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POLL: John or Paul
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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