@anthracite Gonna exercise my birthday privilege for a mauling-immune hot take here, my dear fierce dragoness:

First, while I'll agree Let It Be is one of their weakest albums—and I can see why its folky direction would NOT appeal to you, o itchqueen ( <3! )—I would still defend "Two of Us" and "Long and Winding Road" with teeth and claws.

Second, as for Maggie Mae, it's a traditional Liverpudlian folk song, and I think it's a defensible reference to their roots. John used to play it during his skiffle phase when he was in The Quarrymen. It's a goof on their history, on the same level of "Her Majesty."

Few albums lack *any* filler tracks, after all. (Only Brian Eno and My Bloody Valentine have ever recorded an album where every track was perfect. FIGHT ME. 🐯​ ) It'd be like complaining that TMBG's "The Day That Love Came To Play" or "Are You The Guy That Hit Me In The Eye" doesn't stand up as timeless music...

OTOH, even as someone who will still defend the Beatles now and then... I gotta admit, if you're gonna lose an album of theirs that's post-Revolver, that's the one to lose... >_>;;