In Reply to: Re: Why? posted by Tom Brennan on March 22, 2007 at 00:15:06:
Paul's wanting to be Little Richard and/or Elvis doesn't quite account for When I'm Sixty-Four, Maxwell's Silver Hammer, or Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da, now, does it? It's tough to generalize like that. Especially since Lennon's wanting to be Allen Ginsberg, as you put it, is probably what led to stuff like I Am The Walrus, Happiness Is A Warm Gun, and I Dig A Pony. I'm not sure why that's supposed to be a bad thing.Meanwhile, calling Lennon an 'artistic ballwasher' doesn't quite make sense, either, since he was actually an art student. Deflating the myth of the coolness of Lennon vs. McCartney is all fine & well, but I don't see how you can hope to make that point effectively when you're labeling one of the most accomplished, and creatively, critically, and commercially successful musicians of all time as a 'wannabe' because he possessed artistic conceits.
I think the Bonzo Dog Band got what you're trying to say here across a little better with 'Give Booze A Chance.'
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- Re: Why? - J 15:11:32 03/25/07 (0)