Original Song Titles

The Beatles' wrote and recorded so many songs that sometimes they never named them. Or they just didn't like the names later on. :

 

Please Please Me
(almost known as "Off the Beatle Track")

I Saw Her Standing There - "Seventeen"

Help!

Yesterday - "Scrambled Eggs"
It's Only Love - "That's a Nice Hat"
I've Just Seen a Face - "Auntie Gin's Theme"

Rubber Soul

Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) - "This Bird Has Flown"
Think for Yourself - "Won't Be There With You"

Revolver
(almost titled "Abracadabra")

Tomorrow Never Knows - "Mark I",  "The Void"
Love You To - "Granny Smith"
I Want to Tell You - "Laxton's Superb" (misspelled "Laxstone Superbe) then "I Don't Know"
Good Day Sunshine - "A Good Day's Sunshine"
Eleanor Rigby - "Daisy Hawkins"
She Said, She Said - "He Said, He Said"
And Your Bird Can Sing - "You Don't Get Me"
For No One - "Why Did it Die?"

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Heart's Club Band
(jokingly referred to as "One Down, Six to Go"...almost known as "Dr. Pepper")

With a Little Help From My Friends - "Bad Finger Boogie"
A Day in the Life - "In the Life Of..."
Within You Without You - "Untitled"

Magical Mystery Tour

Flying - "Aerial Tour Instrumental"
Hello, Goodbye - "Hello Hello"
Baby, You're a Rich Man - "One of the Beautiful People"
Strawberry Fields Forever - "It's Not Too Bad"

The White Album
(almost known as "A Doll's House")

Revolution 1 - "Revolution"
Don't Pass Me By - "Ringo's Tune (Untitled)" then "This is Some Friendly"
Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except for Me and My Monkey - "Untitled" then "Come On          Come On"
Good Night - "Untitled"
Happiness is a Warm Gun - "Happiness is a Warm Gun in Your Hand"
Long Long Long - "It's Been a Long Long Long Time"
Rocky Raccoon - "Rocky Sassoon"
Sexy Sadie - "Maharishi, What Have You Done? You Made a Fool of Everyone"
Back in the USSR - "I'm Backing the UK"

Yellow Submarine

Only a Northern Song - "Not Known"
It's All Too Much - "Too Much"
Hey Bulldog - "Hey Bullfrog"

Let it Be

Dig a Pony - "All I Want is You"
Two of Us - "On Our Way Home"
For You Blue - "George's Blues (Because You're Sweet and Lovely)"
Get Back - evolved from "Commonwealth", "No Pakistanis", "Get Off White Power" etc etc
Dig It - "Can You Dig It?"

Abbey Road
(almost known as "Everest")

She Came in Through the Bathroom Window - "Bathroom Window"
I Want You (She's So Heavy) - "I Want You"
Oh! Darling - "Oh! Darling (I'll Never Do You No Harm)"
The End - "Ending"
Sun King - "Here Comes the Sun King"

Singles (Past Masters)

Thank You Girl - "Thank You Little Girl"
I'll Get You - "Get You in the End"
The Inner Light - "Untitled"
The Ballad of John and Yoko - "The Ballad of John and Yoko (They're Gonna Crucify Me)"
Hey Jude - "Hey Jules"

Misc and Bootleg

Shirley's Wild Accordion - "Accordion (Wild)"
Cat Call - "Catswalk"
Badge - "Bridge"
Cry for a Shadow - "Beatle Bop"
Child of Nature - "On the Road to Marraskesh" (alt. title)

Solo Songs
Isn't it a Pity - "George's Demo"
Junk - "Jubilee"
Jealous Guy - "Child of Nature"
Aisumasen (I'm Sorry) - "Call My Name"
Meat City - "Just Give Me Some Rock n' Roll"
Mind Games - "Make Love, Not War"
#9 Dream - "Walls and Bridges", "So Long Ago", "Dream Away", "9th Dream"
It Don't Come Easy - "Gotta Pay Your Dues"

"Stop and Smell the Roses" (the Ringo album) was almost called  "Can't Fight Lightning"                                                                           

 

                                            

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