Beatles Love, should I run?

>>But I think the music John did with Yoko sort of disqualifies his opinion.<<

Wasn't it Paul McCartney who gave us rock gems such as Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey, Silly Love Songs, Say Say Say, Coming Up, Smile Away, Mary Had a Little Lamb, Hi Hi Hi, Let 'Em In, With a Little Luck, ad nauseum?

So much for that argument.

Besides, the music Lennon made with Yoko was a small percentage of his total body of work which is clearly superior to brother Paul's.

McCartney's solo work and with Wings is so syrupy your turntable may think it's playing pancakes.

I'll give you that Audiofeil but at least it did have some semblance of music. I wasn't much of a McCartney fan either though. The pair needed each other to balance things out.

Couldn't agree more on the balance.

In the case of the Beatles the whole was far greater than the sum of the parts.

Semblance of music? Not for me. You could make a case for Debbie Gibson and Donnie Osmond on that premise.

A Day in the Life:
All was John, 'cept for the little "woke up got out of bed, dragged......" that was Paul's contribution so he got to sing it. Yes, Lennon/McCartney's name are on all the Beatle songs, but the one who sang is the one who wrote it. They didn't write the Beatle tunes together. Go back and listen: Yeah, Paul wrote Yesterday (most played song in the world--yeech). Heavy lyrics and complex melody. IMAGINE that?? and speaking of Imagine..

>>the one who sang is the one who wrote it.<<

Not always. These come to mind immediately:

“If I Fell”, written by John, sung by Paul
“I’m Happy Just to Dance With You, written by John, sung by George
“Every Little Thing”, written by Paul, sung by John
“I Don’t Want to Spoil the Party”, written by John, sung by Paul
“Tell Me What You See”, written by Paul, sung by John

I'm sure there's more.

>>They didn't write the Beatle tunes together<<

That's pure crap. More songs were written jointly than individually.

If you take the time to read "Beatlesongs" by William J. Dowlding you'll see that most of the songs were co-authored. Many were not a 50/50 collaboration but the Dowlding book breaks down each song and the percentage contribution made by Lennon and McCartney.

Check it out.