"Beatles" legacy of greed.

[Docfeelgood]

I have been a "Beatles" fan most of my life so this caught my eye in the paper.

Paul wants his name first in the Lennon/Mcartney credits for the "Beatle" songs. Also Paul and Yoko are arguing over the roalties to "Yesterday".

Both these people have enough money that they could wipe there azzes with hundred dollar bills for the rest of there lives and still have money to burn just makes me sic. Greed at its best!

Ya know "Sir" Paul you should have said something about the order of the names when the other party was still alive!

Whats up with this "SIR" sh!T?

Only the wealthy and famous can be knighted?
This display of greed is not very knightly.


My2cents

[TheStinger]

He wants to do it for the reason that alot of people assume that Lennon wrote all teh good songs and was the main man in the beatles, after all these years it must piss him off.

BTW you don't have to call him Sir if you don't want to

[Graag]

I dig that he wants credit where it's due him, but to do it now after all these years, he just seems small and twatish.

[Nubclear]

Yes sir.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

It's worth remembering that the Beatles don't control much of their own catalogue -- and that, in fact, much of it is controlled by evil, evil Michael Jackson.

On the other hand, unless this is just an urban legend, Paul does own the rights to "White Christmas," so he really should stop whining.

[TheStinger]

He's only doing it on 1 album.

[Seneca]

This is the group that could write 'All you need is Love' at the same time as whinging about their tax bill in 'Taxman'. Great riff, crappy sentiment...

[TheStinger]

If you were paying 98% marginal tax you would moan too

[Seneca]

95% - 'one for you nineteen for me'.

Completely different.

[KaiserIsak]

Actually it was George who made Taxman and John who made "All you need is love", so it is not like it was the same person.

And i understand that Paul wants his name first on the songs he created, cause all the people i talk to believes that John made them all, while Paul really made songs like Yesterday, Let it be, Hey Jude, All my loving, And i love her, Michelle, Sgt. Peppers, Penny Lane and many other of their greatest hits. For me Paul has always been the greatest of the two. But i admit that John is a better poet.

[Dis]

It's a shame. They seemed to be on their best when they were together. This is what power,money, and fancy title do to ya

[Zero]

Originally posted by Rufus T. Firefly
It's worth remembering that the Beatles don't control much of their own catalogue -- and that, in fact, much of it is controlled by evil, evil Michael Jackson.

On the other hand, unless this is just an urban legend, Paul does own the rights to "White Christmas," so he really should stop whining.

I also heard Paul owned rights to "happy birthday". Imagine THAT.

[Drogue]

Re: "Beatles" legacy of greed.

Originally posted by Docfeelgood
Both these people have enough money that they could wipe there azzes with hundred dollar bills for the rest of there lives and still have money to burn just makes me sic. Greed at its best!

I don't think it's about money, I think it's about recognition. If it's true (and Paul did most of the writing) then it seems sensible to me. If it's not true, then it should stay the same. IMO, more recognition should go to who wrote more of the song.

Originally posted by Docfeelgood
Ya know "Sir" Paul you should have said something about the order of the names when the other party was still alive!

I don't think he cared at the time, he was more concerned with making music from what I know (not much ) I think he's more concerned now with being remembered, and as it is, I think people will remember Lennon long after they've forgotten McCartney (Imagine is better than anything the Beatles collectively wrote IMHO)

Originally posted by Docfeelgood
Whats up with this "SIR" sh!T?
Only the wealthy and famous can be knighted?

No, he was knighted for 'services to music', and IMHO, one of the few people who deserve it.

I admit it is a little suspect, but I think Lennon was better post Beatles, so I'd just give in to McCartney on those songs, he was a large part of it.

[Imran Siddiqui]

I don't think it is that bad that he wants his name first on some of the songs he did. I mean "Yesterday" was ALL Paul. No other Beatle had any hand in it. He simply wants to be remembered as being more than John's sidekick.

[Hueij]

Hehe. Let him have his name first on Yesterday. John Lennon wouldn't mind, he thought it was muzak. And he was right...