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...From among this wealth of choices, I have attempted to select the 10 best Beatle songs, a daunting task that I chose not to further compound by trying to put them in order. (It was George Harrison's misfortune as a songwriter to get stuck with Lennon and McCartney; in any other band he would have stood out, but not on this list, even if his post-Beatles work stands up to that of his bandmates. Then again, the challenge of proving himself probably provided the push that made him write "While My Guitar Gently Weeps...
...evidence of The Beatles Anthology (Chronicle), a massive collection of 340,000 words and some 1,300 photographs and illustrations due Oct. 5. Put together with the full cooperation of the Fab Four's three surviving members, the Anthology is essentially the group's autobiography as told by Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr, with John Lennon's memories assembled posthumously. The result is a unique, inside version of the familiar tale, from scuffling early gigs to worldwide fame. What did it feel like to be a Beatle? Is an answer to this enough to justify the $60 price...
...clichés. Discovering true, lifelong love to the plangent sound of guitars, he in his dark feathered hair, she in her blond feathered hair. She standing behind him, always with her camera. Could it be? Were they telling us that Tipper was Linda Eastman? And Al Gore... Paul McCartney...
...Jude - Lennon/McCartney 2. Imagine - John Lennon 3. The Boxer - Paul Simon 4. I Heard It Through the Grapevine - Marvin Gaye 5. Sing Sing Sing - Benny Goodman 6. Maybe I'm Amazed - Paul McCartney 7. Summertime - George Gershwin/DuBose Heyward 8. Thunder Road - Bruce Springsteen 9. God Only Knows - Brian Wilson 10. Unchained Melody...
...Four's first forays beyond standard boy-girl preoccupations. As if to counterbalance Lennon's contribution, "Here, There and Everywhere" comes in at number four, its killer modulation a reminder that as the two composers diverged (in spite of the pro forma "Lennon/McCartney" credit), McCartney did more than just hold his own, and was probably the superior melodist...