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Texasmame:
Okay, this is really the angle I'm going for on this thread (but I threw in all of 'em out of respect for them)   :notworthy:

When I think of my favorite Beatles songs, they are almost always Lennon compositions.  Based on their solo efforts, I think Paul created the more "marketable" songs, while John really created the more "musically distinguished" pieces.

In brief - Both can pen a hell of a tune, but John's had more "staying power.'

Anyone follow me here?

Am I saying John was "better" than Paul, or a bigger part of the Beatles' success?  No.  I'm just saying that I think John was the more "serious musician" of the two.

This was kicking around my head for a few days and just had to let it out.  With a Poll, 'course.   :cheers:

TOK:
John Lennon. My two favorite Beatles songs, Bird Can Sing and Across the Universe are both Lennon compositions.
Its funny, because I like McCartney better as a solo artist (though I don't like either as a solo artist a lot).

Dartful Dodger:
Davy could sing, dance, act and play the tambourine.

He was a true artist who didn’t need a mail order bride to make his decisions for him.

Guaranos:
I like John the best as a Beatle, and I like his solo stuff too, so I voted for him.

I like Paul's writing with the Beatles, but I'm not a huge fan of his voice, and actively dislike the majority of his post-Beatles efforts. 

I think Ringo is a mediocre drummer who got lucky.  His post-Beatles work isn't worth mentioning.

George is an interesting case.  He was a great supporting member of the group, but was never a leader in my mind.  That said - and this will probably get me beaten down - I think that George was the best ex-Beatle.

ChadTower:

The primary issue here is that most of the interviews I've read from the two - ranging from the 60s to Lennon's death - they were always sort of inconsistent when pressed on exactly who "wrote" each song.  I suspect there was a lot more collaboration than "john wrote X" and "paul wrote y" and the credits are a lot more about publishing than anything else.  It's really, really hard with the Beatles to cut a line between those two in terms of actual composition.  I also suspect they were both so ---Bad words, bad words, whatcha gonna do? Whatcha gonna do when saint censors you?--- high half the time that they probably didn't even remember who did what by the time a song was recorded.

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