ‘Baby’s In Black’/ 94- ‘Sexy Sadie’ / 93- ‘I Need You’ / 92- ‘Love Me Do’/ 91- ‘Everybody’s Got Something To Hide Except For Me And My Monkey’/ 90- ‘Doctor Robert’/ 89- ‘There’s A Place’/ 88- ‘Good Day Sunshine’ 87- ‘It’s Only Love’ 86- ‘I Want You [She’s So Heavy] 85-‘Yer Blues’ / 84- ‘From Me To You’/ 83-‘She’s Leaving Home’/ 82-‘Being For The Benefit Of Mr. Kite’/ 81-‘I’m So Tired’/ 80-‘The Ballad of John and Yoko’ 79- ‘Baby, You’re A Rich Man’ 78- ‘Yellow Submarine.’ #77 ‘Things We Said Today.’ #76: ‘When I’m Sixty- Four’ #75: ‘Happiness IS A Warm Gun’ 74: ‘I Will’ 73: ‘Within You Without You’ 72: ‘ This Boy’ 71: ‘And I Love Her’- #70: ‘Fixing A Hole’ #69- ‘Drive My Car’ 68: ‘I Should Have Known Better’ #67: ‘Getting Better’ #66: ‘If I Needed Someone’ #65: ‘I’m Down, #64: ‘Good Morning Good Morning.’ #63:’ Hey Bulldog’ #62: ‘The Long And Winding Road’ #61:’ The Fool On The Hill’ #60: ‘Get Back’ #59: ‘Eight Days A Week’ #58:’ Because” 57:’Two Of Us’ 56:’Girl’ #55: ‘Come Together’ #54: Michelle’ #53″ And Your Bird Can Sing’ #52: “Helter Skelter’ #51: ‘Twist And Shout’ #50” Back In The U.S.S.R.’

#50- ‘Back In The USSR’=- One of 13 songs in the countdown from The White Album- there were no singles released from The White Album- but I think this one would have been a cinch to go to the top of the charts had they wished to release it. Paul McCartney wrote it- a parody of Chuck Berry’s “Back In The USA” and The Beach Boys ‘California Girls.’ The song was recorded without Ringo who had temporarily left the group. John and Paul were on drums.

One response to “HANS HOT 100 BEATLES SONGS: #50: ‘BACK IN THE U.S.S.R.’

  1. This is plain simple rock-n-roll exuberance at play- you can see the nod and a wink to Brian W, but mainly to Chuck. But it’s done in an appreciative, not mocking way. (I remember Lennon say something about Chucks “Nadine” being one of those songs that he ‘got.”) This song really soars, even with the sound effects.

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