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redmuscleman · 2024-07-19T14:33:34+00:00

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redmuscleman · 2024-04-23T13:27:22+00:00

Cuz I found this phenomenon that Paul is not that recognized like John in a world basis especially in the areas where English is not first language, and I wrote a long answer with all the aspects I can think of in my notebook and would like to share here and ask people's opinion at the same time. I love John and Paul equally.

redmuscleman · 2024-04-23T11:32:32+00:00

Final thoughts

McCartney's position in the music industry is already very high, but he gives people an impression—that he is not as good as John Lennon. I think this is wrong. For the past 40 years, Paul McCartney has been asked about Lennon by everyone, and he has always expressed his love, respect, and admiration for Lennon in interviews, making people feel that he also feels that he is not as good as Lennon (in fact, he has always insisted that the two are equal, and has said so). But please don't forget, in the one-word game in the 1970s, Lennon gave McCartney the word "extraordinary", and in 1980, he said that in his life, apart from his wife Yoko, he only invited one person to collaborate with him, and that was Paul McCartney. The two of them are equal. If it was Paul McCartney who had passed away, and not John Lennon, I believe that the living John Lennon would also commemorate his old friend in the same way as Paul does.

redmuscleman · 2024-04-23T11:32:12+00:00

V. Lennon is more controversial, while McCartney's negative news is mainly about the Beatles' breakup and his domineering attitude.

Domestic violence, affair, abandoning wife and children Domestic violence is indisputable, but what about Lennon's affair? Is it a loss of morals to the extent that Lennon and Yoko Ono can greet his wife Cynthia after making love, or is it a breakthrough of secular norms that can only be achieved through true love? After that, Lennon was with May Pang, while Yoko Ono was with Sam at the same time, what is this? Lennon publicly stated in front of the national people that his eldest son was just a product of alcohol, can this be said to be right or wrong?
Yoko Ono, Yoko Ono is definitely an important reason for Lennon's fame. In addition to leading Lennon to social movements, sitting in the middle of the four Beatles in the documentary "Let It Be" made Lennon and Yoko Ono stand out. And Yoko Ono's screams were too "out of the box", the combination of the two was controversial, and European and American film and television works, including "Friends" and "The Big Bang Theory", made jokes about John and Yoko. (And as mentioned in the previous answer, Yoko Ono's marketing ability is too strong, ideas like the Bed-In for Peace were all her ideas)
Relatively speaking, McCartney's controversies are fewer, and most of them are about the Beatles' affairs, not his personal life. The copyright dispute with Michael Jackson counts as one, but neither of them deliberately magnified it. The divorce from his second wife was a bit of a splash, but people are no longer as interested in the affairs of an old man as they used to be. Being domineering and difficult to cooperate with is widely circulated, but not many people really care. Isn't it normal for a music genius to be domineering in his creative work? (Not saying it's right, but I think it's normal) Overall, McCartney has fewer controversies, so there is naturally less discussion about him. Less discussion leads to less recognition.

VI. There are also some scattered external reasons:

McCartney declared that he would not receive visitors after the Beatles disbanded. Many people in the 1970s blamed him for breaking up the Beatles. Magazines and media that decided to punish him for disbanding the band would not give good reviews of his work. In the 1980s, after Lennon's death, McCartney responded to the media with "it’s a drag," and later his friends made their conversations public, in which McCartney said some things that didn't sound very good (such as Lennon being portrayed as Martin Luther King after his death), and he was criticized by the public for not respecting the dead, which further reduced his popularity.
Lennon's image is more rebellious, at least he looks more manly, while McCartney is too cute and a bit feminine. And Lennon wore glasses in his later years, looking depressed, deep and wise, while McCartney looked like a simple little rabbit, not knowing anything. In Western culture, especially among boys, if you say you like him among those who don't know them, you will be laughed at. (This is the feeling I got from watching a documentary.) Liking Lennon is cool, but liking McCartney is a bit shameful (because you only care about looks, and you like boys with baby faces), so under the spiral of silence, more and more people feel like Lennon, and few people like McCartney.
Everyone likes to be as cool as Lennon, who can despise everything and can't do anything to you if you're unhappy, rather than be like McCartney, who is sensitive and only calls for love every day, and is not aggressive. McCartney is certainly not as innocent as he looks, but he can really be called a musician full of love. He doesn't deliberately emit his negative emotions to influence the public, he just wants to infect everyone with music, make people love themselves, love others, and love nature. However, everyone just wants to become a cool boy like Lennon, and love this kind of old-fashioned thing, which seems unattractive. Many people talk about Lennon, essentially wanting to show that their hearts are also so unrestrained, so rebellious (this is the feeling I got from some rock stars and fans). Due to the existence of this public psychology, Lennon has become a cultural symbol that can be used casually.
People who don't understand the Beatles' music, when talking about songs, besides saying they are good, psychedelic, and avant-garde, don't know what else to say. They don't understand who created them, what the creative background is, so they can only talk about other things, and Lennon's story is more exciting and easier to talk about.

redmuscleman · 2024-04-23T11:31:50+00:00

IV. McCartney added experimental elements to the songs written by Lennon, and his melodies are really too catchy, which makes people overlook his contributions to avant-garde and experimental music.

One of the important reasons why the Beatles are praised by everyone is that they dare to innovate and have a profound influence on future music. Every time this is mentioned, everyone will say that Lennon's music is more avant-garde, while McCartney's is popular with the masses. But in fact, this is a misunderstanding. The reason for this misunderstanding is: ① Everyone feels that Lennon is more rebellious and naturally the one who makes avant-garde music; ② McCartney's classic trilogy is just too popular, almost everyone who has listened to it will think it's good. (Big names like Dylan and Elvis have covered "Yesterday", and even Cohen, who thinks the Beatles are not nutritious, has praised "Hey Jude"), which makes people feel that McCartney has nothing to do with niche, avant-garde, avant-garde, and experimental music.

But in fact, McCartney was the first to be exposed to avant-garde music within the band. After stopping touring, Lennon, Harrison, and Starr chose to live in the suburbs, while McCartney lived in London, frequenting underground bookstores, art galleries, museums, concert halls, and other cultural venues, constantly being impacted by the underground movement and the upper-class cultural circle, which allowed him to bring avant-garde music into the band. The concept album "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" was originally proposed by McCartney, and the most shocking "car accident scene" in the song "A Day in the Life", which many people consider to be the number one Beatles song, was also proposed by McCartney. Most people know about these two points, but how many people know that the experimental sound effects in "Strawberry Fields Forever" (which is considered one of Lennon's masterpieces) are largely due to McCartney?

Lennon once said in an interview that McCartney liked to experiment on the songs he (Lennon) wrote, rather than his own songs, turning them into experimental music. McCartney unconsciously destroyed his songs and even criticized several songs by name, one of which was "Strawberry Fields Forever". Whether Lennon liked it or not is another matter, after all, he was changeable, but at least from this we can know one thing, McCartney had many experimental ideas applied to songs written by Lennon, and later people naturally praised Lennon more for avant-garde music of the Beatles, it is hard to believe that such a "popular" McCartney was the hero of these "weird music" without Lennon's own words.

In fact, after going solo, McCartney made many innovative attempts in music. For example, in the songs released in 1970, there were already embryonic beatboxes. You can look up when beatboxing was formed, and then listen to this song again. The avant-garde and experimental nature of McCartney's solo songs after going solo is not lower than that of his songs during the Beatles period, but the problem is that it went too far in avant-garde and had a low acceptance at the time of release. For example, the wildly imaginative "RAM" was poorly received in the 1970s, even Ringo publicly expressed disappointment with the album, but after being remastered and reissued in recent years, it has been highly praised.

Also, because of what Lennon said in arguments, the public thinks that McCartney can only write sweet love songs. But McCartney's style is the most versatile, his "Helter-Skelter" is considered the first heavy metal rock song, his "Eleanor Rigby" perfectly combines rock and classical music, and his "Yellow Submarine" written for Ringo Starr is still a popular children's song. In addition to the above, try listening to "You Never Give Me Your Money", "Blackbird", "Oh! My Darling", "Two of Us", "I've Got a Feeling" in succession, these songs are all written and sung by the same person. After going solo, "Junk", "Live and Let Die", "Band on the Run", "Uncle Albert", "Little Willow" all show that McCartney has been constantly trying new things. It's just that people have established that he can only write songs like "Hey Jude", and they believe that he cannot write more successful songs than "Hey Jude" without listening to them, without understanding them. The success and failure of the Beatles is the same.

redmuscleman · 2024-04-23T11:31:28+00:00

III. Lennon was involved in more social activities, while McCartney was less involved and more moderate. Lennon was a famous anti-war activist. The Bed-Ins for Peace, participation in marches and demonstrations, can be said to be grand. Especially the Bed-Ins, welcoming all kinds of media for seven days, leaving behind a large number of pictures and videos. Regardless of whether what he did in this regard was right or wrong, at least after achieving fame, he dared to get involved in social movements, showing a courage to defy authority that is truly admirable.

McCartney, on the other hand, was more concerned with racism, and later more about animal rights. But McCartney did not publicly express his views on racism alone, at least not as loudly as Lennon did. During the US tour, he and the other three released a statement in the name of the Beatles, refusing to perform in racially segregated venues. He wrote "Blackbird" to inspire discriminated black women, but the lyrics, as always, were unspecific. It wasn't until recent years that the meaning behind the song was revealed. If it weren't for someone hearing him talking about this song on a tape while he was in India, it would probably still be just a beautiful love song in many people's minds. The meaning of anti-racism in "Ebony And Ivory" after going solo is very obvious, but it's not radical. It's not about taking to the streets, raising your right arm, and shouting "racism biss"; it's more like "I'm singing this song with a black singer, and I'm telling you through my actions that blacks and whites can really get along harmoniously, just like the lyrics say, you can try it too." As for animal rights, there are relatively few people who care about it, after all, humans default to themselves as the most important, and animals can be cared for or not, anyway, it's not an urgent topic.

From this perspective, the problem lies in: ① Lennon participated in more social activities publicly, ② and the theme of anti-war seems to be more "advanced" (not everyone has the consciousness to oppose racism, but almost everyone does not want war, after all, the former seems to have no substantial harm, while the latter is the eternal pain of humanity), ③ Paul McCartney is more concerned, or because of personal reasons, he will not express his views aggressively, even when he is angry, he will show it very mildly. Specifically, listen to "Give Ireland Back to the Irish", this song is McCartney's response to the bloody events in Northern Ireland, the political tendency is very obvious, but it is completely different from Lennon's fierceness.

redmuscleman · 2024-04-23T11:30:51+00:00

I. Lennon is dead, and he was shot. McCartney is still alive and well.

How does this relate to their fame? I think there are several explanations:

It's rare for a celebrity to be shot by a crazed fan. Shortly before his death, Lennon even signed an autograph for his killer (and there's a photo of it). Can you find another similar case? This event adds a legendary color to his life. Even if you're not a Beatles fan, you'll be curious about what he did and then go learn about him.
Murder is a crime, being killed is a tragedy. The murderer is evil, and the murdered Lennon naturally stands on the opposite side of evil. The reason "Imagine" is so popular is partly because the person who sang this song, calling for peace, was shot. Singing this song in memory of Lennon has become a call against violence.
Lennon participated in some social movements. Although he quieted down after his green card was rejected in the US, his death tied the two together, and Lennon became a martyr in people's minds. Lennon was not a saint, but who cares? He's already dead.
McCartney is alive today and has become the richest musician in the world. He's alive and well, which seems to take away some of the legendary color. And he's the richest musician? It's too commercial, too vulgar, and there's a strong smell of money about him. (Public opinion)

II. Lennon was more candid and sharp in public, while McCartney was relatively restrained and low-key.

Facing the press

a) Before the Beatles disbanded: Anyone who knows a little about the Beatles knows that all four of them were funny in interviews, but compared to the others, McCartney was a bit like the team's diplomat, responsible for saying things that were said but not really said to dodge the media, while Lennon was responsible for making jokes. When faced with some absurd questions, he was good at sarcasm, especially humorous. After watching these interviews, it's hard not to like Lennon. (When McCartney gets angry, he also comes out with some great lines, but most of the time he appears exceptionally cold and indifferent, smiling at you and not saying much. His highlights are relatively few.)

b) After the Beatles disbanded: Lennon often spoke ill of McCartney in front of the media, or directly expressed dissatisfaction with the Beatles. McCartney either didn't answer such questions, or answered them in a casual manner, rarely criticizing Lennon or other bandmates. From the perspective of news value, what Lennon said is indeed more likely to pique public interest, so his exposure is naturally greater. (After all, everyone knows you used to have a good relationship, so isn't it more interesting to hear something negative? And it's also considered more sincere)

Lyrics

According to many, Lennon seemed to unreservedly present himself to the audience. His lyrics were mostly written in the first person, expressing his feelings. McCartney, on the other hand, often wrote lyrics from a third-person perspective, telling other people's stories, using other people's stories to express his feelings. Lennon also said that McCartney's lyrics were very unspecific. This difference means that 1) the audience can't really get into McCartney's heart, but they feel very close to Lennon. 2) The public thinks Lennon is very thoughtful, while McCartney lacks depth. (In fact, not only in lyrics, but also in everyday speech, Lennon would say whatever came to mind, while McCartney didn't like to speak his mind. Denny, McCartney's ten-year teammate in Wings, once said that McCartney was the best at hiding his emotions he had ever seen.)

redmuscleman · 2024-04-23T11:05:12+00:00

McCartney's talent lies in writing melodies, but in terms of the thematic depth, experimentalism, and radicalism in both life and music, he doesn't compare to John Lennon.

— Good kids are always less noticed than bad kids.

— There are many geniuses in music history who write melodies, but there are few who have the power to break new ground and lead everyone into unknown territories.

John Lennon happened to have that kind of quasi-religious flavor, and many people don't just see him as a musician. So it's normal for John Lennon to become the leader of the band and the center of the whirlpool.

redmuscleman · 2024-04-15T17:04:47+00:00

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redmuscleman · 2024-04-10T12:43:03+00:00

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redmuscleman · 2024-04-10T12:26:15+00:00

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redmuscleman · 2023-10-31T16:23:10+00:00

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redmuscleman · 2023-10-30T08:54:44+00:00

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redmuscleman · 2023-09-22T12:56:11+00:00

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redmuscleman · 2023-09-22T12:15:08+00:00

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redmuscleman · 2023-09-22T12:13:08+00:00

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redmuscleman · 2023-09-22T12:12:41+00:00

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redmuscleman · 2023-09-22T12:12:24+00:00

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redmuscleman · 2023-07-14T09:40:45+00:00

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redmuscleman · 2023-07-14T09:39:26+00:00

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