JamsBio has an ambitious and entertaining list up that counts the Beatles' songbook (185 songs) down from worst song to best. Each song has a pretty lenghty essay detailing the song's origin, lyrics, and why it's good or bad.
They have "Revolution 9" from The White Album down as the worst, and I can't say I disagree. But they do have "I Want You (She's So Heavy)" as the third worst, and that's one of my favorite Beatles songs, so I have to disagree there. Their pick for number one is semi-predictable ("A Day in the Life") but number two is pretty ballsy-- they go with "I Am The Walrus," which depending on your perspective, is a really great song, or a really terrible song. (I fall into the former.)
It's a really interesting read. Go here to read the whole thing. [via LHB]

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