Most Underrated Beatles Songs

The Top Ten
1 Hey Bulldog

Love this song. And among their later era songs, it is definitely and incredibly underrated. Arguably, the recording of this song marks the last time the Beatles were... well, the Beatles. Now bear with me here when I explain that statement.

It was recorded in January 1968. The band wasn't even planning to record that day. They were actually just going in the studio to film a promotional video for the Lady Madonna single. The concept for the video was to show the band at work in the studio so the film crew just planned to, more or less, have the band pose in the studio as if they were recording. Somewhere along the way... nobody is quite sure whose idea it was... they decided to just record a real song since they were going to be in the studio anyway. Paul was the worker bee so it seems like he would be the one who had the idea first, but "Hey Bulldog" was John's song so maybe his competitive streak compelled him to want to records.

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Absolutely love this song. I've always had a love for this song, I would play it on repeat for days. If you haven't heard this masterpiece, LISTEN TO IT NOW!

This was just going to be a novelty song, but the Beatles' ended up taking it seriously and made on of their hardest songs ever.

This Beatles song is just great! its one of their best songs and I don't know why classic rock stations don't play it because its such a good rock song!

2 Rain

This is actually my favorite Beatles song...it's the finest performance of all involved. For some reason, every time I listen to it, I feel like I'm watching them play outside of Hagrid's Hut in mid-October...not too hot, not too cold, the sun is out but the clouds are still there.

Ringo's drum work alone should make this one a classic! Couple that with lyrics that show John Lennon's outstanding wordsmithing genius and you have one of the most underrated rock songs of all time!

Over Half of the people that I talk to about the Beatles won't know this song. What a shame.

I voted for this because it is a great song, and no one seems to know it D; also where is glass onion and fool on the hill?

3 For No One

In my opinion, this song is way underrated. For No One is probably one of my favorite Beatkes songs, it should be higher on this list.

Amazing song. Incredibly underrated, one of Paul's sensitive, beautiful treasures

This is one of their best and one of those fast and frank ones

I don't know y this is not recognized as one of the fab four's best

4 Happiness is a Warm Gun

I absolutely love this song. I want to slow dance with my date to this song at prom!

This song isn't mentioned as frequently, especially when talking about the White Album. It is amazing that amidst their struggles and tension, the Beatles were able to contribute their talents to a complex song with many parts.

Shes not a girl who misses much to because happiness is a warm gun.
All great and underrated!

Not only a great song on its own, but it helped inspire Paranoid Android

5 You've Got to Hide Your Love Away

Brilliant vocals from Lennon and so easy to listen to. One of the gems of the help album. The whole album is underrated when you think about it... Ticket to ride, the night before, yesterday and of course, HELP

Has a very Dylan feel to it, love the stylistic change you can see in this song. Great lyrically and musically and deserves much more recognition

This is 170 on the Beatles best songs of all time, but it's one of my favorite Beatles songs.

COMPLETELY AGREE. IT'S ABSOLUTELY GREAT lENNON'S TUNE BUT NEVER GET ENOUGH CREDIT. In my opinion, MUCH BETTER THAN yESTERDAY.

6 If I Fell

This may be the most underrated Beatles song of all time. The lyrics are haunting, the structure was revolutionary for the time (and still is) and the harmonies are impeccable. McCartney gets credit for writing love ballads, but "If I Fell" shows John Lennon's ballads were just as good, if not better, and reached deeper into the human psyche to touch the soul. Other great Lennon ballads that are underrated include "You've Got to Hide Your Love Away" and "Woman".

This Beatles song is a very romantic song but at the same time it just has great harmonies and vocals, it really is a good song

One of John's actually very soft, sweet ballads, very overlooked

Really? I thought this was pretty known and appreciated.

7 I'm Looking Through You

Top 5 song in Rubber Soul for me. Badly overlooked

I love it, it needs more attention

8 Maxwell's Silver Hammer

His calm voice contrasts to the evilness of the song, and it works beautifully. The hammer is too loud and annoying though.

This song has been my favorite since I was about 5 and to this day I still have the lyrics memorized

Yes! Everything about this song is perfect! Thank you, whoever commented that.

Love this song and how it tells a story, deserves more love!

9 Rocky Raccoon

They have many beautiful and so underrated tracks. Now I vote for this one. I really think "Rocky Raccoon" deserved better recognition

I love blackbird, but I think its got to much recognicion to be "underrated". This song is fun, and always makes me happy

This song is AMAZING. It should be number one. I absolutely love

10 And Your Bird Can Sing

agreed!!!! this song is so great, and it's sad that many people haven't heard it!

Simple and rocking'. My favorite song from the greatest album ever made (Revolver)!

Such a rocking song

The Contenders
11 It's All Too Much

George Harrison's first true masterpiece in my opinion, and one of my personal favorites. Just great hard rock, and a year before Helter Skelter and Revolution!

This and Hey Bulldog are the best songs on any Beatles album.

Great track. Kinda of a hybrid song. Half melodic and half hard rock.

Just a classic Beatles song as well as a good hard rock song!

12 I'll Follow the Sun

Seriously one of my favourite Beatles and McCartney song. Beautiful tune and lovely melody.

Great song and greatly underrated!

I don't know why this doesn't get as much love as it deserves!

I love this song and it DEFINITELY is underrated

13 She's Leaving Home

One of the best songs by the Beatles and one that is criminally overlooked on Sgt. Pepper's tracklisting. It's hard to ever hear people casually talking about it or mention this song even among hard-core Beatles fans. Probably my favourite song by the band and a must listen for understanding Paul McCartney's writing genius.

This song is completely underrated in Sgt. Pepper's. The hauntingly beautiful melancholy in the melody of this song really helps with the realness of the fictional story telling. Lennon and McCartney really reveal the sophisticated lyrical writing that they're capable of.

This is a great song, inspired by
John reading in the newspaper about a girl running away from home. Such a beautiful song with paul's vocals and a nice harp solo, often not given half as much credit as it's worth

Most underrated Beatles song ever in my opinion.

14 Two of Us

The best Beatles song ever!

15 Blue Jay Way

Please don't be long (to listen to this)
Please don't you be very long (to listen to this)
Please don't be long
Or I may be asleep

16 Wait

A truly great, kind of anonymous track, hiding near the end of Rubber Soul

17 Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!

This Beatles song is just a masterpiece, it deserves credit and it has a really good beat!

Please listen to this one, its been one of my favourites since I was a child.

Why is it underrated? Best song ever!

John singing. Sgt Peppers

18 Blackbird

Subtle, beautiful and well-written and deserves more credit. Why it wasn't in the Blue Album I don't know. It's sad that people don't recognize the brilliance of this song!

Why the heck is this song on the list?!?!?! Blackbird is one of the most famous Beatles songs of their career! This song is nowhere near underrated!

Listen to this song. If you can ever seriously approach a sentence with the words "Beatles" and "underrated", this is as close as you can get.

Whatthe!? Blackbird is one of the more famous Beatles songs! How is it underrated?

19 Within You Without You

George's best ever in his time with The Beatles. Deep, meaningful lyrics with mind blowing sitar music. Possibly my favorite Beatles song in existance.

The best song from "the best album ever". One of the most interesting songs the Beatles ever recorded, and beautiful lyrics

You have to truly listen to the lyrics to understand the beauty of this song, don't pass it off as a boring hippy song.

Lol, what is George Harrison's obsession with Indian music?

20 Across the Universe

This song exemplifies john's unending brilliance. It is a lush melody with an otherworldly feeling. The lyrics can easily stand on their own as poetry and I have been promised that this song will be played at my funeral.

So beautiful...

21 I've Just Seen a Face

I don't think anyone actually rates it poorly but it's just so good that it should be one of their most well known early songs.

Love the guitar playing.

22 I'll Be Back

A Hard Day's Night is an album packed with excellent songs even by their standards. Probably their best early work, it holds the distinction of being the only LP EVER to be entirely made up of original music composed by Lennon-McCartney. Despite all this, including an A-side that goes toe-to-toe with any other album side in Fab history, I always find myself itching to hear the last track on the album -- this highly underrated gem.

Tearworthy but beautiful lyrics by John Lennon. The very anthem of hopeful heartbreak. The haunting melody and vocal harmonization make for a song that you listen to over and over again. Hidden gem on Hard Day's Night.

Inspired by Del Shannon's "Runaway", this is a great and very underrated song (mostly John's), with great guitar work by George (on a Ramirez classical) and beautiful harmonies by John and Paul.

A great song. John at his best.

23 Because

This and Blue Jay Way would be my top two underrated Beatles songs

I love Abby Road.

24 Don't Pass Me By

An amazing song by Ringo Starr

25 Julia

This is definitely one of their saddest and most underrated songs. I rate this one.

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