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BurtWorm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-26-03 10:48 AM
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Poll question: Favorite Beatles song sung by Ringo
These are the ones I remember. Feel free to complain about any I forgot.
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Aristus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-26-03 10:50 AM
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1. 'Octupus's Garden.'
I still have fond memories of the kids from ZOOM doing their weekly song-and-dance number to that song. Ahh, to be young again.....
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wakfs Donating Member (565 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-26-03 10:53 AM
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2. What Goes On
Ringo also sang lead on that one, I believe.

Octopus' Garden is one of the weakest songs in the Beatles' catalog, along with Long and Winding Road. Certainly it's the worst song on Abbey Road. IMHO.
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BurtWorm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-26-03 11:51 AM
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10. Oh yeah!
That was a great song! I wish I'd put it on the list in place of Matchbox.
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MrBenchley Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-26-03 10:57 AM
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3. Don't Pass Me BY
was also a fine song by Ringo...

as well as the last track on the White Album "Now it's time to say good night" written for Ringo by John Lennon.

But I voted for "A Little Help From My Friends."
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Richardo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-26-03 11:25 AM
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6. I went for "don't pass me by" but considered "good night"
two fine White Album tracks...
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BurtWorm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-26-03 11:54 AM
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11. I made this poll because I was thinking of Good Night
which I am still tempted to vote for. It's such a beautiful little song, and Ringo sings it particularly sweetly. But then I started making this list and realized I like a lot more Ringo songs.
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caledesi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-26-03 11:11 AM
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4. "Your'e Sixteen" - I liked that one. nt
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ProfessorGAC Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-26-03 11:20 AM
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5. Don't Think That's A Beatles' Tune
That's a solo effort, i'm almost 100% sure.
The Professor
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Richardo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-26-03 11:26 AM
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7. You are correct, sir...
First solo album, I believe.
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mac56 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-26-03 12:25 PM
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13. Actually, it was his third solo album -
"Ringo".

Carry on...
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Richardo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-26-03 01:21 PM
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17. I am NOT correct, sir.
:D
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GOPisEvil Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-26-03 11:27 AM
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8. They're gonna put me in the movies...
...yeah, it's really Buck Owens, but who cares. It's a great tune.
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Feanorcurufinwe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-26-03 11:46 AM
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9. A little help from my friends.
Edited on Wed Nov-26-03 11:47 AM by Feanorcurufinwe
But Joe Cocker's version blows it away.
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BurtWorm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-26-03 11:56 AM
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12. I liked Macy Gray's version at the Concert for NY
even though she left the stage in a snit, apparently. She is juan zeggzy womon! Yessuh!
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mac56 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-26-03 12:26 PM
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14. "Boys"
bop-shoo-wop, bop-bop-shoo-wop...
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mitchum Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-26-03 12:45 PM
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15. I prefer any of Ringo's vocal turns to any Foo Fighters song...
if you know what I mean
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BurtWorm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-26-03 01:20 PM
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16. I think I do know what you mean.
;) But David Grolsch looks better in a dress!
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Undemcided Donating Member (225 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-26-03 04:29 PM
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18. With a little help
n/t
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