Who was the greater talent, Lennon or McCartney ?

[life on mars 73]

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 ?

 

[chez]

McCartney done The Frog Chorus & Waterfalls so it has to be him for me.

Oh and Pipes of Peace.

 

[fire&skill]

Unanswerable

 

[gripper stebson]

They needed each other.

 

[Surf's Up]

The whole was greater than the sum of its parts.

 

[CorgiRegisteredFriend]

Unanswerable

Is the correct answer.

 

[Goldstone Rapper]

Could either of them do a backflip?

 

[fire&skill]

Is the correct answer.

Oh God, I'm confused now.

 

[Luke93]

I thought you were talking about football managers judging by the title...

 

[Super Steve Earle]

McCartney done The Frog Chorus & Waterfalls so it has to be him for me.

Oh and Pipes of Peace.

I think you missed the bit about context of The Beatles!!

 

[Super Steve Earle]

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.

 

[Dick Head]

I think you missed the bit about context of The Beatles!!

And Band On the Run.

 

[Seagull on the wing]

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]

I think you missed the bit about context of The Beatles!!

Well who wrote Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds? That's the only song I like from when they were a group.

 

[BuddyBoy]

Paul wrote the perfect pop songs, Lennon ran a little deeper.

 

[Goldstone Rapper]

Which ever one of them that wrote 'Mr Blue Sky' and 'Strange Magic' would be the most talented...

 

[drew]

Didn't they mainly write separately but agreed to share credits/royalties?

 

[burnee54]

Which ever one of them that wrote 'Mr Blue Sky' and 'Strange Magic' would be the most talented...

I believe you are thinking of Jeff Lynne. He wasn't with them for long.

 

[cloud]

Well who wrote Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds?

Sean Lennon .. allegedly

Didn't they mainly write separately but agreed to share credits/royalties?

All songs were listed as "Lennon & McCartney" (except the George and Ringo ones)

 

[supaseagull]

Didn't they mainly write separately but agreed to share credits/royalties?

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.