Seven Great Songs Featuring Piano By The Beatles
Before The Beatles hit the scene, rock bands just used guitars, bass, & drums. In 1965 The Beatles started to experiment with utilizing different instruments in their songs. What follows are 7 of the best Beatles tracks that make use of a piano.
"Hey Jude" was one of The Beatles longest songs and it was also one of their most popular. To this day it remains one of their most listened to songs (just check the Last.FM website for proof) and it's certainly one of the most obvious examples of a piano based Beatles song.
"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 a rather quirky tune which includes piano but certainly has many other sounds in there as well (the flutes stand out in particular.)
"Lady Madonna" was another hit song based on the piano (it hit #1 in the UK in the US) for The Beatles. I would say it's amazing how many of The Beatles piano based songs became hits but really that's just par for the course for them. And, oh yeah, the melody for this song became a hit again in the 1990s for the band Sublime ("What I Got.")
"Penny Lane" isn't so well known for it's piano because there's about 50 other amazing things about the song that are more interesting, but yes this legendary song does include piano. - 18424
"Hey Jude" was one of The Beatles longest songs and it was also one of their most popular. To this day it remains one of their most listened to songs (just check the Last.FM website for proof) and it's certainly one of the most obvious examples of a piano based Beatles song.
"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 a rather quirky tune which includes piano but certainly has many other sounds in there as well (the flutes stand out in particular.)
"Lady Madonna" was another hit song based on the piano (it hit #1 in the UK in the US) for The Beatles. I would say it's amazing how many of The Beatles piano based songs became hits but really that's just par for the course for them. And, oh yeah, the melody for this song became a hit again in the 1990s for the band Sublime ("What I Got.")
"Penny Lane" isn't so well known for it's piano because there's about 50 other amazing things about the song that are more interesting, but yes this legendary song does include piano. - 18424
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