Picked up a new car in MA this weekend and drove it to DC, a 7-8 hour drive. The car came with a Sirius Radio one month trial, which I have never had. I was switching around the various stations and landed on the Beatles channel. They were doing a Memorial Day Weekend top 100 Beatles songs as voted by the fans. Always been a fan, mainly in my younger years, but I haven't listened to them much recently.
What an amazing collection of songs and what artists they were. One song after another was instantly recognizable, different, and varied from great to outstanding (only a couple I didn't care for). When listening to them in a non-format sequence like that their greatness was really apparent. There were early, middle and late tunes. Bubble gum, rock, ballads, psychedelia, folk, country and western influences. A bit of everything. Really an amazing catalog. Just one or two of those songs would have made another band's career. We're lucky to have had them.