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paul is the best beatle agreed

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I quoted the god lyrics to me mum and quick as a flash she just said "what a selfish arse" :D

Album Rating: 5.0

"tfw anyone thought Lennon actually wrote about anything other than nonsense"



haha he definitely delved into the obscure more than the others i wouldnt go that far though

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Joan was quizzical, studied pataphysical science in the home. Maxwell Edison, majoring in medicine, calls her on the phone... "Can I take you out to the pictures Jo-oh-oh-oooaaan?"

Album Rating: 4.0

John is my favorite Beatle, well for his music... not for who he was as a person.

Album Rating: 5.0

when she turned her back to the boy, he crept up from behind

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BANG! BANG! MAXWELL'S SILVER HAMMER CAME DOWN UPON HER HEAD



DOODOO-DOODOOOODOO



BANG! BANG! MAXWELL'S SILVER HAMMER MADE SURE THAT SHE WAS DEAD

"well for his music... not for who he was as a person."

He was a relatively admirable person, at least significantly more than his bandmembers wallowing in luxury forever.

Album Rating: 5.0

people that thing Paul's the best haven't checked All Things Must Pass

Album Rating: 4.5

I already think George is the best but I haven't heard All Things Must Pass, I should get on that.

Album Rating: 4.0

"He was a relatively admirable person, at least significantly more than his bandmembers wallowing in luxury forever."



He was fake and a wifebeater dude

Album Rating: 5.0

"I already think George is the best but I haven't heard All Things Must Pass, I should get on that."



For me it is better than every Beatles album, except this one

@ArsMoriendi yes, the domestic violence issue is unforgiveable, hence my use of "relatively"...

Still, not many internationally known music stars have genuinely used their fame to support political and social issues without any underlying hypocrisy, as Lennon has. Of course, as far as activism goes, there is a ton of more significant figures than Lennon, whom were perhaps eclipsed by Lennon being the icon he is. But being able to make use of one's fame intelligently is a rather rare trait.


But I believe an artist and his work are entirely dissociable

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I dunno dude, John lennon's activism has always felt like posturing to me. It was very in your face, like "look how cool I am I'm such an activist I'm supporting all these good things look at me look at me"





Like I stand by the belief of if you're gonna do good, hide it. "Let not thy right hand know what thy left is doing"

Album Rating: 4.0

"But I believe an artist and his work are entirely dissociable"



This is why I said "John is my favorite Beatle, well for his music... not for who he was as a person."

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Guys

Harrison

"Like I stand by the belief of if you're gonna do good, hide it."

Lennon probably garnered some additional prestige through activism, but considering his status, could he really have "done good and hidden it"? And his status as a rockstar certainly did help publicise the political and social issues he was commenting on.
We have to be very critical of celebrities' hypocritical "philanthropy", of course, but regarding Lennon it always seemed to me that he was actually dedicated to social action. There was probably this part of "look how cool I am", but at least he was able to be famous without being a terrible parasite.

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George was always the best.

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Paul is the best

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I usually like his songs the most