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5. Stones were a great cover band!

Reply to True Dough (Original post)

Tue Oct 12, 2021, 09:58 PM

Oct 2021

Beatles, not so much. Mostly their own stuff.

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Paul McCartney: Rolling Stones are a "blues cover band" [View all] True Dough Oct 2021 OP

But don't play games with my affection! Anon-C Oct 2021 #1

That's bullshit, Paul - and you know it. dchill Oct 2021 #2

A very rare instance of Paul McCartney being an ass. Beakybird Oct 2021 #3

Well, he also said he "loved the Rolling Stones," so there is that. hlthe2b Oct 2021 #4

Stones were a great cover band! OAITW r.2.0 Oct 2021 #5

Tilting towards Beatles re originality. blm Oct 2021 #6

It's his opinion. I love the Beatles Music. Think the Stones are Amazing entertainers LakeArenal Oct 2021 #7

First he goes after John, now the Stones? Sir Paul is on a roll. dem4decades Oct 2021 #8

Getting curmudgeonly in his old age lol unblock Oct 2021 #9

I was going to say that he really seems to be letting it all out underpants Oct 2021 #12

Stones all the way--still rocking 5 hr gigs to sold out crowds pandr32 Oct 2021 #10

Chris Rock once said 'Prince won', meaning he beat Michael Jackson. House of Roberts Oct 2021 #11

Meaning he lived longer while addicted to drugs? milestogo Oct 2021 #35

Both were still alive. House of Roberts Oct 2021 #36

I like billy joel's view: unblock Oct 2021 #13

That's not news, and I don't see it as an insult Clash City Rocker Oct 2021 #14

There's a documentary of Keith Richards on Netflix. babylonsister Oct 2021 #25

hmmm jcgoldie Oct 2021 #15

Grew up loving them both. Demobrat Oct 2021 #16

Someone once asked Dave Davies of the Kinks: JenniferJuniper Oct 2021 #17

Hell yeah! Pinback Oct 2021 #20

McCartney should stfu Deuxcents Oct 2021 #18

I like the Rolling Stones, but I gotta stick with Paul. After all, my name IS "skylucy". skylucy Oct 2021 #19

he seemed reformed for awhile there... jcgoldie Oct 2021 #23

Bullshit cate94 Oct 2021 #21

Not a fan of the Stones at all, but the Beatles did a lot of covers too. MichMan Oct 2021 #22

2 sentences in a rather long New Yorker article dweller Oct 2021 #24

I'll pick The 'Oo over both of these bands... electric_blue68 Oct 2021 #26

Well that was unnecessary n/t TexasBushwhacker Oct 2021 #27

Paul has always been a bit of a wanker. Xoan Oct 2021 #28

A bit of context, from the article Myrddin Oct 2021 #29

Didn't both bands start out that way? betsuni Oct 2021 #30

Hee hee hee! Reminds me of this radio contest where listeners were asked to vote: calimary Oct 2021 #31

Fuck off, Sir Paul. (nt) Paladin Oct 2021 #32

Beatles would've been REALLY great but one of their members held them back. BluesRunTheGame Oct 2021 #33

Who cares? I still enjoy both. And Happy Birthday to Paul Simon rurallib Oct 2021 #34

For the Beatles fans in this thread... True Dough Oct 2021 #37

I agree with McCartney on this... Tikki Oct 2021 #38

It is sort of a true statement, both bands are great but the Beatles were more innovative. denbot Oct 2021 #39

come on, Paul is joshing Skittles Oct 2021 #40