Best Beatles song to play in a pub band?

[Oldman]

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I know deffo means yes, but you put 'no' at the start, thought you meant definitely don't
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No, missed the punctuation

[TimR]

I wouldn't limit yourself to one. There are several very simple standards everyone does.

Floor filling ones include I Saw Her Standing There, Get Back and Twist and Shout.

[paulconnolly]

I'd vote for Come Together. Plenty of room to chunk it up or play it straight. Whichever way the bass riff is very distinctive, should go down well.

[SteveK]

Bungalow Bill might be a fun one. A vaguely melancholic verse with a mega sing-along, up-tempo chorus. Don't recall ever hearing anyone cover it either.

[The Dark Lord]

I like come together, but it is a very often played pub band song. I'd rather do something slightly different. Maybe one of their earlier ones.

[rushbo]

"Hard Days Night" for sure...bombproof chord sequence, harmony potential and even room for a little geetar solo. Smart.

[blamelouis]

I sing and play "eight days a week and Lady madonna" in our three piece.
And we also do ballad of John and yoko , bulldog and come together .
And we're working on band on the run at the mo ..

[risingson]

8 Days a Week, All My Loving, I Feel Fine, She Loves You, Ticket To Ride, I Wanna Hold Your Hand, Hello Goodbye, Don't Let Me Down, Paperback Writer, Back In the USSR, Helter Skelter, Daytripper, Lady Madonna, Penny Lane... for starters! Those are ones we play/have played in the past. We've also done a lot more of the progressive stuff too, like the masterpiece that is Day In the Life. They really are a band of so many different sounds.

[Hutton]

'The Night Before' is one that is often forgotten but it's a cracker.

[paulconnolly]

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"Hard Days Night" for sure...bombproof chord sequence, harmony potential and even room for a little geetar solo. Smart.
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If you're going to do this then make sure you get the opening chord correct

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[HeavyJay]

Someone shouted out a request for Elenor Rigby at a gig of ours, we apologised for not bringing the orchestra that night.

[Monckyman]

Harmonies always seem to be the limiting factor in Beatles covers.
You don`t realise until you start messing about with them, just how much of that sound came from vocal harmonies.
We`re doing Day tripper and Saw her standing there, and I had to hammer out a 1x Morrissey tune for every extra Beatles tune type deal to prevent another 4 in the set.
First of the Gang is coming along nicely

[KiOgon]

Sargent Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band - into a <10 minute medley

Edited March 25, 2012 by KiOgon

[Deep Thought]

Yellow Submarine

[Icarus_147]

I don't know if any of these are suitable, but they might give you some ideas for re-arranging something. http://hardrockhideout.com/2007/04/17/butchering-the-beatles-a-headbashing-tribute-released-2006/

Another from that album that isn't on that page that's a bit simpler;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btKXo5w83O4

[paul_5]

Revolution Number 9.


Seriously though, Helter Skelter, Tomorrow Never Knows (EHX freeze pedals at the ready), Day tripper ( as long as you substitute the lyrics for 'gay stripper' or similar), Get Back - anything with a bit of a drive to it really.

[Mog]

Hey Jude always went down a storm for us. Great song for getting the crowd involved.

[Jazzneck]

I Saw Her Standing There, Money, Ticket To Ride, Here Comes The Sun, Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds.

[vsmith1]

I'd recommend:
I Saw her Standing There
Rock and Roll Music

Both up tempo numbers.

[KevB]

Whichever ones you choose, concentrate on the vocals first. There are a number of (particularly early) tunes that are pretty high pitched so if you are going to do them in original keys make sure you are comfortable singing them first before tackling the music. Nothing quite as painful as a badly sung Beatles tune. As a regular at jam sessions I've heard some howlers and some of them have been me!

[HeavyJay]

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Whichever ones you choose, concentrate on the vocals first. There are a number of (particularly early) tunes that are pretty high pitched so if you are going to do them in original keys make sure you are comfortable singing them first before tackling the music.
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Their version of Long Tall Sally is pitched higher than Little Richard! Eunuchs!

[tauzero]

"With a little help from my friends", the proper (Joe Cocker) version.

[Roland Rock]

"One after 909" works really well with a duo. Upbeat and great vocal harmonies.

[paul torch]

Surprised no-one has suggested Rain. Would fit well in an "indie" set.

[hairyhaw]

Hey Bulldog.