Lennon or McCartney

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Originally posted by ROTF:

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Originally posted by erik scothron:
... Sinatra may have been a gangster but that doesn't alter the face that he knew a thing or too about good songs.....

Then why did he sing that awful song 'My Way' and he didn't attempt a single Half Man Half Biscuit cover. Sorry Erik, I guess I just don't like crooners.

Well....I have no idea why he sang that 'My way song' (maybe he could see it would be a whopping great commercial success?)I can't say it's my favourite either. What is a half man half biscuit cover? I am intrigued.

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Chayro:
Did Paul ever write anything on a par with "Sounds of Silence" on his own?
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Blackbird, Mother Nature's Son, Here There amd Everywhere, You never Give Me Your Money.

Paul McCartney has featured on more #1s than any other artist albeit under many different guises and pseudonyms: 24 in total!
"The Ballad Of John And Yoko" was recorded and mixed in one quick session by John and Paul on April 14 1969 in Studio 3 at Abbey Road; the master was Take 10.

John played acoustic guitar, two lead guitars and percussion, and sang lead vocal, Paul played drums, bass guitar, piano and maracas, and sang the backing vocal.

Just some trivia I have delved into

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Originally posted by Malky:
[QUOTE]Originally posted by Chayro:
Did Paul ever write anything on a par with "Sounds of Silence" on his own?
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Blackbird, Mother Nature's Son, Here There amd Everywhere, You never Give Me Your Money.

Not forgetting " Yesterday " which started life as " scrambled eggs "

Senior Member ROTF, thanks for remembering "You know it don't come easy" because that & "Back off Boogaloo" I think were up there with the rest, and I always like Georges stuff the best. I'm not saying it was better, I just liked it more, but then I'm not huge on The Beatles anyway.
If Lennon had lived, I wonder if he would be producing stinkers like McCartney and we would have another opinion by now? I don't know why musicians don't retire gracefully.

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Originally posted by Van the man:
Not forgetting " Yesterday " which started life as " scrambled eggs "

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Infinitely preferrable to what 'Get Back' started life as.

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Originally posted by Rasher:
If Lennon had lived, I wonder if he would be producing stinkers like McCartney and we would have another opinion by now? I don't know why musicians don't retire gracefully.

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He'd already started, Rasher. 'Watching the Wheels' anyone? Or even 'Bungalow Bill' for that matter.
Now, why don't the Stones pack it in, for gawds sake.

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Originally posted by erik scothron:

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Originally posted by ROTF:

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Originally posted by erik scothron:
... Sinatra may have been a gangster but that doesn't alter the face that he knew a thing or too about good songs.....

Then why did he sing that awful song 'My Way' and he didn't attempt a single Half Man Half Biscuit cover. Sorry Erik, I guess I just don't like crooners.

Well....I have no idea why he sang that 'My way song' (maybe he could see it would be a whopping great commercial success?)I can't say it's my favourite either. What is a half man half biscuit cover? I am intrigued.

Erik - I'm not sure you'd like Half Man Half Biscuit as they are more satirical than musical in many respects - though they do know how to play. This link may help explain what they are about.

Best regards, Rotf

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Originally posted by Rasher:
Senior Member ROTF, thanks for remembering "You know it don't come easy" because that & "Back off Boogaloo" I think were up there with the rest, and I always like Georges stuff the best. I'm not saying it was better, I just liked it more, but then I'm not huge on The Beatles anyway.
If Lennon had lived, I wonder if he would be producing stinkers like McCartney and we would have another opinion by now? I don't know why musicians don't retire gracefully.

Rasher, I am affraid the spanner would have been thrown well and truly into the works regarding this " would lennon be recording stinkers like mccartney" because in an interview I watched featuring one of john lennons family, john was talking of coming back to liverpool to get the beatles up and running again.
Although an avid lennon fan I would give paul mc a pat on the back for giving a cracking performance in his kings dock performance, the whole evening was enjoyable, I balked initially at the admission charge but now based on what we experienced would have paid more.
We were right at the front, when he did " live and let die " and the fireworks went off what a moment

Lennon, but only because I find his first three solo albums so compelling. The Beatles' work was the result of a songwriting team, Lennon-McCartney, George Harrisons' increasingly great tunes and the elusive but potent chemistry between all four members. McCartney suffers a bit from being prolific but lax in the quality control dept. His recent concert tour was amazing though!

In the 70's, Lennon often (rightly) criticised McCartney for writing middle-class sentimental pap; I have to say that Lennon was doing the same thing on Double Fantasy. He wasn't perfect.