The 25 Greatest Songs of Paul McCartney’s Illustrious Career

9. “Helter Skelter” (1968)

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With this one off “the White Album,” it’s the closest the Beatles came to a heavy-metal sound. It seemed to work, and has often been cited as a major influence on countless hard-rock acts such as Motley Crue. Mostly written by McCartney, the song, unfortunately, was also a favorite of notorious psychopath Charles Manson.