life on mars 73
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Within the context of The Beatles, who do you think was the greater talent, Lennon or McCartney ? Who do you think was more influential ? Whose work has endured better ?
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Who was the greater talent, Lennon or McCartney ?
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chez
Johnny Byrne-The Greatest
McCartney done The Frog Chorus & Waterfalls so it has to be him for me.
Oh and Pipes of Peace.
Oh and Pipes of Peace.
fire&skill
Killer-Diller
Unanswerable
gripper stebson
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- Jul 27, 2004
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They needed each other.
CorgiRegisteredFriend
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Is the correct answer.
Goldstone Rapper
Rediffusion PlayerofYear
Could either of them do a backflip?
fire&skill
Killer-Diller
Super Steve Earle
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I think you missed the bit about context of The Beatles!!
Super Steve Earle
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In the context of The Beatles they were like two pieces of a two piece jigsaw. Interlocking and inseparable in terms of the synergy of their immense talent.
And Band On the Run.
Seagull on the wing
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Met both in Hamburg...they were broke....They sung in the Indra club down the Reeperbahn....both talented...said they were going back to UK....looking for a manager....still have their song intinery....songs like 'Ain't she Sweet'...Roll over Beethoven....happy 60s....
chez
Johnny Byrne-The Greatest
Well who wrote Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds? That's the only song I like from when they were a group.
Goldstone Rapper
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Which ever one of them that wrote 'Mr Blue Sky' and 'Strange Magic' would be the most talented...
drew
Drew
Didn't they mainly write separately but agreed to share credits/royalties?
burnee54
East Upper Hermit
I believe you are thinking of Jeff Lynne. He wasn't with them for long.
cloud
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Sean Lennon .. allegedly
All songs were listed as "Lennon & McCartney" (except the George and Ringo ones)
supaseagull
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Yes...there were very few beaters songs which they truly composed together, although they would add snippets into each others songs...we can work it out is a good example of this as McCartney wrote most of the lyrics...Lennon wrote the more introspective "life is very short" section.
Another one is A Day in the life...
They wrote some great songs as soloists, but none as good as those which they composed and performed together.