McCartney Times

John Lennon always had a competitive streak when making his tunes. Although he may have had his own standards to live up to, it was hard to really slip up when Paul McCartney was right next to him, trying to one-up him with what he could write. However, in terms of raw rock and roll, one of the staples of The Beatles’ Cavern days was still something that he tried to crack for years. But looking at all of The Beatles’ greatest hits, Lennon was always the straight-ahead rock and roller at the start of their career. Looking at how he’s been portrayed in every version of their story, Lennon seemed like the kind of person who would never play on anything too syrupy and listened exclusively to Chuck Berry throughout the first half of his career.

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