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Originally Posted by LWJ
......Paul.... can’t write very well. .....
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This is conclusively proven as false. Perhaps you meant to say something else. I just read an article which analyzed Spotify 'plays.' Of the ten most popular Beatle songs, two are covers, one was primarily written by George, two were primarily written by John, and five were primarily written by Paul. Paul and John had a VERY productive competition/rivalry. Paul won.
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Originally Posted by GH85Carrera
They are a classic example of extreme talent finding each other, and making a whole that is greater than the parts. ....
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Sure, this is true. You and LWJ note that their solo careers are hardly a shadow of their collaborative years, obviously. But I think the phenomenon we see repeatedly, even when bands do not break up, is that there is a creative "window" that opens and closes early in their musical careers. It is common for a band's first album to remain its best, and for the best of their catalogue to be on their first few albums. I was just listening to Van Morrison last night.
So I think with the Beatles it was a combination of the two. Absence of collaboration. And the closing of the creative "window."