Tutte le canzoni dei Beatles dalla prima all'ultima

Articolo salvato da un blog che purtroppo non esiste più, il link era questo: Le canzoni dei Beatles, dalla prima all'ultima! La classifica secondo i gusti dell'autore di tutte le canzoni ufficiali edite dai Beatles fra il 1962 e il 1970, tralasciando gli anni pre-EMI e gli inediti pubblicati dopo lo scioglimento, anche quelli ufficiali della serie "Anthology" (1995-96) con l'interessante commento finale di un lettore:

1) Strawberry Fields Forever (Lennon, 1967)
2) Let It Be (McCartney, 1970)
3) Hello Goodbye (McCartney, 1967)
4) Yesterday (McCartney, 1965)
5) A Day In The Life (Lennon-McCartney, 1967)
6) The Long And Winding Road (McCartney, 1970)
7) Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight (McCartney, 1969)
8) We Can Work It Out (McCartney-Lennon, 1965)
9) Help! (Lennon, 1965)
10) Penny Lane (McCartney, 1967)
11) Hey Jude (McCartney, 1968)
12) In My Life (Lennon-McCartney, 1965)
13) A Hard Day's Night (Lennon, 1964)
14) Ticket To Ride (Lennon, 1965)
15) Something (Harrison, 1969)
16) She’s Leaving Home (McCartney, 1967)
17) Julia (Lennon, 1968)
18) With A Little Help From My Friends (McCartney-Lennon, 1967)
19) Eleanor Rigby (McCartney, 1966)
20) I Feel Fine (Lennon, 1964)
21) She Loves You (Lennon-McCartney, 1963)
22) I Want To Hold Your Hand (Lennon-McCartney, 1963)
23) I Am The Walrus (Lennon, 1967)
24) Tomorrow Never Knows (Lennon, 1966)
25) Yellow Submarine (McCartney, 1966)
26) If I Fell (Lennon, 1964)
27) Can't Buy Me Love (McCartney, 1964)
28) Nowhere Man (Lennon, 1965)
29) From Me To You (McCartney-Lennon, 1963)
30) Eight Days A Week (McCartney, 1964)
31) I’m Only Sleeping (Lennon, 1966)
32) All You Need Is Love (Lennon, 1967)
33) You Never Give Me Your Money (McCartney, 1969)
34) Here Comes The Sun (Harrison, 1969)
35) Getting Better (McCartney-Lennon, 1967)
36) Come Together (Lennon, 1969)
37) Here, There And Everywhere (McCartney, 1966)
38) Don't Let Me Down (Lennon, 1969)
39) Yes It Is (Lennon, 1965)
40) Two Of Us (McCartney, 1970)
41) Across The Universe (Lennon, 1969)
42) Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) (Lennon-McCartney, 1965)
43) Lady Madonna (McCartney, 1968)
44) Rain (Lennon, 1966)
45) Please Mister Postman (*, 1963)
46) Taxman (Harrison, 1966)
47) Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (McCartney, 1967)
48) Back In The U.S.S.R. (McCartney, 1968)
49) All My Loving (McCartney, 1963)
50) Get Back (McCartney, 1969)
51) Michelle (McCartney, 1965)
52) Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da (McCartney, 1968)
53) Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds (Lennon, 1967)
54) While My Guitar Gently Weeps (Harrison, 1968)
55) The Ballad Of John And Yoko (Lennon, 1969)
56) Dear Prudence (Lennon, 1968)
57) Twist And Shout (*, 1963)
58) You Really Got A Hold On Me (*, 1963)
59) Baby’s In Black (Lennon-McCartney, 1964)
60) Baby It's You (*, 1963)
61) Dig A Pony (Lennon, 1970)
62) Helter Skelter (McCartney, 1968)
63) I Don’t Want To Spoil The Party (Lennon, 1964)
64) I Saw Her Standing There (McCartney, 1963)
65) Anna (Go To Him) (*, 1963)
66) This Boy (Lennon, 1963)
67) Revolution (Lennon, 1968)
68) Not A Second Time (Lennon, 1963)
69) For No One (McCartney, 1966)
70) Paperback Writer (McCartney, 1966)
71) The Fool On The Hill (McCartney, 1967)
72) I’ve Just Seen A Face (McCartney, 1965)
73) Lovely Rita (McCartney, 1967)
74) I'll Be Back (Lennon, 1964)
75) Please Please Me (Lennon-McCartney, 1963)
76) Fixing A Hole (McCartney, 1967)
77) There's A Place (Lennon, 1963)
78) I’ll Follow The Sun (McCartney, 1964)
79) Hey Bulldog (Lennon, 1969)
80) I Want You (She’s So Heavy) (Lennon, 1969)
81) Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise) (McCartney, 1967)
82) You Know My Name (Look Up The Number) (Lennon-McCartney, 1970)
83) The End (McCartney, 1969)
84) Love Me Do (McCartney, 1962)
85) I'll Cry Instead (Lennon, 1964)
86) Girl (Lennon, 1965)
87) And I Love Her (McCartney, 1964)
88) You’ve Got To Hide Your Love Away (Lennon, 1965)
89) Blackbird (McCartney, 1968)
90) What You’re Doing (McCartney, 1964)
91) She Said She Said (Lennon, 1966)
92) You Won’t See Me (McCartney, 1965)
93) Sexy Sadie (Lennon, 1968)
94) Within You Without You (Harrison, 1967)
95) Martha My Dear (McCartney, 1968)
96) It’s Only Love (Lennon, 1965)
97) Glass Onion (Lennon, 1968)
98) Long Tall Sally (*, 1964)
99) Good Night (Lennon, 1968)
100) Don’t Pass Me By (Starr, 1968)
101) Day Tripper (Lennon-McCartney, 1965)
102) I Should Have Known Better (Lennon, 1964)
103) I’m A Loser (Lennon, 1964)
104) Cry Baby Cry (Lennon, 1968)
105) Oh! Darling (McCartney, 1969)
106) Octopus’s Garden (Starr, 1969)
107) I’ve Got A Feeling (McCartney-Lennon, 1970)
108) Happiness Is A Warm Gun (Lennon, 1968)
109) I’m Looking Through You (McCartney, 1965)
110) She Came In Through The Bathroom Window (McCartney, 1969)
111) I Me Mine (Harrison, 1970)
112) Birthday (McCartney, 1968)
113) I’m So Tired (Lennon, 1968)
114) Love You To (Harrison, 1966)
115) Magical Mystery Tour (McCartney, 1967)
116) You’re Going To Lose That Girl (Lennon, 1965)
117) And Your Bird Can Sing (Lennon, 1966)
118) All I've Got To Do (Lennon, 1963)
119) Misery (Lennon-McCartney, 1963)
120) Doctor Robert (Lennon, 1966)
121) Got To Get You Into My Life (McCartney, 1966)
122) Baby You’re A Rich Man (Lennon, 1967)
123) Being For The Benefit Of Mr. Kite! (Lennon, 1967)
124) Good Day Sunshine (McCartney, 1966)
125) Dizzy Miss Lizzy (*, 1965)
126) Ask Me Why (Lennon-McCartney, 1963)
127) It Won't Be Long (Lennon-McCartney, 1963)
128) No Reply (Lennon, 1964)
129) I Wanna Be Your Man (McCartney-Lennon, 1963)
130) Any Time At All (Lennon, 1964)
131) When I’m Sixty-Four (McCartney, 1967)
132) If I Needed Someone (Harrison, 1965)
133) Act Naturally (*, 1965)
134) You Like Me Too Much (Harrison, 1965)
135) I Will (McCartney, 1968)
136) Wait (Lennon-McCartney, 1965)
137) Revolution 1 (Lennon, 1968)
138) Things We Said Today (McCartney, 1964)
139) Long, Long, Long (Harrison, 1968)
140) For You Blue (Harrison, 1970)
141) Good Morning, Good Morning (Lennon, 1967)
142) The One After 909 (Lennon, 1970)
143) Drive My Car (McCartney-Lennon, 1965)
144) I Need You (Harrison, 1965)
145) Only A Northern Song (Harrison, 1969)
146) Mean Mr. Mustard/Polythene Pam (Lennon, 1969)
147) Honey Pie (McCartney, 1968)
148) The Inner Light (Harrison, 1968)
149) I'm Down (McCartney, 1965)
150) Mother Nature’s Son (McCartney, 1968)
151) Rocky Raccoon (McCartney, 1968)
152) Tell Me What You See (McCartney, 1965)
153) Your Mother Should Know (McCartney, 1967)
154) Another Girl (McCartney, 1965)
155) Everybody’s Got Something To Hide… (Lennon, 1968)
156) Honey Don’t (*, 1964)
157) Kansas City / Hey Hey Hey Hey (*, 1964)
158) Rock And Roll Music (*, 1964)
159) Tell Me Why (Lennon, 1964)
160) Devil In Her Heart (*, 1963)
161) Sun King (Lennon, 1969)
162) I Want To Tell You (Harrison, 1966)
163) When I Get Home (Lennon, 1964)
164) Roll Over Beethoven (*, 1963)
165) Piggies (Harrison, 1968)
166) What Goes On (Lennon-McCartney, 1965)
167) The Night Before (McCartney, 1965)
168) Words Of Love (*, 1964)
169) Boys (*, 1963)
170) Old Brown Shoe (Harrison, 1968)
171) Bad Boy (*, 1966)
172) A Taste Of Honey (*, 1963)
173) I'll Get You (McCartney-Lennon, 1963)
174) Money (That's What I Want) (*, 1963)
175) Till There Was You (*, 1963)
176) The Word (Lennon-McCartney, 1965)
177) I'm Happy Just To Dance With You (Lennon, 1964)
178) The Continuing Story Of Bungalow Bill (Lennon, 1968)
179) All Together Now (McCartney, 1969)
180) Do You Want To Know A Secret (Lennon, 1963)
181) Hold Me Tight (McCartney, 1963)
182) Maxwell’s Silver Hammer (McCartney, 1969)
183) You Can't Do That (Lennon, 1964)
184) P.S. I Love You (McCartney, 1962)
185) Because (Lennon, 1969)
186) Chains (*, 1963)
187) Yer Blues (Lennon, 1968)
188) Blue Jay Way (Harrison, 1967)
189) I Call Your Name (Lennon, 1964)
190) Mr. Moonlight (*, 1964)
191) Matchbox (*, 1964)
192) It’s All Too Much (Harrison, 1969)
193) Every Little Thing (Lennon-McCartney, 1964)
194) Why Don’t We Do It In The Road? (McCartney, 1968)
195) Little Child (Lennon-McCartney, 1963)
196) Don't Bother Me (Harrison, 1963)
197) She's A Woman (McCartney, 1965)
198) Slow Down (*, 1964)
199) Everybody’s Trying To Be My Baby (*, 1964)
200) Thank You Girl (McCartney-Lennon, 1963)
201) Think For Yourself (Harrison, 1965)
202) Revolution 9 (Lennon/Ono, 1968)
203) Run For Your Life (Lennon, 1965)
204) Dig It (Lennon, 1970)
205) Her Majesty (McCartney, 1969)
206) Flying (Lennon-McCartney-Harrison-Starr, 1967)
207) Savoy Truffle (Harrison, 1968)
208) Maggie Mae (Traditional, 1970)
209) Wild Honey Pie (McCartney, 1968)

(*) canzone scritta da altri, proposta dai Beatles come cover

Commento di un lettore:

   Personalmente preferisco suddividere la produzione discografica dei Beatles in due grandi periodi qualitativi: il primo, va da “Please, Please Me” (1963) ad “Help!” (1965). Si trattò di un biennio estremamente prolifico, probabilmente più per volontà dell’industria discografica che degli stessi componenti del gruppo. Praticamente, in due anni e mezzo i Fab Four “sfornarono” ben 5 album (alla media di uno ogni 6 mesi) registrando circa 70 brani !!!
   A questo primo periodo, secondo me, fa capo la produzione qualitativamente meno rilevante, ovvero le numerose cover di classici rock’n’roll, r&b e country, retaggio dei tempi in cui si esibivano al Cavern. Per quanto mi riguarda si tratta dell’anello debole della produzione beatlesiana, versioni che quasi sempre risultano perdenti rispetto agli originali (provate a paragonare, ad esempio, “You really got a hold on me” di Smokey Robinson & the Miracles a quella dei Fab Four, o “Roll Over Beethoven” di Chuck Berry con quella presente su With The Beatles). Poi vi sono quelle composizioni ex-novo che, tuttavia, si rifanno agli artisti ed ai generi musicali allora imperanti, ed amati dai quattro, come gli Everly Brothers (Love Me Do e Please, Please Me), Dylan (You've Got To Hide Your Love Away), Buddy Holly (decine di canzoni), Little Richard (I Saw Her Standing There), Carl Perkins e il Rockabilly (All My Loving, She's A Woman) e i Beach Boys (Paperback Writer e Help) per i quali i Beatles provavano una sorta di venerazione-ossessione.
   Tutto sommato, le cose migliori di questo primo periodo sono le ballate più lente e romantiche, quasi tutte composte da Paul, nelle quali tra l’altro si possono riscontrare tentativi (talvolta veramente riuscitissimi), di sperimentare arrangiamenti e sonorità diverse, come gli archi di Eleanor Rigby, la chitarra classica di And I Love Her e Yesterday.
   Da Rubber Soul (una sorta di spartiacque) in avanti, i Beatles daranno sfogo in maniera completa alla propria creatività, diventando con album come Sgt. Pepper, Revolver, Magical Mistery Tour, Abbey Road, il White Album e Let It Be, a loro volta una perenne fonte di ispirazione e di riferimento per tante generazioni di artisti a venire… ed è in questo periodo che secondo me sono da ricercare le realizzazioni migliori dei quattro di Liverpool. 


Concludo elencandoti, in rigoroso ordine decrescente, le mie prime 10 scelte:

1. A Day In The Life (Lennon-McCartney, 1967) 

2. Eleanor Rigby (McCartney, 1966) 

3. Strawberry Fields Forever (Lennon, 1967) 

4. Across The Universe (Lennon, 1969) 

5. Blackbird (McCartney, 1968) 

6. Here, There And Everywhere (McCartney, 1966) 

7. Let It Be (McCartney, 1970) 

8. Yesterday (McCartney, 1965) 

9. Penny Lane (McCartney, 1967) 

10. Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds (Lennon, 1967)