re: What was the all time great Beatles solo members’ song?

Posted by musick

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Posted on 7/19/19 at 1:21 pm to weagle99

Underrated as shite but.

John Lennon - Love

Posted by mdomingue

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Posted on 7/19/19 at 1:46 pm to mdomingue

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Top songs by each for me, this could change at any minute depending on mood

John - Instant Karma! (We All Shine On)
Paul - Band on the Run
George - Got My Mind Set on You
Ringo - It Don't Come Easy

Of those, Band on the Run is probably my favorite.

Replying to myself to give a few alternate, possibly oddball, songs I like.

John - Mind Games
Paul - Monkberry Moon Delight (that's the oddball song)
George - Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth)
Ringo - No No song.

A couple of notes, I really like the album Ram, by Paul and Linda McCartney.

Also, I think one of the best songs post Beatles was a George Harrison song but I hesitate to include it as a solo as it included Ringo and Paul, "All Those Years Ago". Harrison wrote it as a tribute to John after he was murdered, perhaps I am influenced by how touching a tribute it is.

Posted by Rep520

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Posted on 7/19/19 at 1:55 pm to MorbidTheClown

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reading this thread , it's scary how much talent was in that band.

This was the first thing that occurred to me. Maybe not necessarily Ringo, but John, Paul and George would have incredible resumes based on solo work alone. Then you realize they were also in the Beatles.

My personal favorites:

Paul--Band on the Run.
John--Instant Karma.
George--My Sweet Lord.

I can't really get into Ringo's solo work. I also know Imagine is really well known, but I am not a fan.

Posted by Perfect Circle

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Posted on 7/19/19 at 2:25 pm to MorbidTheClown

quote:
What is Life

This.

Posted by genuineLSUtiger

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Posted on 7/19/19 at 3:37 pm to OWLFAN86

quote:
My Sweet Lord

Posted by genuineLSUtiger

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Posted on 7/19/19 at 3:39 pm to mdomingue

quote:
George - Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth)

Another brilliant song.

Posted by MorbidTheClown

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Posted on 7/19/19 at 3:48 pm to Perfect Circle

quote:
What is Life

This.

great song. And that video puts me in a good mood every time.

Posted by LSUtoBOOT

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Posted on 7/19/19 at 4:40 pm to weagle99

Agree with all the previous posts, and would add Photograph by Ringo and Woman by John.

Posted by Hook Echo

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Posted on 7/19/19 at 5:09 pm to weagle99

John - Jealous Guy
Ringo - Photograph
Paul - Let Me Roll It
George - If Not For You

It's difficult to pick just one song from each one of their solo careers. They were all very talented as a group and as solo artists.
In my opinion the solo ranking would be:
1. George (All Things Must Pass album is a masterpiece)
2. Paul (Band on the Run album is one of my all time favorites)
3. John (Too much Yoko on solo music)
4. Ringo

Posted by Mizz-SEC

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Posted on 7/19/19 at 5:34 pm to Hook Echo

For the purposes of this thread I'd choose "Live & Let Die", but the song I'm trying to learn to play (hence current favorite) is "This Is Love" by George.

God I miss George! The George - Jeff Lynne collaborations were top notch!!

Posted by rebelrouser

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Posted on 7/19/19 at 8:08 pm to AlxTgr

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John - His all suck, so nothing.

You have really terrible taste in music. Plastic Ono Band is one of the best albums of all time. Imagine was a great album. The degree to which Lennon outdid Ringo as solo artists is huge.

McCartney Uncle Albert, Let 'Em In
Lenno Oh Yoko, Jealous Guy
Harrison Isn't It A Pity
Ringo not a fan of his solo stuff.

McCartney is a superstar on his own. Lennon would be too if still alive. The best two solo albums of the group are his.

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Posted by tiger81

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Posted on 7/19/19 at 9:47 pm to rebelrouser

Imagine is one of the greatest songs ever written. They have so many during and after The Beatles it's staggering.

Posted by TnMountaineer

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Posted on 7/19/19 at 10:40 pm to tiger81

John - Instant Karma, Mind Games, Woman

Ringo - Octopus Garden, It don’t come easy

George - My sweet Lord, Give be love

Paul - Band on the run, live and let die

Posted by TheTideMustRoll

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Posted on 7/19/19 at 11:18 pm to weagle99

“Jealous Guy” is just a fantastic, amazing, perfect song.

“Maybe I’m Amazed” is close to being perfect, but it has the offputting Paul-screaming-like-a-banshee parts that detract from the overall effect for me.

Posted by Bill Parker?

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Posted on 7/20/19 at 12:04 am to TheTideMustRoll

Not a single, but George's concert for Bangladesh is one of my favorite albums.