Bill Walker
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They put England on the map musically.
Bit of a joke before that.
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Lennon or McCartney
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Bit of a joke before that.
Bill Walker
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Never knew that...
If you hoped The Beatles would keep the optimism and love songs coming on Revolver (1966), you might have felt reassured by a few song titles. With “Good Day Sunshine,” you’d rightfully expect some old-fashioned Paul McCartney optimism. And “Love You To” had to sound promising.
But there was another title toward the end that surely would have caught your eye: “Got to Get You Into My Life.” That had to be a love song, didn’t it?Well, it was, only Paul was singing about marijuana, not a living person. In fact, Paul later referred to the track as “an ode to pot.”
If you hoped The Beatles would keep the optimism and love songs coming on Revolver (1966), you might have felt reassured by a few song titles. With “Good Day Sunshine,” you’d rightfully expect some old-fashioned Paul McCartney optimism. And “Love You To” had to sound promising.
But there was another title toward the end that surely would have caught your eye: “Got to Get You Into My Life.” That had to be a love song, didn’t it?Well, it was, only Paul was singing about marijuana, not a living person. In fact, Paul later referred to the track as “an ode to pot.”
Onholiday(somemightsay)
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Both are less than without the other................My own take on this is that Paul wrote better melodies. But John connected more with people through his words.
So...both :)
So, Lennon ;-)
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Lennon
Stuuuuuu
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Instinct always says Lennon as he was infinitely cooler, more edgy and more rock 'n' roll.
I've always found McCartney to be a bit of a knob to be honest, but when you actually look at what he's achieved (and it does pain me to say this), he's arguably out there on his own. Just look at some of the songs in his cannon: We Can Work It Out (an absolute favourite of mine), Paperback Writer (one of the best riffs ever), Helter Skelter, Penny Lane, Let It Be, Hey Jude, Sgt. Pepper, Blackbird, Penny Lane, Hello Goodbye...
I guess I could compile an equally-impressive list for Lennon (especially since Lennon wrote more Beatles songs than McCartney did) but the point is, I never liked McCartney as a person but I've had to force myself to come to terms with his tremendous talent.
I've always found McCartney to be a bit of a knob to be honest, but when you actually look at what he's achieved (and it does pain me to say this), he's arguably out there on his own. Just look at some of the songs in his cannon: We Can Work It Out (an absolute favourite of mine), Paperback Writer (one of the best riffs ever), Helter Skelter, Penny Lane, Let It Be, Hey Jude, Sgt. Pepper, Blackbird, Penny Lane, Hello Goodbye...
I guess I could compile an equally-impressive list for Lennon (especially since Lennon wrote more Beatles songs than McCartney did) but the point is, I never liked McCartney as a person but I've had to force myself to come to terms with his tremendous talent.
Prestwich_Blue
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Daft question. George McCartney was a full-back while Neil Lennon is a winger. Txiki's lost it if those two are on our radar.
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Neither
BimboBob
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Lennon. Just because he had the good grace to die and not sit around on a piano belting out Hey Jude at every opportunity.