John Lennon/Beatles Mega Thread

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Originally Posted by Nico

*Oh, and I AGREE WHOLE-HEARTEDLY with your Elvis/Tom sum-up.*

i don't know guys, reading through the article Nico posted, and then googling it and looking through comments on various sites where the same article or excerpts were posted, just made me sad, for all involved. and i guess i can partially understand how article and hateful comments can incite angry reponse. however, the whole text/style in that british medium-level paper seems pretty cheezy and probably should be taken with the grain of salt. i did read before that Elvis was not happy with Lennon for telling him to stop making crappy movies and get back to r'n'r, but not for reasons cited in this article; this again leads me to believe that stuff written in the article is at least partially made up.

Lennon was a great musician and a great and inspiring pacifist/altruist. you probably know much more about his music then i do, but his legacy, both musicaally and otherwise, should be appreciated much more than it is, imo. in Lennon or McCartney debate, i've always been a Lennon girl - while most of McCartney's music doesn't do much for me, both Lennon's music and views that he tried to convey do. reading through comments below the article, it is really sad to see how many people irrationally hate his pacifist views. but Elvis is a musical legend in his own right. it is also doubtful that either Elvis or Tom Jones (who btw is Welsh) had any real political influence, whether or not they had any personal petty feelings towards John. Tom Jones, as you said, has a great voice, which he unfortunately may have not used as good as he could have, but it is undeniable that both these people, while not songwriters, were extremely talented. calling them names like overrated loosers and mobsters on the basis of a sensationalistic article without knowing what in it is true i don't think is appropriate, and reading these comments from people who love John just made me sad.