One thing I missed from John Lennon after the breakup of The Beatles was his sense of humor. It was like he quit flashing that great smile. When Mind Games came out, that sense of fun began to return. In Nobody Told Me, his sense of humor was on full display. Happy to see that song so highly ranked by you, John Heaton.
Blow Away was a big hit in the US, it might have only hit 14 on the charts over here. But it was in heavy rotation on most the album oriented radio station here in the states. And almost everyone listened to AOR stations in those days, and not top 40, which was mostly disco than. Thanks for sharing your top 100 Beatles solo tracks, I really enjoyed this series of the videos.
Thanks John. Love listening to your Top ? songs. But it’s the added views & experiences & musical knowledge you give to each song I appreciate. Also, I’ve kept a copy of all of your Top? so that I can go back and check them out myself when I want. These have inspired me to do Playlists of my own & share with my friends. Top Space songs/Top cover songs/Top instrumental songs/Top Male & female songs/Top Rock-Pop-Prog-acoustic songs etc. 🎶🎸😎
I'm glad you at least mentioned My Love. It is such a great song and, for me anyway, has to be a serious contender for number 1 . Thanks for sharing your list.
i would agree. "with a little luck" and "every night" are perfect. "mull of kintyre"?...i'm american. "watching the wheels" and "woman" are also.... "stunningly perfect". great video, john.
My personnal top 15: 15- The Ballad of Sir Frankie Crisp - All things must pass 14- Jenny Wren - Chaos and Creation in the Backyard 13- Rinse the Raindrops - Driving Rain 12- Oh Yoko - Imagine 11- Nineteen Hundred and Eighty Five - Band on the Run 10- It don't come easy - "single" 9- The luck of the Irish - Sometime in NYC 8- Isn't it a Pity - All things must pass 7- God - Plastic Ono Band 6- Let me Roll it - Band on the Run 5- Monkberry Moon Delight - Ram 4- Beware of Darkness - All Things must pass 3- Working Class Hero - Plastic Ono Band 2- Be Here Now - Living in the material world 1- 1882 - Red Rose Speedway (2lp version)
Top 20: 1/ Here Today. 2/ My Brave Face. 3/ Jet. 4/ Gimme Some Truth. 5/ Heart Of The Country. 6/ This One. 7/ My Sweet Lord. 8/ Instant Karma. 9/ Wanderlust. 10/ Mother 11/ Got my mind set on you. 12/ Back seat of my car. 13/ Jealous Guy. 14/ What is Life. 15/ Band On the run. 16/ Smile Away. 17/ When we was fab. 18/ Mind games. 19/ Take it away. 20/ Photograph
A great list. With regards to Maybe I'm Amazed I feel the live version from Wings Over America is the definitive version and for me it would have been my No. 1 choice. I loved Blow Away when I first heard it as lead single to the album and was amazed it wasn't a big hit. I bought it though and did my bit But so many great songs to choose from 😉
Not a bad top 25 Mr Heaton!! Not bad at all. I gotta go back and watch your previous 3. Good inclusion of "Cold Turkey" and "I'm Carrying". My top 5 would have been "Isn't it a Pity", "With A Little Luck", "Woman", "Watching the Wheels", and "Blow Away", then "Let em IN". .
I always like your lists, John, because they are well considered and argued but ultimately you go with what you love the most. Must admit I did not see Blow Away coming at number one, so you have prompted me to focus more on that song. I definitely agree with the brilliance of Every Night and Woman. I never knew Robbie Robertson played the solo on Snookeroo so thank you for that.
Great countdown of your favorite Beatle solo records. I’m a bit surprised at your #1 pick, but I’m glad that George took the top spot. Among all the Beatles, his solo work is my favorite.
To all the people criticising choices on the list: do you actually want a presenter to just give you your own personal list back to you? What would be the point of watching the video?
I think people are complaining that some are not reasonable selections. There are legendary and iconic recordings to choose from, yet the lightweight pop song, "Blow Away", is #1? It's tough to take the list seriously for some. I keep waiting for a follow-up video saying "Just Kidding!".
I guessed your #1, Lord Heaton, and for reward, should you be feeling generous, I wish to keep my head about me and beg your official pardon for playful crimes with words committed against your crown and castle in years past!..
It's a shame you stopped loving the music after 1980. Maybe I should feel fortunate that I somehow can appreciate the brilliance of albums such as Flowers, Cloud Nine, Flaming Pie, CHAOS, Memory Almost Full, Brainwashed, New and Egypt Station.
I'm not sure Blow Away would make it in my top 100 list (I can think of five or six George songs I greatly prefer just from his first album), let alone land at #1. But I do like the fact you voice unconventional opinions at times, whether or not I agree!
Thank you,interesting ,but I whole heartedly disagree with you😅 I was in A restaurant in Prague the other day and they played Woman, and I thought: that’s a classic ! And then I couldn’t think of a McCartney classic ( Maybe I.m amazed is too hysterical). George’s my Sweet Lord would pass maybe.But John’s Imagine, Jealous guy, yes. And you didn’t even mention Instant Karma. To conclude: my favourite Mc Cartney songs are Tomorrow and So bad😊
I recall "Blow Away" being played on the radio like crazy in 1979 and it quickly became an irritant. Isn't it a pity that it wound up at #1 on your list (a subtle way for me to share what should have been #1 on your list by George). 😉
Even though I expected it, John, I was still mildly disappointed with your almost exclusive focus on the 1970s to the neglect of the many McCartney songs post-1980: Here are my 50 favourites: Tug of War: ‘Somebody Who Cares’, ‘Wanderlust’. Снова в СССР: ‘Summertime’. Flowers in the Dirt: ‘This One’ and ‘That Day is Done’ Flaming Pie: ‘Somedays’, ‘Young Boy’, ‘Calico Skies’, ‘Heaven on a Sunday’, ‘Souvenir’’, ‘Little Willow’, and ‘Beautiful Night’. Rushes: ‘fluid’. Run Devil Run: ‘No Other Baby’ and ‘Lonesome Town’, Working Classical: ‘A Leaf’, ‘Haymakers’ and ‘Midwife’. A Garland for Linda: ‘Nova’. Driving Rain: ‘Lonely Road’, ‘From a Lover to a Friend’, ‘Driving Rain’, ‘I Do’, ‘Tiny Bubble’, ‘Magic’, ‘About You’, ‘Heather’, ‘Back in the Sunshine Again’, ‘Your Loving Flame’, ‘Rinse The Raindrops’, ‘Freedom’. Chaos and Creation in the Backyard: ‘Follow Me’, ‘Jenny Wren’, ‘How Kind of You’, ‘Riding to Vanity Fair’, ‘Too Much Rain’. Ecce Cor Meum: Interlude. Memory Almost Full: ‘Only Mamma Knows’, ‘Dance Tonight’ and ‘House of Wax’. Electric Arguments: ‘Sing the Changes’. New: ‘Alligator’, Queeney Eye’, ‘Get Me Out of Here’, ‘Looking at Her’ and ‘Scared’. McCartney III: ‘Women and Wives’, ‘Deep Deep Feeling’, ‘The Kiss of Venus’, ‘Seize the Day’, and ‘Winter Bird/When Winter Comes’.
Blow Away? Really? Better than Juniors Farm, or Mother, or It Don’t Come Easy or 50 other songs that instantly come to mind (including All Things Must Pass and What Is Life)? Just goes to prove; beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
He used to. I remember him replying to several of my comments years ago. I imagine he probably gets a fair few new comments on his videos every day, so he doesn't have the time to sit and read them as well as reply. I wish he did, though, because I want him to review Tell Tale Signs by Dylan. John, please, if you're reading this, review the bootleg series Vol 8.
Fun video to watch, but your top 10... seriously???? Especially 4 and 5 , they would not make my top 1000 list.... seriously, you really lost me man....
@@shyman99 It became a classic. Much more streamed these days than 80% of Pauls back then "hits", times have changed, it has been 40+ years since then. Beautiful Boy is a big John hit now especially. It has 140m streams while Listen To What The Man Said has 15m streams, Mull Of Kintyre 32m.
