Yesterday somebody asked me what is my favorite Beatles Song. And I realized that for me it is an impossible question.
The music of The Beatles — particular their master works, written from 1965-1970 — have influenced me in myriad ways. I probably I have a Beatles song for every mood, and to me each of their songs is its own profound little universe.
It is still an astonishment to me that so many brilliant, daring and diverse musical ideas could flow from the same small creative team. And I am sure I am far from alone in that opinion.
The last half century of writers of popular music — from Elton John to Taylor Swift — have been inspired by their unparalleled influence. And now we all live within a rich and luminous aesthetic Universe enabled by the genius of The Beatles. It is part of the very air we breathe.
So please don’t ask me which is my favorite Beatles song. You might as well ask me which is my favorite cubic foot of air.