Most Obscure Beatles Songs

No1 seemed 2 mention within you without you which i just recently heard 4 the first time georges own songs r good Crackerbox palace is my fav.

I'd probably say the most obscure Beatles recording is that little Paul snippet at the end of John's "Cry Baby Cry" -- which goes "Can you take me back, where I came from.." It seems to be a totally separate song, yet is not listed on the album cover, and the lyrics aren't printed on the "White Album"s pull-out sheet. It IS included on the "LOVE" CD, listed as "Cry Baby Cry" -- but I'd still call it pretty obscure.

Has anyone come across a song called Something new.
Last year when a judge incorporated Beatle song titles into a judgement he used a song called something new. I was on another fansite and the girl who ran it said 'now that is a real fan'. Obviously, because he knew a rare song. But i've never heard of it.

I'm gonna go with "Think For Yourself". Such an underrated classic by George, on Rubber Soul

"Flying"

I always thought "Things We Said Today" was one of their alltime best and no one but hardcore Beatle fans know of it.

Originally Posted by gberman

Which Beatles songs would you consider the least known by the more "casual" fans or general population? It's sometimes difficult to remember that many people have never heard a good deal of the Beatles' output.

A few of my choices include "Old Brown Shoe" "You Know My Name" "The Inner Light" "Every Little Thing" "Dr. Robert" "Long, Long, Long", and quite a few others from the White Album--some of those, I must admit, are worth forgetting, like "Wild Honey Pie" and "Why Don't We Do It In The Road?"

Rain.
Hey bulldog. I said to someone once I'd just heard it on the radio and they said something like 'oh! You know that one. You're more of a fan than I thought.'

Rain
Long, Long, Long
For No One
Hey Bulldog
Don't Pass Me By
For No One
I Want To Tell You
I'm So Tired
Without You, Without You
It's All Too Much
Martha My Dear
The Inner Light
It Won't Be Long

Originally Posted by mariposa

I always thought "Things We Said Today" was one of their alltime best and no one but hardcore Beatle fans know of it.

My mom says that EVERY time that song comes on...and she's right, of course!

Watch what happens in the middle of the song!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijZSo...eature=related

(can we post YouTube clips directly?)

The obscure songs are my FAVORITE songs! It defines true love of the Beatles.

I love Long, Long, Long, but the ending... I can't listen to it...

Happiness is a Warm Gun was the first thing that came to mind.

Originally Posted by mariposa

(can we post YouTube clips directly?)

Yes you can. Just put the ending of the YouTube's URL between [ tube] and [ /tube]. Just the part after the "=" and omit the spaces.

I can't think of the most obscure song because different people might have different definitions of the word "obscure." Some call songs that aren't frequently played on the radio obscure; some think obscure songs are the ones they like that the average person isn't a huge fan of. It depends.
Actually, if you're talking about "obscure" as meaning unusual, Glass Onion was the first to come to mind. Very unusual song.

Originally Posted by flying_cupcake61842

I can't think of the most obscure song because different people might have different definitions of the word "obscure." Some call songs that aren't frequently played on the radio obscure; some think obscure songs are the ones they like that the average person isn't a huge fan of. It depends.

I agree, a lot depends on your definition of "obscure." I think songs that aren't in the recorded canon of "official" Beatles albums (plus "Past Masters") are in their own class of obscurity. My definition of "obscure" would be songs that aren't frequently, or ever, played on the radio (whether in their original incarnation or in cover versions by the Carpenters or Siouxsie and the Banshees or anyone in between). Songs that, for someone like me just picking up the CDs in 2009, were a revelation -- songs like "For No One" or "She Said She Said" or "Think for Yourself." Or, yes, "Glass Onion."

I've just thought about " You like me too much". It was even obscure for its own composer, who never ever sang it live, or even mentioned it on his " I me mine" book. ( he didn't mention " I need you " either, but as it appeared on Help! the film as well as the CFG I wouldn't call it obscure)

I've found that most of the Anthology 1 songs are "obscure," mostly because some of them are pre-Beatles or pre-Ringo. Cayenne, Besame Mucho, Cry For A Shadow… Cry For A Shadow is one of my favorite songs, but nobody's seemed to have heard of it.

Hey Bulldog!

How about Glass Onion? I never hear that on any station, ever!

cp