Happiness is a Beatles Top 10 List

Recently Rock Band released a version of their game entirely dedicated to the Beatles. Because of this, Entertainment Weekly - my favorite magazine - dedicated last weeks issue entirely to the Beatles. One of the articles they published was what they considered to be the Top 50 Beatles songs and they also did a Top 5 Worst songs. I am a Beatles fan. My dad had the Abbey Road record when I was little and we would listen to it, but I really got in to them a lot more in college. I don't have all their albums, but I do have quite a few. The White Album is probably my fave. After reading EW last week I went through a few days of listening to nothing but The Beatles. I have told you all before how much I love to make lists for everything, so I thought I needed my own list of best Beatles songs. I don't have the time or erudition to make a Top 50, so mine will just be a Top 10. But here are my favorite Beatles songs and a quick blurb as to why. Enjoy!

10. Maxwell Silver Hammer - This is the song my dad and I would listen to when I was little. Why did I love a song about a serial killer at such a young age? Who knows. I guess I just liked that it was creepy.

9. Helter Skelter - Is it weird that my first two songs are related to serial killers? I am just now noticing this relation. Anyway, Charles Manson loved it and so do I. It rocks.

8. Michelle - I feel this song doesn't get the credit it deserves. You never hear it on the radio and no one really talks about it, but I just love it. Maybe because I like to sing in French that I don't understand.

7. Let It Be - What if we all just 'let it be'? Wouldn't the world be a better place?

6. Here Comes the Sun - This song was on my wedding video. It is just such a happy, pretty song.

5. Strawberry Fields Forever - This is the first song that I really latched on to when I started listening in college. 'Living is easy with eyes closed, misunderstanding all you see'. Great line.

4. Yesterday - Who hasn't felt what this song says? When I hear it my heart hurts.

3. Rocky Racoon - I have no idea what this song means, but I just love it. 'Her name was McGill, and she called herself Lil, but everyone knew her as Nancy'. What?

2. A Day in the Life - I really have no comment about this song other than I just really like it. I never get tired of it.

1. While My Guitar Gently Weeps - This song is just plain beautiful. I mean just the title alone paints such a lovely yet aching picture of someone just letting their instrument share their emotions for them. Gets me every time.

Ok that's it. What do you think? If you are reading this list thinking 'how could you forget...' then let me know what your favorite Beatles song is.