Beatles vs. Stones

Head or Gut.. neither please...

@bigtwin - I never heard of that custom of putting pennies on dead people's eyes until long, long after I heard that song, so for 30 years or so, I had no idea what he was on about; might as well have been from 'I Am The Walrus'! 

Beatles are melodic, Stones are bombastic, for whatever mood you are in.
They are too different. 

@larsman Ha Ha. the British have so many sayings that are not understood this side of the pond.  I'm guessing you would also miss the reference to "spend a penny"?  With Taxman, Harrison also references then Prime Minister Harold Wilson and Conservative Party leader Ted Heath over the tax rate of 95% that was being imposed on high income earners.  Taxman is simply a great song.  

@bigtwin - That was then (I don’t think I’d even heard of anyplace in England besides London and Liverpool), this is now - I’ve since become a Britophile over the past 4 or 5 decades with mates scattered about through England and Scotland, and quite in tune with British English and expressions, and rhyming slang. I’ve also been over for visits many a time, and like to take trains to different places. In for a penny, out for a pound! 😁 But where was the reference to 'spend a penny'? That's not coming to mind....