HiDee again, Neighbor Ben!

Hmm..."Na..Na..Na..Na-Na-Na-Naaaa...Na-Na-Na-Naaaa...Hey Jude!"

Vs....(Hamming it up a scosh) "Billy Jean is not my lover (WHOOO)..She's just a girl who says that I am the One (Huuhhh!)..But the Kid is not my son..(Heee-Heee..Uh.Huhhh!)"

Both Acts were kinda fond of Nonce Words & Filler..JMO..to keep the beat moving-along. I LOVED the Cheekiness of The Beatles, their Anti-Establishment Hairdos..their HUMOR on unexpected occasions..& the Brilliant INTELLIGENCE of John Lennon. I identified lots more with His Quirkiness than McCartney's Prettyboy Persona...(But truth-be-told, I early-on became a STONES Fan..they were lots less-subversive/more in-your-face..JUST as Non-Apologetic to The Older-Generation as The Beatles..& didn't depend on the Cuteness & Cuddliness Factors to sell records.)

I don't know every word to ANY song..even My Own. I've not been blessed with a great memory, from Day One.

I DO remember a LOT of MJ's Dance Moves, tho..& remember None from The Beatles. MJ DID give us some Great VISUAL Moments along with his Music. The Beatles gave us "A Hard Days Night" & "Yellow Submarine"..(For Comparison Purposes).

I've never seen either act's Live Performances...Wish I Had!
WOULD for-sure catch a Sir Paul or Ringo Concert NOW...that I'm aware alla these guys ARE getting up in the years. "8 Days a Week" will always bring back some great Backseat Memories for this guy...I got none from MJ, having long-been-married by-then.

I agree about the Apples-vs-Oranges here...there's both a Generation Gap & a Media-Shift to account-for. IMHO, both MJ & The Beatles remain "All-Time Greats", quite-worthy of appreciation & adolation. With all that Greatness, there's also that Shadow of Tragedy that followed-along. I won't get into whether John's death was More-Tragic than Michael's...but I'll just close by saying ALL their lives were that Special Kinda Magic we mere mortals can only TRY to analyze..& come to our own conclusions.

Best Wishes, & Lookin' Forwards to That Visit someday, Amigo,
Big Guy-Hug,
Stan