John Lennon vs Paul McCartney

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Lennon or McCartney?

Lennon
41
51%
McCartney
39
49%
 
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Re: John Lennon vs Paul McCartney

Postby Hightea » 20 Nov 2018, 20:13

In my eyes Paul has come closer to being as good as John its still nowhere near a contest.
Both wrote excellent songs in the Beatles and both have multiple excellent songs solo.
However, if you took a 10 best song list by both of them either with the Beatles or solo, John would have the better list and it wouldn't even be close.

As far as musicianship? Paul is a better musician but he never came anywhere near John in lyrics or song writing skills.
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Re: John Lennon vs Paul McCartney

Postby naughty boy » 20 Nov 2018, 20:15

Hightea wrote:White in my eyes Paul has come closer to being as good as John its still nowhere near a contest.
Both wrote excellent songs in the Beatles and both have multiple excellent songs solo.
However, if you took a 10 best song list by both of them either with the Beatles or solo, John would have the better list and it wouldn't even be close.

As far as musicianship? Paul is a better musician but he never came anywhere near John in lyrics or song writing skills.


I agree with everything you've written, but it's all subjective, isn't it?
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Re: John Lennon vs Paul McCartney

Postby Hightea » 20 Nov 2018, 20:17

DRUGS SNAKE wrote:
Hightea wrote:In my eyes Paul has come closer to being as good as John its still nowhere near a contest.
Both wrote excellent songs in the Beatles and both have multiple excellent songs solo.
However, if you took a 10 best song list by both of them either with the Beatles or solo, John would have the better list and it wouldn't even be close.

As far as musicianship? Paul is a better musician but he never came anywhere near John in lyrics or song writing skills.


I agree with everything you've written, but it's all subjective, isn't it?

absolutely subjective
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Re: John Lennon vs Paul McCartney

Postby naughty boy » 05 Dec 2018, 13:42

Matt 'interesting' Wilson wrote:So I went from looking at the "I'm a Man" riff, to showing how the rave up was popular for awhile.

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Re: John Lennon vs Paul McCartney

Postby Sneelock » 05 Dec 2018, 22:41

wow, no kidding!
looks like I'm back on Tumblr.
my inner Beatle-fan is wagging it's tail.
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Re: John Lennon vs Paul McCartney

Postby naughty boy » 05 Dec 2018, 22:43

Matt 'interesting' Wilson wrote:So I went from looking at the "I'm a Man" riff, to showing how the rave up was popular for awhile.

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Re: John Lennon vs Paul McCartney

Postby Sneelock » 05 Dec 2018, 23:06

:lol:and he had the nerve to be pissed when he didn't mention him much in the book.
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Re: John Lennon vs Paul McCartney

Postby naughty boy » 12 Jan 2023, 09:53

We need a tie-breaker...
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Re: John Lennon vs Paul McCartney

Postby Dead Doris » 12 Jan 2023, 12:14

naughty boy wrote:We need a tie-breaker...

happy to oblige
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Re: John Lennon vs Paul McCartney

Postby GoogaMooga » 12 Jan 2023, 12:52

I gave my special issue of LIFE, "John Lennon Remembered", to a young Beatles fan. There are too many books about Lennon. It came out in 2005 and is still only worth a few bob.
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