Even among the greatest, Paul McCartney still was the boss. (Photo: WENN)
McCartney was the best drum player in the bad– and he wasn’t even The Beatles official drummer! Sorry, Ringo. But y’all know that’s true. (Photo: Instagram)
Paul’s bass-playing was the envy of his contemporaries and still ranks among the most restlessly melodic playing around. (Photo: Instagram)
The most covered Beatles song to date is “Yesterday,” written by, yes, McCartney. Anyone who can pen a melody and lyrics that profound is a considerable talent. (Photo: Instagram)
Remember that album titled “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Heart’s Club Band”? The one with iconic songs like “With A Little Help of My Friends”? Well—McCartney’s idea! (Photo: Instagram)
McCartney explored chamber music and classical, resulting in esoteric and original compositions like ‘Eleanor Rigby’, and ‘When I’m 64’. (Photo: Instagram)
He wanted the finale to the Let It Be film to be the band attempting a live show somewhere they wouldn’t be allowed and being ejected, and that would be the show. This idea became the infamous rooftop concert. (Photo: Instagram)
Paul recruited his friend George Harrison into the group. So, basically, we have McCartney to thank for the entire existence of the band as we know it. (Photo: Instagram)
At 76, Paul McCartney is still the epitome of cool. (Photo: WENN)
He looked like this. Case closed. (Photo: Instagram)
Let’s settle this argument once and for all. Paul McCartney was the absolute best Beatle.
George Harrison was the spiritual one. Ringo Starr brought the humor. And John Lennon was certainly the second most talented musician in the band. But Paul McCartney is, and always will be, the best member of The Beatles.
Yes, he is guilty of the double piece sign and the cringe-worthy mustached-Beatles era. But we also have Paul McCartney to thank for well more than a handful of the most iconic songs in the history of music, and, in basically, for the existence of The Beatles as we know them.
Now, let us start by saying that this list doesn’t aim to disgrace his fellow bandmates. There’s no denying John, George, and Ringo’s talent. But it only just goes to show that, even among the greatest, Paul McCartney still was the boss. Celebrating his 76th birthday, here are 10 undisputable reasons why Paul McCartney is the utter best Beatle.
