The White Album is too long. Everyone knows this. As a public service I have trimmed down the bloated double album into one cohesive record, leaving the order unchanged but the musical integrity restored:
- Back in the U.S.S.R
- Dear Prudence
- Glass Onion
- Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da
- Happiness Is A Warm Gun
- Martha My Dear
- Blackbird
- Piggies
- I Will
- Birthday
- Mother Nature’s Son
- Everybody’s Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey
- Sexy Sadie
- Good Night
This means no “Helter Skelter” or “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” (sorry George). No “Julia” or “I’m So Tired” because those should be on a Lennon solo album. I kept “Everybody’s Got Something” over “Why Don’t We Do It In The Road” in the Long Title category because of the former’s exuberance and the latter’s being a mere half-song.
“Revolution 1” and “Revolution 9” were easy nixes because the B-side version of “Revolution” is the best and #9 isn’t music. The hardest cut was “Rocky Raccoon”, but there are still 3 other animal-themed songs, which is plenty.
I went for “Good Night” over “Don’t Pass Me By” for the Ringo tune because it’s prettier. And I ditched “The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill” along with most of the album’s second half because they aren’t good.
You’re welcome.
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