Monday, December 22, 2014

Lennon & McCartney and Some Idiots

550 artists answer the immortal question: Lennon or McCartney?
Here is the final tally of responses:
Lennon: 282
McCartney: 196
No answer: 50
Ringo Starr: 4
George Harrison: 15
Jimi Hendrix: 1
Lou Reed: 1
Keith Richards: 1
Oasis: 1


Some important observations: Adam Levine of Maroon 5 blew off the question; Australians (including Baz Luhrmann, Ben Lee, and the lead singer of Wolfmother) are very indecisive; Bo Diddley doesn't get The Beatles ("I don't understand what they're doing. Never have"); several yuksters made jokes about Vladimir Lenin; actress Caitlin Gerard voted for "Lemon;" Jack McBrayer is in awe of McCartney; Johnny Rotten chose Lennon, but "I've met McCartney and liked him, so that's a puzzlement;" Will.i.am is the worst ("McCartney with Lennon glasses"); and a special shoutout to Hungarian American director Nimrod Antal who went with "Oasis," which is objectively the correct answer.

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