McCartney Times

There’s not much John Lennon hasn’t put his hand to in his career. In the 1960s and 1970s, he had a crack at creating pretty much everything between blues rock and outright psychedelia. His work has been the blueprint for many icons that came after and his name is at the tip of every tongue whenever the question ‘if you could have written one song, which would it be?’ is asked. While a singular artist in his own right, the early mop-topped days of Lennon’s career often saw him grinning ear to ear when referencing some of the artists who he regarded as influences. Be it the bonafide blues rock of Elvis Presley or the tender lyricism of Bob Dylan, The Beatles stood on the shoulders of giants as they cemented their legacy.

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