Just about every song in the Fab Four’s discography has touched the heart of at least one fan through the years. And there are plenty of songs by The Beatles that fans would kill to be able to hear again for the very first time. Let’s look at a few of our favorites!
1. “Blue Jay Way”
This 1967 Magical Mystery Tour track isn’t the band’s most well-known track by any means. It’s a deep cut of sorts, if you would consider anything The Beatles recorded to be a deep cut.
“Blue Jay Way” almost feels like a homage by the band for the band. It has all of the go-to stylistic and artistic choices that the Fab Four popularized, bouncing from tape speed to tape speed and offering a generous dose of their unique use of phasing and flanging. George Harrison’s voice is otherworldly on this one.
2. “Tomorrow Never Knows”
This writer personally heard this song for the first time decades after it was released, and the memory of it is still quite fresh. Even in the 1990s, few songs matched the energy, psychedelic nature, and overall musical power of “Tomorrow Never Knows” from the 1966 record Revolver.
It was the first song to be recorded for the album. From its droning bass to its notably new overall style, The Beatles had not written and recorded a song quite like it during their career.
3. “Strawberry Fields Forever”
“Strawberry Fields Forever” is by far one of the most popular Beatles songs of all time, and many fans (especially from back in the day) would give anything to hear it for the first time again.
Another excellent Magical Mystery Tour track, “Strawberry Fields Forever” is one of the band’s most beautiful and heartwarming tunes with excellently written melodies, and its intensity doesn’t take away from its message.
4. “Blackbird”
This White Album classic from 1968 is one of Paul McCartney’s best pieces of written work. It was a gift of sorts to black Americans, particularly women, who were struggling with the civil rights movement in the American South at the time.
Today, it’s still considered a soft and inspiring piece of work that soothes even the weariest of souls. Hearing it again for the first time would be quite an experience, though likely a tear-jerking one.
5. “Revolution 9”
Another White Album go-to, “Revolution 9” finds itself between “oldish” and “newish” Beatles. It wasn’t particularly experimental, but it is an extremely detailed piece of work. It’s like a musical collage, in a way.
