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Nov 19, 2011, 01:49 PM
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What ten George songs are your favorite?
Beatle or solo- what are your top ten? 
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Nov 19, 2011, 03:23 PM
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Fool On The Hill
Join Date: Mar 21, 2003
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Here Comes the Sun
My Sweet Lord
Here Comes the Sun and My Sweet Lord are the two greatest songs of the whole century, of the 20th century. If you threw every other song from the whole century at those two songs, those two would win every time. They would be in the top ten songs of history. A Beatles song should make it, but ... not sure there's room.
Hottest Gong in Town
All Those Years Ago
While My Guitar Gently Weeps
Something
If Not for You (Bob, but I don't like Bob's version)
Give Me Love
Blow Away
Shanghai Surprise
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Nov 19, 2011, 11:25 PM
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Dr. Robert
Join Date: Apr 10, 2008
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These are always tough and change from time to time, I'll stick to the solo years and in no particular order:
My Sweet Lord
Ballad Of Sir Frankie Crisp
Blow Away
Marwa Blues
Mystical One
Don't Let Me Wait Too Long
Cheer Down
Crackerbox Palace
You
This Is Love
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Nov 19, 2011, 11:36 PM
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Sun King
Join Date: Sep 10, 2002
Location: Ohio, USA
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1. While My Guitar Gently Weeps (Anthology version)
2. Ballad Of Sir Frankie Crisp (Let It Roll)
3. Fish On The Sand
4. Here Comes The Sun
5. Give Me Love (Give Me Peace On Earth)
6. Blow Away
7. What Is Life?
8. Something
9. All Things Must Pass
10. For You Blue
Quite frankly, HC I have many more to add but since you asked for 10 I was thinking of my definitive for this week. I have broken out all my GH music and the box set and have been celebrating him since the beginning of this month, though I always do anyway. I just can't with this top 10...I've left so many out you see...
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Nov 20, 2011, 01:12 AM
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Sun King
Join Date: Sep 09, 2009
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Ugh... this is so hard. A few of the songs are always in my Top Ten, and a few go in and out... anyway, here is my current Top Ten:
- My Sweet Lord
- Here Comes the Sun
- I Need You
- Be Here Now
- Within You, Without You
- Beware of Darkness
- Long, Long, Long
- I'd Have You Anytime
- If I Needed Someone
- Something
I just want to add that I think George was an incredibly soulful songwriter. When he wrote a beautiful song, it wasn't just beautiful... it was profoundly beautiful.
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Nov 20, 2011, 12:15 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Intuition
If you threw every other song from the whole century at those two songs, those two would win every time.
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I'm suspecting a lot of your other choices might come from the first half of the 20th century (20's, 30's, 40's?)! 
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Nov 20, 2011, 12:22 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Intuition
Hottest Gong in Town
Shanghai Surprise
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Originally Posted by darkhorse23
You
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Originally Posted by Apple Scruff
3. Fish On The Sand
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[*]Be Here Now
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I love seeing the unexpected songs on your lists, you guys! :) That's one of the most fun parts of reading through the choices.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Maia 66
I just want to add that I think George was an incredibly soulful songwriter. When he wrote a beautiful song, it wasn't just beautiful... it was profoundly beautiful.
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Aww, I agree, Maia! 
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Nov 20, 2011, 12:27 PM
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My list changes, too! For now...
I Live for You
My Sweet Lord 2000
Here Comes the Sun
Looking for My Life
Lay His Head
I Don't Want to Do It
Within You Without You
Brainwashed
Horse to Water
Teardrops
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Nov 20, 2011, 01:07 PM
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Old Brown Shoe
Join Date: Jul 07, 2002
Location: chicago 'burbs
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~what is life?~
~something~
~here comes the sun~
~it's all too much~
~my sweet lord~
~within you without you~
~brainwashed~
~all those years ago~
~wah wah~
~while my guitar gently weeps~
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Nov 20, 2011, 03:36 PM
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Administrator
Join Date: Jun 04, 2000
Location: Louisiana
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It's All Too Much
Something
Here Comes The Sun
Blow Away
What Is Life
All Those Years Ago
You
Crackerbox Palace
While My Guitar Gently Weeps
My Sweet Lord
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Nov 21, 2011, 07:10 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by motherTheresa
~what is life?~
~something~
~here comes the sun~
~it's all too much~
~my sweet lord~
~within you without you~
~brainwashed~
~all those years ago~
~wah wah~
~while my guitar gently weeps~
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love it! Something from every era! :)
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Nov 21, 2011, 11:26 PM
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Old Brown Shoe
Join Date: Apr 23, 2001
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Pretty much in order of preference...
1. Isn't it a pity
2. Photograph
3. Stuck inside a cloud
4. Savoy Truffle
5. Blue Jay Way
6. Sour milk sea (Jackie Lomax version, with George playing on it)
7. It's all too much
8. Distance makes no difference (with love) (with Carl Perkins)
9. Woman don't you cry for me
10. Wrack my brain
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Nov 23, 2011, 09:44 AM
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Awaiting on You All
Blow Away
Brainwashed
Dark Sweet Lady
Dear One
Here Comes the Sun
I Want to Tell You
It's All Too Much
Soft Touch
What is Life
And this bonus - George's stellar cover with the Beatles - "I'm Happy Just to Dance With You!" That is my FAVORITE song from "A Hard Day's Night" and although John wrote it, George made this fun number his with his stellar treatment of it.
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Nov 23, 2011, 09:47 AM
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Deep Blue
Fish on the Sand
I Need You
Only a Northern Song
Piggies
Savoy Truffle
Stuck Inside a Cloud
Taxman
Think For Yourself
While My Guitar Gently Weeps
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Nov 23, 2011, 11:50 AM
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Dr. Robert
Join Date: Oct 04, 2001
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Ah, impossible to choose! My list (may change tomorrow) and in no particular order...
Old Brown Shoe
What Is Life
Beware of Darkness
Its All Too Much
Cheer Down
Miss O'Dell
Love Comes To Everyone
Don't Let Me Wait Too Long
Sue Me Sue You Blues
...And The Pirate Song!
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Nov 24, 2011, 05:31 AM
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Mr. Moonlight
Join Date: May 15, 2007
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Tough because I could put the whole of "Cloud 9", "All Things Must Pass" and the "George Harriosn" album in there, but here's my Top 10 songs (for today as they'll probably chnage tomorrow!):
"Microbes"
"My Sweet Lord"
"Beware of Darkness"
"All Things Must Pass"
"Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth)"
"The Light That Has Lighted the World"
"Living in the Material World"
"Ding Dong, Ding Dong"
"That's The Way It Goes"
"Dream Away"
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Nov 24, 2011, 09:00 PM
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The problem is, how can you stop at just 10?
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