The Beatles and iTunes part II

Here's my top twenty must have itunes from 1967-1970.
1.Strawberry Fields Forever
2. Fixing a Hole
3. Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds
4. A Day in the Life
5. I Am the Walrus
These 5 probably represent the best of the Beatles Psychedelic Period. Three from Pepper and Two from Magical Mystery Tour. Lennon would never be more lyrically obscure after these tracks. Even McCartney's Fixing a Hole is a trippy affair.
6. All You Need is Love
7. Baby You're a Rich Man
Two more from Mystery Tour. Track 6 is of course one of the two unofficial themes of the summer of love. The other is that Scott McKenzie tune ( San Fransisco)
While Sgt. Pepper gets all the glory, I've always felt the tracks on Magical Mystery Tour were overall Stronger, except for Your Mother Should Know and Flying....
8. While My Guitar Gently Weeps
9. Dear Prudence
10. Helter Skelter
11. Don't Pass Me By
Four from the White Album, one apiece. Harrison is clearly an equal in songwriting with the other two. The band is now 4 guys in different studios, doing different things but it's still magical.. Helter Skelter, Paul's answer to the Who's I Can See For Miles is the heaviest, dirtiest track the Beatles every put together, redeeming his absolutely crappy Ob-La- Di, Ob-La-Da
12. Revolution
Lennon's at his roughest in the Beatles. Brilliant. Crank up the opening riff!!!
13. Get Back
14. Hey Bulldog
15. It's All Too Much
Two from Yellow Submarine. Some psychedelic leftovers that still hold up today.
16. Come Together
17. Here Comes the Sun
18. Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight/ The End
O.K. I'm cheating a bit here. Three from Abbey Road. Harrison's 'Sun" is pure optimism and always makes me feel good. Come Together, Lennon's anthem for what??? and a bit the medley. Ringo's solo and a three guitar duel!! and the most prophetic line the Beatles ever sang.. And In the End...
19. Two of Us
20. Let It Be
Two from the Let It Be album. Two of Us is my favourite Beatles song. If I didn't own the discs, it would be the first iTune I would buy.
There it is. Twenty must have tracks from the Beatles studio years. Now will they be available tomorrow on iTunes???

The Beatles and iTunes Part 1

With Sept. 9th rapidly approaching and the Beatles' remasters and Rockband set for release, the rumour of an iTunes deal continues to swirl. When and if the Beatles make the move to legal digital downloads the questions will be how much? and which songs? I've decided to throw my two cents in and give my list of the 40 must have Beatle tunes. 20 from 62-66 and 20 from 67-70. This is MY list, so it's not just a greatest hits list. I've tried to include mostly upbeat songs songs so there are some glaring omissions. You be the judge!
1962 - 1966
1. Please Please Me
2. I Saw her Standing There
3. Twist and Shout
4. There's A Place
5. Boys
All from Please Please Me. Please Please Me was the Beatles first true hit and is the blueprint for many of the early hits: Good harmonies., Lennon's harmonica and a solid beat. I Saw Her Standing There is quite possibly the group's best rocker from the early days. Contains a great throw away line and one of Harrison's best guitar solo. This track gives you an idea of how good a rock band the Beatles were. Twist and Shout and Boys are covers and definitely show the lads skill at covering tracks. Lennon's vocal on Twist and Shout is legendary ( only two takes and the first one was used). Boys is just a plain fun rocker with Ringo on vocals giving a lesson to all drummers who want to sing!
There's a Place was the B side to Twist and Shout and is the first track that's not just a love song. Lennon's harmonica is so plaintive that it can still cause shivers.
6. I Want to Hold Your Hand
7. A Hard Day's Night
Two more "classic' early Beatles tracks. I Want to Hold Your Hand was the biggie., The one that broke them in the U.S. and A Hard days Night introduced the 12 string to rock. Also no one is quite sure what the opening chord is!!
8. I'm a Loser
9. Ticket to Ride
10. Help
11. You've Got to Hide Your Love Away
4 of Lennon's best. Tracks 8 and 11 showing the influence of Bob Dylan. Help is Lennon's first really personal tune. Ticket to Ride is the Beatles taking the "formula' and messing with it. Ringing guitars, quick solos and a double time outro and this was only one year after A Hard Day's Night!
12. Norwegian Wood
13. Think For Yourself
14. I'm Looking Through You
Three from Rubber Soul, the Beatles first truly classic album. The boys are beginning to experiment and use the studio and other instruments to greater effects. I personally think that this is truly the album where Ringo and George shine. Ringo's drumming and use of various percussion instruments are top notch. Harrison's sitar on Norwegian Wood set off a stampede of Eastern influenced music and Think for Yourself is a great track. McCartney's songs start to also have a more personal touch. This album caused Brian Wilson to make Pet Sounds!!
15. Day Tripper
16. We Can Work It Out
Possible the greatest double sided single?
17. Rain
B-side to Paperback Writer. The Beatles best b side? Ringo has picked this as the best drumming he did with the Beatles. Was it Lennon or George Martin who came up with the backward outro... Who cares. Rain is the perfect Beatles song.
18. She Said, She Said
19. Taxman
20. Tomorrow Never Knows
Three from Revolver or as Lennon called it the Acid album. Clearly drug influenced and drug fuel, Revolver is the Beatles at the beginning of their peak as creative artists. The studio is now their domain and no topic is off limits ( LSD - She Said, She Said, Got to Get You Into My Life) the Tibetan Book of the Dead ( Tomorrow Never Knows)
There it is. 20 from the first half of the Beatles career. Yes I left off Yesterday. I don't really like it that much. The same with Eleanor Rigby. In My Life or Girl from Rubber Soul were cut to make the list only twenty tracks. She Loves You was also cut. 67-70 coming soon.