Having a “favorite Beatle song” is an impossibility. However, Dear Prudence is the very essence of Beatle music, especially as conceived during their magical mystery tour in Inda. The story, the words, the music is the Beatles at their metaphysical pinnacle. So, whether or not Ringo was physically there is spiritually irrelevant. Ringo was always there, and so he is there playing the drums on Dear Prudence.