# The song Jeff Lynne and Lemmy both agreed was one of “the greatest English rock ‘n’ roll songs”

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/the-song-jeff-lynne-and-lemmy-both-agreed-was-one-of-the-greatest-english-rock-n-roll-songs/
- Published: 2026-11-03T16:00:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-04T01:14:38+00:00
- Original publisher: Far Out
- Original article: https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/song-jeff-lynne-lemmy-both-agreed-was-one-of-the-greatest-english-rock-n-roll-songs-split/
- Topics: Entertainment, Music, UK, World

## Key points

- Lynne and Lemmy shared a favourite Beatles song.
- Both praised ‘I Saw Her Standing There’.
- The 1963 track opened The Beatles’ debut album.

## Summary

Jeff Lynne and Lemmy Kilmister, musicians from very different corners of rock, shared a strong admiration for The Beatles and singled out the same song as exceptional. Their praise for ‘I Saw Her Standing There’ reflects the impact the band had on British musicians who came of age in the 1960s.

Lemmy told the NME in 2015 that the song’s raw sound, harmonies and melody made it one of The Beatles’ greatest. In a 2012 interview, Lynne called it probably the greatest English rock ’n’ roll song, comparing its quality with Chuck Berry’s work. Released in 1963 as the opening track of Please Please Me, it introduced many listeners to The Beatles and showed how a British band could make American-influenced rock its own.

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