24 Beatles Songs That John Lennon Hated
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- Опубліковано 31 бер 2023
- John Lennon is one of the most important songwriters of all time, many could describe his songs as perfect, but not him. In many interviews Lennon talked about beatles songs he didn't like. Today we review, the 24 beatles songs that John hated.
I think that Lennon's unhappiness with his earlier work reflected the fact that he himself change so much over the years , and in his later years was a very different person from the one who wrote those songs. While McCartney was mostly unchanged as a person throughout the Beatle's career together.
Interesting (^^) could very well be that. Time goes by.
Where was it I read where he said some of his early solo material was akin to bad freshman poetry
The more I discover about Lennon the more I feel sorry for him. He had the world given to him yet still so unhappy?
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He clearly had a lot of unresolved issues stemming from the absence of his parents, one walking out on him and the other dying very suddenly and tragically after just reconnecting with him. Those are the wounds that brought out the worst in him and heavily affected his conduct with his first wife and son. There are a lot of people these days ready to judge him harshly for his biggest mistakes, but the truth is none of those people could relate to this guy’s life. There was only one person who ever lived it and it was ended prematurely by a lunatic. I just admire his songwriting and how he did change as a person over the years while he was still here, and like you I do feel for him in regards to his personal issues and unending discontent. If only people could value that more.
@@BareBandSubscription Lennon's unresolved issues were worsened due to fame. That's why good managers tend to give celebrities very private lives.
Yesterday would be nowhere near as good if it did resolve itself. One of its many beauties lies in its enigmatic wistfulness.
Many great songs don't resolve themselves. They aren't freaking novels 😆
It's resolved enough for me
Exactly, the song strikes such a chord in people BECAUSE it's unfulfilling. I think that was a very petty thing for John to say.
You just can’t help but laugh and smile when you hear Lennon looking back on his legacy with the Beatles. I just take it with a grain of salt. 😊
Yeah he was often stoned during the interviews .. and his opinions changed all the time
Cry Baby Cry is one of my favorite Beatles songs. I think it's fantastic.
Agreed
I always thought that was either a misprint or he misremembered because it kinda seems like he was talking about another song.
There are several of my favorites in this list. John dissing his songs would be like Tom Brady dissing some of his wins... or championships.
Yes indeedy. I like that one as well.
That one and "your bird can sing" are lennon songs I like alot. Musically they are terrific. I think he's talking about the lyrics which may have had no meaning when he wrote them. A song doesn't have to have great lyrics to be great if the music is creative.
This raises a point of contention I have had with the music critic industry such as RS record guide. Music and lyrics should be scored separately. There is alot of Dylan stuff that doesn't do it for me musically. Try and play a Dylan tune without lyrics.its run of the mill musically. What grounds did Dylan break musically
1) 0:17 - Twist and Shout
2) 0:43 - I'll Get You
3) 1:04 - It Won't be Long
4) 1:28 - Hold Me Tight
5) 1:53 - I Should Have Known Better
6) 2:07 - Eight Days a Week
7) 2:39 - It's Only Love
8) 2:51 - Yesterday
9) 3:30 - Run for Your Life
10) 3:59 - And Your Bird Can Sing
11) 4:11 - When I'm Sixty Four
12) 4:22 - Lovely Rita
13) 4:45 - Lucy in the Skay with Diamonds
14) 5:09 - Good Morning Good Morning
15) 5:22 - Hello Goodbye
16) 5:41 - Lady Madonna
17) 5:45 - Ob-la-di, Ob-la-da
18) 6:14 - Birthday
19) 6:28 - Rocky Raccoon
20) 6:40 - Cry Baby Cry
21) 6:48 - Maxwell's Silver Hammer
22) 7:06 - Mean Mr. Mustard
23) 7:19 - Sun King
24) 7:34 - Dig a Pony
This would have been the whole career of any other Supergroup !
Spoiler alert
They didn't write Twist and Shout... Was he also pissing over that song..?
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I think he doesn't comment the song or the music, he criticised the performance of the Beatles about it...
@@tomrogerlilleby2890you got that right
John did not hate yesterday, he's on record many many times stating his admiration for yesterday and how he always tried to "beat" it and only felt he equaled it when he wrote Imagine
He liked the money
John never said anything about Imagine equalling Yesterday, or comparing the songs in any way. Complete fabrication. Get out of here
@@gettinhungrig8806 Yes, he actually did say. That are many reports of people talking about how jealous he was of it's success and quality. Get out there and read the many bios of people who worked with him/ the beatles, like Geoff Emerick, George Martin.
Am I the only person who never cared for “Yesterday”? Paul and John both wrote much better and more emotionally moving songs after that imo.
Lennon did state unequivocally that he had never wished he had written "Yesterday" which I think is the exact opposite of the real truth.
Crazy. Eight-Days A Week gives me chills on the back of my neck. These songs are all great.
That example was sheer off the wall thinking. Nobody else would have created that but the Beatles.
He's wrong about that one. Incredible. Check out the tweaking it on the dvd 8 Days a Week.
Lennon sang that. I wouldn't have liked it if Paul sang it completely.
The lyrics and composition are vapid, but it's an enjoyable song, especially the chorus
They are all awesome lol. But I get why he doesn't like them. I wish my throw away songs were even half that good.
It's hard to like anything when you don't like yourself...
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That’s not it at all. An artist is a very critical person. Because they care about their Art like it is a religion. It is personally offensive to hear things which contradict the message of that religion. I get as angry about music as Lennon did. Because I can see all the tiny details at once, and can hear what wasn’t done right.
I have no personal stake in the music I adore or hate. But I still feel a religious fury when faced with what I consider Artistic Blasphemy.
I don't like myself but I like alot of things. But that's just me
Lennon in essence,
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I can vouch for that
"I'll get you" is a stunning song! How could John dislike it? I don't get that. I absolutely love it and would put it in their top ten. "Yesterday" doesn't need any resolution. Some songs don't. It's a masterpiece!
It is a terrific recording, and a great song!
Lennon didn't like the middle section of I'll Get You which, in all truthfulness, does sound kinda half baked. Still, I do like the recording.
As for Yesterday, I'm sure Lennon was far more envious of Paul's composition that he was willing to admit, especially after seeing it become The Beatles' single most recognized song.
John Lennon had absolutely no reason to be envious of anybody else as far as lyrics go. He is the absolute King of lyrics and of songs that proceed to get somewhere. I often fast forward through Paul songs because they just go on and on and on without actually saying anything. I can always count on John and George and even Ringo to get to the point and actually say something in their songs. With Paul, I almost constantly feel like it is worse than Barney's "I love you; you love me" sh*t. But at least the purple dinosaur had a point and suited it to his audience. @@BigBri550
@taraderrico604 Lennon was really good at coming up with singable slogans, which is pop music's origins from the days when radio was all there was for the masses. I do find John's Beatle songs to have more interesting lyrics overall. But more people actually know Paul's songs by heart, and I think that's what John envied.
More people know Paul songs by heart because Paul songs are the ones always played on radio. I used to hate the Beatles. I really believed they sucked because all you ever hear on the radio are Paul songs, which do, indeed, suck for the most part. Then I was at a place where somebody put in a CD and "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" started playing. I was floored! I asked "Who is this band? They are AMAZING!" And somebody said, "It's the Beatles." And I realised that I don't hate the Beatles; I just cannot stand Paul McCartney. So I started buying all the Beatles' CDs and enjoy the amazingly awesome songs that are either John, George, or Ringo songs and are never or rarely played on radio. And I still skip over Paul's songs. I also enjoy John's, George's, and Ringo's solo stuff. But you will never see me buying a Wings album.
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I can't believe John didn't like "I should've know better"--what a great melody! It sticks in your head and you can't get it out. And Your Bird Can Sing is ALSO a great song--great guitar work! Can't believe he didn't like it!
I like I should’ve known better but not and your bird can sing
@@Magicalpeppertour Just out of curiousity, what don't you like about And your bird can sing?
I hope he liked I'm Only Sleeping.
Yeah, it's catchy. Not the stereo mix, though- that's lame as hell.
Yeah those are really great songs
For one thing -- any artist will tell you that they can find fault with everything they've ever done. It's part of being an artist. Secondly, Lennon liked being a contrarian and , in general , showing distain for what others liked. He was also disgruntled at that time and looking to criticize lots of things. And thirdly, this is an attempt for further acknowledgement. I'm sure he expected people to respond with "Oh no John, that song is GREAT!"
Don't they do that. when they part with their money ? The Beatles wouldn't have lasted so long , peddaling shite
Best comment so far. I think you nailed it, especially the last point.
Nah, I disagree. He is right, most of the song he mentioned are garbage or at least needs to be improve upon better production wise. Personally watching this I am shock that John and I almost have the same observation in regards of these songs. That is why I like John the most, we have the same taste in music. Sorry Paul, that granny music you're making ain't gonna cut it for me.
@@funny3291 Yeah, okay. I knew someone had to be contrarian. Just like John! lol
Yep, I don't know why so many people don't get that, what especially bugs me are the people who take these interviews as an opportunity to utterly slander his name, calling him weak, insecure, or saying that he had no love for himself, what does show insecurity is shamelessly slandering a deceased man's name..
With that little rant out of the way, I wouldn't say it was for acknowledgement, if that's what Lennon wanted he wouldn't have left the group in the first place, I do think that he's heavily exaggerating but not for acknowledgement, he's just a very blunt person.
IF Lennon really hated all these songs, then I'm glad he didn't have the say as to whether they made it on the albums. I like them all.
I agree every song on this list is great and would rather listen to than most new songs today
Bruh he obviously didn't hate them when he made them, I'd wager he didn't hate them at all even during those interviews, he just evolved and grew out of them.
If you like to draw, you would like a drawing you're making as it is happening but when you improve after say 5-6 years you'd look back at the drawing from 6 years ago and hate it too (or at least not like it as much), it just shows that you evolved and improved, not that you were bad at the time or that the piece of art in itself is bad, art is deeply personal anyway, someone might find meaning in a drawing I made 10 years ago that I don't care for, so it wouldn't really matter what an individual thinks, just discover what you yourself think.
You and me both.
@@AlexRamirez-fj4dj I think "great" is something of an exaggeration for most of these songs. Many of them are close on bland.
I can understand why Lennon talked disrespectfully of Paul's "Granny Music" - but I wouldn't do without them.
Basically I really like all the songs that Lennon mentions here - expect for the "Rocky Racoon" song.
It's something that is okay the first few times you hear it. I'm glad it landed on "The White Album."
At least there it has company with a few other not so good songs.
If I should have done a similar list of The Beatles' least attractive songs - this list would have been totally different from Lennon's.
Several of my favorite Beatles songs on Lennon's hate list. Sad that the man was so unhappy with his work and so critical of McCartney's. I think it would be a delight to sit at the piano and discuss composing with Harrison, McCartney, and Starr, but sitting with Lennon would be depressing.
Jeez... Which of these are your favourites? Some of these songs I liked as a child, but I eventually grew very tired of and found them to be grating. e.g. Twist & Shout... I Should've Known Better... Eight Days A Week... And Your Bird Can Sing... When I'm Sixty Four... Ob-La-Di... Lady Madonna... Dig A Pony... Maxwell's Silver Hammer.. I was surprised how my own taste coincided with Lennon's. All of those songs irk me... There were the obvious mediocre filler tracks which John singled out. No surprises. Probably the biggest surprises were his inclusions of 'Yesterday', 'Lucy In the Sky With Diamonds", "Hello Goodbye" and "Rocky Racoon". These are all objectively good songs. I like them, but if I was to rank every Beatles song, they would be much lower on my list than on many other people's. 'Yesterday' is overrated. It's a very pretty song, just not something I ever bother listening to. 'Lucy' is a good song which evokes the psychedelic experience with its atmospheric verses. John is right though. It could've been recorded far better. Paul's bass playing is bad on this song. It ruins it. I don't like the chorus either. I wish Paul had helped John write something more melodic. I never liked 'Hello Goodbye' when I was a young Beatlemaniac. Very annoying song. Took me a long time to come around, but I eventually grew to like it. It's okay. Not great. I always HATED 'Rocky Racoon". Mainly because of McCartney's dopey American accent. But I appreciate the song more now that I'm older. It's a weird, quirky, melodic Paul tune. Like many of Paul's underrated songs, it probably doesn't get the credit it deserves, but goes a long way to making Beatles albums so enjoyable.
True, he was a real downer and I'm pretty sure hooking up with Yoko didn't help!
@Carl Marks I personally think that there's something genetically wrong with a person who wholesale rejects The Beatles, but to not care for a song or two, seems reasonable.
I've never cared for Rocky Raccoon, for the same reasons that you mentioned...
Such a dopey ditty... 🤪
@@tompaulcampbell what a stupid comment. “you’re pretty sure?” who the fuck are you?
Lennon was super if not brutally honest and OUTSPOKEN. Those in his circle knew and were used to it, I've noticed in interviews etc. They barely look up or at him when he goes off. That was him.
I never understood his hang up about, or over, "And Your Bird Can Sing." I loved it, especially when they played it on the cartoon because I had no record player or anything.
I think it's because he wrote it about his first wife, then felt guilty about that.
I do remember that song over the opening of the Beatles cartoon in 1967.
@@mohamad-ms2pb me too! I think that’s one of the reasons I do.
"And Your Bird Can Sing" is easily one of his best songs, so I don't know what he was going on about. Maybe he was thinking of the backing track, but the lyrics are great.
John’s testy rants about the Beatles should not be taken as gospel. A lot of it is just sour grapes.
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It depends when you talked to him and what mood he was in. He was the first one to say that he was liable to say something off the top of his head and disagree with himself a few days later
"It Won't Be Long", and "It's Only Love", and "Cry Baby Cry" are among my most favorite tracks and lasing memories.......For what its worth and considering the 'write on the spot' pressures of the sessions and outside diversions, "I Dig A Pony' has some fine moments.
Ya, those first songs that Lennon wrote (It's Only Love, No Reply etc;) were IMO his best. He trashed them because the lyrics weren't up to the standards that he set for himself, but lyrics (to me) are only 'messengers' of the melody and are for the most part irrelevant. The song 'Stardust'
would have been a classic even it was called 'Kitty Litter' because the melody is that beautiful
Twist and Shout, It Won't be Long, I Should Have Known Better, Eight Days a Week, Yesterday, And Your Bird can Sing, When I'm Sixty-Four, Lovely Rita, Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds, Lady Madonna, Ob-la-di Ob-la-da, Birthday, Cry Baby Cry, can Mr. Mustard and Dig a Pony are all songs I either like or love.
I agree with about 30% of the songs he's mentioned. But many of the rest were very good. Lennon seems to be judging the song mainly by the lyrics and meaning which to most listeners, is secondary to the melody and arrangement. To each his own.
these days lyrics is more important than melody tho
Yeah a lot of songwriters do that. I see 3 reasons for it. Fundamentally most so-called new music is rehashed and recycled when you boil it down - there's only so many notes - and they don't want to talk about that. Some musicians find lyrics writing the harder part. They don' t want to reveal their composing trade secrets.
@@camillajonsson6819 I strongly disagree. What matters nowadays is the beat of the music and the reputation of the performer. Then comes melody, what little of it there is in today's music. Finally, the lyrics.
In the 60’s my band played regularly in one of the London clubs frequented by the Beatles. The staff there thought Lennon was a twat then !
He was, but talented writer 8:09
Remember, John didn't have the chance to grow old and mellow with time. I mean, he might've grown into a cranky old sod - but he did seem to be mellowing out before his life was cut short - so who know ... He may have ended up liking some of these. Let's face it: his opinion on the whole Beatles thing changed numerous times through the 70s.
The entire REVOLVER saved me from hopelessness. I was just hooked on the Beatles, my generation of guys. Especially loved Taxman, Paperback Writer, Lucy in the Sky, Elenor Rugby, actually I never hated anything by them.
Then you probably haven't heard Run For Your Life, it might be catchy but the lyrics are too off-putting
Amen. Revolver and Abbey Road, which has the greatest b-side in recorded music history. Two of the greatest albums ever made. Who but the Beatles could record Tomorrow Never Knows? The entire album is just full of amazing songs and you can actually sing along on most of them.
@@coleintheville117 You take it too seriously. I never have.
@@dickon728 There's a difference between not taking things too seriously and straight up ignoring lyrics, I just can't be comfortable dancing to that song, I do think the song itself is one of the best on Rubber Soul, it's just the lyrics that bug me.
@@coleintheville117 *O.J.* Simpson dug that little diddy while attending *U.S.C.* ...Those Beatles were influential in many unexpected ways in those days.
Every time I listen to “I’ll Get You” I always cracks up because Lennon’s singing the word Imagine being such a prominent part of the first verse before he made a hit with a song titled “Imagine”
I love the song...Lennon would hate me.
Never recognized that until you mentioned it! Cool to know!!
You have a weird sense of humour. He used the same word omg lolololoololol
And “I’ll Get You” first word Imagine. 2nd line “it’s easy ‘cause I know”. “Imagine” first word is Imagine. 2nd line “it’s easy if you try”.
Coincidence? Hmmm…
I also noticed John and Paul messed up the lyrics while singing the bridge ("Well there's going to be a time...").
I think Lennon didn't really mean to call most of these songs rubbish. Mccartney has stated that Lennon was just that kind of guy. He'll say things that he truly didn't mean just to be cool.
Wow. Nearly every song John hated is among my favorites! Strange.
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@@andrewmarcellis2007 I'll check them out
i love every one of those songs , so many memories. They broke the mould. Maybe ' when I am sixty four ' a bit naff. Artists don't realise the greatness of their work sometimes - it becomes stale through repetition. Needs another mind to come to it fresh in order to appreciate it. I was astonished when i first heard it. they had their influences of course and some other groups came close - but nothing really has ever equalled them since.
I agree.
I disagree. Bob Dylan and the Beach Boys were more original and had more influence. The Beatles just copied off their American contemporaries
@@neonfroot the beach Boys copied Four Freshmen, Barber shop; Bob Dylan; American folk; Pete Seeger, woody Guthrie, ..nothing new under the sun. Sure the Beatles had their influences; who doesn't?. But just ask Brian Wilson himself who he thinks had the edge.
i know this is debatable , a matter of opinion. it was always so with preferences in music.
@@neonfroot if you read other artists who influenced them the majority mention The Beatles.
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I think he just held self and Paul to insane standards and was honest “to a fault” when discussing it. I highly doubt he “hated” any of Paul’s best songs was just critical of them.
Except O-blah-de… John, George and Ringo hated that one. And so do I. It is just an exercise, not a finished piece of music. It is interesting that John named his own work so much. Sadly, I admit that Yesterday does nothing for me. Maybe I heard it too much? Maybe because it was a solo song, not a group song? But I think Here, There and Everywhere is Paul’s best song ever. And For No One. What a resounding, soul-filled song. Paul had the chops, and deserves a lot of praise. But neither man as individual writers/artists, could touch the magic of the Lennon/McCartney collaborations. Pure magic.
@@KatieReadsKoziesAndMore Yeah nah that's complete cringe lmao. O-Bla-Di is one of the best songs ever written and I can't get through it without tearing up.
John also hated "Mr. Moonlight" and even said "I wish we'd never recorded it". I love it if only for the the opening where he screams "MR. MOONLIGHT". just for the extraordinary sound of his voice,. I Used to lift the tone arm up and play the opening over and over forever just to hear those two words of perfection, incredible.
Bob Dylan has said Lennon was the best rock singer ever, I don't disagree. Great rock tone.
edit; One of the problems Paul had was he was too talented and could write a mediocre song in ten minutes. So yeah filler songs pop up from time to time, they are cleverly disguised because of the great vocals, playing, and production.
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l agree with what you say about Paul and he's quickly written mediocre songs and boy did he write some stinkers especially after the Beatles split up .
Finally someone who shares my opinion of "Mr. Moonlight."
Yes, Lennon's voice is good on Mr Moonlight, especially the scorching opener. The song is chumley, though.
terrible song out of tune badly
Lennon had changing opinions on many of the Beatles songs. Most in the list here was pulled from his 1980 Playboy interview. But had he lived, he surely wouldve changed his opinion again on many of their songs, maybe twice a year.
Half of John's least favorite songs are my all-time favorites.
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I love all those tracks. Some were very inventive at the time. They were all good.
I’d be lucky to write anything nearly as good as I’ll Get You.
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And that was his real point. He's insulting his audience in a round about way, making it look like humility. But it's obvious to anyone who stops to think about for awhile.
Let’s see: His hallowed place in history secure. His contribution to the arts loved by millions (including me). Worldwide fame. Probably has a little more money than in his Quarrymen days. Great song writing partner(s). The love of his life always by his side. Gosh, what a terribly lonely burden he had to carry all those years. I know he was scarred by the death of his mom, but give me a break. Sure wish he could’ve had some counseling before he passed and valued his accomplishments. Miss ya, John. And RIP.
Famous, rich, & super lucky people don't like to come off as if they enjoy being envied publicly: So they have a strong tendency to downplay anything that people say they like about them or their accomplishments. It's an act - completely fake humility, and you can see it in the energy with which they eat up the interviewer's attention. So much "...you know what I mean?" after statements that barely say anything at all, other than they aren't proud of it.
Saying "that was garbage" over and over about everything, is a way of implying that genius is so utterly natural & effortless to him that he doesn't even need to think about it. He's really trying to say that he could write mega-hits without really trying... "so just imagine what I could do if I actually put some thought into it?" "I'm so great that I never really even had to make an effort. Too bad for you that I never really wanted to write a great song, because y'all would have been blown out of your minds".
It almost reminds me of Barney Fife when he get's excited from being called a hero after some event where the bad guy literally fell into his custody by accident.
Video quotes extensively from one 1980 interview when John was having a really bad day. Sometimes artists get up one particular morning and just hate everything they have ever done. It's good and necessary. It's what keeps them interested and keeps them reaching for more and more. A man's (or woman's) reach must exceed their grasp, or for what is a Heaven for? Most of the songs mentioned here are not garbage, by any means. Then again, Maxwell is absolutely a pain in the arse - and if there is one song that could be said to have broken the spirit of the Beatles and any remaining cohesion left in the band by the end, it's that song. It's not just Rocky-Raccoon-level tedious, it's absolutely shit.
Exactly. You have to place the quotes in the context of John's life at the time. He was trying to turn a page and I think he was trying to move on. He was a complicated man, driven by an underlying insecurity he never overcame. At least that's my opinion.
I fucking love Maxwell's, but I probably wouldn't if I was part of the recording process.
@@TheJayson8899 on the other hand you might have liked it even more. Their worst song beats anything I've heard since the 80's.
Maxwell has relevance though…initial use of syths.
And Your Bird Can Sing is one of my favorites as a child, what a bummer. It was also the opening song to the Beatles cartoon in 1967.
Paul was interviewed by Howard Stern about Ob la di ob la da. Howard stated John hated it to which Paul replied, “says who?”
According to Paul, they were having problems in the studio with the intro. John walked in, asked what are you guys working on, and then went to the piano and started playing the intro that you hear on record.
Says who? John. Lol.
So according to Lennon he hated all Beatles songs 😂😂, especially after Yoko got into his head, and just thought screaming was music 😂😂
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Her albums are not screaming. Have you listened to any of her songs? She's an alright singer and a pretty good songwriter.
@@staceykeeley4219 I've heard all her songs, but you have to admit in the end of the Beatles and some of the plastic Ono she fucking was screaming incoherently, if you think that is so genius shit then idk what to tell you. It always seemed to me that she took the love John had for her and exploited it for her own, and telling everyone music doesn't have to be in a certain tone or tune, it comes from our spiritual side and you can just yell and it "feels" good.. 😂 all that new age crap doesn't work when your actually playing with other ppl in a tight band, and it's very selfish, and everyone knew it
@@shable1436 Ok it's not your thing, maybe it's too progressive for lovely cuddly Beatle fans and that's ok. We should remember it was Paul who was into Avant-garde long before John so he had an appreciation of it before John even knew it existed.
One thing John said about one of her songs where she does "scream" was that he couldn't tell where the guitar ended and she started, and that fascinated him.
Just out of interest have you heard her song called Death Of Samantha? It's on her album Approximately Infinite Universe. Personally I think it's a great track and would be interested to hear what you think of it.
@@staceykeeley4219 yes I know it, and look bro, I respect her for her feminine power and her art, and her understanding of what normal mortals can be capable of, I get that, it's just like you said she help facilitate the end of the Beatles era, that had ran it's course mind you, but I still feel they had one more great one in them before being totally burnt out. So anyways I love the post Beatle Lennon songs even with her in some of them, if it wasn't for her they wouldn't have happened
That was just John being John. I wouldn't believe half of what he said, even about his own songs. :)
Young people have shifting attitudes, but being primarily a cynic is part of the magic he brought to the partnership and why a song like Imagine is such a sweet release of “an angry young man’s” tension
Imagine is one of the most unbearable song i´ve ever heard. From John (whom i love) and almost everyone else. THAT is a piece of garbage. Insufferable.
Worst song he ever wrote. Terrible in every way. If he'd lived I bet he would regret ever writing it.
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Excellent comment and so true.
Yoko pretty much wrote the lyrics to Imagine. John took the words from some poem Yoko wrote at some point.
Strange as it is, i saw an interview with George and he also had Beatle songs he hated. I also love many of the songs John hated so much, it's sad he went through some bitter times when he didn't need to. I think his song" Mother" tells us a lot about John Lennon. For some reason i was always drawn to that song, it's pretty sad. Paul and Ringo both seem very happy and i have never heard either of them talk negative about their music with the Beatles. Except to maybe complain about the women being allowed to be there while they worked on their recordings. I have seen Paul 2 times in concert and he included Beatles songs both times, he showed nothing but respect for the band. I still love George and John, i really wish George had been able to join Ringo on his flight to the US, he died a day or two later. His sense of humor was with him until his way too soon death.
He had a lot of wrong ideas, didn't he?
Believing that someone having a different opinion to you makes them "wrong" is a wrong idea. Grow up.
It would have been shorter to do a video with the songs that John did like!!!!!!
If there were any!!! He hated everything man!!! 😂😂
Great video dude!!!
Sometimes John's opinion is just "another piece of garbage, you know?"
It's like a painter pressing his nose up on the canvas - he's too close to it to see how incredible the picture is.
My favorite Beatles song from their early days was Can't Buy Me Love
Interesting that he hated Paul's character-driven songs but never said anything about "Doctor Robert" or "Nowhere Man."
Nowhere Man was a metaphor for himself. Doctor Robert was a personal experience he had and it wasn't a narrative like Paul's songs, but yes it does still fit the bill. One song doesn't dismiss his point, though.
These are some of my favourite Beatles songs !!! 😃
I agree yesterday is a boring song I can never play it all the way through myself
Will you make a video about songs that Lennon liked?
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It's probably just idiotic. He hates all these and loves Revolution 9, one of the worst things I've ever heard, not even music at that point
It's not very hard to find songs John Lennon hated from the Beatles, the dude loved hating songs
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@@andrewmarcellis2007 dude shut the fuck up, why are you putting the same fucking message on every comment
@@Stieglitz. A genius is never satisfied
Come on...it's plain old false modesty. He's trying to say that great songs are effortless for him, and consequently beneath him, but "hey go ahead and admire them if it suites you. If I wanted to I could write a song that would knock your socks off, but I just don't have the inclination, so I shit out some chaff for you nobodies to enjoy, something on your level, but not mine. I'm much too refined to like any of these throw-away tunes, because I could do so much better if I cared enough to sit down and do it..... but I don't". Think about it......what else could he possibly mean?
It's just arrogance.
@@jameseverett4976 John Lennon is insufferable human being
"And I never wished I'd written it" ... I heard John once says "Finally My Yesterday" with Imagine :D
If all I could do was write the songs John felt were his "throwaway" songs, I would be bloody famous.
LADY MADONNA'S PIANO RIFF IS FANTASTIC! SUN KING HAS ONE OF THE MOST COMPLICATED CHORD PROGRESSIONS OF ALL THE BEATLES SONG! WHY DOES YESTERDAY'S LYRICIS NEED TO BE RESOLVED? BESIDES, IT'S ALL ABOUT THE MUSIC AND YESTERDAY'S CHORDS AND MELODY ARE NOT ONLY EXCELLENT, WHICH IS A SUBJETICE OPINION, BUT ALSO EXTREMLY RARE IN POP MUSIC, UNLIKE HEY JUDE, OR LET IT BE ETC, WHICH YOU CAN FIND IN "EVERY OTHER" POP SONG! BESIDES, THIS VIDEO'S TITLE IS MISLEADING; NOT ALL OF THE SONGS ON THE LIST JOHN HATED; STILL VERY INFORMATIVE, SO THANKS FOR THE UPLOAD!
I love all of them. In some ways, I believe that John was somewhat jealous of Paul. Brothers friendly rivalry.
I wouldn't call it jealousy. He got a bit pissed off and exasperated that certain people preferred Paul's music over his. He thought they were squares. How could they think 'Hello Goodbye' was better than 'I Am The Walrus'? How could Walrus not be the A-side? They should have released it as such just to see how it went. Its impact would've been so much greater. Some stations wouldn't have wanted to play it. They became conservative with their singles which pissed him off and he no longer had Epstein to support him.
Lennon is always very careful to criticize his minor songs and Paul's "major" songs if you know what I mean! But I agree, Paul sometimes overdoes it with his granny music !
Artists, whether they be musicians or painters or writers, nearly always have their fair share of self-criticisms, but others will find great inspiration in the works of that artist. Take "It's Only Love" and "Dig A Pony"; for me, I didn't need the lyrics to be good or to mean anything in particular for me to love those songs...the music itself is breathtaking and speaks to each of us in our own different way. I think if anyone is allowed to be critical of his music (or Paul's, or George's), then it would be John.
Listen to Its Only Love as done by Gary “US” Bonds . He has a sax and does it soul style . Totally adds a new twist to the song .
Eh, John was a contrarian by nature by nature so I'd take anything he said with a grain of salt. His opinion shifted with the winds. At one point in the early 70's he said George Martin sucked and he wished he could re-record all the Beatles catalog. Then he recanted that later. I think his feelings depended on the day of the week and could change on a whim.
06:12 That granny comment 😂 Love them so much ♥️
I don’t care what John liked hated or thought about those songs. He released them…it’s up to the listeners.
No shit, but he was asked his opinion on the songs and so he expressed them. Don't say stupid things.
@@TheJayson8899 and I expressed mine. And now, you expressed yours. Cool dude. Ain’t it fun?
@@TheJayson8899 you channeling your inner Lennon and being a prick is noted.
Problem for you is that Lennon was a great talent. You on the other hand appear to be simply filled with anger. Expressing it more than likely being your only "gift". A one trick pony. Cheers. Carry on.
@@TheJayson8899 you’re the biggest d rider on earth
Wholeheartedly agree with everything he said about Hello Goodbye, And Your Bird Can Sing is my favourite Beatles track. Aww. I'm glad he hated his own songs as much as anyone else's, hats off to him.
I happen to agree with alot of Lennon´s takes here, although I would´ve worded it differently, lol. Lennon was extremely honest and spoke the truth as he saw it. That of course can get uncomfortable, but society needs some of those people, the unfiltered raw types of say whatever is on their mind. Lennon was always a rebel, the aggressive contrarian kind. It´s perfect for a creative rockstar, but might be hard to be friends with at times!
Watching the captions it was great to hear what Lenin thought about Lennon
Lennon was a very talented, but extremely insecure person. Sad man, sad life.
Sad life? Really? Being adored by the world and finding the love of your life? You sound envious.
@@TheJayson8899 indeed. Also harsh, too early death. But probably better than die of cancer for years.
@@TheJayson8899 he did have a sad life. Fatherless child. Momma dead in his teens. Then he grows up to beat on women and abandon his son.
@@TheJayson8899 Was he "adored" by the world, or fetishized? And I suspect Lennon greatly overestimated his & Yoko's relationship.
Damn, breaks my heart! ... I love most of those songs! LOL. This also has to be taken with a grain of salt, almost all of this was taken from one interview and it was 10 years after the beatles had broken up... I'm sure he was just over the whole "beatle thing". He could speak openly about a band he had a love/hate relationship now. And could be very dismissive with his comments on the music they made. "I should have known better" is a fantastic song. That bridge is brilliant.
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And there are other times when asked he gave different songs again that he disliked or liked, so like you said got to take with a grain of salt. Although all except Paul hated Ob-la-de-ob-la-da, that hasn't changed in 50+ years...lol
@@vintvarner16 And Maxwell's Silver Hammer. Both songs I really liked as a teenager in the 90's... and still like to some degree. But ya, now in my mid 40's my perspective on beatles songs has shifted thoughout the years. (I never knew Rocky Raccoon was one of Paul's "granny songs"... I see it now I suppose. But damn I loved that song when I was a teenager.)
@@urwholefamilydied Well you ain't seen nothin till you see the *"Quadruple Jumps"* They're better performers than the *Beatles* and have at least double the performing abilities of the Doublejumps.
And here is a list of songs Lennon liked:
There we go...
the title of this piece might also have been alternately titled the only 4 beatles tunes lennon ever appreciated.
John Lennon was very selfish - not thinking about the brilliant contributions his bandmates made to his own songs. "And Your Bird Can Sing" - he said he hated the lyrics, but dissed the whole song. George & Paul MADE that song with their brilliant guitar work!! John should have been more gracious.
Good point.
I think we have to take this with a grain of salt. The video sometimes mentions that John was saying these things in 1980. Maybe John was having a bad day, bad week or generally was a little depressed or upset at the time. One thing I pull from this is what strength Paul McCartney had to have to get his songs recorded at all if John was like this. I absolutely love many of those songs. I have yet to watch the new documentary series about the Beatles but, from what I understand, they had a lot more fun and all had great love for each other. I’ve heard that is what we see from the documentary.
If your talking about Peter Jacksons Documentary "Get Back" then yes you have to watch it, it's a fantastic look at the GOAT working in the studio, 30 days to come up with 14 new songs and a show at the end, things about the show don't go to plan but watching Macca pulling "Get Back" out of thin air, just strumming on his bass and you start to hear the song come from nothing it's just FAB, of course we get all of the rooftop concert and it all looks and sounds as if was made a year ago and not 50! Jackson has changed the story of the let it be movie and it just looks like 4 mates having a laugh and making great music and you hear the song as the band wanted you to hear them and not with Phil Spector's over produced strings and fikkin heavenly choirs on songs that do NOT need them, buy Let it be....Naked the way the Beatles wanted us to hear it.
I'm pretty much in agreement with 90% of his choises. I like Lady Madonna, Rocky Racoon and L in the sky with D though :)
Oh the heck with this. These are some of the funnest upbeat rockers they ever wrote, esp It Won’t Be Long and Hold Me Tight. Terrific songs.
If he thinks these songs are not good, Lennon should listen to Yoko Ono and his album " Sometime in New York City" THAT`S garbage
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Have you listened to any of Yoko's songs?
There are a few videos on UA-cam that seem to single out John Lennon as a "hater" which is not fair. I'd like to see a few videos emphasizing things (songs/people) that he genuinely liked.
They are all masterpieces but I suppouse for him is work, bussiness, problems, pressure like anyone who goes to the office and finds a lot of work and ends up hating it. But he was that way not even noticing the great job he did.
I just want to say one thing. Maxwell's Silver Hammer is a masterpiece.
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Why does the voiceover assiduously avoid saying the names of the songs?
Run for your life is one of my favorites.
He loved Yoko's songs...
Well I’ve got it wrong then , Lennons song how do you sleep says “ The greatest thing you did was yesterday” the whole song is a McCartney diss track
I got to agree with John's British Hit list (say that out loud)..But I think "Hold me tight" was very tight and I keep it on my active playlist though I do not have a bunch of Beatles in there. Lovely Rita no matter what had gobs of great bass, even though it was about everyday people doing mundane things.
These are my favorite songs!
Lennon changed his mind so much about Beatle songs he did have some he truly hated but listen to something from 63/4 then jump to 69 its 2 different bands, John said things just to piss people off and hated looking back .
Funny! The more I live, the more I think Lennon would be nothing without Paul. He Thought to much (Not even being as bright as he thought) and was never able to cope with his own feelings... (By the way, despite it's wonderful melody, the Lyrics of Imagine were completely silly morals, Whilst Yesterday was just a simple song about feelings.Didn't have to mean a thing. And that is why it is so good!)
the lyrics of imagine are great....imagine there's no heaven, it's easy if you try.....that's heavy
This is bloody brilliant. John doesn't really really really know how good many of his songs are. Well he does now.
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@@andrewmarcellis2007 - "if I like the Beatles"...what if I hate the Beatles? Naw, I've been a Beatlemaniac since 1964. I will check out the Doublejumps. I should warn you, I am a ruthless composer and critic.
@@dennismason3740 What did you think?
@@andrewmarcellis2007 - I agree with John on all but 5 songs - Imma not going to re-watch right now to recall.
@@dennismason3740 I meant about The Doublejumps lol
I had always heard John loved “Yesterday” . In fact, in tge lyrics to “how do you sleep” which is a song Lennon wrote about how much he hated Paul, even wrote “the only thing you done was Yesterdsy, and now it’s just Another Day”
The song John hated the most was actually "Yesterday." That song was such a masterpiece that John began to feel inferior to Paul.
When he wrote Imagine, he said with excitement, “This is a masterpiece!'”, but when he played it to the people around him, he always asked
“Isn't it as good as Yesterday?'”
When the other person says, “I dunno, John, that's Paul's song. You're you,”
He says, “No, you don't understand. It should be as good as that song.”and plays it again.
This is a story that shows how much he struggled with Paul's famous songs.
Amazing that songs he hated are some of our favorites.
i love how simple lennon expressed his hate on those songs
The big difference between John and Paul can be seen in their Christmas songs. Paul's is bouncy and positive "simply having a wonderful Christmas time". John's has to include a protest about war, instead of just a happy Christmas song
Christmas? *Jesus was born to die* So we're you and I.... Let's make a sugary poppy sappy Li'l empty diddy about it.-Paul
Let's Get HIGH HIGH HIGH ! for Easter. -Paul
Funny that there aren't any video of all the Beatles songs McCartney hated. That's because unlike Lennon, he knows not to foul his own nest.
Says he hated, really loved, his main defense mechanism
I like all these songs, even their throwaway songs.
Regardless of how John Lennon felt when he was a young man, I find it really interesting that he would comment on all the songs like this. This is who he was.. This is very refreshing to me. I hear people say how negative he was. He was a realist with a lot of opinions. He was brave enough to speak out on things. He felt passionately about.. he didn’t care about protecting an image
There's nothing brave about Lennon. He was a sourpuss with mommy issues. The whole bed-in nonsense with Yoko and playing the revolutionary in 1972, then his lost weekend days. Add to that the heroin use in the late 60's/early 70's. Top it all off by mostly abandoning Julian. Hey, what a guy!! He was a great songwriter and fine musician, but as an all around human - Failure!!
I should have known better is a great song! It may not have meant much to John but sonically it is wonderful!
We never hear about the songs that George, Paul, or Ringo dislike, it’s always only John :(
Well, not exactly. This channel has videos about songs paul and George hated. Difference is that they had like 5 or so they hated, not 24. No video on songs ringo hated, though.
He hated 24, so, presumably, he liked a couple hundred others.
If we’re honest, he’s right about a lot of the songs on this list, however they sold and made him a rich man. But by 1980 he recorded and dumped two albums worth of the same Granny Music he always mocked and hated. The compilation “Menlove Avenue “ was 100% filler, no killer. Sawdust instead of bread.
Wow. You read ONE interview. Good for you.
This channel is rubbish.
Was it all the good ones written by Paul?
George, Paul and Ringo Starr are the best. J. Xxxxx ❤❤❤❤
Lennon is exactly right. Especially the "Granny" garbage. "I Should Have Known Better" is a keeper though.