I love The Beatles. My Dad is a Beatle-Boomer so I had their history drilled into my head under pain of torture as a child, but re-discovered them during Covid lockdown. I probably read over 100 books on Beatles history in 2021 alone LMAO. Last year I did a big Liverpool pilgrimage and got to play 'Hey Jude' on the piano in Paul McCartney's childhood home (I'm a John girl tho).

> "Back in like 11th grade i heard some songs from magical mystery tour for the first time, i downloaded the album and it was like the first time i listened to an entire album for the first time front to back"

'Magical Mystery Tour' is my fave Beatles album of theirs, so I love hearing a story about how it got someone into Deep Album Listening. Sgt Pepper gets on my nerves, but MMT has incredible soundscapes that easily holds up to the best of modern indie rock production, and captures that unique Beatles whimsy even better than its predecessor imo. 'Fool on the Hill' and 'Baby You're a Rich Man Now' are almost subconscious self-analytical theme songs about Paul & John in the era, which pairs nicely with the conscious autobiography of Penny Lane/Strawberry Fields.

My favourite songs are: 'Girl', 'Ticket to Ride', 'You Never Give Me Your Money', 'Long Long Long', and 'Day Tripper'. Ugh- but I also love 'I Want You (She's So Heavy)', 'I'm Only Sleeping', 'Hello, Goodbye', 'All I've Got to Do', and 'The Fool on the Hill'!!!!! And let's count 'Beware the Darkness', 'Jealous Guy', and 'Maybe I'm Amazed' for this list, since they were written before the band broke up...