7 Tracks Featuring Piano By The Beatles
Before The Beatles hit the scene, pop rock bands just used guitars, bass, & drums. Beginning in 1965 The Beatles started to experiment with using different instruments in their songs. What follows are 7 of the best Beatles songs that make use of a piano.
"Hey Jude" is definitely a classic. It was a huge hit single all around the world in 1968 and now in 2009 it remains one of The Beatles best known and loved songs. It's length (over 7 minutes) was groundbreaking at the time and for many years it was the longest #1 single of all time in both the UK & US.
"Let It Be" is one of The Beatles most timeless songs and like all seven of The Beatles piano based songs in this article it was sung and written by Paul McCartney (who also played the piano on all of these songs.) It was title track to the last album The Beatles released, although it was actually recorded before Abbey Road. It was a hit single in countries around the world and is still among their most popular songs today.
"The Long & Winding Road" was The Beatles 20th and final #1 single in the US. It was a song that actually played some role in The Beatles break-up because Paul McCartney was so infuriated by the over the top orchestration that was added to the song by producer Phil Spector. McCartney did not approve of this and actually intended the song to be far more understated. To hear McCartney's intended version of the song check out the Let It Be... Naked album.
"For No One" wasn't a hit single like the previous three songs but for many Beatles fanatics it's one of their greatest songs. It's a great example of the kind of song casual Beatles fans are missing out on by just sticking to the "Greatest Hits" compilation albums.
"The Fool on the Hill" is such a great song. I think part of what makes it so great is that it's hard to pinpoint exactly what kind of song it is. Plus there's the flutes. You can't go wrong with flutes like that.
"Lady Madonna" is a rarity in that it's piano based Beatles song that isn't a ballad. It's a fun upbeat song that features a great bass part and a saxophone. And the song is so catchy that it became a hit not only for The Beatles in the '60s but also for Sublime in the '90s with "What I Got" which took the melody from this tune almost note for note.
"Maxwell's Silver Hammer" includes a lot of weird sounds (mostly courtesy of the Moog synthesizer) but it also includes a good old fashioned piano. The Beatles weren't afraid to mix together all kinds of different sounds. They also weren't afraid to write ridiculous lyrics about a serial killer set to a rather silly tune. - 23806
"Hey Jude" is definitely a classic. It was a huge hit single all around the world in 1968 and now in 2009 it remains one of The Beatles best known and loved songs. It's length (over 7 minutes) was groundbreaking at the time and for many years it was the longest #1 single of all time in both the UK & US.
"Let It Be" is one of The Beatles most timeless songs and like all seven of The Beatles piano based songs in this article it was sung and written by Paul McCartney (who also played the piano on all of these songs.) It was title track to the last album The Beatles released, although it was actually recorded before Abbey Road. It was a hit single in countries around the world and is still among their most popular songs today.
"The Long & Winding Road" was The Beatles 20th and final #1 single in the US. It was a song that actually played some role in The Beatles break-up because Paul McCartney was so infuriated by the over the top orchestration that was added to the song by producer Phil Spector. McCartney did not approve of this and actually intended the song to be far more understated. To hear McCartney's intended version of the song check out the Let It Be... Naked album.
"For No One" wasn't a hit single like the previous three songs but for many Beatles fanatics it's one of their greatest songs. It's a great example of the kind of song casual Beatles fans are missing out on by just sticking to the "Greatest Hits" compilation albums.
"The Fool on the Hill" is such a great song. I think part of what makes it so great is that it's hard to pinpoint exactly what kind of song it is. Plus there's the flutes. You can't go wrong with flutes like that.
"Lady Madonna" is a rarity in that it's piano based Beatles song that isn't a ballad. It's a fun upbeat song that features a great bass part and a saxophone. And the song is so catchy that it became a hit not only for The Beatles in the '60s but also for Sublime in the '90s with "What I Got" which took the melody from this tune almost note for note.
"Maxwell's Silver Hammer" includes a lot of weird sounds (mostly courtesy of the Moog synthesizer) but it also includes a good old fashioned piano. The Beatles weren't afraid to mix together all kinds of different sounds. They also weren't afraid to write ridiculous lyrics about a serial killer set to a rather silly tune. - 23806
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