The 3 Best Songs From The Beatles' 1967 LP 'Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band'
Has there ever been a rock record more lush than The Beatles’ 1967 LP Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band? Putting the work on your vinyl record player feels as much like walking into a jungle of sound as it does listening to a recorded bit of music.
Combing through an album like that can be one of the most fun things to do, but whittling it down to its top three songs—now that’s a difficult task. But it’s one we here at American Songwriter took on! These are the three best songs from The Beatles’ 1967 LP Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band.
“With A Little Help From My Friends” (Track 2, 2:42)
Just about every album from The Beatles includes a song where drummer Ringo Starr sings. It provides an almost cartoonish respite as you meander through the modern art museum that is the rest of the album. But to pigeon hole Starr as some silly performer is way too shallow. He is your avatar in the band. To think you might have John Lennon’s, Paul McCartney’s, or George Harrison’s talent is absurd. But Ringo? He is you. So, be kind.
“Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds” (Track 3, 3:28)
Only The Beatles can follow “With A Little Help From My Friends” sung by Ringo Starr with “Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds”. One of the most neighborly classic rock songs ever followed by one of the most psychedelic and transcendent? That’s a winning combination, it turns out. But would other bands have the courage? Well, The Beatles did and that’s why they are who they are.
Source: americansongwriter.com/Jacob Uitti
