7 Great Tracks By The Beatles Which Feature Piano
Until The Beatles hit the scene, pop rock groups just used guitars, bass, & drums. Beginning in 1965 The Beatles began to experiment with utilizing different instruments in their songs. What follows are seven of the greatest Beatles tracks that make use of a piano.
"Hey Jude" is one of The Beatles most well known songs. I mean, really, who can't sing along with "Hey Jude" when they hear it? It was ranked as the 8th greatest song of all time by Rolling Stone magazine in 2004 and it's among the band's most played songs on the Last.FM website.
"Let It Be" is many people's favorite Beatles song and it may be considered the most obvious example of a Beatles piano song so of course it's included here. Even 40 years after it was recorded, "Let It Be" still resonates. And I wouldn't be surprised if it's still being listened to regularly in 2049.
"The Long & Winding Road" is a pretty ballad that was overblown by Phil Spector's over the top production on the version released in 1970. The more stripped back version heard on Let It Be... Naked allows you to hear McCartney's true intention for this song (and lets you hear the piano that's pretty much drowned out in the Spector version.) I really like the little organ solo on the stripped down version.
"For No One" featured not only McCartney on piano but also a french horn and a harpsichord. This beautifully sad song is one of my favorites on Revolver, and considering what an amazing album that is, that's saying quite a lot.
"The Fool on the Hill" is such a great song. I think part of what makes it so great is that it's hard to pinpoint exactly what kind of song it is. Plus there's the flutes. You can't go wrong with flutes like that.
"Lady Madonna" this an upbeat song whose melody so catchy that it became a hit again in the 1990s when Sublime used it for their song "What I Got." Along with that catchy melody and the piano, the song also features a saxophone and a suitably awesome bass line by Paul McCartney. And here's a tip: If you haven't, start paying attention to The Beatles bass lines. They're awesome.
"Good Day Sunshine" is great "good time" song from the 1966 masterpiece album Revolver. Along with the cool piano riffs on this song, I also love the drumming. - 18424
"Hey Jude" is one of The Beatles most well known songs. I mean, really, who can't sing along with "Hey Jude" when they hear it? It was ranked as the 8th greatest song of all time by Rolling Stone magazine in 2004 and it's among the band's most played songs on the Last.FM website.
"Let It Be" is many people's favorite Beatles song and it may be considered the most obvious example of a Beatles piano song so of course it's included here. Even 40 years after it was recorded, "Let It Be" still resonates. And I wouldn't be surprised if it's still being listened to regularly in 2049.
"The Long & Winding Road" is a pretty ballad that was overblown by Phil Spector's over the top production on the version released in 1970. The more stripped back version heard on Let It Be... Naked allows you to hear McCartney's true intention for this song (and lets you hear the piano that's pretty much drowned out in the Spector version.) I really like the little organ solo on the stripped down version.
"For No One" featured not only McCartney on piano but also a french horn and a harpsichord. This beautifully sad song is one of my favorites on Revolver, and considering what an amazing album that is, that's saying quite a lot.
"The Fool on the Hill" is such a great song. I think part of what makes it so great is that it's hard to pinpoint exactly what kind of song it is. Plus there's the flutes. You can't go wrong with flutes like that.
"Lady Madonna" this an upbeat song whose melody so catchy that it became a hit again in the 1990s when Sublime used it for their song "What I Got." Along with that catchy melody and the piano, the song also features a saxophone and a suitably awesome bass line by Paul McCartney. And here's a tip: If you haven't, start paying attention to The Beatles bass lines. They're awesome.
"Good Day Sunshine" is great "good time" song from the 1966 masterpiece album Revolver. Along with the cool piano riffs on this song, I also love the drumming. - 18424
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