It’s a feat unmatched by any act before or since, and with Peter Jackson’s Get Back reviving interest in their achievements, let’s pile back in to the most magical mystery tour pop music has ever known, with each track ranked in order of greatness. Of their entire catalogue, only six or seven songs could be classed as ‘shonky’, and most of those have still got something historic going for them.Īmong them you’ll find songs which caused seismic shifts in pop, psychedelia and rock and the formative roots of punk, metal and electronica, amongst a panoply of other styles they pioneered and popularised in such a short time. the direction of Pipe Major David Methven and Drum Sergeant Colum Lundt. Other than Within You Without You, there’s not a lot of George Harrison on Sgt. Bill Shapiro, Alternative Melbourne, Rod Underhill and VH1. 45 The Battle of Waterloo46 The Garb of Old Gaul47 A Song for Mary48 A Song. Mike Leander’s string-heavy, harp-led arrangement is a heart-swelling, lush, end-to-end tear-jerk, and even at number four, there really is nothing wrong here. Out of 185 self-penned tunes they released commercially during their initial seven-year run – so not including covers, fan club releases, alternative versions or their 1995 reunion songs – you’ll list well over a hundred tracks before you get to anything you wouldn’t call sublime, and hit 150 or so before anything verging on average appears. Thus, the album starts with the title song, which introduces Sgt. Alternative Ulster Latest Release I Like Beer - Single 1 Song Top Songs See All Sgt. If you ever doubt that The Beatles were the greatest band that ever existed, try ranking their songs.

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