TOP 100 ROCK & ROLL SINGLES OF ALL TIME: #11
11. "Eleanor Rigby" / The Beatles
As a highlight of their most acclaimed album, Revolver, The Beatles' dark tale of loneliness, was one of the first signs that The Fab Four weren't the same old pop band that made teenagers swoon when they crossed over to America. The song's immediately recognizable strings set the tone for song that overflows with beauty and sadness.
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