Musicians have been voting for their most beloved Beatles songs and the top 10 songs have been revealed.
NME asked a huge range of artists to chose their favourite fab four track. The likes of Liam Gallagher, Pixies, The Libertines, Dave Grohl, Noel Gallagher, The Killers, Royal Blood, The Cure and Arctic Monekys all cast their ballad.
Shaun Ryder chose ‘Day Tripper’, Jack White went with ‘Mother Nature’s Son’, ‘Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band’ was picked by Andre 3000 and Arcade Fire selected ‘Run For Your Life’.
As for the top ten Beatles songs, in reverse order:
#10 – ‘Hey Jude’
#9 – ‘I Am The Walrus’ – Magical Mystery Tour
#8 – ‘While My Guitar Gently Weeps’ – The White Album
#7 – ‘Across The Universe’ – Let It Be
#6 – ‘Tomorrow Never Knows’ – Revolver
#5 – ‘Blackbird’ – The White Album
#4 – ‘Here Comes The Sun’ – Abbey Road
#3 – ‘I Want To Hold Your Hand’
#2 – ‘A Day In The Life’ – Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
#1 – ‘Strawberry Fields Forever’ – Magical Mystery Tour
The number one track ‘Strawberry Fields Forever’ was chosen by The Who’s guitarist Pete Townsend and the Beatles producer George Martin.
Listen to ‘Strawberry Fields Forever’ below.
