| Paul McCartney wasn't (and isn't) just a balladeer. | | | | yet then you must buy Revolver right now and |
| He's written all kinds of different types of songs | | | | check it out. It's a stunning song. |
| ("Helter Skelter" for an obvious example) and he's | | | | "Hey Jude" - Possibly my favorite song ever. It's a |
| a brilliant bassist and song arranger. But there's a | | | | beautiful and moving song that still resonates just |
| reason he's so well known for his ballads. He was | | | | as much today as it did in 1968. |
| (and still is) an incredibly gifted composer of | | | | "I Will" - Another White Album treasure. Beautiful |
| ballads. These are his seven greatest ballads with | | | | melody. Just a perfect song and it's not even two |
| The Beatles in alphabetical order. | | | | minutes long. That's one of the things I love about |
| "And I Love Her" - This song from 1964's A Hard | | | | The Beatles songs, they didn't stretch them out |
| Day's Night foreshadowed the rest of the songs | | | | to make them artificially "epic." If a song was best |
| on this list. | | | | suited to be less than 2 minutes then that's how |
| "Blackbird" - Ah, The White Album. The best | | | | they left it. |
| album ever. I still remember the first time I ever | | | | "Let It Be" - One of The Beatles most enduring |
| heard this song. I was listening to The White | | | | songs. Also due credit must go to George |
| Album for the first time and when I got to | | | | Harrison for his great guitar solo. |
| "Blackbird" I actually stopped the album and played | | | | "Yesterday" - Sure it's overplayed. But there's a |
| this song again. I just had to hear it again, right | | | | reason for that. It's an absolutely timeless song. |
| away. I was that blown away by it. Today I still | | | | And many people forget that at the time of it's |
| think it's just as great. | | | | release it was actually not as "safe" as it sounds |
| "Here, There, & Everywhere" - I've heard | | | | today. This was the first time a rock group used |
| McCartney say this is his favorite of all of the | | | | strings in a song in this way. As always The |
| songs he has written. If you haven't heard this | | | | Beatles were innovators. |