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Strange days indeed...FY...Macca was referring to their start, and called the Beatle a Rock & Roll cover band. He was distinguishing their styles. Jagger took in well, and joked about it when they played LA and Macca was in the audience.
McCartney recently referred to the Stones as a blues cover band. That's rather untoward...
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ReplyDeleteStrange days indeed...FY...Macca was referring to their start, and called the Beatle a Rock & Roll cover band. He was distinguishing their styles. Jagger took in well, and joked about it when they played LA and Macca was in the audience.
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ReplyDelete100% agree with your assessment
Beatles - Broadway,Chuck Berry.
Stones - Muddy Waters,John Lee Hooker
Both bands reached the " toppermost of the poppermost" ;-)
rob
Now do Rush and Emerson, Lake and Palmer.
ReplyDeleteDaryl Jones: What am I, chopped liver?
ReplyDeleteIt would be fun to see Mick and Ringo trade lines on "I Wanna Be Your Man", though!
Marc