Bonus Video: Reacting to Rolling Stone's 100 Best Solo Beatles Songs
Added 2024-03-31 13:28:48 +0000 UTCHey gang!
Here is March's Bonus Video where I react to Rolling Stone's list (compiled by Rob Sheffield) of the 100 best solo Beatle songs.
In what has become easily my longest Bonus Video at over an hour, I had a ball going through this fantastic list and didn't skip a single entry.
What are your thoughts? What's missing? Let us know in the comments to this Patreon post.
Enjoy the video!
E.
Comments
I find the trendy aversion to cloud 9 and the over inflation of some of the MOR slop from GH’s 70’s output mystifying. Devils radio in particular is a scandalous omission given some of the truly average stuff included, it’s a list made by someone whose basically showing off, look at all the b sides and deep cuts I know.
steven anderson
2025-12-06 03:40:31 +0000 UTCI think this is a really cool varied list! The one song I'd add would be Behind that Locked Door from George. Also I'm biased but I would've loved to see more Beacoups of Blues tunes, as that is probably my favorite solo beatles album. Great video!
Tyler Piper
2025-10-26 08:12:38 +0000 UTCI love Rob Schefield but this list just isn’t it man
SeveralSpeciesOfSmallFurryAnimalsGatheredTogetherInACaveAndGroovingWithAPict
2025-07-09 01:58:34 +0000 UTCOn the topic of scrapped Harrisongs: Sat Singing is, to me, George’s best song of the 80’s, it beats most of George’s output that decade by a mile! Wish they would put it on streaming though…
Scott Whiting
2025-06-12 18:21:58 +0000 UTCI looked up the article seconds after watching because I felt so flabbergasted at myself for somehow missing the ranking and comments on Silly Love Songs... I think some people really had enough. 💔
wilts
2024-09-17 02:07:11 +0000 UTCalso fun fact about You're Sixteen was written by the brother duo who wrote Its a Small World and several Disney movie soundtracks like Mary Poppins. The surviving brother just died on Saturday.
Stella Lampe
2024-05-30 05:19:18 +0000 UTCLove seeing Queenie Eye relatively high up! New was the first McCartney album I remember being able to anticipate coming out. As a relatively young fan, the singles, especially Queenie Eye, hold a lot of nostalgia for me. When I saw Paul in 2022 he played it at my show and I absolutely lost my mind, I thought he'd never play those songs again after Egypt Station and McCartney III came out.
Stella Lampe
2024-05-30 04:31:55 +0000 UTCHappy to have you, Jackie!
Elliot Roberts
2024-05-29 02:57:32 +0000 UTCi knew when he’d put i’d have you any time at 98 i would be personally disagreeing a lot on this list 😭 great video! happy to finally be a patron!!
jackie tanner
2024-05-25 07:14:25 +0000 UTCwell there ever be a beatles album ranking
Sam
2024-04-07 05:57:36 +0000 UTCThis was delightful to watch. To me, I like lists like this because it really gets people talking and thinking.
Emily Walton
2024-04-03 22:14:45 +0000 UTCalso i’m incredibly excited for your ringo list, everything after vertical man pretty much confounded me so i’m curious to see how you rank his later material
noremac
2024-04-02 21:52:16 +0000 UTCperfect timing! i’m relistening to their solo albums for the first time right now, my first reactions can be found on IG @toomanysoloalbums in case anyone is intrigued
noremac
2024-04-02 21:50:50 +0000 UTCYay Ringo list can’t wait !
Scott Schoverling
2024-04-01 13:59:08 +0000 UTCWhy am I crying? Did this encapsulate so much of what I adore about The Beatles? Did Rob Sheffield’s words hit on the extraordinary gift The Beatles are to all of us?
Amy Lineaweaver
2024-03-31 19:20:56 +0000 UTCIt wasn’t a bad list & I loved your reaction. Maybe I’m Amazed is my favorite song ever. However, I’d have specified the Wings Over America live version, as I feel it is superior to the McCartney version (not that I don’t love that album).
Erin Wiggins
2024-03-31 17:43:15 +0000 UTCFor the Dolby Atmos mixes: if you’re listening to them on Apple Music, just turn off Spatial Audio. You’ll be able to enjoy the original mixes of those George Harrison albums.
August Hutchins
2024-03-31 17:28:12 +0000 UTCExcellent video Elliot !! 😀
Scott Schoverling
2024-03-31 15:58:09 +0000 UTCThanks for doing this and your other solo rankings. One of the tragedies of the breakup is that so many great songs aren't as well known as they should be. Every song on every Beatles album is known by tens (hundreds?) of millions of people but few have heard all of the solo work. Ironically one of the reasons for the breakup is that they felt like it was a fight for space on the albums, but by breaking up they made some of their good solo music relatively obscure. I'm looking forward to your Ringo list: when people ask me what are my greatest influences as a performer I always say 1) The Beatles and 2) the early 70s work of Mr. Ringo Starr. His RINGO album sounds the most like an actual Beatles album and is all fun. I got into music seriously in my 40s and I found that when I played at open mikes with my Ringo-like music people were so relieved to hear music that was just trying to have a good time. I don't like really any of his music after the early 70s (and feel that more of those early songs should have been included in this list) and I'm hoping your new list will spark some interest in later music. Thanks again!
HappyRon Hill
2024-03-31 15:27:51 +0000 UTCAm sure some rankings are going to annoy me..but hey, list is subjective..hoping Junior's Farm is up there..best Wings song in my humble opinion 😁
Heath Bradshaw
2024-03-31 14:14:23 +0000 UTCThank you for doing this!
Tennille Astor
2024-03-31 14:08:39 +0000 UTCYou have nothing to fear, Kevin
Elliot Roberts
2024-03-31 13:55:24 +0000 UTCRob Sheffield lost the plot when he called Now and Then a "masterpiece" and it being "the final statement Beatles fan deserve". Pretty sure Abbey Road is a masterpiece and the final statement we already had and deserved. I'm scared of looking at this list.
Kevin Mattocks
2024-03-31 13:49:14 +0000 UTC
