Paul or John?

[electrogirl]

Totally, totally disagree with that but I'm not going to argue about it.

Think it's time to leave this thread and not come back.

Do you not think? I've seen Let It Be and although Paul came across as pushy and a perfectionist sometimes, it was clear that he really cared about the band and wanted them to do their best, while Lennon was prancing around the studio with Yoko.

 

[phildwyer]

The Goldman bıography of Lennon put me off hım, and McCartney doesn't come out of ıt too well eıther.

 

[audiotech]

I think Paul was always the more talented songwriter, a better singer and a better musician.

Rupert and the Frog Song (1984) was one of his finer moments.

 

[Johnny Canuck3]

Without Lennon, the beatles would have been Badfinger, or Mike McGeer. Or Wings even.

 

[bonjour]

I hate that fucking bear! That was possibly the depressing bit of my childhood.

 

[saucisson]

Paul - John was great and equal partner for a bit but dissapeared into a fug of drugs and mental illness basically from 66 onwards.

funnily enough seeing Paul a couple of years ago (year before he did glasto) was reminded of how many wings songs I really love and I must have absorbed through osmosis somehow growing up in the 70s...no consistent lp but a great best of.

 

[Major Tom]

Or Wings even.

A much better band than the Beatles

 

[mauvais]

I do not choose John. I do not choose Paul. I shun your futile poll. I choose RINGO.

 

[BassJunkie]

Lennon

Harrison

Starr


All immensely talented song writers. Shame Paul had to spoil the band.

 

[Cheesypoof]

John Lennon without question.

Both genius songwriters but John had the edge in terms of passion, soul, lyrics and vocals. Paul had the melodic sensibility and is more of a classical composer like Lloyd Webber; Lennon's songs completely connect with people and express his beautiful ideals better.

 

[longdog]

...Lennon had pain in him

So did we when we were subjected to his self indulgent drivel and psuedo angst ridden scribblings that even a fifteen year old goth would be embarrased by.

They were both cunts.

 

[longdog]

Lennon's songs completely connect with people and express his beautiful ideals better.

What? Like "Imagine no possesions"? (with the exceptions of Rolls Royces, apartments in New York, massive houses in Surrey etc etc etc).

Working class hero be fucked. Up his own arsehole cunt.

 

[coastloop]

John Lennon without question.

Both genius songwriters but John had the edge in terms of passion, soul, lyrics and vocals. Paul had the melodic sensibility and is more of a classical composer like Lloyd Webber; Lennon's songs completely connect with people and express his beautiful ideals better.

they were/are equally altruistic but Macca was/is less showbiz than lennon

so i'm going for macca

 

[longdog]

Why is there no Mark Chapman option in the poll?

 

[Johnny Canuck3]

A much better band than the Beatles

 

[Major Tom]

i can't even see that on my computer