Top 5 Unappreciated Beatles Songs

Rather than go the usual route and pick top 5 best songs, I decided instead to do the top 5 Beatles songs that don't get as much recognition. Unlike Twist and Shout or Yellow Submarine, these songs weren't so big. For some reason they just didn't stand out among the other great hits. Instead, these songs went unappreciated. But to me, these songs are just as good as any more well-known Beatles songs.
The list is as follows:

5. The Long and Winding Road
4. Get Back
3. Because
2. Good Morning Good Morning
1. The End

Starting from the bottom of the list at #5 is The Long and Winding Road. I rather enjoy this song for a couple reasons. What I think makes this song great is not only the wonderfully soothing voice of Paul McCartney, but also the usage of an orchestra in the background. It isn't just guitars and drums like most songs, but includes brass instruments, strings, various percussion instruments, and the piano. Even a harp can be heard at the end of the song. To me. all these instruments give the song a relaxing and calming classical feeling, but at the same time Paul is able to incorporate jazzy chords to the song. So much was put into this song and certainly isn't as appreciated as it should be.

Moving on to #4 is Get Back. This song brought into question whether Paul went through a racist period, but he originally planned the song to take a satire approach to those who felt immigrants in Britain needed to "get back" to where they belonged (The Beatles A Hard Day's Write: The Stories Behind Every Song). Aside from all this, this song doesn't include several instruments like The Long and Winding Road, but instead goes back to the regular rock band sound. What I think makes this song stand out is the solos. John Lennon does an incredible job on the guitar and guest star, Billy Preston excels at his piano solo. This song is also one of the last songs to be played by the Beatles before their awfully heartbreaking (it was to me anyway) breakup.

#3 on the list is Because. This odd song features the good ol' harpsichord which was mainly used in the Baroque era, giving the song an almost creepy feeling. John Lennon got the inspiration to write this song from Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata. He took the chords from that song, reversed them, and built the song around those chords. If you take Beethoven, being one of the greatest classical composers of all time, and mix it with the ever talented Beatles, this amazing song is what you get. What more could you want?

Good Morning, Good Morning is next on the list at #2. True to it's title, this song definitely gets me up and going on the track to a good morning. It's a rather unusual song. John got the title name after watching a Kellogg's cornflakes television commercial. Similar to The Long and Winding Road, this song also has brass but rather than giving it a calming feeling, it helps bring loud, powerful vibes. While the animal sounds add to the uniqueness of this song, what really puts this song up on the list is the frequent change of time signatures. It's by far the hardest song to play on Beatles Rock Band if I do say so myself. The time signature changes from 4/4, 3/4, and even 5/4, giving this song an unusual rhythm that's not easy to play by any means. 

And finally at the top of the list at #1 is The End. The last song to be recorded by the Beatles, The End really shows just how far the Beatles had come. From a regular boy band singing about girls to a wise band who transformed the music world. I chose this song as #1 not only because it was the last song to be recorded by the Beatles but it was also the only song to feature a drum solo. Ringo hardly ever solo'd but he sure did a great job in The End.