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26 January 2017
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Macca has the longer career but John has my favourite Beatles solo album, Plastic Ono Band, and I prefer his songwriting style generally.
Solo-writing debut by a non LenMac Beatle – Don’t Pass Me By or Don’t Bother Me ?
I've been up on the mountain, and I've seen his wondrous grace,
I've sat there on the barstool and I've looked him in the face.
He seemed a little haggard, but it did not slow him down,
he was humming to the neon of the universal sound.
6.58pm
10 March 2017
Offline Don’t Bother Me by a longshot.
Would you rather listen to their discography with the intended running order but it sounds like a clipped AM radio or with the running order messed with but on high quality FLACs?
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15 February 2015
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I mean, provided I couldn’t just make playlists of the FLACs in the right order, I think I’d pick the former. Running order is very, very important to me. 
Which weird genre one-off is more of a genre one-off: Because or You Know My Name (Look Up The Number)?
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8.30pm
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17 December 2012
Offline Since I don’t think Because is a weird one-off while You Know My Name definitely is, has to be Look Up the Number.
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2.52pm
1 December 2009
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(I can see “Because ” as a kinda one-off – electric guitars without any percussion accompaniment is without precedent, canonwise.)
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4.03pm
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17 December 2012
Offline Cheers @vonbontee, same song different source…
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7.06pm
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15 February 2015
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(I can see “Because ” as a kinda one-off – electric guitars without any percussion accompaniment is without precedent, canonwise.)
That’s what I was getting at. It’s an unusual song that doesn’t seem to conform to conventional genres.
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8.09pm
5 December 2019
Offline I prefer the Joe Cocker cover over the Wet Wet Wet cover just because it has its own spin on it that still fits the theme of the song. That and Cheap Trick’s “Day Tripper ” are my favorite covers.
White Album Disc 1 or White Album Disc 2?
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8.34pm
14 December 2019
Offline I prefer disc 1 over disc 2 of the White Album (although I love both discs) just because I generally prefer the songs. I also think that disc 1 has a nice flow between the songs for the most part and that Happiness Is A Warm Gun and Julia are both great side closers.
All Things Must Pass or John Lennon /Plastic Ono Band?
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11.18pm
24 June 2019
Offline So much good stuff that should have been Beatles songs.
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8.52am
22 July 2019
Offline As much as I love “Tomorrow Never Knows “, personally speaking “I Am The Walrus ” takes the cake for me. Part of this choosing is pure bias, as “I Am The Walrus ” is my favorite Lennon song alongside “Happiness Is A Warm Gun “, as well as being the song that got me really hooked on the Beatles in the first place. Lyricism-wise, “I Am The Walrus ” is more original and “Lennon-esque” to me.
Live show to travel back in time and watch: Ed Sullivan show or Apple Records Rooftop
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10.48am
7 May 2017
Offline Ed Sullivan. The disruptive sounds of traffic below the Apple rooftop would ruin it for me.
3.48pm
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15 February 2015
Offline It’s a close call, but I Want To Tell You has Revolver -cred so it’s that one. 
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5.54pm
22 July 2019
Offline “Revolver ” for me. Whilst I do find the removal of “I’m Only Sleeping “, “Doctor Robert ” and “And Your Bird Can Sing ” somewhat horrendous, nevertheless the remaining tracks on the album still manage to convey the theme of the album properly. “Yesterday and Today” feels more or less as a mish-mash of various periods in the Beatles career into a compilation of sorts, and not a proper album feel. Although this is just my personal thoughts.
John’s Kooky Vocals: “Give Peace A Chance ” or “God “
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5.11pm
26 January 2017
Offline God for me. It’s just got so much emotional impact when you consider it was released only months after the band split. Plus, the whole ‘I don’t believe in’ section is just very different and original.
Early album rock and roll closer: Twist And Shout or Money (That’s What I Want)?
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TangerineTreesI've been up on the mountain, and I've seen his wondrous grace,
I've sat there on the barstool and I've looked him in the face.
He seemed a little haggard, but it did not slow him down,
he was humming to the neon of the universal sound.
1.13pm
14 December 2019
Offline This was a very hard decision, but I prefer Twist And Shout . Both showcase John’s voice and are upbeat album closers, but the image of a sick John belting to the top of his range at the end of the day just puts it above Money for me.
Side one or side two of the Apple Jams at the end of All Things Must Pass ?
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10.11pm
5 December 2019
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Oof, this is tough: while I love the overt wackiness of “It’s Johnny’s Birthday ,” my preferred side has to be the second side of Apple Jam 
. I just really dig “Thanks For The Pepperoni ” and “I Remember Jeep ” a tiny bit more 
Okie dokie then:
“Junk” or “Every Night “?
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10.30pm
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15 February 2015
Offline Every Night . I love Junk too, but Every Night is a song that really connects with me and one of the finest examples of the masterfully understated not-so-silly love songs that Paul would occasionally squeeze out between sillier love songs.
John being Dylan: I Don’t Want To Spoil The Party or You’ve Got To Hide Your Love Away ?
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10.43pm
22 July 2019
Offline “Every Night “. I’m personally not one to really like “Junk” all that much.
Live At The BBC : “Clarabella” or “Carol”
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5.17pm
14 December 2009
Offline Great lead vocals from Paul and John respectively; “Clarabella” does have that nice harmonica, but “Carol” is the better composition, so it gets my vote.
Snow frolicking in “Ticket To Ride ” or field follies in “Can’t Buy Me Love “?
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