9 May

Not agreeing with Brian. Lennon was wonderful, but a lot of his cred comes from the mistaken idea that songs are weapons. Songs and art do change the world, but not directly in the way Lennon and the other 60s peace warriors hoped. Didactic art is the worst form of art. Luckily he had enough art in him for it not to matter a lot, but the 'melodic genius' (a muso's damning by faint praise there) of McCartney spoke to more people, more deeply, over a longer time. Like Mozart. http://teamrock.com/feature/2016-05-09/rock-icons-john-lennon-brian-may-the-beatles-queen-lennon