>>>Once they came out with that, the stones and others followed suit. The sitar, as you pointed out, is another example of them takin the lead. I've never liked the sound of it, but they did introduce it to the west, sorta. I am always amazed at the diversity of the songs they came out with and the different styles they showed.
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>>All the more reason for their not being an influence - unless that influence was to diversify.
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>>>Paul has demonstrated that he was the biggest driving influence of that band by what he has done as a Beatle and since, IMHO.
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>>Agreed but, well, he HAS had a few more years to work on it than John did! :-)
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>>BUT! we get that stooopid frog song, Ebony & Ivory (for which Stevie Wonder totally lost my respect, esp. after "I just called ..."), and other crass nonsenese like them. Then when he runs out of material, or appears on a multi-pop star extravaganza, he thinks he can wow us all with his R&R, and reverts back to the days when he thoughht he was Little Richard.
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>Well, I think Paul has EARNED the write to do children's songs, if that's what he wants. After all, he is a pretty good R&R musician and any other. Oh yeah, and I like Ebony and Ivory. Two great singers on that one. I'm just glad Michelle Jackson wasn't the "ebony" in the song. SW is a class act, the other not so much.

But Makka did "Say, say" with Wacko Jacko